Author: Krobea

Iran is facing fresh pressure to give a full accounting of what happened to the Ukrainian Airlines plane that was shot down over its capital city last week with 176 people on board. Ministers from five countries that lost citizens in the crash are due to meet in London later to demand answers. Ahead of the meeting, Canada’s foreign minister said his country would “get to the very bottom” of what happened. Iran has said the plane was brought down by a missile fired in error. The plane, travelling to the Ukrainian capital Kiev and carrying many passengers on their…

Mr Bestway Zottor, the Director of Radio Tongu in the Volta Region, was on Wednesday arrested for his alleged role in promoting the agenda of the Homeland Study Group Foundation, a secessionist group in the Region. Radio Tongu is a community radio station based at Sogakope in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region. Mr Zottor was arrested in his home in a joint security operation of personnel from the Bureau of National Investigations, the Military and the Police. His arrest came few days after Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Region Minister, issued a warning to media houses…

The United States has lifted the visa restrictions applied against Ghana in February, last year. The ban was slapped on Ghana for the refusal of the government to accept about 7,000 Ghanaians said to be illegally staying in the US. A statement issued by the US Embassy in Accra said from Friday, January 17 visa processing will return to the normal procedures. “The validity period and number of entries on new tourist and business visas (B1, B2, and B1/B2) for all Ghanaian executive and legislative branch employees, their spouses and their children under 21 will revert to receiving the normal…

The Duke of Sussex is to carry out his first public engagement since he and the Duchess of Sussex announced they want to step back as full-time royals. Prince Harry will host the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw at Buckingham Palace later on Thursday morning. He will meet representatives of the 21 nations taking part and local children playing rugby. Meghan and the couple’s son Archie are in Canada but Harry will reportedly stay in the UK for meetings next week. Talks involving the Queen, Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge to discuss the…

Takoradi Gold Ghana Limited, a wholly Ghanaian owned large-scale gold mining firm, has been granted a 15-year mining lease, two years after the firm won a major court case against the Minerals Commission. Takoradi Gold Ghana Limited (TGGL)  had been in court for the past three years fighting for the non-renewal of its gold prospecting license by the Minerals Commission. With the granting of the mining lease, the company becomes the latest Ghanaian gold-mining firm to be granted permission to engage in gold exploitation on a large scale. The mining lease from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, read:…

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will start on 9 January after its dates were moved, hosts Cameroon have announced. The tournament was scheduled to take place in June and July but was changed because of the “unfavourable” weather in the country at that time of year. It means a number of Premier League clubs could be without first-team players at a crucial stage of the season. The 2019 tournament in Egypt was the first one to be held in the summer. B efore that, the Cup of Nations had been held in January and February, clashing with the European…

Eight matches in Ghana Premier League Week 4 ended with 15 goals scored and WAFA drawing with Hearts of Oak at home. The Medeama and Kotoko game had it all! Free kicks, yellow cards, missed chances and a red card drama. Medeama were awarded a penalty in the second minute of the game and Prince Opoku Agyemang kicked the ball into the net. It should be put on record that the striker has scored 4 goals so far this season and that puts him right behind Yahaya Mohammed, who is leading with 5 goals. Right after half time, Kotoko seemed…

Residents of Ablekuma will from Tuesday, January 15 experience constant and reliable power supply following the completion of work on a 1.5 million-cedi feeder project by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The 23-kilometer network is expected to relieve some loads from the existing networks that have been experiencing challenges. Acting General Manager of ECG at the Accra West Region, Engineer Ankomah Emmanuel, who disclosed this to 3news.com, said the new feeder project would solve irregular power supply to some 14,500 customers in Ablekuma. “There is going to be enough capacity to bring in more customers when the project is…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has been advised by its recently constituted Eminent Advisory Committee to engage further with political parties over the decision to secure a new biometric voter management system. The advice was given by the committee of 21 eminent persons led by Justice Emile Short after a crunch meeting held on Wednesday, January 15. The meeting was held following agitations by some political parties and civil society groups against the move by the Commission. Known together as Inter-Party Resistance Against a New Voters’ Register (IPRNA), the parties staged a demonstration last Sunday in the Northern Region capital…

The Ghana Football Association has confirmed Charles Kwablan Akunnor as the Head Coach of the Black Stars. Akunnor was an assistant coach in the Kwesi Appiah-led technical team that was dissolved by the FA earlier in the year. Kwesi Appiah no longer Stars coach as GFA dissolves all technical teams He will be assisted by veteran gaffer David Duncan. Akunnor’s slow but steady rise in the game began in his playing days when he captained Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga in the early 2000’s and is till now one of the players most revered by the fans. He led Kumasi Asante…