Author: Krobea

Australian swimmer Mack Horton has publicly reignited his feud with Chinese rival Sun Yang, years after accusing him of being a “drug cheat”. Sun pipped Horton to claim gold in the 400m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in South Korea on Sunday. Horton later refused to share the medal podium with Sun – who has faced fresh claims of violating doping protocols. Afterwards, Sun told reporters: “Disrespecting me was OK, but disrespecting China was unfortunate. “I feel sorry about that.” Horton, the defending Olympic champion, had also declined to shake hands with Sun or pose for photos with him.…

The mid-year budget review to be presented by the Minister of Finance in Parliament has been rescheduled to Monday, July 29. The delivery by Ken Ofori-Atta was initially scheduled to be done on Wednesday, July 24 but was rescheduled to Monday, July 22. But the date for the presentation has again been rescheduled to Monday, July 29. Already, the Minority in Parliament has warned the Minister of Finance, and by extension government, not to make it a “populist, vote-buying gimmick” but to address the hardships currently facing Ghanaians. Minority cautions gov’t ahead of mid-year budget review The government at a…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, July 23 resume his regional tours by visiting the Central and Western Regions. President Akufo-Addo’s tours give him an opportunity to interact with citizens, stakeholders and opinion leaders, inspect ongoing development projects as well as cut sod for new projects to commence. On Tuesday, he will kick off the tour in Shama in the Western Region, cutting sod for work to commence on 2nd expansion factory works for a company called Twiford Ltd. He will commission Ghana Gas projects in Esiama, meet chiefs and people in town hall meetings as well as…

Eritrea has signed up to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTFA) meaning that all countries on the continent have now agreed to the deal. The AU says that AfCFTA will create the world’s largest free trade area. It also estimates that implementing AfCFTA will lead to around a 60% boost in intra-African trade by 2022. The first step is to cut tariffs for goods from countries within the bloc but the timeframe to do this is yet to be announced. Economic superpower Nigeria signed up earlier this month leaving Eritrea as the only country outside the deal. Eritrea did…

Voting will close later in the Conservative leadership contest, with the UK’s next prime minister set to be announced on Tuesday. Party members will have until 17:00 BST to return their ballots for either Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson, regarded as the frontrunner in the contest. The winner and successor to Theresa May is due to take office on Wednesday. On Sunday, Philip Hammond told the BBC he intends to resign as chancellor if Mr Johnson becomes prime minister. Mr Hammond told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show he could not “sign up” to Mr Johnson’s Brexit strategy, which requires leaving…

Churches within the Ga East Municipal Assembly have joined forces to establish the Ga East Council of Churches. The Council aims at promoting unity among Christian churches in the municipality while spearheading development within the community member churches are located. At the official inauguration held at the Soul Care Assemblies of God Church at Ashongman-Estates on Saturday, retired Presbyterian Minister Reverend Charles Barifi Ahwireng, who was also the guest speaker, commended all the churches for coming together for such a noble and religious cause. He tasked the leadership to be resolute in helping grow the municipality spiritually. The Chief Executive…

Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo has told BBC Sport that the decision to call time on his international career was the “hardest” of his life. The 30-year-old, who finished as top scorer at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with five goals, confirmed his immediate retirement from international football on Friday. The former Watford striker scored 16 goals in 35 appearances in a Super Eagles career spanning four years after making his debut in March 2015. Ighalo said it had been a hard decision to make but added: “You always dream of playing for Nigeria as a boy and luckily I…

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has called on managers and directors of the Board to work innovatively to change the fortunes of the cocoa industry. Mr Boahen Aidoo made the call when he briefed managers and directors from the Head Office, Divisions and Subsidiaries at a meeting held at Cocoa House in Accra on key matters affecting the cocoa industry. He explained the new course that COCOBOD is charting; that is, the implementation of the Productivity Enhancement Programmes (PEPs) and other interventions and how to ensure that the programmes culminate into the successes…

Benjamin Netanyahu has become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, surpassing the record set by the country’s founding father. Mr Netanyahu has led for 4,876 days – one more than Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion. He secured his fifth term earlier this year but has called fresh elections after failing to form a government. Mr Netanyahu is currently facing a series of possible corruption charges and calls for him to resign. He has denied any wrongdoing and alleges that the case is politically motivated. Mr Netanyahu won his first election in 1996, becoming Israel’s youngest-ever prime minister at the age…

Hong Kong actor and film producer Simon Yam has been stabbed while speaking on stage at a promotional event in China. The star, who has appeared in numerous award-winning films, was in the city of Zhongshan when the incident happened. Video shared on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, shows a man approach the stage and lunge at the actor before a violent scuffle ensues. Mr Yam’s manager said his client’s injuries were not life-threatening and he had been taken to hospital. “He was stabbed in his stomach and slashed on his arm, but was conscious the entire time,” Lester…