Author: Krobea

A labour expert has made a call for the complete scrapping of the current payment structure for Ghana’s public sector. Ben Arthur says payment by effort and time should be done away with for payment by performance. According to him, the latter is what is enshrined the 1992 Constitution. Mr Arthur made these remarks on TV3’s Midday Live on Friday. He was speaking in an interview on the sit-down strike declared by staff of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC). Staff, who began the strike on Thursday, claim they are worse off with the advent of the Single Spine…

Whose money is it when men give to God in church? If it’s God’s, do men need to give a hoot about how it is used? If it’s men’s, does the church need to account periodically to those who give?  It’s awkward when modern church leaders try to make it look as though one is being too nosy or carnal when they demand accountability from the church. In the wake of so many “one-man” churches, it’s rare to see many church today periodically brief its members on its financial activities. Irony is when the same church that urges government to…

Princess Eugenie has married her long-term partner Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. The ninth in line to the throne was watched by her grandmother, the Queen, and Prince Philip, along with other members of her family. Celebrities were also among the 850 guests at the ceremony, including Cara Delevingne and Robbie Williams. Guests held onto their hats in strong winds, as the young bridal party struggled to stay on their feet. After the wedding, the couple took a horse-drawn carriage ride through the town, watched by around 1,200 members of the public in the castle grounds, and…

Usain Bolt has scored his first goals for a professional football team, getting two on his first start for Central Coast Mariners in a friendly. The Jamaican eight-time Olympic sprint champion scored the Mariners’ third and fourth goals in a 4-0 win over Macarthur South West and celebrated with his trademark lightning bolt pose. Bolt joined the A-League club in August for an “indefinite training period”. “My first start and scoring two goals, it’s a good feeling,” Bolt, 32, said. “I’m happy I could come here and show the world I’m improving. I’m keen to be a Mariner, to play…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the lives of Ghanaians are intimately linked with the francophone world, and Ghana’s membership of La Francophonie should serve as a big boost to addressing some of the country’s mutual concerns.   With French set to become one of the world’s most commonly spoken languages, and with French speakers rising to over 700 million, of which 80% will be in Africa, President Akufo-Addo noted that the lives of Ghanaians, therefore, are intimately linked with the Francophone world. “As a country bordered to the north, east and west by French-speaking countries, and to the south by…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has wished all the injured in the collapse of a portion of Accra Mall’s ceiling a speedy recovery. The portion collapsed on Thursday, leaving three injured. In a tweet after the incident, the president expressed worry about the incident but made a call to all and sundry to “improve our maintenance culture”. “I am disturbed to hear of the incident at the Accra Mall,” his tweet opened. https://twitter.com/NAkufoAddo/status/1050403990888992768 The injured are all Nigerians, 3news.com has gathered. They were shopping on Thursday when the accident occurred. Safety officers were immediately deployed to that part of the…

The first runner-up of last year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful, Baaba Botchway, has started a nationwide tour of senior high schools to educate students on mental health. The tour, dubbed ‘My Mind, My Health’, began on Wednesday at Krobo Girls’ Senior High School, her alma mater. Baaba, who represented the Central Region in the reality show, spoke to the girls about managing teen pressure and warding off bullies, particularly cyber-bullies. She answered questions from the students. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

The attic of a part of Accra Mall on Thursday morning fell off as shoppers and some shopkeepers ran for their lives. It is unclear what may have caused the incident but 3news.com gathers it could be as a result of the weakening of the ceiling. Two persons are said to have sustained injuries. Safety officers were quickly deployed to the place to ensure that no more casualties are recorded. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

President of the National House of Chiefs Togbe Afede XIV has condemned the increasing spate of vigilante groups in the country.  The situation, according to him, is a threat to the peace, unity, and development. Addressing members of the National House of Chiefs at their general meeting, Togbe Afede XIV condemned all other actions that have a tendency of destabilizing the peace and unity of the nation. “I want to caution against all actions that threaten our peace and unity. “The insults are growing and are being escalated to presidential levels. Serial calling has now become a profession. More worrying…

Ethiopia’s prime minister has done press-ups with dozens of protesting soldiers, who marched with guns into his office in the capital, Addis Ababa. Abiy Ahmed was unhappy that soldiers had brought weapons into his office and ordered them to do 10 press-ups. They were among several hundred protesting soldiers who entered his office grounds to demand a pay rise. The situation caused alarm, leading to road closures in the area and the internet to be shut off for hours. Many Ethiopians wondered whether this amounted to a serious security breach, says BBC Amharic’s Jibat Tamirat. However, the smiles on the…