Author: Krobea

Popular songstress Ebony Reigns is dead. She died in a motor accident at Nyame Bekyere near Abesewa in the Brong Ahafo Region Thursday night, 3news.com has gathered. The accident involved a jeep in which the Maame Hwe hitmaker was travelling. The jeep with registration number AS 497-16 is said to have rammed into a VIP bus. There were two other passengers including a uniformed military officer on board the jeep. The driver is, however, said to be receiving treatment at the Bechem Government Hospital. A nurse at that hospital told 3news.com that the bodies of the deceased are being transferred…

The State of the Nation’s address has in many years shed very little light on sports development in the country and the president’s address on Thursday was no different. He outlined the need to renovate the Accra Sports Stadium, which has been beaten badly after several years of neglect and a proper maintenance culture. The Stadium was redone ahead of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations but the constant neglect meant that several parts of the facility have been left to rot. The scoreboard is dysfunctional, the washrooms are deplorable and the VIP sitting area looks almost like a death…

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with support from the Government of Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) officially commissioned an ultra-modern Wood and Furniture Testing Centre at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), Fumesua in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday. The Centre established with funds from the Government of Switzerland through the Trade Capacity Building (TCB) Programme for Ghana will ensure trade facilitation and support the Government’s effort in promoting industrialisation across all sectors. Wood and furniture products from Ghana and those imported can now be tested…

Reactions are sharply divided between the Majority and Minority on the president’s State of the Nation address. Key amongst the issues is operation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency Adam Mutawakilu said since November last year, the Scheme has been unable to renew the registration of applicants. A former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, claimed the Ministry of Finance was not adequately funding the Scheme. The Minority claims GH¢800 million has been cut from the health budget. But Minister for Health Kwaku Agyemen Manu said the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to meet his ministers one-on-one from Monday, the Minister of State in charge Monitoring and Evaluation has revealed, in an exercise to assess their performances. This is also to review the overall performance of the government after a year in office. Speaking on TV3 during discussions on Thursday’s state-of-the-nation address, Dr Anthony Osei Akoto said he has already prepared his evaluation assessment of the ministers for consideration by the president. He said he did that in October, 2017. From Monday, President Akufo-Addo will take the ministers through the assessment report. It is highly…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed worry over the housing situation in the country. “The concept of affordable housing is still out of the reach of most Ghanaians.” Delivering only his 2nd State of the Nation address to Parliament, the President noted that the concept of affordable housing has not been realized. According to him, as many Ghanaians cannot afford quality homes especially in the capital, Accra. Presenting the 2017 budget to Parliament last year, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced that government had abolished a number of taxes including the 5 per cent VAT on real estate cost. That…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo brought his Ewe side alive in Parliament on Thursday when he delivered the state-of-the-nation address. The president was in the House to fulfill Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution. In his close-to-two-hour address, President Akufo-Addo stressed on the great strides his government has taken in revamping the economy. He cited the ongoing Eastern Corridor roads, boost to the economy through gross domestic product growth, reduction in budget deficit, the introduction of the free senior high school police and others as evidence of efforts to grow the country. “That which is important you cook in an…

The police will receive GH¢800 million within the next six months to purchase modern equipment to help fight crime, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. Included in the purchases will be motorbikes and ammunitions, he added. The president said the Ghana Police Service will also purchase drones and helicopters. He made this known on Thursday when he delivered the state-of-the-nation address in Parliament. President Akufo-Addo believes this will facilitate police visibility and mobility to ensure a safe environment. This comes in the wake of ongoing countrywide police recruitment, which is expected to rein in about 2,000 recruits. The president…

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has had a different description for the State of the Nation address, particularly the one delivered by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Parliament on Thursday. Speaking on the floor of Parliament after President Akufo-Addo’s address, the Tamale South Member of Parliament appeared not quite in sync with the address titled – State of the Nation. In his seeming light-hearted comment, Haruna Iddrisu thanked the President for delivering “his State of Promises Address”. “Mr President, we have heard you on your State of Promises address,” said Haruna Iddrisu in seconding a motion for the adjournment of Thursday’s…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed worry at the rate of unemployment within the country. The unemployment rate in Ghana increased to 5.77 per cent in 2016 from 5.54 per cent in 2015. “The number of young people who cannot find jobs in Ghana is staggering,” the President noted while delivering his 2nd State of the Nation address in Parliament on Thursday. But he expressed confidence that the situation will change soon as “every major policy made in the last year has been about the youth”. The President noted the changing economy requires an educated and skilled workforce to make…