Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, in principle, agreed to a request by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, to send some 375 Ghanaian nurses to Barbados to work in a number of their government medical facilities. This came to the fore on Friday, June 14 when President Akufo-Addo and Prime Minister Mottley held bilateral talks, in Bridgetown, Barbados, after the Ghanaian leader paid a day’s working visit to that country. Addressing a press conference in the aftermath of the bilateral discussions, and with Barbados facing an acute nursing shortage, the Barbadian Prime Minister stated that “we have…

The US Department of State’s Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Carl Risch, travelled to Accra from June 13-14, 2019.  During his visit, the Assistant Secretary met with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to discuss matters of mutual interest. He also met members of the diplomatic community and U.S. Mission consular and immigration staff. This concludes a two-country trip that began on Monday, June 10, 2019. Prior to Ghana, Assistant Secretary Risch traveled to Kenya to meet with US Embassy staff and observe consular operations in Nairobi. In both cities, he underscored the deep…

Brazil were jeered by their own fans in their opening Copa America game against Bolivia despite winning 3-0. Barcelona forward Philippe Coutinho scored twice and Everton netted a superb third late on in Sao Paulo. Fans at the Morumbi stadium, which was around 70% full, booed Brazil at the break after a goalless first half in the Group A match. Manager Tite said he “expected” a negative reaction from supporters after his team’s lacklustre performance. “We felt it … young lads feel it, the coach feels it.” the 56-year-old said. “We need to understand. If we get forward and create…

The departure terminal for local flights at the Kotoka International Airport was buzzing with activity as scores of passengers went through check-in procedures. Ghanaian musician Samuel Adu Frimpong, popularly known as Medikal, and his crew had missed their morning flight to Tamale and were hoping to be booked on another flight.  The artist was billed to headline a major concert later that evening in Sawla within the newly-created Savannah Region, a three-hour drive from Tamale. After the last boarding call to Tamale was made, the manager of the artist tried a last minute desperate appeal to get the crew onboard…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described Ghana as the safest country in West Africa, and, is, therefore, asking Africans in the Diaspora to come, explore and experience Ghana in this Year of Return. Addressing the House of Assembly of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday, June 12, President Akufo-Addo stated that, “in today’s world, where sadly crime and terror have become part of everyday life, I can say that Ghana is certainly the safest country in the West African region, and remains one of the few places on earth where we are not embarrassed to see ourselves as…

All the three living former presidents invited for the 70th anniversary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) failed to turn up, 3news.com has gathered. According to the party’s Acting General Secretary, James Kwabena Bomfeh, only former President John Agyekum Kufuor responded to the invitation by sending a representative to the programme held on Wednesday, June 12. The CPP, the second political party to be formed in Ghana, was founded on June 12, 1949 after its first leader Kwame Nkrumah mobilized a mass group of people of about 60,000 to counter the ideals of elitist United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC). Dr…

UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool will kickstart the 2019/20 English Premier League season with a home game at Anfield against newly promoted Norwich City on Friday, August 9. It will be the start of a season they will hope to annex the domestic league after coming close twice. Champions Manchester City will travel to West Ham United on Saturday, August 10, when a majority of the opening day games will be played. The top fixture on Matchday 1 will be a clash between rivals Chelsea and Manchester United at Old Trafford. That match will be played on Sunday, August 11,…

Conservative MPs will begin the process of choosing their new leader and the next prime minister later when a first round of voting is held in Parliament. Voting will take place by secret ballot in the Commons, with a result expected some time after 13.00 BST. Any of the 10 candidates who fails to secure at least 17 votes will be eliminated from the contest. Further ballots will be held next week, with the two most popular MPs moving to a run-off of Tory party members. The winner of the contest to succeed Theresa May is expected to be announced…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons recorded a first win for Africa in their second Group A game on Wednesday after beating South Korea 2-0. Both sides had lost their opening games. While South Korea lost 0-4 to hosts France, Nigeria lost 0-3 to Norway on Matchday 1. After the first round of matches, none of the three African participants in the tournament picked any points. After the Super Falcons’ loss, South Africa’s Banyana Banyana lost 1-3 to Spain on Saturday, June 8. Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses played two days later but lost by a lone goal to their counterparts from Canada. On Wednesday,…

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the security services, particularly the police, of being compromised in the discharge of their professional work. He says all discerning Ghanaians cannot escape that conclusion. In an interview on TV3’s Midday Live on Wednesday, Mr Asiedu Nketia said recent events leading to the arrest and subsequent release of his party’s chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, makes them cotton on to that conviction. “We have come to the painful conclusion that the security services have been compromised and are being used by government to prosecute their political agenda,” he…