Author: Krobea

To have is not to own. You can have tons of properties but own none. You may have a fleet of cars that belong to someone else. Yes, you may. At any point in your life, you may have something that someone else owns. It is good to have… but better to own. It rained heavily over the weekend. On one of such wet nights, most of us had taken shelter under a makeshift shade amidst the downpour. A young woman kept pacing back and forth the road. She was an umbrella seller. Guess what. She had been overwhelmingly whipped…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed his condolences to the family of former Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, who passed away on Friday. According to the former president, the news “has come as a shock”. Mr Amissah-Arthur died at the 37 Military Hospital after he collapsed during a morning work-out. He is said to have been in good health and had even been in the Central Region last weekend for the National Democratic Congress’ constituency elections. NDC’s National Organiser Kofi Adams had even told TV3 at the 37 Military Hospital on Friday that Mr Amissah-Arthur was part of…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed shock at the demise of immediate past vice president Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur on Friday. The party said after “respectful contact” was made with the family of their 2012 and 2016 vice presidential candidate, it was confirmed that “he has indeed passed on to eternal rest and glory”. A statement issued by the party on Friday has directed all regional and constituency offices to have flags fly at half-mast. A book of condolence has also been opened at the party’s headquarters in Adabraka. “We respectfully invite party faithfuls, members of sister political parties as…

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has reached its knock-out stage with the first of eight matches scheduled to be played on Saturday. It will be an encounter between Group C winners France and Group D runners-up Argentina. That match will be played at the Kazan Arena in Kazan. The two sides have had contrasting runs in this year’s tournament with the 1998 champions not having lost any match so far. The Argentines, on the other hand, have picked every result to have in the sport – draw, win and loss. La Albiceleste with Lionel Messi as captain drew…

On Thursday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released the eighteenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The report assesses the efforts of governments around the world to fight human trafficking, including in the United States. This year’s TIP Report notes the Government of Ghana’s increased efforts to combat human trafficking in 2017, including implementing a national anti-trafficking plan, prosecuting and convicting an increased number of labor and sex traffickers, and increasing cooperation across anti-trafficking government agencies. Additionally, Ghana adopted procedures to identify and refer trafficking victims to necessary services and supported a range of anti-trafficking awareness raising activities. Although…

Ed Sheeran is being sued for $100m (£76.4m) for allegedly copying parts of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On. It’s alleged the singer ripped off sections of the 1973 classic for his number one hit Thinking Out Loud. Legal documents in the US allege it copies “the melody, rhythms, harmonies, drums, bass line, backing chorus, tempo, syncopation and looping”. Ed has already faced legal action over the same track – and has always denied the allegations. This new claim has been filed by a company called Structured Asset Sales – which owns part of the copyright of Gaye’s song. https://youtu.be/lp-EO5I60KA…

Former Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) Charlotte Osei has poured her sorrows out in mourning the death of the immediate past Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur. Taking to Instagram on Friday morning, Mrs Osei said: “The former Vice President was a gentleman among gentlemen, always dignified and respectful of all others, regardless of their stature in life”. Mr Amissah-Arthur passed away Friday morning at the 37 Military Hospital, where he was rushed to after collapsing at a gym. The news comes to overshadow one that got the nation talking the previous night: the removal of Mrs Osei…

Barely a day after the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Charlotte Osei, and two other commissioners, Georgina Opoku Amankwaah and Dr Amadu Sulley, were removed from office, the report of the Chief Justice Committee that recommended the action has been intercepted by 3news.com. The Committee was set up to look into allegations of corruption contained in a petition filed by Forson Ampofo and others. Find the 54-page report of the Committee here Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

The Ghana Ports and Harbor Authority (GPHA) has reprimanded a security officer, who allegedly accepted an unofficial gift while on duty at the Tema Port after a video of the incident was published on Klarity.org, an online platform collaborating with the Tiger Eye Foundation. “We are positive about the professional management and response from GPHA for standing up against misconduct,” said Anas Aremeyaw Anas of Tiger Eye Foundation. “Officials who take action and enforce the codes of ethics of public institutions should be applauded.” In June, 2017, a port security official was caught on camera allegedly accepting what he called…