Author: Krobea

All companies intending to hold virtual annual general meetings (AGMs) are expected by the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992) to notify the Registrar-General first. The notification must spell out the electronic system to be used and must be fair to all members, a statement issued by Registrar-General Jemima Mamaa Oware said. This comes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has occasioned a presidential ban on social gatherings and public meetings. Most meetings are being held virtual as ‘No Mask, No Entry’ orders have been issued by many companies. Section 378(2) of Act 992 confers on the Registrar-General powers…

Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the continent looks like it could be the worst hit from the economic fallout of the crisis: 80 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty if action is not taken. And disruptions in food systems raise the prospect of more Africans falling into hunger. Rural people, many of whom work on small-scale farms, are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of the crisis. It is therefore vital that the COVID-19 response address food security and target the rural poor. At this time, the international development agenda…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended a parliamentary aspirant in the Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency of the North East Region, citing misconduct as the basis. Peter Baaga, a former DCE and a former Gambaga/Nalerigu Constituency Chairman was suspended following utterances he made on Tizaa Radio, a local radio station in the North East capital, Nalerigu, on May 12, 2020. The Deputy National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) accused the Member of Parliament for the Gambaga/Nalerigu Constituency, Hajia Alimah Mahama, who is also the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, of distributing motor tricycles to win favours from…

The Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has assured the general public that her firm will be fair in the distribution of the GH¢600 million to small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) to ease the pressure on them following the Covid-19 outbreak. She said the disbursements will be transparent with external auditors in place to audit the funds, hence no need to entertain fear of introducing partisan politics into the allocation. Her comments come after the CEO of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, and others raised concerns that the NBSSI package is too political to…

One of Ghana’s most popular and respected names in gospel music, Pastor Joe Beecham, is set to release his latest single, which is expected to provide comfort and calm in these trying times. The song titled ‘Peace be Still’, which is to be released on May 15, has come at no better time than when Ghana and the world contend with the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘Peace be Still’ is an old hymn revisited to put the heart at rest and revive one’s confidence in the Lord. It is a conversation between a man facing a storm and God, a similitude of…

After confirming Ghana’s total case count at 5,408 on Wednesday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says 122 more persons have been infected with the deadly coronavirus disease. The Head of Public Health of the Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie, announced on Thursday, May 14 at the Ministry of Information’s bi-weekly press update that the total number of infections has risen to 5,530. The number of recoveries has jumped to 674. The number of deaths also remains 24. Out of the new infections, 57 were recorded in the Greater Accra Region, whose total tally is now 4,204. Sixty-two were recorded in the…

The Ghana Maritime Authority in collaboration with the Marine Police and the Western Naval Command has arrested eight persons suspected to be engaged in illegal oil bunkering along the coast of the Western Region. They were arrested by a patrol team on Wednesday dawn while returning to their base after their daily routine. But the patrol team spotted a wooden boat in an unusual position, approached it and saw eight persons on board. Upon a search, they discovered that the specially made wooden boat had thousands of litters of oil – referred to as “remaining on board” – beneath it.…

Founder and owner of Ghana Premier League side King Faisal Babes Alhaji Karim Grunsah has revealed that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has a minimum wage for players in the top-tier league. But in an interview with Franklin Oteng-Appau Papin on Wednesday, May 13, Alhaji Grunsah said he pays some of his players less than the GH¢600 while others receive more depending on each player’s quality. This comes in the wake of a statement by former Ghana goalkeeper Abukari Damba on the need for the FA to structure a minimum wage policy for Ghanaian players. Alhaji Grunsah told the host…

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is to deal with the miscommunication with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) administratively, sector Minister Barbara Oteng Gyasi has hinted. The GTA on Wednesday issued directives, asking drinking bars to begin operation contrary to an earlier directive by the president that such businesses should remain closed. The directives from the GTA was later reversed by the Tourism Ministry with a counter directive to consolidate what President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had pronounced. In an interview on Onua TV’s Maakye on Thursday, May 14, the Tourism Minister said the GTA should have run the…

Lesotho has confirmed its first case of coronavirus – becoming the last country in Africa to record the virus. The mountain kingdom is completely surrounded by South Africa, which has 11,350 cases of Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus. The single case resulted from tests done on 81 travellers from South Africa and Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said in a statement. For weeks there have been questions about how Lesotho had managed to stave off the disease in spite of the frequent movement of people between the two neighbours. Hundreds of thousands of Basotho work in South Africa.…