Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday ended his 3-day tour of the Northern Region, with visits to Tamale, Buipe, and Damongo. As part of activities climaxing the President visit to the Northern Region, he visited the newly refurbished Motorking Assembly Plant in Tamale, where he, amongst others, commissioned the facility and urged private sector actors to invest in the country’s manufacturing sector. “My presence here, and that of the Minister of Trade, is to signal the support and commitment of Ghana and of the government to investments such as these,” he said. He continued, “They are investments that will…

The Bank of Ghana has maintained the monetary policy rate at 17.0 per cent. The decision was reached at the 83rd meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Monday, July 23. The policy rate has reduced since January, at 20 per cent. It came to 18 per cent in March and reduced by 100 basis points to 17 per cent in March. Governor of the Bank Dr Ernest Addison, who is also the Chairman of the Committee, told journalists that despite the latest decision, economic developments are being monitored. “The Committee stands ready to take the appropriate policy measures…

Germany’s football association (DFB) has “emphatically rejected” allegations of racism from Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, but says it could have done more to protect him from abuse. Ozil, 29, said he no longer wants to play for Germany, citing “racism and disrespect” within German football. The midfielder says he received hate mail and threats, and was blamed for Germany’s disappointing World Cup. The DFB said it “regrets the departure of Mesut Ozil from the national team”. It added in a statement: “We emphatically reject the DFB being linked to racism. The DFB has been very involved in integration work in Germany…

The Black Princesses have geared up preparations for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in France from August 5 – 24. The team has been camping at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram ahead of the tournament. On Wednesday, July 25, the team will leave Ghana for Spain to continue preparations towards the U-20 Women’s World Cup. Coach Yusif Basigi and his girls will play a couple of friendly matches with some female clubs in Spain before leaving for France for the tournament. Ghana is in Group A and have been…

A new drug to treat malaria has been given the green light by authorities in the United States. The medicine is specifically for the recurring form of malaria – caused by the parasite plasmodium vivax – which makes 8.5 million people ill each year. This type of malaria is a particular challenge to get rid of as it can remain dormant in the liver for years before reawakening many times. Scientists have described tafenoquine as a “phenomenal achievement.” Regulators around the world will now look at the drug to see if they can recommend it for their populations. Relapsing illness…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admitted that infrastructure at the senior high school level have not increased as rapidly as to meet the growing numbers of students in the face of the Free SHS programme. Introduced in September last year, the programme led to 90,000 more students enrolled. The number is expected to double this year, government has hinted. Already ,efforts have gone into meeting the demands of the numbers with government announcing the employment of 8,000 more teachers in the 2018/2019 academic year. Ninety-six thousand four hundred and three mono desks, 33,171 dining hall furniture, 3,033 tables and…

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has quit international football, citing the “racism and disrespect” he has faced in Germany over his Turkish roots. The 29-year-old was criticised after being photographed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a London event in May. He says he received hate mail and threats and was being blamed for Germany’s disappointing World Cup. “I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose,” Ozil said. German football chiefs have yet to respond to Ozil’s claims. The third-generation Turkish-German was born in Gelsenkirchen and was a key member of his country’s 2014…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the entire country and, indeed, residents of Asawase, in the Ashanti Region, that, the recommendations that will be made by the Committee of Inquiry set-up to investigate the alleged killing of seven young men by the Police will be fully enforced and implemented. Speaking on the matter for the first time, President Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at the sod-cutting ceremony of the 1-Village-1-Dam Integrated Agriculture with Renewable Energy for Poverty Eradication Project, in Savelugu, in the Northern Region, indicated that disturbances of such nature constitute a threat to the peace and…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the 2018/2019 academic year is expected to see a double of enrolment figures at the senior high school level due to the free education policy. At its implementation in 2017/2018, 90,000 more students were enrolled across various SHSs in the country, records show. “This year, the number will be doubled to 180,000 more young men and women in our secondary schools,” President Akufo-Addo told a gathering in Janga in the Northern Region. “We are also extending rapidly our teacher population,” he announced. “We are employing 8,000 more teachers this year to take care of…

As part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the country, Van Moorhouse Foundation, an NGO committed to enhancing lives of the underprivileged in the society, has extended its charity arm to the Renal and Oncology Units of the Child Health Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital with assorted items worth GH¢10,000. It has also presented an unspecified amount of cash to support the payment of hospital bills including drug prescriptions among others of the disadvantaged children. The items included cartons of bottled mineral water, clothes, toiletries, toys, books, mackintosh bed, diapers and food. The idea was borne out…