Author: Krobea

Magistrate at the Donkorkrom Magistrate Court His Worship Augustine Akusar-Am has slapped two women with a 12-month bond of good behaviour each for selling poisonous puffer fish. The two were arrested and arraigned before court on Thursday for selling puffer fish, which reportedly killed a few people after consumption. According to the two fish sellers, Safia Kotokoli, 74,  and Abigail Donkor, 35, they had no idea the fish contained poisonous substances. They, however, pleaded guilty of the charge and pleaded with the court to pardon them. The District Coordinating Director, Amarh Tandoh, who was also present during the hearing, pleaded…

Former President and founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Jerry John Rawlings has advised delegates of Saturday’s regional elections to vote for “persons of integrity who genuinely have the party at heart”. “In the recent past the monetization of our internal selection process has adversely affected the fortunes of the party,” Mr Rawlings said in a statement to wish the delegates well ahead of the polls. “I therefore urge you to resist the influence of money and material inducements from those who are more interested in themselves and their selfish interests than in building a strong and effective party.”…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has welcomed a decision by German car manufacturing giant, Volkswagen, to establish a vehicle assembly plant in Ghana. According to the President, an agreement between Volkswagen, the Government of Ghana, and a local Ghanaian company for the assembly, and, ultimately, the production of automobiles in Ghana has been reached, after a business meeting between officials from Ghana and a German business delegation. The President disclosed this at a joint press briefing held as part of the official visit of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to Ghana on Thursday, August 30 at the Jubilee House in…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopeful Augustus Goosie Tanoh has debunked assertions that he deserted the party in the past and is likely to do same should he not win the December 7, 2018 presidential primary. In an interview after submitting his letter of intention to the NDC on Thursday, Goosie Tanoh insisted that he has always been working for the party behind-the-scene since he rejoined. “I have been with the NDC after the late Professor [John Atta] Mills spoke with me and asked me to come back,” he revealed. “Since then I have been working behind-the-scene and those who…

The draw for the 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League group stage has been held at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Helping conduct the draw on Thursday were former Atletico Madrid star Diego Forlan and former AC Milan midfielder Kaka. Group H presents one of the toughest groups as Italian champions Juventus come up against former champions Manchester United. Those two traditional sides are joined by Valencia of Spain and Young Boys of Switzerland. Find the groups below: Group A Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge Group B FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan Group C Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Red…

US President Donald Trump has attacked CNN’s president Jeff Zucker on Twitter, saying that he should be fired. President Trump said CNN’s “hatred and extreme bias” towards him made the media organisation “unable to function”. “Little Jeff Z has done a terrible job, his ratings suck, & AT&T should fire him to save credibility!” he tweeted. Mr Zucker is currently on six weeks’ leave from CNN to recover from having heart surgery. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1035117507839967232 AT&T said it had no comment. CNN declined to comment on the latest tweets, but directed the BBC to its response on Twitter to President Trump’s tweets…

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has stated that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr  Kofi Kodua Sarpong, was not part of a search committee tasked to get suitable offices and accommodation for the company in Sekondi-Takoradi. The state’s oil management company said after the offer by Global Haulage Company Limited (GHCL) was selected, Dr Sarpong recused himself from “the Board Committee’s work and discussions relating to the approval for the purchase of the property”. There has been an allegation of conflict of interest leveled against Dr Sarpong as he has worked for GHCL in the past. Property of GHCL were…

Ghana Premier League champions Aduana Stars bowed out of this year’s CAF Confederation Cup suffering a 6-0 thumping at the hands of Raja Casablanca of Morocco. The Moroccans needed a win at all cost to qualify to the quarter-finals and they made a statement as early as the third minute, when Mouhcine Iajour opened the score at the Stade Mohammed V. He got his second after just 15 minutes of play. The Ghanaians could not contain the onslaught and there was little motivation as the match was only a dead rubber for them, having lost the penultimate group game against…

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Samuel Annor, has said that prosecutorial powers by the Attorney General’s (AG) Department will help his outfit deal with service providers who defraud it by the issuance of false claims. Speaking at the opening of a three-day training in Accra for lawyers of the Authority by the AG’s Department, Dr Annor said prosecutorial powers by the AG became necessary as cases involving false claims by some service providers and clients had been pending in court for many years. This he further stated has brought additional cost to the…

Ghana has been replaced by Uganda in the upcoming T-20 Cricket Cup in South Africa. Ghana received an invitation from Cricket South Africa to take part for the first time in the expanded tournament. However, the West Africa nation cited logistical constraints as reason to pull out. “It is disappointing that Ghana had to pull out of the competition,” said International Cricket Council Africa development officer Justine Ligyalingi. “As it was going to be their debut at this tournament, it would have been a great experience for their national team, but we are glad to confirm the involvement of another…