Author: Krobea

Government is set to run the country’s hydroelectric power sources alongside solar energy as the Energy Ministry signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ENI Ghana. The terms of the MoU will see ENI Ghana develop a solar power component at the Bui hydropower facility as well as the other hydropower facilities that are managed by the Volta River Authority (VRA). Already the Bui Power Authority has a vision of adding 250 Mega Watts of solar energy to the 400 MW produced by its hydro facility. This was disclosed at the signing of the MoU on renewable energy with ENI…

2000 Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Martin Alamisi Amidu says he is not harbouring any ambitions to be a president “for now”. He said he doesn’t even have the money to run a presidential campaign as evidenced in his inability to “bring people here and feed them”. Mr Amidu made this known on Tuesday at his vetting for the position of Special Prosecutor. He faced Parliament’s Appointments Committee a little over a month after being nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The question about his presidential ambition was posed by Member of Parliament for Ablekuma…

Rangan Chatterjee is a GP and says he has seen plenty of evidence of the link between mental ill-health in youngsters and their use of social media. One 16 year-old boy was referred to him after he self-harmed and ended up in A&E. “The first thought was to put him on anti-depressants but I chatted to him and it sounded like his use of social media was having a negative impact on his health.” So Dr Chatterjee suggested a simple solution – the teenager should attempt to wean himself off social media, restricting himself to just an hour before he…

It was a night of education in fitness, commitment and self-control at the Nicholson Stadium at Burma Camp as the Ghana Navy team was adjudged the overall champions in the 2018 Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Inter-services boxing competition. The Navy secured a total of 21 points from seven victories in 14 bouts to emerge winners. Middleweight boxer CPL Anatu Mohammed of the Ghana Army team won the Best Female Boxer while Lightweight boxer ABI Abi Adzartey Alfred was adjudged the Best Male Boxer of the two-day event. The competition was conducted under the International Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) rules with…

The Dutch foreign minister has stepped down on Tuesday after admitting he lied about being in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Halbe Zijlstra announced his decision tearfully in parliament, after MPs had summoned him to explain himself. During his campaign for the March 2017 election, Mr Zijlstra claimed he had personally heard Mr Putin speak of creating a “Greater Russia” in 2006. The Dutch minister was just hours away from an official trip to Moscow. “I see no other option today than to hand in my resignation to his majesty the King,” said Mr Zijlstra a day after…

The ministers of Interior, Transport and Roads and Highways are to meet and come out with proposals to address the issue of recent road accidents, the president has ordered. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the recent spate of accidents and the ensuing deaths and injuries is cause for concern to him. That is why he wants Ambrose Dery, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah and Kwasi Amoako Atta to meet and immediately come out with the proposals. The president tweeted his worry on Tuesday. I am very concerned about the recent spate of road accidents, and the ensuing deaths and injuries. —…

Tributes have poured in for veteran Ghanaian actor Super OD, real name Asonaba Kwaku Darko, who passed away on Tuesday in his Agona Swedru hometown. Super OD was taken ill last Saturday, according to son Simon Darko, after complaining of weakness. He has not been well for some time now. He unfortunately gave up the ghost on Tuesday at the Swedru Government Hospital in the Central Region. Past and present presidents have joined mourners to pay tribute to the Osofo Dadzie icon. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former president John Dramani Mahama took to Twitter to express their condolences.…

South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has formally asked President Jacob Zuma to resign for the sake of the country. But despite the ANC’s top leadership deciding to “recall” him “urgently”, the scandal-hit Mr Zuma was still in power on Tuesday. He is expected to respond to the request on Wednesday, an official said. He had already told them he was willing to stand down in the next three to six months, the official added. Mr Zuma, who has been in power since 2009, has been dogged by corruption allegations. But he has so far resisted increasing pressure to…

Liberia’s ex-president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has won the $5m (£3.6m) Ibrahim prize for African Leadership. Mrs Sirleaf, who stepped down last month, became Africa’s first elected female president in 2006. She was praised for her work rebuilding the nation after civil war and leading a process of reconciliation. The prize committee admitted that while Ms Sirleaf was accused of tolerating corruption, she had shown exceptional leadership in difficult circumstances. It added that Liberia was the only country out of 54 to improve in every category and sub-category of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. Mrs Sirleaf served two terms as…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Elsie Awadzi as the 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. The appointment is, however, subject to consultation with the Council of State. Mrs Awadzi is an international economic and financial lawyer with a total of 21 years of professional experience working in various capacities in Ghana and internationally. Her key areas of specialization are financial sector development and regulation, financial stability assessments, design of crisis management frameworks and financial safety nets, and legal and institutional aspects of public financial management. She was until the appointment, a Senior Counsel of the IMF’s Legal…