Author: Krobea

I think the very first word I heard from my dad as a child was ‘ you for look sharp’ yes, look sharp, be smart, shine your eyes. Accra we dey, life no be easy. Daddy of course seemed like a smart guy, yes he never lost an argument with mum and the days mum tried to stand her grounds, a slap was not far from her face. By class four, I knew school was not my   forte. I was the hen of the class always laying eggs, I had to look sharp. I had to stretch my neck…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings brought joy to Emmanuel Ofoe, a physically-challenged street beggar, on Friday when he donated an undisclosed sum to him to cater for his daughter’s graduation as a hairdresser. Emmanuel, who rides in a rickety custom-made wheelchair with a CD number plate at the Kawukudi junction in Kanda, slipped a note detailing his predicament to the former President in traffic earlier in the week. The note informed the former President of the challenge he had in supporting his daughter who had completed training as a hairdresser in Ada, to graduate. Excited after the donation at the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that reforms to Ghana’s import duty regime, which will bring down the high duties prevailing in Ghana’s ports, are in the offing, and will be rolled out soon. With many having petitioned the state to intervene and review the high taxes and duties on imported items, President Akufo-Addo assured that government is already in the process of dealing with the matter. “We have realised from the studies we have done that our ports are not competitive, and the import regime in our country is far too high. We are dealing with it, and,…

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has urged government to – as a matter of urgency – implement the full agreements on the non-basic salary of its members with the Ministry of Health or risk an “industrial disharmony”. The Association is suspecting government is deliberately frustrating the professional body’s efforts in fully implementing the August 2018 agreements. A statement issued at the end of GMA’s 2nd National Executive Council Meeting, held from Friday, March 29 to Sunday, March 31, reminded all and sundry that the implementation of the agreements “was scheduled to start in October 2018”. “During the implementation process, it…

When a group of people are placed in a room, how they think becomes evident. The poor amongst them speak a particular language because they have been brought up as such. The wealthy, on the other hand, think far differently from the others because of their exposure. Poverty is a mindset and then it becomes a character. Mindset is cause. Every other thing is effect. Who a man is and will ever become largely depends how he has been fashioned to think. The fruits we will ever bear in this life are largely dependent on the seeds of thoughts that…

The 3FMFAT2FIT Season XI 60 days Challenge came to an end on Saturday, March 30 at the Aviation Social Center. The great fitness, which started on Saturday, February 2 had around 100 participants sign up to challenge themselves to lose weight and build healthy lifestyles as well. The final event begun at 6:00am with some warm-ups and a few aerobics after led by Beatrice Afful, affectionately called Bea De Bully. This was followed by a speech from the CEO and founder of FAT2FIT Weight Management Company Limited, Akoto DerGross. He complimented participants on their passion, firmness and immolation throughout their…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged leaders in Africa to use the enormous wealth the continent is endowed with to develop and empower their respective youth populations. With Africa possessing the largest generation of young people in history, President Akufo-Addo indicated that “I place great hope in their capacity to shape the future of Africa and make Africa the lion that it was meant to be.” To this end, the President noted that Africa must develop a strategy to reap the demographic dividend that a youthful population offers, adding that “the population opportunity will not automatically guarantee us a…

President Donald Trump has said he is likely to close the US border if Mexico does not do more to stop migrants reaching the United States. The closure would disrupt border crossings, threatening trade worth billions of dollars. Mr Trump’s threat follows a surge in migrants travelling through Mexico to seek asylum in the US. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would not be drawn into confrontation on the issue. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said in a tweet that Mexico was a “great neighbour” to the US and would “not act on the basis of threats”. What did…

Ghana’s ecommerce industry is flourishing as the country continues to experience economic development and increased internet penetration. Online transactions have grown year over year as consumers have become more comfortable making purchases online. Millennials, who are often more tech-savvy, are reshaping how we do business and smart companies are springing up to serve unmet needs of this growing customer segment. One of such companies is Giftologi, which will be launching www.mygiftologi.com on May 1, 2019, as the first multi-purpose online gift registry in West Africa, possibly Africa, serving the Ghanaian market. The CEO, Elizabeth Tay, who is no newcomer to…

In a highly unusual step for the firm, Apple has given up on a product because it could not make it work adequately. AirPower, announced in 2017, was a mat meant to charge multiple devices without needing to plug them in. But it is understood the firm’s engineers were perhaps unable to stop the mat from getting too hot. “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project,” the firm said. The company did not elaborate further. However, rumours of issues with the product had been circulating since its announcement in…