Author: Krobea

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the GH¢10 insurance deductions to make way for the policy to be regularized. The suspension will be in August only with deductions set to resume in September for only teachers interested in the scheme, which offers a life cover of GH¢18,000 in case of death or permanent disability. Some teachers had expressed disagreement with the reintroduction of the scheme in July and descended heavily on the Service for not informing them before effecting deductions. The scheme was formally introduced in June, 2018 but was suspended after agitations among staff. Sensitisation was intensified and…

Ghana midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu, says he is feeling a lot better in the hospital in Negrar. The midfielder was rushed to the hospital Wednesday night and was diagnosed with pulmonary microembolism – a blood clot in the lungs. A statement confirmed the 28-year-old Ghana international is being kept in at the Sacro Cuore hospital in Negrar for treatment and further tests following “a pulmonary microembolism incident. “The player’s conditions are good and he will remain under observation for a few days.” This is a small blood clot in the lung, which can be extremely serious, even fatal, if not treated,…

The Ghanaian theatre industry has been bursting at its seams with great plays over the last few years. Almost every weekend at the National Theatre, there is a play showing. One name that can never be overlooked when modern Ghanaian theatre is made mention of is Uncle Ebo Whyte. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Roverman Productions has over the last decade written, produced and directed countless stage plays. His recent masterpiece, I Want Your Wife, saw National Theatre overflowing with patrons on the two weekends it was shown. On Monday on his live flagship program, FOOD FOR THOUGHT, on…

The European response to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” of illegal migration has largely been one of outrage and disgust but, is Europe any different? For many in Africa and the Middle East, Europe’s migration policies are not so different from Trump’s. Many Europeans take umbrage at Trump’s attacks. But even if they don’t subscribe to his “zero tolerance” approach to migration, European governments have also become much tougher in handling migrants, asylum seekers and even minorities already resident– a position many migration experts describe as very hypocritical. As I write this article, two boats carrying more than 500 migrants…

Tammy Abraham missed the last penalty at Istanbul’s Vodafone Arena on Wednesday night to hand Liverpool their fourth Uefa Super Cup trophy. The match played between last season’s Champions League winners and Europa League winners saw Liverpool and Chelsea play to a pulsating 2-2 draw after extra time. Olivier Giroud had opened the scores for the Blues in the first half but the Reds came from the break to clinch the equaliser through Sadio Mane, forcing the game into extra time. After just five minutes of the extra time, Mane scored again in his 19th goal in 2019. But a…

The DNA samples of the families of the missing girls of Takoradi have been taken, 3news.com understands. The exercise took place on Wednesday, August 14 at the Western Regional Police Headquarters in Sekondi. It lasted less than an hour, 3news.com can confirm. The samples will be matched against the human remains found in Sekondi/Takoradi earlier this month in the search for the girls. While three sets of human remains were found in a septic tank near the residence of the suspected kidnapper, a fourth set was found at Nkroful New Site, where Samuel Udoetuk-Willis was rearrested when he broke jail.…

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the Free Senior High School Policy will not be scrapped by his administration if he returns to power in 2020. “Free SHS is here to stay,” he stressed. “Indeed, it is underpinned and guaranteed by the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and it cannot be reversed by any government.” Mr Mahama made this known on Wednesday, August 14 while addressing delegates at the 27th Annual Residential Delegates’ Congress of the Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) held in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. This comes in the wake of assertions by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo…

US The Minority in Parliament has written to the US Ambassador to Ghana for an investigation into government’s suspension of the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS). The petition was personally delivered on Wednesday, August 14 by the Ranking Member on the Committee of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. According to the petition, the Akufo-Addo-led government cannot be trusted to conduct “thorough and independent” investigations into the agreement because it “stands complicit with top functionaries and cronies”. Therefore, Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan can help enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of the US in bringing closure to…

Ghanaian coach Sellas Tetteh’s appointment as Sierra Leone head coach has been rejected by the government of the West African country. He was on Tuesday named the coach of the Leone Stars with a statement by the country’s football association saying, “After a thorough interview process by the Sierra Leone FA (SLFA,) head coach Recruitment Committee and based on scores earned by the various candidates, the executive committee of the Football Association wishes to announce to the general public and the football family the appointment of Mr. Sellas Tetteh Teivi as the head coach of the national senior team Leone…

Ghana captain Andre Ayew hit a brace for Swansea City as they eliminated Northampton Town from the ongoing Carabao Cup on Tuesday night at the Liberty Stadium. Ayew came on as a substitute and struck two goals 8 minutes apart to salvage his side’s chances of staying in the competition after they had gone down by a goal. “That’s exactly what we know he can do. He has come back into the club after the international break in very good condition,” Swansea coach Steve Cooper said after the game. “He looks extremely motivated in training and tonight was about giving…