Author: Krobea

Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority Dr. Akwasi Osei has told 3news.com that the Authority is going to engage all relevant stakeholders in the sector to get the Ministry of Finance to establish a Mental Health Levy. “One of our biggest expectation for 2020 is to establish the Mental Health Levy that we’ve been clamouring for,” Dr Osei indicated. “In the first quarter of this year, we are going to put in a lot of effort by engaging the finance and health ministries a lot to agree to establish the levy.” He added: “We will bring all our…

Medical Director of the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital Dr. Frank Baning is calling on government to as matter of urgency help deal with infrastructure challenges at the hospital. According to him, the situation is crucial, affecting quality healthcare delivery. “There is a looming danger that nobody is talking about,” he said. “The hospital has old buildings, concrete roofings, cracked and leaking.” He added: “Some of these buildings are so weak and as far as I’m concerned an assessment has to be done and those that are very weak must be brought down and those that they think they can salvage something…

The Somanya District Police Command has arrested one person in connection with the ransacking of the office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Yilo Krobo Constituency. Officers charged to hold balloting for three candidates ahead of the party’s parliamentary primary in the Constituency were shocked on Saturday morning to see the sliding door of the office vandalized. The computer as well as documents to be used for the exercise were missing. The party had to postpone the balloting after reporting the crime to the Somanya District Police, whose swift investigations led to the arrest. The suspect is currently…

Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, has observed that Volta Region was gradually becoming the hub for formal education. He said the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) and the Ho Technical University were repositioning the Region, which had the highest number of Colleges of Education and among regions with high number of Senior High Schools, “opening it up as access way to education in the country.” Prof Yankah made the observation at the second session of the fourth congregation of UHAS on Saturday in Ho. He said UHAS, the only public University dedicated…

Conor McGregor returned to the octagon in style at UFC 246 as he beat American fan favourite Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in just 40 seconds in Las Vegas. Irishman McGregor, 31, came out on top after one of the most spectacular performances of his career. Two of UFC’s most popular fighters went toe to toe in the main event at the T-Mobile Arena. But referee Herb Dean stepped in and waved off the contest inside a minute after a series of blows from McGregor. “I made history tonight. I set a new record. I’m the first fighter in UFC history to…

US President Donald Trump’s legal team has issued its first formal response to the impeachment charges against him, describing them as a “dangerous attack” on democracy. The document said the impeachment articles failed to allege any crime and were a “brazen” attempt to interfere with the 2020 presidential elections. The response came as the Democrats filed their brief for the proceedings. Opening statements in the trial will begin next week. Mr Trump is the third US president in history to face an impeachment trial. He is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He has denied wrongdoing and…

Prince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced. The couple will also no longer formally represent the Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to repay £2.4m of taxpayer money for the refurbishment of Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their UK family home, the statement added. The new arrangement comes into effect in spring this year, the palace said. The statement comes after the Queen held talks with the couple on Monday about their future, following their announcement that they wanted to “step…

A goalkeeping howler by Ashanti Gold SC gave Berekum Chelsea the vital 3 points at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium in the Ghana Premier League. The game was the first of many in Matchday 5 of the 2019/20 season and the two unbeaten sides were poised to match each other. After a goalless first half, the two sides came back from the break determined to break the deadlock. After just eight minutes of play, Kofi Owusu, whose goal in the Ashanti Region the last time caused problems for Asante Kotoko, took advantage of the goalkeeping error by Frank Boateng to…

Telecommunications network MTN has restored data connectivity across Ghana after two days of disruptions. The disruptions were caused by a double undersea fibre optic cable cut in Europe. The situation affected the network’s operations not only in Ghana but across 14 countries including South Africa. The fibre optic cable cut in Europe affected the West African Cable System (WACS) as well worsening connectivity in West Africa. The leading telecommunication company in Ghana apologized for the situation. MTN apologises over data connectivity challenges On Saturday evening, it announced full restoration of service. “Thank you for your patience,” it said in an…

The chief executive of the Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards, has been removed from her position just 10 days before this year’s ceremony in Los Angeles. Deborah Dugan was placed on administrative leave following an allegation of misconduct, the Academy said in a statement. Dugan had replaced former chief executive Neil Portnow, who caused controversy in 2018 when he suggested female artists should “step up” if they wanted to be recognised at the Grammys. She was the Academy’s first female president and, in an interview published this week, called her role “the best job on the planet”. In…