Author: Krobea

SIC Financial Services Limited (SIC-FSL) has assured its numerous clients that its operations have not been affected by the recent annulment by the Bank of Ghana of the acquisition of shares in adb Bank by some four entities. The Central Bank on Monday announced the annulment of the acquisition of shares by Belstar Capital, Starmount Development Company Limited, SIC-FSL and EDC Investment Limited. It said the acquisition of a total of 50 per cent of shares in adb Bank in 2016 was in breach of Section 49 of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). The Central…

The Minority in Parliament is calling on government not to think of implementing its “insensitive” ban on fishing beginning Tuesday, August 7. Government has announced a closed season to fishing between Tuesday, August 7 and Tuesday, September 4 in a move to, among others, replenish fishing stock in Ghana’s waters. This has not gone down well with some fisher folk though the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has said the decision was wholly agreed to after a wide stakeholder consultation. But addressing journalists in Accra, Ranking Member on the Food And Agriculture Committee of Parliament Eric Opoku said the…

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is in talks for a trial to play football in Australia, a club says. The Jamaican former sprinter, 31, is negotiating a six-week stint with the Central Coast Mariners, a team in the country’s A-League competition. Mariners chief executive Shaun Mielekamp said the club had spent four months pursuing Bolt, and a season-long deal could follow. Football agent Tony Rallis said a deal had been agreed “in principle”. Mr Rallis, who has been involved in the deal, told local Sky Sports Radio that negotiations continued over Bolt’s pay. “The owner of Central Coast Mariners has…

Founder of Nneka Youth Foundation Cecilia Fiaka has challenged media practitioners to pay more attention to children and women and other vulnerable groups in deprived communities. Addressing journalists from selected media houses at a workshop in the Volta Region, Madam Cecelia Fiaka expressed worry about the level of deprivation persons living in rural areas go through. According to her, even when there are efforts to reach out to these persons in their areas, the bad nature of the road network as well as inadequate funds becomes a major challenging factor. “I believe if in our own small ways, we can…

Rap artiste Kwesi Arthur has revealed that he received news of his BET Viewersʼ Choice nomination just like any other Ghanaian. Speaking to Mikkie Osei Berko on the ‘After Hours’ show on TV3, the young rapper explained that there was no “prior discussion” with BET before the announcement was made. “When I heard the news I was surprised and overwhelmed at the same time,” he revealed, “because I wasn’t expecting it and I didn’t hear anything about it prior to it being announced. “So I just got the news like everyone else heard it,” he stated. Kwesi Arthur also revealed…

A model breastfeeding her baby on the catwalk has caused a stir among those gathered at a fashion show in Miami. Mara Martin held her five-month-old daughter Aria at Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit show on Sunday. “I can’t believe I am waking up to headlines with me and my daughter in them for doing something I do every day,” she wrote on her Instagram page. Many social media users praised the model as “inspiring”, but some accused her of attention seeking. Ms Martin was one of 16 finalists chosen for this year’s show in an open casting. She appeared on…

US President Donald Trump has said getting on with Russia is “a good thing, not a bad thing” at the start of his first summit with Vladimir Putin. Mr Trump said he hoped for an “extraordinary relationship” as the two presidents met in Helsinki, Finland. Earlier, Mr Trump blamed US-Russia tensions on previous administrations. Relations were severely strained by Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and by claims that Russia helped Mr Trump win the 2016 election. Some US politicians called for the summit to be cancelled after 12 Russian military intelligence agents were charged on Friday with hacking the…

The Paris metro has temporarily renamed six stations in honour of France’s World Cup victors, as the capital prepares to salute their return. The French coach’s name features at two stops. Notre-Dame des Champs becomes Notre Didier Deschamps while one of the central stops is renamed Deschamps Elysées-Clémenceau. The World Cup winners will take an open-top bus along the central avenue in the heart of Paris later on Monday. France beat Croatia 4-2 on Sunday. Zagreb was also preparing to welcome back the runners-up, with a parade through the centre of the Croatian capital on Monday afternoon. Local authorities made…

Black Stars and Levante UD forward Emmanuel Boateng is set to release his first song as a recording artiste. The song titled ‘Oluwa Dey’ will be on Tuesday, July 17. The Spanish La Liga player will be joining the likes of Asamoah Gyan and John Boye as Black Stars players to be doing music while playing football. Boateng’s single will feature Famouz, a duo of Vincent Adom Baffour and Umar Alidu, whose hit ‘Nufuo no’ enjoyed massive radio airplay in Ghana. The 22-year-old revealed that his love for singing started in his childhood at church. “It is always important to…

Ocean-monitoring satellites have been set up to control fishing activities during the closed season in August, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has said. Speaking on TV3’s New Day with Bright Nana Amfoh on Monday, Acting Chief Director at the Ministry Professor Francis K. E. Nunoo said a monitoring and control satellites unit located at the Tema and Takoradi offices will help the Ministry to arrest offenders. Ghana has declared a closed season from Tuesday, August 7 to Tuesday, September 4 in order to, among others, replenish the ocean. But the declaration by the Ministry has not gone down…