Author: Krobea

Minister for Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to spend the country’s oil revenues on “Free Senior High School education is a better investment than anything the country can dream of”. Speaking at the Bolgatanga Senior High School on Tuesday, August 13 as part of President Akufo-Addo’s two-day tour of the Upper East Region, Dr Opoku Prempeh noted that even before the implementation of the Free SHS policy, the President ensured that the capitation grant for basic schools was increased from GH¢4.50 that had existed in 2009 to GH¢9 in 2017. “In 2018, (President…

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Nkwantanang-Madina Assembly, Jenifer Dede Afagbedzi, has reiterated the assembly’s commitment to fight against indiscriminate dumping of waste at unauthorized places and along ceremonial streets. This move, according to her, falls in line with President Nana Akufo-Addo’s vision and declaration to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa. She says a lot has been done by MMDCEs in Accra in achieving the President’s dream but attitudinal change has been the hindrance. Madam Dede Afagbedzi disclosed this on Onua FM’s Mantam Mpuntuo in an interview with Nana Yaw Opare (Wofa). She appealed to the general…

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has clarified comments attributed to him about future taxes to be paid by beneficiaries of the Free SHS programme. Mr Nti is said to have made these comments at a capacity building workshop for members of the Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) in Koforidua, the capital of the Eastern Region. “The Ghana Revenue Authority wishes to clarify an attribution to the Commissioner-General by a section of the media on whether beneficiaries of the Free SHS Policy will pay more taxes than non-beneficiaries in future,” a statement issued…

Kotoko striker Abdul Fatawu Safiu has signed for Swedish side Trelleborgs FF on a season-long loan with an option to stay on permanently. Safiu joined from Eleven Wonders Football Club in Techiman last year and became a huge figure in the Porcupine Warriors. He grew in the side to become the top scorer of the Special Competition – scoring 10 goals. He also scored thrice and assisted twice in last year’s CAF Confederation Cup campaign, where the Reds reached the money zone. On Trelleborgs FF’s website, they stated: “We continue to strengthen on the attack side. Now through 25-year-old forward Fatawu…

The much-awaited Extraordinary Congress of the Ghana Football Association to be held under the auspices of the Normalisation Committee has been postponed to Thursday, September 5. The Congress was initially scheduled to be held on Monday, August 19 but there was ambiguity over the number of days required for such a key constitutional provision to be triggered. “The rescheduling clears any ambiguity over interpretation of relevant provisions of the GFA Statutes by stakeholders, regarding the number of days required for Extra Ordinary Congress as well as the agenda for the Extraordinary Congress as earlier communicated,” the Committee said in a…

Former Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Alfred Obeng Boateng has donated ceiling fans to the Muslim fraternity of Bibiani market to enable them furnish their newly constructed ultra-modern mosque. The donation came as a result of a request which was made through the Electoral Area Coordinator of  Bibiani Newtown, Mary Darko, barely two months ago. As usual of him, Mr Obeng Boateng decided to honour the request during their Eid-Adha celebration. Donating the items on behalf of the philanthropist, who also doubles as the CEO of Approachers Group of Companies, Halifax Amande, the Secretary of Friends…

“7And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” 8But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. 9″There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” 10So it was, as she spoke to…

Donewell Insurance Company Limited (DICL) has expressed shock at allegations made by Qatar-based insurance firm Al Koot Insurance and Reinsurance Company in guarantees that saw Ghana’s electricity distribution service ceded to Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS). According to Donewell Insurance, due process was followed throughout the agreement to the extent that its brokers, JoAustralia Reinsurance Brokers, secured a cover from Al Koot in accordance with international best practice. It said in a statement on Friday, August 9 that a total premium of $7 million was received for the lease agreement and the bulk supply agreement for PDS. “In view…

Huawei has announced it is developing a new operating system called HarmonyOS. There had been speculation that Huawei was planning to replace the Android operating system which powers its smartphones and tablets. In May, Google suspended the company’s Android licence after the US government put Huawei on a trade blacklist. However, Huawei said HarmonyOS would first be used in devices such as smart speakers and watches, rather than replacing Android in its phones. “HarmonyOS is completely different from Android and iOS,” said Huawei’s Richard Yu, who announced the project at the Huawei Developer Conference in Dongguan, China. He said the…

It is conventional wisdom that the Black Stars were woefully abysmal at the African Cup of Nations. The team was so poor they were eliminated from the competition in the knockout stages – the first time since 2006 after some very good performances at that stage. The tournament in Egypt is certainly one to forget for many Ghanaians but one believes he could have made a proper impact on the team if he had played more. Asamoah Gyan sparingly featured at the Cup of Nations for the team he was so regular in at a point. He was used as…