Author: Krobea

Ghana’s male and female relay teams have been drawn in tough heats at the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha. The men’s 4 by 100m relay team made up of Sean Safo-Antwi, Joseph Paul Amoah, Martin Owusu-Antwi and Benjamin Azamati as well as Edwin Kwabla Gadayi on reserve won gold at the 2019 All Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco. But they will be in for a tough test on Friday, October 4 at the Khalifa International Stadium as they race on the tracks against consistent medal hopefuls like Jamaica, USA and Great Britain. Ghana’s men’s team will race in…

Uber is testing new ground with an app to put casual workers in touch with employers, as it faces an increasingly tough climate for its core ride-hailing business. Uber Works will allow cleaners, bar staff and warehouse workers to compare pay rates and sign up for shifts. The app, which launches on Friday, will initially only be available in Chicago. It will compete with a range of rival apps in the US market including Wonolo, Workpop and Shiftgig. The move comes as several parts of the world tighten regulation around Uber’s operations as a ride-hailing firm. California recently passed legislation…

Former National Security Advisor Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has accused former President John Dramani Mahama of distancing himself from experienced and principled statesmen during his tenure as president. He said failure of Mr Mahama to listen to wise counsel contributed to his defeat in 2016. The former Chief of Defence Staff made this known in an interview on Hot Issues, which will be fully aired on Saturday, October 5 at 12:30pm. Commenting on why he was removed from his position as National Security Advisor, Brigadier Nunoo-Mensah told host Nuong Faalong, “He changed me because when you are very tough, people do…

The Ghana National Gas Company Limited and Quantum Terminals Plc have presented a nursery school block and two teacher quarters valued at GH¢2.5 million to the Anokyi and Asemda communities in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. The two communities are in the operational area of the two companies. The four-unit two-bedroom self-contained teachers’ quarters valued at GH¢750,000 each is located at Asemda and Anokyi. The ultra-modern nursery, on the other hand, cost GH¢750,000 with an extra cost of GH¢200, 000 for teaching and learning logistics and is located at Asemda. The Human Resource Manager of Quantum Terminals Plc,…

District Chief Executive of Asene-Manso-Akroso (AMA) Alex Incoom has bemoaned the state of the only health facility in the district capital. Akyem Akroso is predominantly a farming community with a population of over 30,000 in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District of the Eastern Region. It has only one health center that provides healthcare services for the people and other 60 surrounding communities. The health center was constructed in 1961 by then Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia government and had since not received any facelift. Successive governments have equally failed to revamp the center and this has compelled healthcare officers to allow male and…

Though he is in the twilight of his rich career, admitting that he does not rehearse as long as previously, veteran musician Bessa Simons says he, however, spends some time teaching the craft. But his teaching is dedicated solely to women. To him, the music scene in Ghana needs more women and that is what he has resorted to providing. He said this is what has translated to his role as the music director for Dela Hayes and Dzesi, the popular all-women’s band. “I want to flood the music scene with women,” the Acting President of the Musicians Union of…

Ghana’s Black Meteors will play hosts Egypt as well as two West African giants Cameroon and Mali in Group A in their maiden campaign in the CAF U-23 Cup of Nations. The draw for the tournament was held on Wednesday, October 2 at the Haramlek Palace of Montaza Complex in Alexandria. After the draw, the Black Meteors found themselves in Group A. They will start their campaign with Cameroon before taking on the hosts. They will play Mali in their final group game. Ghana will seek to qualify to the Olympic Games for the first time after making an appearance…

The Chief of Staff, Frema Akosua Osei Opare, officially opened a stakeholders’ workshop organized by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) at Aburi on Tuesday, October 1. The stakeholders’ workshop is being organized to bring all government agencies and regulatory bodies that have a significant role to play in shaping key aspects – railways, ports, roads, competitive long-term power, and more – the vital components that will together underpin the outline master plan for Ghana’s Integrated Aluminium Industry. The purpose of the three-day meeting is to discuss the varied environmental and community engagement issues that would need to be addressed…

Sex education is by far, a recognised means of admonition, care and protection for pupils in the basic schools and beyond. It is worth noting that, sex education focuses more on awareness creation to allow pupil develop the knowledge and sense of responsibility over their reproductive health status. This training and education is a universal accepted practice and norm for both parents and teachers to give to pupils. As a matter of fact, sex education should be encouraged at all levels from early parenting into adult life throughout the education cycle. It is however discouraging that, a new module of…

About 191 personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and Ghana Police Service (GPS) have completed a three-week intensive counter-terrorism training in Huhunya in the Eastern Region. The purpose of the first ever joint-training in counter terrorism, codenamed High Risk Operation Survival, was to enhance the combat fitness, weapon handling, shooting skills, willpower, and speed among others of participants. The participants were taken through Taekwondo (unarmed combat), advance weapon and firing techniques, tactical progression, vehicle search, and crowd control. The rest were mountaineering, navigation exercise and rapid-response and rescue operations on land and in water. The Head of Border Management,…