Author: Krobea

Knighted Ghanaian-British architect David Frank Adjaye has justified the need for a national cathedral for Ghana and said that will be “a symbol of hope” for citizens. He has also welcomed public criticism over the siting and construction of such an edifice, saying the “naysayers” will get to know how important a national cathedral is for a country like Ghana when it is up. For him, the laying in state of Ghana’s son, Kofi Annan, for instance, at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) did not dignify such an illustrious son. “When Kofi Annan was laid in state, it was…

Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah climbed up the podium. Eyes up, looking to the skies with a sort of bewilderment and disbelief for what she had achieved. Ghana’s high jumper, aged 17, had just won gold at the Africa Games for finishing a height of 1.84m. Soon, the Ghana national anthem began ringing through the bells of live trumpets and through the well connected sound system at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Finally, after a modest soupcon of success at the Games, it was Ghana’s moment. Fifteen hours later, the men’s relay team were in the dressing rooms holding each…

Gospel artiste Chosen YesuBa, known in real life as Listowell Acquaye, has released Soul Grind music video off his 7-track Last Days EP. The fast-rising Gospel Contemporary/Urban artiste released the Last Days EP on Saturday, September 21, 2019. According to Chosen, ‘Soul Grind’ is a piece that speaks about the day-to-day lifestyle of all Christians. The video was shot by Director Tee, fast rising video director with over 25 music videos to his credit for the past 5 years in the showbiz industry. The music video focuses and touches on a lot of social vices that many have accepted to…

Ghana won two prestigious awards at the ongoing International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, 40th Assembly in Montreal, Canada. Ghana was awarded the International Civil Aviation Organization Council President’s certificates for maintaining one of the highest aviation safety and security standards globally. The safety award is in recognition of Ghana obtaining Africa’s highest score in Aviation Safety Oversight after scoring a provisional Effective Implementation (EI) rate of 89.89 percent. This was after the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) concluded its Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) on April 3, 2019, in line with the United Nations Aviation Agency’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme. The award…

Teenager Reece James scored and set up two goals on his full debut as Chelsea thrashed League Two side Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup third round. James, 19, set up Michy Batshuayi in the seventh minute before his superb cross was tapped in by Kurt Zouma. He added Chelsea’s fifth late in the second half before Batshuayi slotted home his second goal. Chelsea’s Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi also scored, while Grimsby’s Matt Green netted a volley. Manager Frank Lampard changed the entire starting XI following Chelsea’s defeat by Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday, but there were several…

The Okyeman Caucus within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dissociated itself from comments made by Kwame Zu, the Ashanti Region Secretary, during the march by the Coalition for National Sovereignty last week. Kwame Zu’s comments had incensed the Okyeman Traditional Council, whose members joined a demonstration in Kyebi to call not only him but other NDC officials to order. The Council members demanded that the NDC offer ritual pacification over the comments by the party’s regional executive or risk being banned. But a statement issued by the Okyeman Caucus and signed by Coordinator Victor Smith on Wednesday, September 25…

Parliament is expected to debate on the visa waiver agreement between Ghana and Jamaica. Both nations entered the agreement in June 2019. That was when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo visited the Caribbean nation. Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey revealed the impending Parliamentary debate on the agreement when she met with her Jamaican counterpart, Kamina Johnson Smith, at the UN headquarters in New York. The meeting between the two ministers took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, USA. Madam Ayorkor Botchwey seized the opportunity to congratulate Jamaica for being elected to chair the United…

Planned Caesarean delivery can be the safest option for women who have had a Caesarean in the past, according to new research in PLoS Medicine. Attempting a vaginal birth was linked with a small but increased chance of complications for mother and baby compared with repeat Caesareans. The findings come from more than 74,000 births in Scotland. Experts say mums-to-be should be offered a choice of how to deliver – vaginal or Caesarean – when possible. A recent investigation by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme suggests this is not always happening, with many women requesting a Caesarean being denied one.…

Round One of the polio vaccination exercise began in five regions on Wednesday, September 25 and scheduled to end on Saturday, September 28. The vaccination exercise targets all children Under 5. The Zero Round began from 11 September and ended on 14 September. At a stakeholders meeting to update the media on measures put in place by the Ghana Health Service and its partners on how it’s addressing the reported cases of polio in the country, Greater Accra Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Charity Sarpong, indicated the service has intensified surveillance. “In order to prevent further transmission, a comprehensive…

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Government of Ghana and Government of Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), on Tuesday launched the Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP) to improve standards and quality of exports. The GQSP is a new innovative global programme developed by UNIDO and funded by SECO that addresses country-specific quality and standards compliance capacity challenges in partner countries to facilitate market access for SMEs in selected value chains. As part of the launch, a short ceremony was held to outdoor COCOBOD Quality Control Company Limited accredited laboratory and cocoa inspection activities supported…