Author: Krobea

The 10 per cent of the $1 million arbitration money paid to Davies & Davies Law has been returned to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the country’s football-governing body has confirmed. The money was inadvertently paid to the law firm by the erstwhile Normalisation Committee as legal fees for retrieving the arbitration money from Globacom Limited. The Nigerian multinational telecommunications company had agreed to sponsor the Ghana Premier League for a five-year period but unilaterally abrogated the contract. Quite recently the President of the Normalisation Committee, Dr Kofi Amoah, confirmed that despite receiving $1 million from the Nigerian firm, $900,000…

Connect FM’s news anchor and producer of Asem Yi Dzi Ka, Paa Kojo Peters, has been adjudged the Producer of the Year at this year’s Hyperlinks Media Awards held over the weekend in Sunyani, the Ahafo Region. The Awards was to honour media personnel across the country for their hard work and dedication in the line of duty. Connect FM had three nominations in the categories: Producer of the Year, Radio Programme of the Year and Technician of the Year. Paa Kojo Peters competed with seven others but emerged as winner for the Producer of the Year category while his…

The Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has revealed that the education sector was on the verge of collapse when NPP government took office in 2017. Teacher absenteeism, according to him, was hovering around 30 per cent resulting in 45 per cent of SHS candidates failing in Mathematics. Only 2 per cent pupils in Primary Two were found proficient in reading per the Early Grade Assessment Test whilst 25 per cent pupils in Primary Six were proficient in English. Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh disclosed this on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 while speaking at Innovation Africa 2019: Africa’s Official Ministerial…

The UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has appointed Israel and Ghana to co-chair the Council’s Science, Technology and Innovation Forum. The two countries will together lead discussions, take part in the selection of speakers, and prepare receptions on promoting innovation in the world. Neither of the countries has previously led the Forum. The senior appointment also makes Ghana the first African nation to hold the post. The ambassadors of Ghana and Israel to the UN met recently at the UN headquarters to coordinate their plans for the Forum’s activities in 2020, deciding to focus on advancing women in science…

The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has disclosed that government, under its Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), seeks to improve the quality of low performing basic education schools and strengthen education sector equity and accountability in Ghana. The Project is targeting 10,000 most disadvantaged schools based on examination performance. It will also support the training of teachers, manage class sizes and improve systems for accountability, national assessments and teacher management. The Minister made this revelation when he addressed the 9th Innovation Africa Ministerial Summit currently under way in Accra. He stated that the various GALOP disbursement…

Authorities of the eastern Caribbean island nation Barbabdos have called on Ghana to assist them organize their version of the ‘Year of Return’ in 2020, the Chief Executive Officer for the Ghana Tourism Authority has revealed. Nana Akwasi Agyeamn said a lot of interest have been shown in the Year of the Return initiative, hence the need to consolidate the programme. He told Francis Doku, host of the Travel Pass Exclusive on 3FM Sunday December 1, that “Barbados called us that they are doing a similar thing and they want us to help them”. “They told us that that they…

Some Ghanaian traders, said to be members of a task force set up by the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA), were resisted by their Nigerian counterparts at Tip-toe Lane in Accra on Monday, December 2 in what later degenerated into violence. The Ghanaians were shutting down shops of foreign retailers as they claim the latter are violating a legislation barring foreigners from doing business in Ghana. The issue, which has raged on for sometime now, has led to the closure of shops belonging to foreigners. “It goes beyond the police,” the Nima Divisional Police Commander told journalists. “It is…

The World Bank is supporting Ghana with $14million to develop tourist sites across the country, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority GTA) has said. Akwesi Agemang told Francis Doku, host of Travel Pass Exclusive show on 3FM, Sunday, December 1 that a number of tourist sites in Ghana need to be upgraded as part of efforts to develop tourism in Ghana, hence the support from the World Bank. “Currently there are about seven tourist sites which are ready for some touch-ups. This include Gwolu, Nkroful, Nzulezu, Salaga, Bonwire. “Then we have what we call the clusters. We…

The White House has said US President Donald Trump and his lawyers will not attend an impeachment hearing on Wednesday, citing a lack of “fairness”. The hearing by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee marks the next stage of the probe, with legal experts giving testimony that could lead to a vote of impeachment. It is alleged the president pressured Ukraine to conduct two investigations for his own political gain. Mr Trump has denied any wrongdoing. After weeks of closed-door witness interviews and public hearings, the process will now focus on possible charges of misconduct, which could lead to an…

Accra Giants emerged winners of this year’s Ghana Skate Soccer League after defeating Ashanti Warriors in the final 5-1 at the Skate Soccer Arena at the Accra Tennis Court. Accra Giants led by Gariba Sannie dominated both halves to win the tournament. The League, which was played in a round robin format, saw Accra Giants winning their first game against Western Tigers by 5-2 and won their second game against Zongo Lions to reach the final. Under the auspices of the International Federation of Skate Soccer (IFSS), the 2019 MTN Skate Soccer League is aimed at taking away physically challenged…