Author: Krobea

The Government of Ghana and the United Kingdom on Tuesday signed a £20 million trade and economic diversification pact, aimed at creating jobs and promoting Ghana’s economic transformation agenda. The Memorandum of Understanding, which represents United Kingdom’s new working programme in Ghana, has been tailored along President Akufo-Addo’s vision of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’. According to the UK Minister of State for Africa, Harriet Baldwin (MP), who signed the MOU on behalf of the British government, the £20 million programme will focus its attention on four key areas. “It will focus on some of the policy suggestions to make it easier to…

The issue of Ghanaian Music icons being disrespected and  disappointed by Nigerian fans at a Menzgold Concert spells the need for us to rise to not only support our own but to push our own beyond the borders of this country for the  acceptance we crave. In Ghana, we are good at talking and reducing “something” to “nothingness” whilst in other countries, they’re always fighting to put everything that concerns them first. Put Ghana against Nigeria anyday on the issue of “Who Best Supports their own” and Ghana would always receive a knockout in the first round. We live in…

An MPhil student at the Department of History of the University of Ghana, Ishmael Annang, has urged all feuding ethnic groups in the country to amicably settle their differences and learn from the Asantehene’s visit to Kyebi. Otumfoɔ Osei Tutu II on Thursday, August 23 was hosted by Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II at Kyebi in the Eastern Region at a durbar to climax the 75th Anniversary of the late King of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Nana Sir Ofori Atta. Otumfoɔ’s visit to Kyebi was met with great expectation, that which could be likened to the Singapore meeting between…

Spare the public the blasphemy of assumptions, Manasseh. Your empty tirade laden with pontification that means very little and hardly touches the grain of the matter at issue is sickening. You assume that the public was condemning Mensa Otabil for no wrongdoing? Or that he was on the crucible despite his innocence? You claim that because he built an empire never imagined in human history, we can allow him to graze on public cash? What you failed to mention was the scam that Otabil and his ilk have pulled on the emotionally vulnerable and many with ill-acquired wealth, who naively…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer aspirant Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah says he is unperturbed by the public show of support exhibited by some Members of Parliament for former president John Dramani Mahama. He said since he – as well as the other aspirants – has not had the chance to be at the helm to appoint such persons, he cannot have similar support. But he firmly believes that the grassroots will give him the mandate given their views he solicited during his nationwide tour. Earlier this month, some NDC MPs agreed to raise funds for Mr Mahama to contest the presidential…

The second edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) has been slated for October 12 – 13, 2018 at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana. Ahead of the event, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has received over 600 entries of outstanding stories from journalists across 12 countries in West Africa. The entries, which cover print, electronic and online media, were received from about 250 journalists from over 150 media houses across the region. These outstanding works of journalism have come in many categories including health, anti-corruption, investigative, oil and gas, and Ecowas…

A group supporting Nigeria’s 75-year-old President Muhammadu Buhari has rubbished a claim by his US counterpart Donald Trump who reportedly described him as “lifeless”. The Buhari Media Organisation said in a statement: “President Muhammadu Buhari is fit and capable to run for the 2019 elections and oversee the affairs of the country for four more years President Donald Trump’s hate speech notwithstanding.” It added that it was not unusual for the US president to make derogatory remarks at the expense of other leaders. “We are aware that President Trump’s disrespect for world leaders is not new; his comments on Canada’s…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says in order for the African continent to meet the aspirations of the African peoples and open up opportunities for all, priority must be given to key institutions of state. According to President Akufo-Addo, “we must prioritise our budgetary arrangements to ensure that funds are available to strengthen key institutions of state, such as the Legislature, Judiciary, fiscal institutions, amongst others”. In the case of Ghana, the president indicated that since he came into office, budgetary allocation to Parliament has been increased by 82 per cent , using 2016 as the base year. The Judiciary,…

Levante and Black Stars forward Emmanuel Boateng has made a quick recovery from injury and would be ready for the team’s third game against rivals Valencia on Sunday. Boateng, who was expected to be fit and ready for the fourth game against Espanyol, confirmed to TV3’s Nana Akua Amankwaa that he had returned to full training and was ready for Sunday’s game. According to him, the injury that kept him out of coach Kwesi Appiah’s selection against Kenya was over and he looks forward to a more interesting and successful season. “I am now back to full time training, feeling…

The State of Israel has appointed Shani Cooper as the new Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Ambassador Cooper replaces Ami Mehl, who ended his term of service in July 2018. Ambassador Cooper comes to Ghana with 12 years of diplomatic experience having served in Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey and Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Representing Israel in Ghana will be her fourth diplomatic posting. In a video released by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote her appointment, Ambassador  Cooper mentions that, “she was born in an agricultural village in Israel, where farming was not easy, but the…