Author: Krobea

Businesses which will apply for the soft loans made available by government due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic will do so via a technology portal, the Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has said. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, however, indicated that provision will be made for those without immediate access to technology so that they are not left out. She said a massive sensitisation programme will be embarked upon in the coming weeks to “have more people know about it”. Madam Yankey-Ayeh made this known on Thursday, May 7 while addressing journalists at the Ministry…

Former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah claims he has been disrespected by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as he cranks up his bid to recover his unpaid salaries plus winning bonuses from the body. Appiah lost his job as Black Stars coach after the GFA decided not to renew his contract, bringing an end to a second two-year stint with the team. And it seems the dust from that divorce is yet to settle. Appiah says he is owed five months of salary and outstanding bonuses totalling around $180,000 and wants the body to settle it as soon possible. Appiah’s determination…

The Member of Parliament for the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency last Monday cut sod for two major projects in her Constituency. The projects were the construction of an ultramodern District Office for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and a Fire Service Station both within the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for the projects, Sarah Adwoa Safo noted that owing to the lack of a District Office for the NHIA, her constituents are compelled to make do with a small office store at Dome, which she said, is very inconveniencing to healthcare delivery, thus justifying…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by its National Chairman, Freddy Blay, on Wednesday, May 6, paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu, at which event, the party made a donation of some food items and an undisclosed amount of money. The items donated by the NPP leadership as part of the party’s support for the Muslim Community in the period of Ramadan included several bags of rice, sugar, cottons of milk, among others. Freddy Blay used the occasion, first of all, to thank Almighty Allah for bestowing on the Leader of the Muslim Community…

Five health workers in the Eastern Region have been infected with Covid-19. As at Tuesday, May 5, the Region has recorded 95 cases of the deadly virus and is ranked third behind Greater Accra and Ashanti as regions with the most cases. Birim Central Municipality is the new municipality with one returnee case to join , bringing the number of districts affected to seven. Three districts – Fanteakwa North, Denkyembour and West Akyem – have recorded four clinical cases. Before five were infected, health workers in the Region had raised several concerns of lack of personal protective equipment (PPEs) at…

Versatile and seasoned host Nii Kpakpo Thompson says the secret to achieving success is making people feel good when you encounter them. The host of the top-rated speed dating TV programme ‘Date Rush’ on TV3 was speaking with Miriam Osei-Agyemang of 3FM 92.7 in a live chat dubbed ‘On record with Miriam’. The live session with the radio and television host happens on weekends at 7pm on her handle IG: @afiamiriam. Nii Kpakpo Thompson described ‘Date Rush’ as one of the most exciting content to hit television programming in Ghana in recent times, expressing optimism that the show has the…

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested some nine Burkinabe at the Hamile border for illegally attempting to cross into Ghana with motorbikes. They include six males and three females who are between the ages of 16 and 36 years. They were intercepted on some motor bikes with Burkina Faso registration numbers with some unregistered. According to the Upper West Region Public Affairs officer of the Service, IBN Yussif Duranah Abdul- Mumun Seidu, the nine were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday trying to cross through unapproved routes with their motorbikes. “The vigilant immigration officials on duty at Batoma…

The four kingmakers of Okuapeman who were arrested for flouting the ban on social gathering by enstooling a chief have been fined a total of GHؓ¢48,000. The court says the four who are part of kingmakers failed to comply with restrictions imposed in the President’s Executive Instrument 64 and violated the Impositions of Restrictions Act, 2020, Act 1012. The four accused admitted guilty and prayed the court to give them a minimum sentence instead of a prison sentence. The court considered their age and the unity of Okuapeman before passing judgment. The kingmakers a week ago performed a ritual ceremony…

Takoradi-based rapper Ayesem is picking musician Sista Afia over Eno and Freda Rhymes in the on-going beef between some female artistes. According to him, he is impressed with the punch lines delivered by Sista Afia, who is seemingly known to many as a singer and not a rapper. For some days now, Sista Afia has ignited a lot of controversy after the release of her song ‘MTW’, on April 22. While Sista Afia did not mention names, some people have concluded that she took jabs at Sister Derby, Wendy Shay, and Efia Odo in the song. The song has seen…

Zilla Liman, wife of hiplife ‘godfather’ Reggie Rockstone, has bemoaned the lack of a national agenda to propel Ghana’s development. She notes that Ghana is still marking time because the country’s leaders have not put in place a clear cut agenda or plan to be followed by all political parties. The daughter of Ghana’s third president Dr. Hilla Limann, who ruled Ghana from September 24, 1979 to December 31, 1981, noted that the lack of an agenda is thwarting development. Zilla, speaking in an interview, together with her husband, on TV3’s New Day with Berla Mundi, said: “I definitely think…