Author: Krobea

Japan has been hit by its strongest typhoon in 25 years, causing at least six deaths and 160 injuries. Typhoon Jebi made landfall in western areas, bringing heavy rain and reports of winds up to 172km/h (107mph). In Osaka Bay it swept a tanker into a bridge and in Kyoto parts of a railway station roof came down. Officials ordered more than a million people in affected areas to evacuate their homes amid warnings of high waves, flooding and mudslides. It has already left tens of thousands without power and authorities have urged people to move to safety. https://twitter.com/CRAZY904Kaz/status/1036849539230064640 The…

Former mayor of Accra and current Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije as well as Professor Azumah Nelson and ‘Nii Kwade Okropon I’ received awards of excellence from the ‘Africa Rules the Rest of the World Movement(ARRM)’ for their contribution to development in various spheres of life. The initiative is aimed at recognizing, acknowledging and projecting well-meaning Ghanaians who through excellence  have proven themselves to be outstanding amongst their colleagues in contributing to development on the African continent. The three, who were recognized, received the award at the launch of the movement’s ‘United States of Africa’…

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije has congratulated all newly elected executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) nationwide for their sense of responsibility, loyalty and courage to first serve the great party and mother Ghana as a whole. He made the statement in Accra at the University of Ghana on Saturday, September 1 after the voting process came to an end without any hitch. The former Mayor of Accra said the peaceful nature of the electoral process, which is aimed at giving patriotic members of the party the opportunity to serve, has proven to…

Popular indigenous car assembling company Kantanka Automobile Company Limited has expressed shock at the swiftness with which government agreed to the proposal of German automobile company Volkswagen (VW). It said its numerous proposals to government have not seen such swiftness. Government last Thursday concluded an agreement with VW to have its assembly plant in Ghana. It formed part of the fallout from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s one day’s state visit to Accra. The move was lauded by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. But management of Kantanka takes an exception to the whole deal. “We are of the view that government…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Development Company last Friday signed the book of condolence of the late former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, at the Accra International Conference Centre. Odame Antwi described Busumuru Annan as a peace-loving man who had Ghana at heart. Coincidentally, Kofi Annan served as a Managing Director of the Ghana Tourism Development Company between 1974 and 1976. Mr Antwi said Mr Annan was a tourism icon of this country who after leaving the Company to the UN still shone a great light on his country with his dedication to global cause. Mr…

Senator John McCain has been buried at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, after a small private ceremony. A military flypast was performed with the squadron one plane short, to symbolise the dead senator. Mr McCain graduated from the elite Naval Academy in 1958, later serving in Vietnam as a fighter jet pilot. Family and friends were joined by his classmates and the current midshipmen for a service at the school’s chapel. It caps a week of memorials for Mr McCain, who died on 25 August, aged 81, from the effects of brain cancer. On Saturday, heavyweights from across…

The sale of energy drinks could be banned in England to anybody under 18, amid fears they are damaging children’s health, the prime minister has said. The government has launched a public consultation on its plans to make it illegal to sell the drinks to children. Energy drinks contain high levels of sugar and caffeine and have been linked to obesity and other health issues. The government is asking for views on what age the ban should apply to, but gave under 16 and under 18 as options. Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have the power to implement their own…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has hinted at embarking on a visit to the 275 constituencies across the nation. He is expected to meet winners and losers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regional executive elections. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the aspiring flagbearer of the NDC said he has already spoken with the 10 chairmen elected on Saturday. “I have also called and expressed my personal message of encouragement to many of the candidates who were not successful in the elections,” he wrote. He expressed the view that there are no losers in the elections as “our great…

Ghana and China have signed eight Co-operation Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding in different sectors of their respective economies. The agreements are aimed at deepening the ties of co-operation and the bonds of friendship that exist between the two countries. The agreements were signed on Saturday, September 1 after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, held bilateral talks in China. President Akufo-Addo is in China for a three-day state visit. The agreements are the ‘One belt one road Memorandum of Understanding’, ‘Memorandum on Regional Aviation Co-operation’, ‘Agreement for Co-operation in…