Author: Krobea

Aayalolo bus needs about GH¢500, 000 to come back to life – Deputy Transport Minister Government needs close to GHS500,000 to revamp the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Accra, a deputy minister has noted. Apart from this, Aayalolo, as the system is popularly known, will need 40,000 litres of fuel to begin operations, the Deputy Minister of Transport revealed. Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover made the revelations in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa on Wednesday. He explained that “there is huge challenge and we need to designate lanes because all over the world, such buses have…

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, says the Akufo-Addo-led government has made corruption so attractive that it has become a venture for its appointees. He adds that the government has failed in its fight against corruption and it cannot pin its hope in the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill to fight the canker. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Wednesday, Sammy Gyamfi said corruption cases like the visa racketeering that rocked Ghana’s 2018 Commonwealth Games participation justify the wide perception that the current government is steeped in graft. He was speaking…

An Indonesian theme park has covered the bare breasts on two statues to respect “Eastern values”. Ancol Dreamland in the capital city Jakarta placed golden chest wraps on the mermaid figures, which have been at the park for the last 15 years. The move has confused many in the city and prompted questions about whether the park was forced into the decision. But the park dismissed the suggestion, saying they had made the choice to cover the statues last year. “This is purely an agreement from the management and there is no external pressure,” park spokeswoman Rika Lestari told the…

Speed limiting technology looks set to become mandatory for all vehicles sold in Europe from 2022, after new rules were provisionally agreed by the EU. Campaigners welcomed the move, saying it would save thousands of lives, with the EU aiming ultimately to cut road deaths to zero by 2050. The road safety charity Brake called it a “landmark day” and urged the UK to adopt the regulation after Brexit. But the AA said “a little speed” helps with overtaking or joining motorways. Safety measures approved by the European Commission included intelligent speed assistance (ISA), advanced emergency braking and lane-keeping technology.…

Ghana’s Black Meteors will play their Algerian counterparts in the final round of qualifiers for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Meteors beat former champions Gabon 4-0 on aggregate to book qualification to the next stage. The first leg, played before the Black Stars 1-0 win over Kenya last Saturday, saw the Olympic team win 4-0 in front of the home fans. They went to Libreville to hold the Gabonese to a goalless draw on Tuesday. Their next opponents Algeria, on the other hand, had held Equatorial Guinea to a goalless draw in the first…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government will continue to maintain fiscal discipline in the aftermath of the exit of the IMF programme. After having obtained successful ratings from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about the country’s economic performance, and given a clean bill of health, President Akufo-Addo noted that there is a lesson that must be drawn from the 16th IMF programme, entered into by the erstwhile Mahama administration. “It is about a fundamental and basic matter all of us as Ghanaians have to bear in mind, and that is discipline in the management of our public finances.…

A medical doctor at the Takoradi Hospital, Dr. Bruno Baako, has declared one-year-old Francis Mawusi Ahiagbenu medically fit, though he looks a little pale. Little Mawusi was abducted from the Takoradi Market Circle on Friday, March 22 but was rescued and reunited with his family on Tuesday. He was sent to the regional hospital for medical examination. Mawusi, who was playing heartily with an NHIS card, did not show any sign that the brief separation from his family had seriously impacted on him. Speaking to 3news.com on Tuesday, Dr. Baako said: “He is physically unharmed. There is no mark on…

Parliament on Tuesday began official sitting with a tribute paid victims of the fatal accident that occurred at Ampomakrom in the Kintampo South Constituency of the Bono East Region. But before the Member of Parliament of that constituency was allowed to pay her tribute by way of a statement on the floor, the Speaker, Reverend Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, expressed unhappiness with media reports that the legislative arm of government snubbed the victims of the twin road accidents to rather pay respect to victims of March 15’s terrorist attack in New Zealand and Cyclone Idai in south African countries of…

The Western Regional Police Command is preparing to process seamstress Rose Mawusi Fiaku and her mason partner Lawson Lartey for court after they abducted a one-year-old baby from his mother at the Takoradi Market Circle. The abduction that took place on Friday, March 23 resulted in an uproar in Sekondi-Takoradi with many keen on finding the culprits and reuniting the baby and his parents. Rose Mawusi Fiaku, 42, had stolen the child under the pretext of buying sausage for him. The Western Regional Police CID upon a tip-off arrested Rose, who led them on a wild goose chase to recover…

The loss of lives and property in the Talensi mining community of Gbane in the Upper East Region is set to worsen in the coming days, according to civil society, as some individuals and groups are plotting “mayhem through acts of militancy and war”. Describing the situation as volatile, the Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy (NORPRA), a civil society organization, is calling on government to intervene. In a statement released on Monday, NORPRA wants a thorough investigation into the operations of Cassius Mining Limited. It alleges that the directors of the mining company have criminal records and that is…