Author: Krobea

President Trump’s plans for a Veterans Day military parade through the streets of Washington DC have been delayed until at least 2019. Mr Trump was impressed by France’s Bastille Day parade on a visit in 2017 and said the US could “top it”. But figures released on Thursday suggested the event could cost about $90 million (£71m) – more than three times the original estimate. Critics had also made comparisons to parades in countries led by autocrats. The parade was originally conceived to mark the centenary of the end of World War One, on 11 November. A Pentagon spokesperson, Colonel…

The Chairman of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Board, Michael Nsowah, says the skills students acquire from the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) does not support the modern development agenda of this country and due to this, plans are ongoing to make secondary school compulsory for everyone. He mentioned that infrastructure for the double intake system has not been completed since education is competing for a part of the country’s budget with all the other sectors. “The road map for the free compulsory secondary education is removing cost barriers that prevent people from accepting secondary school education.” He was speaking…

A National Vice Chairperson for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anita Desoso, has denied claims that former President Jerry John Rawlings referred to her as a crook. The reference was made by the NDC founder after she begged him on behalf of the executives of the NDC at a June 4 anniversary celebration at Madina, in Accra. According to Anita Desoso, she considers the former president as her father but does not accept the reference he made. “I am not a crook,” she protested. “On the stage at Madina, he did not say that but when he went home after…

A National Vice Chair of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anita Desoso, said she felt “so happy” former president Jerry John Rawlings talked about her at the June 4 celebration earlier this year. At the 39th anniversary of the uprising celebrated at the Madina Social Welfare School Park, Ms Desoso knelt before the founder and begged for forgiveness on behalf of the national executives of the party. Mr Rawlings, who is the founder of the NDC, failed to campaign for the party in the 2016 elections, a situation which is said to have contributed to the first-round loss to the…

Government has announced a road map for the lifting of the ban slapped on small-scale mining across the country. Announcing this at a meeting with journalists in Accra on Thursday, the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, who is also Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, admitted that the latest decision will be met with mixed reactions by the Ghanaian populace. “We can imagine that this decision to lift the ban will elicit varied responses from Ghanaians,” he surmised. “There will be many who will say that the water bodies are still polluted…

Thirteen rappers made it to the eviction stage of the maiden edition of Connect FM’s Street Rap Battle but the number has been pruned down to 10 for the grand finale on Saturday, September 1. The thirteen proved ‘dopest’ out of over 70 participants from five zones in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. It all began at Effiakuma on Saturday, June 23 and, week-in-week-out made stops at Kwesiminstim, Sekondi, and Takoradi for the first round. Judges Skinny MC and Vybes selected the Top Three from each community and one more from Takoradi for his excellent performance for the eviction stage. The heat…

Ghana moved two places up in the FIFA Ranking released on Thursday, August 16. Ghana moved from the 47th position to the 45th on the global rankings and from 6th to 4th in Africa. Aside a 2-0 win over Japan and a 2-2 draw with Iceland within the period under review, Ghana’s performance may be as a result of the new ranking formula introduced by the sport’s world-governing body at its meeting in June. The ranking is the first after the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the champions, France, are deservedly ranked Number One. They moved six places up to…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is unsure when first year senior high school (SHS) students of the 2018/2019 academic year will go to school. “Management is, however, hopeful that the opening date for the 1st year students on the GREEN Track will coincide with that of the continuing students as it happened in the 2017/2018 academic year,” a statement signed by the Head of the Public Relations Unit of GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, said. The reopening for continuing students has, however, been scheduled for 8 September. The statement assured that reopening for the 1st year students, who form the second…

Real Madrid began life without Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane with defeat in the first ever Uefa Super Cup derby as Atletico Madrid scored twice in extra time. Two excellent late goals from Koke and Saul sealed victory for Atletico after the game ended 2-2 in normal time. It was Real’s first match since Ronaldo signed for Juventus for £99m in the summer and Zidane was replaced as manager by former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui. Koke’s smart finish and Saul’s sensational 16-yard volley in extra time helped Europa League holders Atletico win their third Super Cup in as many appearances.…

Meet a 78-year-old crocodile that is worshipped as god by some people in south-western Nigeria: Residents of the Oje suburb of Ibadan city bring chickens to the reptile so that it can answer their prayers. It has been owned by the Delesolu family as a pet for several generations, though they don’t believe it has any spiritual powers. Raufu Yesufu, head of the Delesolu household, told BBC Yoruba: “Because of our faith, the Muslim faith, I don’t believe it has any powers.” But he said traditional herbalists have long thought the crocodile does have special abilities – in particular in…