Author: Krobea

Last week, I attended the Institute of Public Relations, Ghana’s 24th annual general meeting (AGM) in Kumasi, the first time an AGM by the Institute held outside the capital, Accra, a bold move that paid off. During the two-day event, I met other practitioners from different industries – telecommunications, energy, banking, security, academia, among others. It was a real opportunity to learn from peers and discuss the current state of the industry. That said; what got my attention most was the outreach programme with the PR students at the Christian Service University College. It was great to see practitioners such…

BEIGE, a Financial Services Provider, bagged two awards – Finance Team of the Year and Business Transformation Award at the 3rd CFO Awards, held at the Movenpick Hotel over the weekend. The Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Awards is a gathering of senior finance professionals. It brings together business financial leaders so as to reward and recognize their experience, expertise and contributions to the finance sector of Ghana. The Chief Executive Officer of BEIGE, Mike Nyinaku, won the Business Transformation Award for the year, while the finance department of BEIGE also won the Finance team of the year. Receiving the award…

Things fall apart when balance proceeds on leave. In the absence of balance, life is lived awkwardly. When one can’t find the thin line between excess and moderation, their life is already on a path of nothingness. An unbalanced life obviously will be an unfruitful one! Sitting comfortably in the heart of the Volta region of Ghana is one fine co-ed school called Mawuli Senior High School. Indeed, the first time I nursed thoughts of drawing inspiration from mottos of Ghanaian high schools, the “Triple H College” as it is affectionately called, reared its head first! Mawuli, apparently, is popularly…

Next Monday at the Kempinsky Hotel, Gold Coast City, Israeli designer Betty Eldad will join Ghanaian designer Royal Dennis for the Diplomatx Runway of 2017. This event is being organized by Gorjiors International in collaboration with the Embassy of the state of Israel and Kempinsky Hotel, Gold Coast City. It will be the third year in a row that the diplomatic community is taking part in the run-way to raise funds to support Fistula Surgeries for women in Ghana. Some of these women are already healed and returned to normal life thanks to funds that were raised on previous run-ways.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the commitment of his government towards maintaining the peace and security of the country. Speaking at this year’s Ngmayem Festival, of the Chiefs and people of Manya Krobo, President Akufo-Addo stressed that “the application of the laws of the land will occur, in the words of the judicial oath, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will, and without recourse to the political, religious or ethnic affiliations of any citizen of the land.” According to President Akufo-Addo, “when you fall foul of the law, you will be dealt with accordingly, and the law enforcement…

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says Andre Ayew is a “game changer” who can help the struggling Premier League side rise up the table. Bilic said the Ghanaian’s performance in West Ham’s Carabao Cup win against Tottenham on Wednesday is exactly why he sanctioned a big money move to bring him to the London club. “It’s me who wanted Andre to join us from Swansea,” Bilic told BBC Sport. “I rate Andre very highly. He’s a great player. He was the game changer.” Ayew inspired West Ham to an unlikely win against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, scoring two quick-fire…

TV3 in partnership with the Ashongman Community Hospital and Freshluk Eye Center has organized a free health screening exercise at Osu in Accra. The exercise forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility as Ghana’s leading television station marks its 20th anniversary. As at Friday afternoon, over 200 people have been screened for blood and sugar levels, hypertension, hepatitis B, eye, body mass index and various health conditions. The exercise is expected to be replicated in other parts of the country Below are photos from the scene  Source: 3news.com

Hearts of Oak are tipped to win the crunch MTN FA Cup final against Asante Kotoko in Tamale on Sunday. The two teams travel to meet each other in Tamale and a board member, Frank Nelson, is confident that his team will carry the day. “We are playing our greatest rival which is Asante Kotoko [at] a neutral ground Tamale but I am sure Accra Hearts of Oak will be able to carry the day.” The two teams are the most successful clubs in the competition’s history, having both won the cup on nine occasions each. Hearts were defeated on…

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, says the inability of the state to take action against political party vigilantism is creating more chaos in the country. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP said if harsh punishments were meted out to those who were involved in acts of violence, it would have served as deterrent for others. Dr. Apaak made the observation while commenting on Inspector-General Police (IGP) David Asante-Apeatu’s directives to the Ghana Police Service to pursue all vigilante groups irrespective of their political affiliations. He told TV3 New…

Australian Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce and four other politicians were wrongly elected because they held dual citizenship, a court has ruled. The High Court of Australia decision means three of the politicians, including Mr Joyce, are disqualified from office. The others quit in July. Australia’s constitution prohibits dual citizens from being elected. Mr Joyce’s exit strips the government of its one-seat majority, but he could return through a by-election. The deputy prime minister, who renounced New Zealand citizenship in August, has pledged to re-contest his lower house seat. “I respect the verdict of the court,” Mr Joyce said immediately after…