Author: Krobea

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo, has explained the cause of the recent slump in the local currency, saying it was as a result of strenuous effort by government to successfully exit the external credit facility (ECF) under the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He said since Saturday, March 16, a government delegation has been preparing to meet their IMF counterparts over the exit by Ghana from the facility. After the meeting on Wednesday, March 20, Mr Osafo Marfo confirmed, Ghana exited the programme with the the Cedi starting to appreciate. “I can say with confidence that the Cedi will remain…

The Chokosi community in the Tafo suburb of Kumasi has called for an end to the conflict at Chereponi in the North East Region. The group described the current disturbances as unpleasant as the Chokosis and Konkombas have stayed as family for centuries. They have called for truce between the two tribes for the development of Chereponi. Addressing a press conference in Kumasi, the group called on both the Chokosis and Konkombas to settle their differences devoid of violence. They also want government’s intervention to bring lasting end to the conflict. “We Chokosis and our neighbours Konkombas have lived together…

The Member of Parliament for Ketu South Constituency, Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, says the media have been “a bit charitable” to the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) government over the latter’s management of the economy. According to him, there is gross lack of credibility in the administration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and that has to be exposed. “[But] you look on and you keep treating them with kids’ gloves,” he told the journalists at the DF Annan Auditorium in Parliament on Wednesday. He was speaking at the Minority’s forum on the state of the country’s economy. The main speaker…

Officials in San Francisco have proposed a new law to ban e-cigarette sales until their health effects are evaluated by the US government. The law appears to be the first of its kind in the US and seeks to curb a rising usage by young people. Critics, however, say it will make it harder for people to kick addiction. A second city law would bar making, selling or distributing tobacco on city property and is aimed at an e-cigarette firm renting on Pier 70. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – the national regulator – released its proposed…

The coach of Cameroonian first division club Yong Sports Academy of Bamenda, Emmanuel Ndoumbe Bosso who was kidnapped on 19 March has been released. A club official confirmed that coach Bosso was abducted while driving to the team’s base for training. “Coach Bosso was freed last night and is now with his family” Yong Sports spokesperson Wanchia Cynthia confirmed to BBC Sport “There wasn’t any ransom paid and we don’t know why he was kidnapped. “We believe pressure from the fans and the media played a huge role in our coach getting released” Bosso, who won the 2013 Cameroon Cup…

Former Black Starlets coach Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin will handle the Ugandan national Under-17 team in their maiden campaign at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The East Africans qualified from the Central-East Zone as winners after beating Ethiopia 3-1 in the final last year. They will play in a familiar country, Tanzania, where they achieved last year’s feat. The Federation of Ugandan Football Associations (FUFA) on Wednesday unveiled the former Asante Kotoko and Heart of Lions gaffer as not only coach of the U-17s but the U-20s. Uganda will play in Group A with hosts Tanzania, Nigeria and Angola.…

Former Black Stars striker Kwame Ayew is among appointees of the Normalisation Committee for the Player Status Committee. Ayew, the brother of former Africa Best Player Abedi Pele, is one of the three members of the Committee. Ishak Alhassan will be chairman of that committee while Ashford Tettey Oku will be his vice. Sylvester Mensah and Cornelius Otoo are the other members. The Normalisation Committee, charged with the responsibility to reform Ghana football by March 31, also made appointments to the Referee, Disciplinary and Appeals committees. Naa Odofoley Nortey, a member of the Committee, chaired by Dr Kofi Amoah, will…

For millenials like us, one of the greatest footballers we can never have enough of is the thirty-four (34) year old Portugal international, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Juventus star has given the world enough evidence that he’s one of the best (if not the best) to ever grace the sports― even his recent hat-trick that ferried his team to the next stage of the UEFA Champions League drummed that well. The debate as to whether he is better than Lionel Messi or not may rage on till God knows when but how Cristiano Ronaldo keeps outdoing himself on the field will…

On Saturday, 16 March 2019, the Embassy of Israel climaxed its weeklong cultural dance festival, dubbed Israel-Ghana Dance Bridges with a stunning performance titled ‘YE SI GESHER’ to wit, we built a Bridge. This choreographic piece was the result of intense master class collaboration between Israeli Choreographer Oded Ronen, the Dance Students of the University of Ghana, the National Dance Company, the Great African Heritage Ensemble and the Ghana Dance Ensemble. It explored the myriad of movement systems that were developed to highlight the purpose for building bridges to bring Ghana and Israel together. The piece also highlighted individual struggles…

It was bound to end at some point but there will be many who followed Kotoko’s Africa Cup campaign who will be asking legitimate questions about why it has had to end now. Defeat in Zambia against ZESCO United cut short the club’s participation in the CAF Confederations Cup amidst a sense that Kotoko put their best foot forward and did the best they could. It is easy to understand why given the circumstances they played under but it is possible for the club to reflect on the campaign and wonder if they could have done just a bit more.…