Author: Krobea

Outlawed gold dealership firm Menzgold Ghana Limited has assured aggrieved customers that it is still committed to its payment schedule contrary to speculations in the media. “Menzgold still remains committed to the payment schedule,” emphasized a statement issued on Friday by the Head of Communications, Nii Armah Amarteifio. After some aggrieved customers from across the country had their protest at the residence of beleaguered Chief Executive Officer Nana Appiah Mensah botched on Wednesday, news circulated that the gold investment firm has suspended its plans to pay customers. The news also said Nana Appiah Mensah, NAM1 as he is popularly known,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged stakeholders in the mass registration exercise of Ghanaians under the National Identification Authority (NIA) to abide by the deadline given. The mass registration began on April 29, 2019 and so far – as of Wednesday, January 8, 2019 – 6.5 million Ghanaians have been registered. The exercise is currently ongoing in the Ashanti Region, having been carried out in the Greater Accra, Volta, Northern, North-East, Savannah, Oti, Upper East, Upper West, Ahafo, Bono and Bono East regions. On Friday, January 10, President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on Intelligent Card Production System (ICPS),…

US President Donald Trump seems to think that he was overlooked for last year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Why, what did he say? “I’m going to tell you about the Nobel Peace Prize, I’ll tell you about that. I made a deal, I saved a country, and I just heard that the head of that country is now getting the Nobel Peace Prize for saving the country. I said: ‘What, did I have something do with it?’ Yeah, but you know, that’s the way it is. As long as we know, that’s all that matters… I saved a big war, I’ve…

The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has showered praise on the government for its recent directive to metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to appoint at least one person living with disabilities (PWDs) for service. The directive was issued through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 in the Ministerial Guidelines. It is intended to open up local governance participation and involvement to more PWDs. A statement issued by the National President of GFD, Mawunyor Yakor-Dagbah, on Friday, January 10 said the Federation considered the directive a “pleasant news”, which has been conveyed…

A day before the district level elections which was held in December last year, I wrote on Facebook praising one man. He had stood for reelection as the Assemblyman for the Atoase Electoral Area in Sunyani in the Bono Region. Isaac Yaw Brenya, affectionately known by many as Koo Zee, was again vying for the seat he had ‘sat on’ for years. “Koo Zee would even use his own money to purchase streetlights if government does not provide such. And, here is a man who could turn himself into a watchman at night to face thieves,” I wrote. Then, as…

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia left Accra on Thursday night for the United States of America (USA). Vice President Bawumia will be in Texas, to be precise. A statement issued by the Director Communications at his office, Frank Agyei-Twum, said the vice president will “undertake a number of official engagements”. “Amongst others, Vice President Bawumia is scheduled to meet with a number of a number of business leaders, investors and the Ghanaian diaspora.” He is expected to return on Monday, January 13. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has responded to concerns raised by the national broadcaster over the television broadcast rights of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League. In a statement earlier on Thursday, January 9, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) pointed out that despite submitting a bid higher in value, the GFA handed the television rights to StarTimes. GBC said it was shocked and disappointed at the announcement and feels unfairly treated especially when such a deal should be handled like a national treasure. But responding to the “misinformation” by GBC, the GFA said a total of four bids were submitted by…

Small-scale mining is still legal in Ghana and it reserved only for Ghanaians, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said on Thursday. He said all illegal mining activities were being weeded out of the system, with many of the foreigners caught engaging in them arrested and being prosecuted, while those of West African origins had been deported. There were more than 250 registered Ghanaians currently engaged in small-scale mining, he said, adding; “So if you go somewhere and somebody is mining don’t assume it is galamsey.” Prof. Frimpong-Boateng was speaking to journalists at a media…

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) says it was disappointed and shocked when the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced StarTimes as television rights holders for the 2019Ghana Premier League and the FA Cup. “Apart from GBC’s superior financial offer, we thought that the Premier League and FA Cup content would have been treated like a national treasure and given to the national broadcaster and a consortium of local broadcasters,” the national broadcaster said in a statement signed by Mamie Asare, the Director of Corporate Affairs. After naming StarTimes as the rights holders on Wednesday, the nation’s football governing body announced that…

Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber has revealed he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. “It’s been a rough couple years,” the 25-year-old wrote on Instagram, adding that he was also suffering from a chronic viral infection. The star said he was aware of social media speculation that he had a drug problem, after he was pictured looking unwell with blotches on his skin. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria carried by some species of ticks. Symptoms of the infection often include a rash, muscle pain, and tiredness. What did Bieber say? On his Instagram page, the artist wrote that people…