Author: Krobea

The Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has urged all arms of government to first show the way by using solar energy to enable other governmental agencies and the public to emulate same as Ghana joins the International Solar Alliance (ISA). According to him, when Parliament and the Presidency begin to patronize this source of energy, it will become contagious. He said since Ghana is located at a strategic place within the Tropic of Cancer and Capricon where sun shines throughout the day, such a step will be easier. The Minister was in Parliament for the Ratification of the Framework Agreement…

Theresa May had to battle losing her voice and being interrupted on stage by a comedian as she sought to reassert her Conservative leadership. Mrs May, who at one point was handed a throat sweet by the chancellor, did make it to the end of a speech in which she vowed to “renew the British dream”. She announced plans for more council houses and a cap on energy prices. But they were overshadowed by the problems she had delivering the set-piece speech in Manchester. BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said the annual conference “was meant to be about restoring Theresa…

Authorities at the Ghana Police Hospital will from Friday carry out a fumigation exercise in some departments of the health facility. The exercise, according to a press release, will end on Sunday. The Children’s Ward will be closed to the public throughout the period. “The affected departments will be opened to the general public on Monday, October 9,” the statement signed by Medical Director Dr Iddi Musah on Wednesday said. The public has been urged to cooperate with the directive. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Aduana Stars have extended their lead at the summit of the Ghana Premier League after a 1-0 home win over close contenders WAFA midweek. The two title chasers locked horns at the Agyeman Badu Park in Dormaa on Match Day 27. Derrick Sasraku’s header was enough to give the Ogya boys all three points, taking their total points build-up to 51. Other results West African Football Academy, WAFA, still keep their second position, nonetheless, following Hearts of Oak’s 1-2 loss at Wa All Stars. The Phobians would have gone second with a win. However, a David Abagna second half penalty…

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kinsford Bagbin has bemoaned the high attrition rate of ministers at the Ministry of Works and Housing. Contributing to a statement by the Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, Mr Bagbin said there is the need for the minister assigned to the sector to be given adequate time in order to work on a comprehensive plan of the housing profile of the country. “Mr Speaker, I want to plead with His Excellency the president to give the current minister time…

Little did the two know that they would climb to the highest political office in the country when they debated on TV3’s Hot Issues 17 years ago. Former President John Dramani Mahama was the Minister of Communications then and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was an outspoken member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), fighting hard to clinch power for the first time in the Fourth Republic. The debate was on Ghana’s status and position in the world’s geo-politics. The entire episode will be rebroacasted on Saturday at 1:00pm Watch the video below:

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that he travelled to the Upper West Region on Monday for the first time by air. According to him, he has always come to Wa, the regional capital, by road. President Akufo-Addo has been in Wa for the start of his regional tour of the north. He is expected to be in the Upper East and Northern regions as well as part of his seven-day tour. Speaking to the chiefs and people of Wa on Monday, the president said it was the first time he travelled to the town on a plane, which…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo seems not to have ended his moaning of the state of the economy he inherited from John Dramani Mahama. At a ceremony to commission a water project in Wa, the president said other projects have been lined up for implementation “but a lot of them depend on the state of our public financing”. He analogized over the ‘property’ bequeathed to him by former president Mahama, referring to himself as an unlucky son. “The truth of the matter is that I am not a lucky son,” he told the gathering of chiefs and people in Jambusi…

Saturday, October 21 is going to be a great day in Kumasi. Guess what? The #Tribeless train eventually docks at the CCB Auditorium on KNUST campus. October couldn’t get any better! After an impressive run on University of Ghana campus, TRIBELESS finally comes to Kumasi this October. The four-cast Kobina Ansah play tells the story of how four Ghetto friends set out to achieve their dreams despite all their setbacks. This amazing musical is highly inspirational and humorous at the same time. Set in a ghetto, it touches on everyday themes as well as other humanitarian causes such as breast…

In the wake of recent divorces and the abundance of marriage ceremonies, I want to demystify the notion that marriage is scary. Marriage can be scary; but it is not meant to be that way. Knowing these tips beforehand will help you make the right decision. 1)First, understand that marriage requires discernment to know when to attack the problem and not the person. It is often said that when you don’t know where you are going, any road can confuse you, in the same vein, when you don’t know where the problem is in marriage, you will be fighting the…