Author: Krobea

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and other stakeholders would be touring parts of the Greater Accra Region where floods caused havoc on Tuesday. The aim of the visit is to have first-hand information on the damages caused as a result of the floods. Floods destroyed property worth millions of Ghana Cedis while one person reportedly lost his life in the Korle Klottey Municipality. The Kwame Nkrumah Circle was the hardest hit. Scenes from Kwame Nkrumah Circle The Greater Accra Regional NADMO Director, Archibold Cobbina, who revealed this…

A senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Kobina Arthur Kennedy, has descended heavily on the party for the manner in which some candidates for the upcoming parliamentary primaries were selected. According to him the process has been “undemocratic” and leaves much to be desired. The US-based politician, a one-time presidential aspirant of the party, made this known on TV3’s Hot Issues on Tuesday, June 9. He said from the way the processes leading to the primaries have been conducted, the NPP has exposed itself as an undemocratic party. “No democratic organization should discourage potential opponents of people…

A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ivan Addae Mensah, has warned that government will need to revisit the implementation of the Free Senior High School Programme. He explained that although the government is likely to lose political points if it decides to have a second look at the programme because opposition will make political capital out of it, there is the need to revisit the programme to make those who can afford to pay. Otherwise, he told Alfred Ocansey on  Sunrise on 3FM 92.7, the country will pay an economic price in future. The Free SHS is…

The total number of coronavirus cases confirmed in Ghana so far is 10,201. This is according to the latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on its website, on Tuesday, June 9. From the release, 3,755 patients have gained full recovery from the disease while 48 could not survive it. This leaves the country with 6,398 cases under management at a number of treatment centres mounted across the nation. From the breakdown, 10 persons are now in “critical” conditions with four of these patients on ventilators. Fourteen are also said to have “severe” conditions. These numbers are from…

In a bid to promote youth football and make it paramount on all fronts, Kumasi-based Asante Kotoko have been slapped with a one-year ban by life patron Otumfoɔ Osei Tutu II. The directive, which was read to the newly inaugurated board at a ceremony in Kumasi by Manhyia’s Chief of Staff, Kofi Badu, stressed the need for appropriate systems to harness the growth of youth football through the rank and file of the club. The new move, Kofi Badu says, is to steer the club towards being self-sufficient and financially stable. “Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has directed that Asante Kotoko should…

The date for the start of the compilation of the controversial new voter register could be Tuesday, June 30, 2020. A letter sighted by 3news.com and signed by Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in charge of Corporate Affairs Dr Eric Bossman Asare to some political parties puts the date for the commencement of the exercise as such. The EC in all its official communications has said the exercise will start in the last week of June and end in the last week of July. Already, a pilot registration has been conducted nationwide in preparation for the civic…

A Political Science Lecturer at the Methodist University, Dr. Osei Bonsu, has described as baseless and illogical the position taken by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in kicking against the Electoral Commission’s resolution to compile a new voter register for the December 7 polls. Dr Bonsu noted that Ghana is treasured globally because of smooth elections hence he describedthe position of the NDC in counterattacking the EC as needless. Speaking in an interview on Yensempa on Onua FM, the Political Science lecturer maintained that the EC is a self-governing institution mandated by law in managing electoral processes in Ghana. As…

A Board Member and Honorary Patron of African Tourism Board, Dr Taleb Rifai, has expressed optimism that tourism will bounce back stronger after the coronavirus pandemic. He, however, said the face of tourism will change across the globe because new ways of doing things will be introduced. Speaking on Travel Pass on 3FM 92.7, the immediate past Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization called on industry players to think of ways of maximizing opportunities in the sector post-Covid-19. This, he says, will aim boost the sector. He told show host Francis Doku that there is the need…

Some 101 lecturers of various universities in the country have jointly signed an open letter addressed to the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) over the decision to compile a new register six months to the polls. The lecturers are concerned public conversations about the elections in the last few months have been characterized by a series of controversies “that have the potential to completely erode the trust and confidence the Electoral Commission has jealously guarded over more than a quarter of a century since ushering in our new political dispensation”. Dated June 8, 2020, the letter castigated Mrs…

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, officials say. After 15 years in power, Mr Nkurunziza was due to step down in August. In 2015, the announcement that he would run for a third term plunged the country into chaos. It sparked anger as some questioned the legality of a third-term bid. There was a failed coup attempt, hundreds of people died in…