Author: Krobea

Ghana and Guinea are set to begin discussions for bilateral cooperation in bauxite industry development, similar to the trade cooperation between Ghana and Ivory Coast in the Cocoa sector. This was made known by Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, after a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Guinea, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, on the sidelines of the 14th  CII-Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Partnership Project in New Delhi, India. In a brief interview with the media after the meeting, Vice President Bawumia indicated: “You know what we are trying to do in the extractives sector as far as bauxite…

A week after her maiden official trip to the Northern Region for the March 6 Independence Day celebration, U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan returned to the Northern Region from March 13 through March 15.  She visited projects that promote shared US and Ghanaian goals to strengthen local governance, economic development, quality health service delivery, and literacy. During her trip, Ambassador Sullivan met with the Tamale Mayor Iddrisu Musah, and the Yaa Naa Abubakari Mahama and the Mion Lana Mahamadu Abdulai to discuss development priorities and collaboration efforts to contribute to sustainable development. Ambassador Sullivan met with the Northern Regional Peace…

As part of measures to eradicate or minimize corruption at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), and by extension other airports in Ghana, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has posted warning notices in almost all offices at its facilities. The notices are to warn workers to stay away from taking bribes from clients, thereby impeding the free flow of services. The notices with inscriptions such as ‘We do not condone extortion at the airports’ and ‘All we accept is thank you’ come with the logo of the Ghana Airports Company Limited and it is written in blue-black and red colours.…

The vigilance of a group of young men including some taxi drivers has led to the arrest of a 26-year-old youngman, who allegedly killed a taxi driver at Swedru and bolted with his car. The suspect, Isaac Mensah, popularly known as Agyabu, is currently in the custody of the Takoradi Market Circle Police. An Assembly member who aided the arrest of the suspect tells host of Connect FM’s OMANBAPA morning show, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, that the suspect was spotted by a group of taxi drivers who operate around Asempa Hotel in Takoradi. They spotted him hours after hearing the…

There was drama last Monday when a young man in his mid-20s returned a stolen phone to its owner at Astoria Junction at Effiakuma New Site in the Western Region. But he quickly took to his heels to avoid instant justice. The culprit, whose name was only given as Joe, sneaked into the shop of a lady who sells bottled water and soft drinks. Realising the shop owner was dozing off, he quickly took her iPhone, hid it in his pocket and quickly walked away. THE SHOCK All this while, a man whose second hand clothing store was about 50…

July may be far from now but playwright Kobina Ansah has already dropped hints of what he’s likely to bring on stage. It’s what he calls, “The Boy Called A Girl.” In a Facebook post, the Ghanaian playwright announced that his next play will stir a conversation. Kobina Ansah is known for his queer style of getting the attention of his followers. He’s known for his plays such as This Family Is Not For Sale [Season 1 and 2], I Want To Sue God, My Wife-in-law and Tribeless. In a related post, the writer summed up, “The Boy Called A…

The Northern Regional Police Command is calling for strong four-wheel drive vehicles to help them combat crime by patrol in the remote areas of the Region. This call comes in the wake the renewed clashes in Chereponi, where one died and several others injured following the Anufus and Kokombas fighting each other. The police said it will need over 10 4X4 vehicles to enable them patrol the remote areas of Chereponi since that area is very big. The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP Mohammed Yussif Tanko, made the call in an interview on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa…

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency Sam Nartey George has accused the presidency of being behind “the sort of impudence” that has led to the closure of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP says what is being seen currently as efforts to bring the issues to normalcy is “just face-saving” and they run deeper than what has been witnessed. Sam George was speaking on TV3’s New Day on Monday. He was discussing the issue that has brought academic life at UEW to a halt. UEW shut down indefinitely over violent protest A violent demonstration…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is visiting the ongoing construction site of the road interchange at Pokuase on Monday, March 18. The construction work has necessitated the diversion of GRIDCo’s 330kV transmission line towers that run from Tema to Aboadze, plunging parts of the country into darkness. The PURC said the visit will afford them the opportunity to have first-hand information on what transpired and also know the progress of work. Most parts of the country were plunged into darkness last week beside maintenance work carried out by new power distribution company Power Distribution Services Ghana (PDS). PDS explains…

A huge fireball exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in December, according to Nasa. The blast was the second largest of its kind in 30 years, and the biggest since the fireball over Chelyabinsk in Russia six years ago. But it went largely unnoticed until now because it blew up over the Bering Sea, off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The space rock exploded with 10 times the energy released by the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Lindley Johnson, planetary defence officer at Nasa, told BBC News a fireball this big is only expected about two or three times every 100 years. At about noon…