Author: Krobea

Mental health units across the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions have taken delivery of psychotropic drugs worth $4 million from Breast Care International through non-governmental organization Basic Needs Ghana for supply to mental health patients. Speaking at a media briefing to hand over the medicines to beneficiary health directorates in Tamale, the Programmes Manager for Basic Needs Ghana, Adam Dokurugu Yahaya, appealed to the facilities not to sell the drugs to the mental health patients because persons with mental health are the poorest in society. “These medicines are worth over $4 million and what we require of you is…

A bullion driver has been accidentally shot dead by a police officer at Manya Kpongnor in the Odumase Krobo District of the Eastern Region. Details were sketchy but police later confirmed that Constable Amidu Osman was involved in the incident and he is already assisting investigations. Constable Osman accidentally shot the driver of a Nissan bullion van with registration number GN 1630-12. He was returning to Koforidua from Akosombo but on reaching Manya Kpongnor, a suburb of Odumase Krobo, a group of mourners had blocked the road. In an attempt to open up the road, Constable Osman accidentally shot the…

Former Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Charles Yaw Aheto-Tsegah has expressed little surprise at the result of the 2018 West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). He says the results reflect the kind of education received by students over the period they were in the classroom. The 2018 WASSCE results, released on Friday, July 13 by the West African Examination Council (WAEC), recorded a drop in performance in English Language and Mathematics. There was a marginal improvement, however, in Social Studies and Integrated Science. But generally about 60 per cent are said to have performed below standard…

There’s a type of leopard called the Amur leopard. In the whole world, there are less than 60 Amur leopards left. The Amur leopard and a good spouse have one thing in common today― they are both endangered species! You had better thanked your stars if you can call your spouse a good one. If they have faithfully helped you climb life’s ladder, be grateful you have in your home, at least, one of the endangered species. If they have unflinchingly stood by you in good and bad times, thanking God and showing appreciation to these spouses is a must,…

An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of the Nigeria Police Force appeared startled by the assault a Ghanaian police officer meted on a woman carrying a baby in a banking hall. The incident, a video of which has since gone viral, involves Lance Corporal Godzi Frederick Amanor of the Accra Regional Police Operations Unit. He was captured brutally assaulting one Patience Sarfo, a customer of Midland Savings and Loans at Shiashie after her request to withdraw her total savings of GH¢270. https://youtu.be/0oIMVtgsbd8 The officer has since been arrested with investigations begun. But upon watching the video, the Head of the…

The campaign team of Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has asked all and sundry to disregard “false claims” that the politician will not contest the presidential primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in November. The team described as “outlandish” reports that he will no longer put himself up for election. This comes on the back of a media publication attributed to one Isaac Kofi Ahimah that Dr Spio-Garbrah is fighting some campaign boys, putting his dream to lead the NDC in 2020 in jeopardy. “Among the potential Presidential aspirants of the great NDC for 2020, Dr Spio-Garbrah is the veteran among…

WhatsApp has said it will limit how many times messages can be forwarded in India, to curb the spread of false information on its platform. The announcement comes after a spate of mob lynchings were linked to messages that circulated on WhatsApp groups. The government on Thursday reissued a warning to the company that it could face legal consequences if it remained a “mute spectator”. With more than 200 million users, India is WhatsApp’s biggest market. WhatsApp said its users in India “forward more messages, photos, and videos, than any other country in the world”. Groups on WhatsApp can have…

On Saturday, August 11, 2018, Ghana’s Patrick Allotey will come face-to-face with Uganda’s Badru Lusambya in a boxing bout at the Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra. Patrick Allottey holds the WBO African Super Welterweight title and he will defend it against the Ugandan in what many says is an extravagant battle. In an interview with the Ghanaian boxer on an Accra-based radio station concerning his preparation towards the battle, Patrick Allotey said: “If a boxer is strong we have strategies we use. If you look at me you see that I’m very strong.” He added that despite the strength of his…

The family of the late former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has announced the final burial and funeral rites for the deceased statesman. As per the final arrangements, Mr Amissah-Arthur  will be laid in state at the foyer of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on Thursday, July 26. Filing past for the general public on that day will be between 8:00am and 6:00pm. “Please note,” the family’s statement on Friday warned, “that no cameras would be allowed in the foyer.” Mr Amissah-Arthur, who was Vice President of Ghana from August, 2012 to January, 2017, died on Friday, June…

Former Minister of Finance Seth Emmanuel Terkper has admonished Ghanaian businesses not to rejoice yet over his successor’s announcement of no increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) on Thursday. Delivering the 2018 mid-year budget review, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced in Parliament that the VAT will remain 12.5 per cent. This was contrary to expectations and claims by many especially the Minority in Parliament that a decision has been reached by government for an upward adjustment of the Tax. Many welcomed Mr Ofori-Atta’s announcement with a sigh of relief but Mr Terkper says it is “a retrogressive step and a…