Author: Krobea

Legal practitioner George Loh says he is “desirous” of contesting in the national executive elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2018. Quizzed on the position he would be going for, the former North Dayi Member of Parliament said it could be the General Secretary or Deputy General Secretary position. Though he made light of the exact position he will contest for on 3FM’s morning show Sunrise on Thursday, he was definite on the fact that he will join the race for the national executive elections. The largest opposition party has scheduled July 27-29, 2018 as date on which…

Former Member of Parliament for North Dayi Constituency George Loh says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) never had a biometric register contrary to claims that they did. According to him, what the NDC had prior to its 2015 primaries was an “extended” manual registration. He explained that a biometric registration requires the capturing of the ten fingers with a biometric device but nothing of that sort happened. The legal practitioner made this revelation while speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise on Thursday. Mr Loh said he was only given a card without any biometric details of his taken prior to the party’s…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Board, Michael Okyere Baafi, has disclosed that government has changed the concept of the Ghana Free Zones Board from being an “occult group” during the past administration. Mr Okyere Baafi said the time when the Free Zones Board became a privilege of only a few people who don’t account to the people of Ghana is past. He reiterated that innovation and new ideas are now in place to ensure expansion of the concept and to get more companies involved. He said the previous administration prevented some companies from benefitting from the…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has applauded Aduana Stars FC for their second Ghana Premier League win and has congratulated them as champions. In a letter addressed to the GFA President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, Mr. Infantino wrote that, “It gives me great pleasure to send my warmest congratulations to Aduana Stars FC for their second championship title!” In lauding the efforts of the entire team, the FIFA boss said, “This title is the result of determination of everyone involved and my congratulations go to the players, the coach, the administration, the entire technical and medical staff as well as the fans for…

A Canadian man has filed a lawsuit against Sunwing Airlines for promising a champagne service and instead serving sparkling wine. Daniel Macduff booked a holiday to Cuba through Sunwing that advertised a complimentary on-board champagne toast. Mr Macduff, from Quebec, said he received a cheaper bubbly instead – and only on the outgoing flight. The airline said it believes the lawsuit “to be frivolous and without merit”. Mr Macduff’s lawyer says the class action hinges on misleading marketing and not the quality of the wine served. “It’s not about the pettiness of champagne versus sparkling wine,” said Montreal-based lawyer Sébastien…

All entries made for the US government’s 2019 Diversity Visa Lottery prior to Wednesday across the globe will have to be resubmitted, a statement has said. The development is due to a “technical issue”. “Any entries submitted before Wednesday, October 18, 2017, will not be considered, and the entrant will need to submit another entry during the new registration period,” the statement issued by the US Embassy in Accra on Wednesday directed. The new registration period for DV-2019 ends on Wednesday, November 22 at 1700Hrs GMT. New applicants can only submit one entry in the new window without recourse to…

Ghana’s Black Starlets will battle it out with African champions Mali for a semi-final place in the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Ghana booked a place to play in the quarter-final on Wednesday when they saw off the Junior Menas of Niger 2-0 at the DY Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Captain Eric Ayiah and striker Richard Danso – who is gradually becoming a super-sub for the Starlets – scored in each half for the Ghanaians. Their goals came in stoppage times of each half. Ayiah could have, however, increased his goal tally at the tournament to…

Former Trades Minister Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has labelled the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as an ethnic-based party and having been so for at least the past 16 years. He said no wonder a senior member of that party can claim that only five regions can produce a president for Ghana. Speaking on the sidelines of his party’s announcement of some major decisions from the Kwesi Botchwey report, Dr Spio-Garbrah insisted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is the only party in Ghana that is really national. “It’s a national party that on a normal day has more supporters than NPP…