Author: Krobea

Former President John Dramani Mahama says he – like many other Ghanaians – is disappointed in the Akufo-Addo-led government in the termination of the concession agreement between the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS). According to the former president, who was part of final negotiations in sealing Compact II with the United States government, the termination of the contract was as a result of “self-serving” decisions taken by the government. “The deliberate acts perpetrated with the crude support of the Flagstaff House with the ECG concessionaire agreement. . .has led us to where…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has inaugurated its 2020 manifesto committee as the beginning of campaign to reclaim power from the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The inauguration was held at the party’s headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, October 23. It wraps up wide stakeholder consultation embarked upon by the party’s presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama. The former president has already hinted that the manifesto will be “bottom-up” in far departure from previous ones. Mahama to campaign on ‘bottom-up’ manifesto The committee will be chaired by a former Minister of Health, Professor Kwaku Danso Boafo, who also once served as Ghana’s…

Twenty-seven schools have automatically qualified for the 2020 National Science and Math Quiz (NSMQ). The schools were the quarter-finalists in the 2019 edition, which saw St Augustine’s College beat PRESEC-Legon and St Peter’s SHS to the title. Losing finalists and record winners Presbyterian Boys’ SHS will lead Greater Accra Region’s charge. They will be joined by Accra Academy, Achimota School, Chemu SHS and St John’s Grammar. Central Region will have the winners, Augusco, leading that region with Wesley Girls’ High School, Adisadel College, University Practice SHS and Boa Amponsem SHS automatically joining them in next year’s contest. Opoku Ware School,…

To get the best out of your daily blood pressure medication, take it just before you go to bed, say researchers. It’s a simple tip that could save lives, they say in the European Heart Journal. The pills offer more protection against heart attacks and strokes when taken at bedtime rather than in the morning, a large new study suggests. Experts believe our body’s biological ‘clock’ or natural 24-hour rhythm alters our response to the medication. Synchronise pills to your body clock There is mounting evidence that many different drugs, including heart pills, might work better when taken at specific…

Gold-dealership firm Menzgold Ghana Limited has announced the commencement of validation of documents of customers in order to make arrangements to settle them all. The validation is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 28 and end on November 28, 2019. A press release on Wednesday, October 23 said the exercise will begin at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm each day at designated locations in four regions. Customers are required to submit photocopies of their gold-trading agreements, receipts of gold-traded purchase and gold-trading commission as well as a valid national ID card for the process. In the Greater Accra Region, six…

Hong Kong’s legislature has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill that has sparked months of unrest. The bill – which would have allowed for criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China – prompted outrage when it was introduced in April. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets and the bill was eventually suspended. But protesters have continued regular demonstrations, which spiralled into a wider pro-democracy movement. It is the worst crisis for Hong Kong since the former British colony was handed back to China in 1997. It has also presented a serious challenge to China’s leaders in…

The government of the United States of America says Ghana’s decision to terminate the concession agreement between the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS) was wrong. It said its independent investigations of the agreement proved that it was valid. Therefore, a decision by the West African nation to cancel the agreement is “unwarranted”. These were contained in a statement issued by the US Embassy on Tuesday, October 22 in Accra. The statement said as a result of the decision, Ghana will no longer qualify for the $190 million dedicated by the Millennium Challenge Corporation…

It was a night of heavy wins for the two English Premier League clubs on Match Day 3 of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League. A Raheem Sterling hat-trick at the Etihad on Tuesday night gave Manchester City a 5-1 win over Italian side Atalanta. The English striker was not the only hat-trick hero on the night as Frenchman Kylian Mbappe scored his in a grand style. He came on as a substitute for Paris-Saint Germain to score three times and assist with one goal as the French giants saw off Club Brugge 5-0 in Belgium. Mbappe becomes the youngest French…

MPs have rejected plans to examine the PM’s Brexit bill in three days, leaving the legislation “in limbo”. The Commons supported the Withdrawal Agreement Bill earlier, but voted against the short timetable. Earlier, the PM warned he would seek an election if MPs dismissed the plan and the EU granted an extension to 31 October Brexit deadline. After the vote, he told the Commons he would “pause” the legislation until he had spoken to EU leaders. A spokesman from the European Commission said: “[The Commission] takes note of tonight’s result and expects the UK government to inform us about the…