Author: Krobea

The World Bank will be meeting with officials of credit rating agencies to discuss possibilities of firms holding on with ratings of countries that are seeking financial help from Bretton Woods Institutions, following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The Country Director of the World Bank, Pierre Frank Laporte, told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM 92.7 Thursday, May 28 that Finance Ministers in Africa have raised concerns to the effect that these rating agencies are likely to put them on their assessment board for taking advantage of the provisions made by the World Bank and other…

Founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Madam Akua Donkor has revealed that former President John Dramani Mahama in 2016 called her to leave GFP and contest the presidential race as an independent candidate. Her resistance against that suggestion from the then president, according to her, led to her disqualification from the race by the Electoral Commission (EC). Akua Donkor disclosed this on Friday, May 29, while speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on the Yensempa morning show on Onua FM. She stressed that she was thereafter prohibited from meeting Mr. John Mahama at the Flagstaff House, now Jubilee…

The game in which Liverpool could secure the Premier League title could be held at a neutral venue, says the national lead for football policing. Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts says up to six matches could be moved at the request of local police forces. They include the Merseyside derby as well as Manchester City v Liverpool. Roberts said discussions with the Premier League had been “positive” with a “shared focus on the priority of public health”. The Premier League is set to restart on 17 June, subject to government approval. The fixtures set to be moved to neutral venues…

The Premier League is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, subject to government approval. A full round of fixtures would then be played on the weekend of 19-21 June. There are 92 matches still to play, and the first to take place will be those the four teams involved have in hand. All matches will take place behind closed doors and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Sport or Amazon Prime. BBC Sport will air four live matches for the first time since the Premier…

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, has announced the launch of Def Jam Africa, a new label division within the continent dedicated to representing the best hip-hop, Afrobeats, and trap talent in Africa. Def Jam Africa will follow the blueprint of the iconic Def Jam Recordings label, which has led and influenced the cutting-edge in hip-hop and urban culture for more than 35 years. The label will initially be based in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria, but will identify and sign artiste talent from across the entire continent. It will be supported by dedicated A&R,…

A police station in Minneapolis has been set alight during a third night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man in custody on Monday. A police officer was filmed kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, 46, despite him saying he could not breathe. President Donald Trump said “thugs” were dishonouring his memory and called on the National Guard to restore order. Twitter accused Mr Trump of glorifying violence in a post that said: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Mr Floyd’s family have demanded that the four police officers implicated in his death face murder…

A new board has been named for Kumasi Asante Kotoko. The 9-member team will work with the CEO to help build on the club’s sustainability. The new team comes days after it became a dominant subject within its circles and media. Dr. Kwame Kyei maintains his slot as Board Chairman while Evelyn Nsiah Asare joins as the only female. She is the Acting Head of Sports at Sunyani Technical University. Jude Arthur of GCB Bank is the Deputy Board Chairman. Kwadwo Boateng Genfi is a member and is with Exim Bank of Ghana, Kwasi Osei Ofori of Erdmark Group and…

The Country Director of the World Bank, Pierre Frank Laporte, has said the global finance firm will undertake an assessment of the Covid-19 situation in December to ascertain whether or not the pandemic is declining before a decision is taken to extend the debt suspension for countries. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning how on 3FM 92.7 Thursday, May 28 that the debt suspension will be extended if the Covid-19 situation is getting worse by the deadline period of December, 2020. In March this year, African finance ministers called for a $100 billion stimulus package aside a request…

President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana Kwabena Yeboah says a major shift is needed in the way Kumasi Asante Kotoko is run if the team is to reclaim its old glory. Speaking on #GPLXpress on Wednesday, May 27, Kwabena Yeboah said the team’s handling especially in the area of leadership is problematic. He added that until the corporate governance structure is looked at again, it will be difficult for the club to make any significant gains on the African continent. “Until there is that paradigm shift, where Kotoko would have strategic investors and the management and ownership structure…

Political Science lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Jonathan Asante Okyere has questioned the resolutions taken by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voter registration in late June regardless of opposition from some political parties and in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on the Yensempa morning show on Onua FM, Mr Asante Okyere described the decision by the EC to use National Identification Authority (NIA) card and passport as the required documents for the registration as “voodoo logic”. “In all my life being social and political, I have never seen…