Author: Krobea

Former Executive Secretary to the Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue has stated that he is prepared to wait on the Special Prosecutor for even ten years and more if that is how long it will take for him to finish investigations on him. He observed that his patience hinges on the fact that “the SP will find nothing incriminating against me because I served as the Executive Secretary with all the good intentions to ensure that the vision of President Nana Addo to sanitize the small scale mining sector is realized”. “You will…

As kids, we used to fantasize about big dreams. Mine was to go to the university one day. As time passed, I got to realize it was no big dream after all. Everyone attended university. Instead, I was the one perceiving such as a big dream because of where I found myself— my environment. There were only a few graduates… and those few were literally adored. Later in life, I have become very careful about what I refer to as ‘big dreams’. When one says their big dream is to be rich, for instance, I ask, “Rich according to whose…

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Government of Ghana and the Swiss Federal Council in Bern Friday to strengthen the mode of cooperation between the two countries under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate actions. The bilateral agreement will facilitate Ghana’s National Clean Energy Access Programme (NCEP), which will enable the country to receive international financial support to implement projects to fulfill its climate commitments. Although discussions around Article 6 was stalled at COP25 in Madrid, Switzerland and Ghana are responding to the need to implement enhanced climate actions, by moving ahead with an agenda to…

The Greater Accra Region Secretary of the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) says the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, should himself chair any committee that is set up to tackle the fast-spreading coronavirus disease. According to Emmanuel Nana Opoku Acheampong, the attitude of the health authorities towards the disease has been quite disappointing. Speaking on TV3’s Midday Live on Saturday, the GUTA official said the way President Akufo-Addo is perceived to handle his tasks is a marked departure from the way the health authorities are handling Ghana’s preparations towards an outbreak of the deadly disease. Mr Opoku Acheampong made…

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has admonished companies to strive to make the wellbeing of members of communities that nestle around their operations their priority. According to her, national development should not be left in the hands of government alone but should be a shared responsibility. “Companies should care about the well-being of the communities within which they operate. Indeed, national development does not rest with the government alone. We must all play our part towards a healthy and prosperous nation,” she urged. She therefore applauded Gold Fields for the numerous social interventions it has instituted which are aimed at improving…

The Round of 16 draw for the 2019/2020 UEFA Europa League was held in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, February 28. With the first leg matches scheduled to be played on March 12, the League will offer some must-see encounters. Greek side Olympiacos, after ousting Arsenal in the Round of 32, have been drawn to face another English Premier League side, Wolverhampton Wanderers, in the next round. Just like they hosted the Gunners first, Olympiacos will host Wolves at the Karaiskakis Stadium on Thursday, March 12 before travelling to England to play the second leg. The other English side in the…

After a week’s break, the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League returns with Asante Kotoko hosting Bechem United on Friday night. The match will be played at the adopted home grounds of Asante Kotoko, Accra Sports Stadium, following renovation works at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. It will be a game to savour for fans of the Porcupine Warriors as it comes after widely reported fission within the ranks following the side’s exit from the FA Cup at the expense of Division One side Asokwa Deportivo. Kotoko come up against a side that is just below them on the log. The Ahafo…

The first case of coronavirus in Wales has been confirmed by the Welsh Government. Chief Medical Officer Dr Frank Atherton said a patient from the Swansea area had travelled back from northern Italy, where the virus was contracted. It means 19 people have tested positive in the UK since the virus outbreak began in China in December. On Thursday, Northern Ireland diagnosed its first case and on Friday two new cases were confirmed in England. Dr Atherton said the development was “not unexpected”. He said the patient had been tested on Thursday, adding: “All appropriate measures to provide care for…

The much anticipated Independence Cup match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko has been postponed. Torrential downpour in the last few days have affected the Barnet pitch, necessitating the postponement of the matches of the National League club, Barnet, and this has affected the scheduled Hearts-Kotoko match at the same venue. According to the Barnet Chairman, Tony Kleathous, “There is no real problem with the pitch that a dry spell and a bit work would not quickly resolve, but we have barely had a day without rain since September, and the forecast one in hundred year event…

The wife of David Adakudugu, the late former Member of Parliament for Tempane Constituency, has won the primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to replace her husband as the parliamentary candidate in the December elections. Lydia Akanvariba Adakudugu will be battling it out with the current MP, Joseph Kpemka Dindiok, who is also the Deputy Attorney General, for the seat. He will contest his party’s primary unopposed. The NDC primary became necessary after the death of the party’s parliamentary candidate. David Adakudugu died after a short illness. He was also a former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Garu/Tempane District…