Author: Krobea

Financial actors in the oil and gas industry are asking for a long-term roadmap in financing in the industry. They argue that the lack of a clear roadmap on deliverables in the sector does not encourage financial institutions to do business with the companies in the sector. Access to credit is one of the key challenges affecting active Ghanaian participation in the oil and gas industry. Figures from the Petroleum Commission show that as at September, 2018, there were about 600 indigenous Ghanaian companies participating in the upstream petroleum industry with a total fund of $799 million worth of contracts…

A cultural anthropologist, Osofo Kofitse Ahadzi, has rejected a proposal to build a national shrine for Ghanaian traditional priests. He said what they urgently need is a national holiday. On Wednesday, Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Samuel Kofi Dzamesi at a Meet the Press Series in Accra hinted that the government is considering plans to build a national shrine for traditional believers. Mr Dzamesi said his ministry has been approached by some traditional groupings including Wulomei for the construction of the shrine. According to him, the construction of a national shrine would not be unrealistic since the Islamic and…

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application seeking to strike out a witness statement filed by the state in the case between NDC National Chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and Deputy Communication Officer Kweku Boahen, on one hand, and the state. According to the Court, though prosecution filed the witness statement after the case management, it will not be injurious to the accused. Lawyers for the two accused argued that the state was late in filing the witness statement for one Listowell Fodjour because it did that after the case management conference. Counsel for the accused further argued that filing…

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday failed to show up at the National Peace Council dialogue series on political vigilantism at Peduase in the Eastern Region. The meeting, which is the final in the series, was meant to peruse the draft roadmap. It is expected to be followed the political parties appending their signatures for implementation. While the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was represented by its Director of Communications, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, and other senior members, the largest opposition party was conspicuously missing in action. Seats designated for them were empty. Chairman of Council Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel…

The Black Stars fan who invaded the Cape Coast Stadium pitch on Thursday, November 14 in Ghana’s 2-0 win over South Africa has been fined GH¢2,400. Failure to pay the fine will land Awal Sulemana in prison for three months. The sentence was pronounced on Thursday by a Cape Coast Circuit Court. He was charged on two counts of offensive disturbance and resisting arrest. Awal had run onto the pitch in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group C qualifier ostensibly to have a photo opportunity with icon Thomas Teye Partey. He got that subsequently. Opinions were divided as to…

Wails by rice farmers in Fumbisi in the Upper East Region over failure to get buyers for their harvest have attracted several buyers, 3news.com has gathered. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) says most of the hitherto bagged paddy rice scattered on farms have been bought. “When the news got out there, it attracted other buyers,” Alhaji Hanan Abdul-Wahab told Winston Amoah on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show on Thursday. He discounted earlier media reports received about the glut of rice produce, saying “there is some disparity and exaggeration”. According to the NAFCO boss, the…

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has issued a provisional calendar for the 2019/20 football season. The Association composed its Executive Council and elected a president last October in a long process to normalize Ghana football following an exposé by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in 2018. On Wednesday, the Association announced for the notice of clubs to apply for their licenses till Friday, November 29. There will be a club licensing workshop on Monday, December 2 after that. The football leagues are scheduled to start on the weekend of Saturday, December 21 and scheduled to end in July, 2020. The…

The leader of Israel’s Blue and White party, Benny Gantz, has said he cannot form a coalition government, making a third election in a year more likely. Mr Gantz was given a mandate by the president last month after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also failed to secure a majority in parliament. Lawmakers now have 21 days to nominate a candidate with majority support. Blue and White and Mr Netanyahu’s Likud party emerged from September’s election with almost the same number of seats. President Reuven Rivlin called on the two leaders to form a national unity government, but they could not…

Award-winning Ghanaian Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has expressed excitement at the nomination of Beyoncé’s ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ album for the 2020 Grammy Awards. Shatta Wale featured on the album in his collaboration with the American songstress on the 12th track ‘Already’. The album gained nomination in Best Pop Vocal Album. The nominees list for the 62nd was released on Wednesday on CBS. Shatta Wale took to Twitter to express his excitement at the nomination. https://twitter.com/shattawalegh/status/1197182509890654211?s=20 And he plans massive celebration if Beyoncé wins. https://twitter.com/shattawalegh/status/1197201585807470592?s=20 Source: 3news.com|Ghana

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has explained that it will not be a misplaced priority for the government to construct a national shrine for Ghana. The CCG said the fact that Christians do not believe in traditional religion and as such evangelizing to have them change does not mean traditional believers do not have the right to demand for what is due them. The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, on Wednesday announced that the government is considering plans to build a national shrine for traditional leaders. According to him, the construction of a national shrine…