Author: Krobea

Senior members of the Human Resource Department of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have held a retreat at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), Tafo to brainstorm on best practices to enhance their performance. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the event, Deputy Chief Executive In-Charge of Finance and Administration Ray Ankrah called on staff to give off their best in the discharge of their duties for the attainment of the core objectives of COCOBOD. Mr. Ankrah said staff welfare is paramount to COCOBOD because it is their contribution, together with the hardworking cocoa farmers, that will turn around the fortunes…

Some have said the Musicians Union of GHANA (MUSIGHA) is not working as it should. Ras Caleb Appiah Levi, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman, has also confirmed to Onua 95.1FM that yes indeed MUSIGHA is not working as it is supposed to be. Ras Levi disclosed that when he was inducted into office in 2016 as the Greater Accra Region Chairman, his predecessor Tic Tac never gave him any handing over notes for him to know the state of the regional branch of the Union. “I met a dormant account with Stanbic Bank. I asked Tic Tac for documents but…

St Augustine’s College will mark a return to the National Science and Maths Quiz after two years of absence. This follows their win of the Central Regional championship on Saturday. Augusco beat University Practice SHS and Wesley Girls’ SHS in the final to emerge the maiden champions and coincidentally qualify for the national championship in June. The regional contest was held at Mfantsipim School. Though at par with UPSHS at the end of the first round with WeyGeyHey trailing with 14 points, Augusco jumped to the lead in Round 2 and there seemed to be no stopping them. They won…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has taken a swipe at the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, saying his thinking on political party vigilantism being curbed by only the country’s two major parties is too simplistic. He said even the latest exposé on the activities of a quasi-militia group at the seat of government annex, the Christianborg Castle in Osu, “tells you that the president was acting out of insincerity”. He wondered that if the NDC and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had met, for instance, and disbanded their militias, what would have happened to…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been commended by a former army officer for initiating the process of dialogue between the country’s two major political parties on ending political party vigilantism. But retired Colonel Festus Aboagye, a former Commander of West African multilateral armed forces ECOMOG, says it will not be appropriate for the president to make further comments about the issue let alone “banter” with a chairman of one of the parties involved. Speaking on TV3’s The Key Points on Saturday, Colonel (rtd) Aboagye said the president’s call for the dialogue is enough and the process can take its…

The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate resignation of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The caucus also wants the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to carry out a swoop at the Christianborg Castle, Osu and arrest leaders and members of a pro-government group De-Eye Group. This comes in the wake of a documentary produced by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni for Joy News. The said documentary reveals how some men are being trained by De-Eye Group at the former seat of government. “Perhaps even more mind-blowing is the revelation that De-Eye Group militia has been allocated two offices at…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has launched a scathing attack at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and President Nana Akufo-Addo over the training of a private militia at the Osu Castle. The training of the militia was broadcast in a documentary on Accra-based Joy News on Thursday. Acknowledging watching the “harrowing” documentary on Twitter, Mr Mahama said it clearly shows that the current government “has produced enough paint to paint the whole nation black”. https://twitter.com/JDMahama/status/1103909684572913665 Reaction to this message on Friday, March 8 was mixed as followers replied with varying opinions. https://twitter.com/Supremo06903924/status/1103912324908277761 https://twitter.com/CorleoneESQ/status/1103912782909517824 https://twitter.com/belinda_damoa/status/1103942670160969730 https://twitter.com/Jgudmoney024/status/1103921362735783944 The development is said to…

Grammy award-winning reggae artiste Rocky Dawuni has listed Becca, Efya and Wiyaala as his Top 3 female artistes in Ghana. Speaking on 3FM Drive on 3FM 92.7 with host Giovani Caleb ahead of International Women’s Day, the reggae singer says his new album has two females on it. They are Ghana’s Wiyaala and Argentina’s Alika. This, he said, is part of his contribution to an emerging and incredible voice of women here in Ghana, and it needs to be supported by all. He admitted that his achievement on the international music stage paved way for many other Ghanaian artistes including…

US President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort has been given a 47-month jail sentence for fraud. He was convicted last year of hiding millions of dollars of income earned by his political consulting in Ukraine. The charges stem from an inquiry into alleged Russian election meddling in the 2016 US elections. None of Manafort’s charges relate to collusion with Russia in the election. Mr Trump has always denied the charge, describing the inquiry as a witch hunt. The 47-month sentence is far shorter than what was recommended by US Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Mr Mueller is…

There was gunshot inside the Bukom Boxing Arena Wednesday night following the cancellation of a scheduled boxing match. The match was called off due to the late arrival of the boxers. SWAG Boxing Referee of the Year Roger Barnor pulled out a pistol and fired a warning shot, leading to mayhem. It was the first title bill under the Ghana Boxing League dubbed Fist of Fury involving boxers from Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Benin. The event, in collaboration with Landmark Promotions, got underway an hour-and-a-half late but had the first two bouts canceled due to the absence of the boxers…