Author: Krobea

Manchester United have appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent manager on a three-year contract. The Norwegian, 46, arrived at Old Trafford on an interim basis in December to replace Jose Mourinho. Solskjaer spent 11 seasons as a United player, scoring the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final. “This is the job that I always dreamed of doing and I’m beyond excited to have the chance to lead the club long term,” Solskjaer said. “From the first day I arrived, I felt at home at this special club. It was an honour to be a Manchester United player, and…

International economist Kwame Pianim has taken an unorthodox position regarding who is to blame for the weakening of the domestic currency on the international foreign exchange market. According to the investment consultant, government must not be blamed for the depreciation of the Cedi. “We should not blame government for Cedi depreciation,” he posited. “We should blame the Governor of the Bank of Ghana because that is their job.” He opines that government’s responsibility is to ensure that the general economy is doing well and that has a ripple effect on how the Cedi performs. Mr Pianim shared these views at…

US Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan led an event on Wednesday in Kpone to mark the new partnership between the Ghanaian company Strategic Security Systems International, and its subsidiary Strategic Power Solutions, with the U.S. Company AEG International. Their initial objective will be to provide solar energy to six dioceses of the Ghana Catholic Church. The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is providing grant support for AEG International to work with Strategic Power Solutions to conduct a detailed feasibility study for the project. The energy for the project will be generated from solar panels assembled in Ghana and…

Boeing has issued changes to controversial control systems linked to two fatal crashes of its 737 Max planes in the last five months. But it’s still not certain when the planes, that were grounded worldwide this month, will be allowed to fly. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the accidents. As part of the upgrade, Boeing will install as a standard a warning system, which was previously an optional safety feature. Neither of the planes, operated by Lion Air in Indonesia and Ethiopian Airlines, that were involved in the fatal crashes, carried the alert systems, designed to warn…

A Bangladeshi woman has given birth to twins almost one month after delivering a premature baby boy, her doctor told the BBC. Arifa Sultana, 20, gave birth to a baby in late February, but 26 days later was rushed again to another hospital after feeling pain in her stomach. Doctors found she was still pregnant with twins in a second uterus, and performed an emergency Caesarean. Her twins were found to be healthy and were discharged with no complications. ‘We were shocked’ Ms Sultana, who is from a rural village, delivered her first baby at the Khulna Medical College Hospital…

Two men have been charged with a series of offences including rape after a group of British schoolgirls was attacked at gunpoint in Ghana. A number of armed men entered accommodation where the pupils and their teachers were staying during a school trip to the west African country in December. Police said a Ghanaian security guard was shot and the female victims were “subjected to serious sexual assaults”. Some of their possessions were stolen. Police in the UK said Ishmael Akyene, 34, a Ghanaian national, had been charged by Ghanaian police with 14 counts of robbery, one count of rape,…

UNIDO’s Director-General LI Yong will visit Ghana from Thursday, March 28 to Saturday, March 30, 2019.  Mr Yong is scheduled to meet with high level officials from government agencies including Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI) to discuss matters related to the close collaboration between of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Ghana. He will also take the opportunity to visit selected industrial companies benefitting from UNIDO’s support in Ghana. One of the highlights of Mr Yong’s visit…

A Takoradi Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a seamstress, Rose Mawusi Fiaku, and a mason, Lawson Lartey, for stealing a one-year-old  baby. They are to reappear on Friday, April 5, 2019. At the first appearance in court, Rose pleaded guilty whilst Lawson pleaded not guilty. Rose’s sentence was, however, deferred to enable a pregnancy test to be performed on her whilst Lawson was remanded for his own safety. The two suspects were brought to the court premises by fully armed police personnel. Rose Mawusi Fiaku, 42, looked sad and regretful unlike her partner, Lawson Lartey, who looked angry.…

Some students and alumni of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have embarked on a peaceful march in the Central Region to demand the reinstatement of some sacked lecturers. Their march on Wednesday is also aimed at calling for the head of the Vice Chancellor, Rev. Prof Anthony Afful-Broni. This action comes in the wake of happenings in the school, leading to its shutdown. UEW shut down indefinitely over violent protest Some of the placards held by the protestors read: ‘Bring Back Our Lecturers’, ‘President Akufo-Addo Act Now’, ‘Afful-Broni Y’abre wo’ and ‘VC Must Go’. It was amidst brass band…

The Weija Circuit Court in the Ga South Municipality which remanded a commercial driver and his conductor for assaulting a police officer has rescinded its earlier decision to hear the case on Monday, April 1, 2019 and brought it earlier to Friday, March 29 due to the deterioration in health of the two. The Court will hear the case on Friday to enable counsel for the two apply for bail for them to seek medical treatment. The health status of the driver, Francis Buabeng, and his mate, Albert Ansah, started deteriorating when they were allegedly subjected to serious beating while…