Author: Krobea

Barely one month after the Ghana Education Service (GES) began the process for the placement of students who passed their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into Senior High School (SHS), about 25 candidates of the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern Region have not yet been placed. The situation, according to the candidates, has resulted in doubts as to whether they could enter SHS this year or not. The placement has been done with the Computerized School Selection Placement System (CSSPS), which this year was fraught with many challenges leading to help centers mounted in regional capitals across…

Mixing cocaine and alcohol together creates a “deadly combination” which can increase violent and impulsive behaviour, doctors are warning. At least 13 “self-inflicted” deaths happened in a year in England among people who took the two substances, the Victoria Derbyshire programme found. Many, including two contestants on Love Island, took their own lives between April 2018 and March 2019. Coroners have reported seeing a rise in such cases. The charity Inquest uses the term “self-inflicted” to describe deaths where a person had injured or harmed themselves, resulting in death. The programme has also uncovered a death in similar circumstances in…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) is set to open nominations for the district assembly and unit committee elections scheduled for Tuesday, December 17. The nominations are expected to be received by a Returning Officer at all electoral areas in each district from  Monday, October 7 to Friday, October 11. The forms will, however, be available from Thursday, October 3, the EC said in a press release on Wednesday, October 2. “The nomination forms for each candidate shall be signed or marked by two registered voters, as Proposer and Seconder and supported by eighteen other registered voters in the District as…

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the European Union and the Government of Ghana last Thursday held a briefing in Accra for stakeholders of EU funded West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) – Ghana component. The briefing was held to present an overview of the programme to the media and foster dialogue among various stakeholders. The media briefing also created a platform for key partners to brief the media on various thematic themes and interventions to be implemented by WACOMP – Ghana component. UNIDO Programme Manager Juan Pablo Dávila Sánchez at a stakeholder briefing on the project in Accra, said WACOMP…

Joseph Esso’s goal gave Ghana a win over Gambia in the ongoing WAFU Cup of Nations at Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal. Maxwell Konadu’s side were strong in the first 10 minutes as the team came close to the opening goal after Joseph Esso unleashed a long-range thunderbolt. That effort, however, went narrowly wide. The Ghanaian goal came in the 66th minute when a low pin-point cross was converted home from six yards out by the Esso. In the 80th minute, the Scorpions were gifted a chance to draw level but the penalty awarded by the referee was missed…

The Acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has directed the immediate interdiction of two police officers spotted in a viral video torturing a man in their custody. General Sergeant Patrick Amoako and General Lance Corporal Isaac Marfo were seen using belts to beat a man accused by his employer of stealing GH¢1,600. The video, said to have been shot by the complainant, has stirred public outrage regarding the maltreatment of the suspect by the police officers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm1XGfYpcEA But before the furore gets out of hand, the top hierarchy of the police has invoked its punitive powers by interdicting the…

A 28-year-old man, Alegbe Dodzi, was physically assaulted by two police officers stationed at the Railway Police Station near Agartha Market in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The suspect is alleged to have stolen GH¢1,600 belonging to his boss despite him denying it. After being physically assaulted at the charge office, he confessed taking GH¢350 and not the amount his boss is alleging. The incident occurred last week after the police had detained the suspect for over 48 hours. But video of the torture of the suspect went viral with many questioning the audacity of the…

Golden Movie Awards Supporting Actress for 2019 Jasmine Baroudi will be spending the next few weeks following a routine of getting chained up and staying in a single spot for hours. The actress will spend an entire film shoot going through varying levels of torture while immobilized. This is what new movie ‘The Cell’ is about. ‘The Cell’ takes place primarily in a claustrophobic cell structure. An almost unrecognizable Baroudi stars as a medical doctor caught up at the end of a revenge scheme. The story focuses on how easily it is to tip from sanity to insanity as a…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Ghana National Plastics Action Partnership, which seeks to stop the growth of global plastic pollution, and also ensure, amongst others, that plastics do not find their way into the country’s marine bodies. Speaking at the launch of the initiative on Tuesday, October 1, at the Labadi Beach Hotel, President Akufo-Addo noted that the menace of plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing challenges facing mankind today. With the menace affecting the day-to-day activities of the human race, the President indicated that confronting this challenge demands the active partnership and co-operation…

Vision Soccer Academy are champions of the Emirate Challenge Season III after an incredible display of football knowledge. Abu Samuel, who got 24.5 points, defeated Rami Kofi Okyere Adusie, who had  19 points,  to emerge the overall winner in a three-round quiz section of intriguing questions. Abu Samuel took home the ultimate prize of two economy class tickets to the UK and two football match tickets for any fixture of his choice at the Emirates Stadium. The football trivia competition organised by Emirates features Glow Lamp Academy, Cheater FC and Charity Stars. The Emirates campaign provides young football athletes and…