Author: Krobea

The National Disaster Management Organisation (Nadmo) has mounted a 24-hour surveillance to confiscate for destruction tilapia processed into salted fish in communities along the Volta Lake in the Shai Osudoku District in the Greater Accra Region, 3news.com has gathered. This is to ensure that the fish do not find their way to homes for consumption. This comes after some fishmongers in the District smuggled poisoned stock from a quarantine zone. The large quantities of fish – said to be about 18,000 tonnes – were on a Chinese farm owned by Fujian Farms. The cause of the death has still not…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been re-appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, to serve as Co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates for an additional two years. It will be recalled that President Akufo-Addo was first appointed as Co-Chair of the Secretary-General’s SDGs Advocates, along with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, in April 2017. With the mandate of the current group of Advocates ending in December, 2018, the President will continue to serve in this capacity, per the letter of invitation from the United Nations Secretary-General. The letter from…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has deferred to next year all forms of registration of new voters. This is one of the decisions taken at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by Jean Mensa, the Commission’s Chair and in attendance were all registered political parties in Ghana. The parties were represented by three members each. The meeting agreed that the second phase of the limited voters’ registration, which was held in the districts for the December 27 referendum, should continue next year. The continuous voters’ registration at all district offices of the Commission…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Sene East Constituency to give him a resounding victory in the December 7 presidential primary. He said a massive victory for him will send a strong signal to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) about the preparedness of the NDC to reclaim power. “Vote massively so that our brothers in the NPP will know that we are serious,” Mr Mahama canvassed for support at the start of his tour of the Brong Ahafo Region. The former president will be in the Region for the next…

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with support from the Swiss Government through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) on Thursday, October 18 celebrated 10 years of joint cooperation towards improving trade facilitation and quality in Ghana. The event, which took place at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City in Accra, brought together donor partners, UN agencies, quality and certification agencies, supported SMEs, manufacturers and other stakeholders. It also marked the support which UNIDO and SECO have given Ghana to ensure sustainable growth and development through its Trade Capacity Building…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Kenneth Ashigbey, has urged the government not to burden Ghanaians with taxes on mobile money. The CEO said government should rather encourage Ghanaians to patronize electronic cash system since it will reduce pilfering and other forms of financial malpractice. Mr. Ashigbey made the call in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa while commenting on the increment of tariffs by telecommunications networks with effect from November 1, 2018. Three telecos namely AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone on Wednesday announced that tariffs charged for the use of…

Football Kenya Federation (FKFF) has announced the Harambee Starlets have replaced Equatorial Guinea at the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The eight-team tournament is set to kick off in Ghana on 17 November. Two-time winners Equatorial Guinea beat Kenya 3-2 on aggregate in the final round of qualifying before the Kenyans protested over the eligibility of six players. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) upheld FKF;s protest over one player “Anette Jacky Messomo. The player in question was allegedly of Cameroonian nationality and had played for several European based clubs.” The letter from Caf to Football Kenya Federation explained…

Three telecommunication companies have announced an upward review of the cost of their services, beginning Thursday, November 1. This comes in the wake of amendments to Acts 970, 971 and 972 as announced in the mid-year budget review presented by Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta in July. The amendments see the separation of the NHIL and GETFund from the Value Added Tax (VAT). A press release by the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications the review by MTN, Vodafone and AirtelTigo is in strict compliance to Ghana’s laws. “Our members, who are responsible corporate entities, would comply fully with Ghana’s laws and…

The case involving a former Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has been adjourned to December 14. This was after counsel for the former DG, Ernest Thompson, prayed for more time to peruse the evidence the state intends to use against his client in court. In court on Wednesday, the Director of Public Prosecution, Yvonne Attakora Obuobisa, told the court they had filed documents at the court registry and enquired if the defence lawyers have been duly served. Mrs Obuobisa explained that the 127-page document including a pen drive with other documents was filed on…

The Greater Accra Region Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Kobina Ade Coker, has expressed disgust at comments by followers of Augustus Goosie Tanoh that the regional executives are preventing their presidential candidate hopeful from campaigning in the Region. “I was not pleased with it,” Mr Ade Coker stated. He has, therefore, issued a warning to all aspirants, irrespective of level, to notify the executives before beginning any form of campaigning. He issued the warning on Wednesday, when Mr Tanoh called on him at the party’s regional office. Goosie Tanoh began his campaign tour of the Greater Accra…