Author: Krobea

Parliament has begun debating the 2020 budget statement and financial policy of government presented to the House last Wednesday by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The presentation was a requirement of Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 21(3) of the Public Financial Management Act, Act 921. After the delivery on Wednesday, the Majority Leader moved that the House began discussions on Monday, November 18. Osei-Kyei Mensa-Bonsu told members, particularly those of the Minority Caucus, to be guided by “pragmatism” and not “propaganda” during debate. Seconding him, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu hinted that the policy statement will be the…

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the two chiefs who have registered their opposition to position of the National House of Chiefs on the upcoming referendum are only undermining the authority of Togbe Afede XIV. The Agbogbomefia of the Asolgi State, who is the President of the House, on Friday, November 15 issued a statement to canvass for a ‘No’ vote in the December 17 referendum. Also signed by the Vice President of the House, Daasebre Nana Kweku Ewusi VII, the statement said the decision to reject the introduction of partisan politics in district level…

The first Rugby Africa Cup (RAC) 2020 encounter kicks off on Saturday, November 23 at 11:00 GMT at the Nduom Sports Stadium in Elmina, Ghana. This RAC 2020 kick-off is remarkable in two ways. It is the official start of a new competition format on the continent and Ghana is not historically a rugby nation. Yet, Ghana’s Rugby is developing strong. After having hosted the Bronze Cup and winning it last year, Ghana has hosted the Tri-nations Cup this year, and now sets the stage for the inaugural RAC 2020. President of Ghana Rugby Herbert Mensah is thrilled about the…

The 2019 Open Doors Report on international education has shown an overall 13.9 per cent increase over 2018 in the number of Ghanaian students attending universities and colleges in the United States, from 3,213 to 3,661.  This brings Ghana into second place in Sub-Saharan Africa, a spot previously held by Kenya. The number one spot is held by Nigeria, with 13,423 students. Over half of the Ghanaian students in the United States are studying at the graduate level and this number increased by 21.3 per cent over last year, from 1,534 up to 1,860, tipping Ghana into an enviable bracket…

US President Donald Trump has said he is in “very good” health after completing “phase one” of his annual physical examination. The White House confirmed he underwent an exam and some laboratory tests on Saturday at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington. The visit was not in the president’s public schedule, and no details of the tests have been released. It comes 10 months after an annual exam found him “in very good health”. In a statement, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said the latest tests were prompted by a “free weekend” in the president’s diary, and that Mr…

Next year is going to be a busy year as far as the Ghanaian arts space is concerned. Many stakeholders have already unveiled what they have in stock and one of such is playwright Kobina Ansah. The writer-cum-director of ‘The Boy Called A Girl’ has hinted his first play for 2020 and it’s ‘Emergency Wedding’. It is sub-titled ‘Man has his timelines but God has the clock’. Kobina Ansah is known for his queer titles and interesting manner of telling stories, especially controversial ones. “Our new play is a double dose of everything we’ve ever served our patrons,” he explained.…

A Deputy Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Dr Bossman Eric Asare, has assured that the election-management body is ready to conduct the December 17 referendum. According to him, the Commission is on track with plans to run the exercise. “I will say that come December 17, the district level elections, the assembly members elections, unit committee elections and the referendum to determine whether political parties should be allowed to sponsor candidates for local government elections, everything is on course.” Dr Asare gave this assurance on Monday, November 18 in an interview on Sunrise on 3FM. He said from…

The Black Stars are in São Tomé to play São Tomé and Príncipe in a second Group C qualifier for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The side beat South Africa 2-0 at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in their first match in the campaign. Thomas Teye Partey and Mohammed Kudus were the scorers. Despite the win, Ghana is second in the group as Sudan walloped São Tomé and Príncipe 4-0 in the other Group C qualifier. The North Africans were beaten 1-0 by the Bafana Bafana on Sunday. Congolese Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou will referee Ghana’s game on…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Sunday for a three-state visit to the United Arab Emirates, Germany and the United Kingdom. According to a statement from the Presidency, the visit to the UAE is at the invitation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Ghana’s leader is expected to hold bilateral talks with the Crown Prince on Monday “with the aim of renewing and deepening the ties of co-operation and friendship between the two countries”. President Akufo-Addo will later travel to Germany as he…