Author: Krobea

Four persons were on Wednesday grabbed by authorities of the Ghana Highway Authority following a swift operation on the George W. Bush Highway. The four were illegally removing the median on the highway, popularly known as the N1 Highway. Upon arrest, they produced a letter purportedly granted by the Authority giving them permission to replace the median with new wires under a project in collaboration with Wire Weaving Industries Ghana Limited. The wire company is said to provide new coated wire mesh for the new median. But officials from the Authority at the scene said the letter was fake. The…

The Head of Shippers Services and Trade Facilitation at the Ghana Shippers Authority, Naa Densua Aryeetey, has been re-elected to a third term as an Executive Committee member of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (Wista). She has, by that, been also re-elected as the chair for African region. By her role, Naa Densua Aryeetey has successfully facilitated development and collaboration throughout the Africa region and re-activation of Wista with Africa. “My re-election as the chair of the African region is a testament of the work Wista international is doing in Africa, reaching out to women in Maritme and trade,”…

A number of students in three senior high schools have been infected with flu suspected to be H3N2 in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. The affected schools are Legacy Girls Senior High school, a private school, Krobo Girls Senior High school and Akuse Methodist Senior High Technical School. The students are receiving healthcare at health facilities in the enclave, 3news.com has gathered. The students are reported to have complained of fever and continuous headache as they reported in numbers to hospitals in the enclave over the week. Officials from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate and the…

TV3’s Grace Hammoah Asare is one of 30 alumni of the Ghana Institute of Jornalism (GIJ) honoured at the 4th edition of the GIJ Eminence Awards. She was recognized for how fast she has risen in her chosen field, especially with news anchoring, presentation and reporting, after just a year. The award comes six months after she was adjudged Best Female Newsreader in Accra at the 2019 edition of the Foklex Media Awards. Grace Hammoah Asare and the 29 other alumni of GIJ below 60 years were celebrated for their various contributions in their respective fields in the country. Speaking…

Newly elected Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku says he will consult all past presidents including Kwesi Nyantakyi as he takes up the new role. Kurt Okraku says he is going to count on the good counsel of all living past presidents to run his administration. The immediate past president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, resigned following an exposé by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The exposé – released in June, 2018 – also led to the dissolution of the Ghana FA and triggered a life-ban from the world-governing body of football, FIFA, on Mr Nyantakyi. The then CAF First Vice President…

rin South Africa’s Springboks produced an outstanding performance in Yokohama, Japan to emerge 2019 Rugby World Cup champions. They beat England 32-12 in the final on Saturday for their 3rd title. The Africans first won the Webb Ellis Cup in 1995. Exactly 12 years later, they won their second. Coincidentally, their third title comes exactly 12 years after the second. Captain Siya Kolisi in his post-match interview said they played their hearts out for the people of South Africa. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty to one charge of assault after an altercation in a Dublin pub in April. Footage of the incident released in August showed McGregor punching Desmond Keogh in the head at the Marble Arch pub in Drimnagh, south of the centre. On Friday, the 31-year-old was convicted and fined 1,000 euros (£861). The court heard Mr Keogh did not want to give a victim statement and that he had accepted an apology from McGregor. McGregor was promoting his own brand of whiskey at the pub when the altercation took place on 6…

The National Teaching Council (NTC) sensitized in-service teachers on teacher professionalism on Wednesday, October 30. The team from NTC led by Executive Secretary Christian Addai-Poku took the participants through the National Teachers Standards (NTS), Licensing Process for In-Service Teachers and the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) at St. Marys Senior High School. NTC is an agency mandated by the Education Act, 2008 (Act 778) to license and register teachers as well as develop and periodically review professional standards and code of ethics. NTC’s vision is to be a beacon providing the standards guiding teacher preparation and practice and to promote world…

Fifa President, Gianni Infantino has sent a congratulatory message to newly elected GFA President Kurt Okraku and members of the new Executive Council of the GFA. In a letter to the new GFA President, the FIFA President also extended a warm message of goodwill and support to the President and his team. “I would like to extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of your recent election as President of the Ghana Football Association for the 2019-2023 period , at the 2019 GFA Extraordinary Elective Congress held on 25th October in Accra,” Infantino said in his letter.…

The Embassy of Israel across the world has embarked on strike by suspending all diplomatic activities indefinitely. In a statement on Wednesday, October 30, the Embassy of Israel in Accra said the action is “due to internal budgetary issues between the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Israel’s Ministry of Finance”. But it assured that the “good” and “long-lasting relations” between Ghana and Israel will not be affected. The Embassy of Israel in Ghana has oversight responsibilities in Liberia and Sierra Leone as well. “The Embassy will continue to give services and resume its diplomatic activities in Ghana, Liberia and…