Author: Krobea

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played as doubles partners for the first time on the second day of the inaugural Laver Cup in Prague. Swiss Federer and Spaniard Nadal, who have won a combined 35 Grand Slam titles, are part of a Europe side playing a World team over three days. They beat Americans Sam Querrey and Jack Sock 6-4 1-6 10-5 to give Team Europe a 9-3 lead. The winner is the first to 13 points, with 12 points available on Sunday. “We will always be rivals as long as we are active. And after this we will be…

An obstetrician gynaecologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has described unprotected sex and unintended pregnancy as career destructive agents and dream killers. He says girls need to be guided and encouraged to delay their first sexual experience to enable them prepare adequately for their future. Dr Ernest Puni Kwarko was speaking at a mentoring and coaching seminar for girls in senior high schools in Kumasi. The seminar attracted about five hundred female senior high students from various schools. Dr Kwarko stated, “Young girls need mentoring to prepare them properly into adulthood. These girls must be encouraged to develop their…

Former Minister of Energy and Petroleum Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has called on Ghanaian authorities to engage their Ivorian counterparts despite the greenlight given the country to continue oil-drilling offshore in the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) Fields. Ghana was given a lifeline by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Saturday, when it ruled that the country has not violated maritime boundary agreements by its exploratory activities near the border with Ivory Coast. The two countries have since resolved to abide by the ruling. READ: Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire accept ITLOS decision But the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle Constituency –…

There are eight contestants left in this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful following the eviction of the Greater Accra and Upper West representatives last Sunday. The tension is growing by the day as more are expected to be evicted. But the remaining ladies are leaving no stone unturned as they continue to enjoy stay in the reality complex. Watch them below: Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Six people have been injured in Stratford, east London, in a reported acid attack. Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST, following an “altercation” between two groups of males where a noxious substance was thrown. Ambulance crews treated six males at the scene for their injuries, and three of them were taken to hospital. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. Those reported injured were believed to be in a number of different locations, sparking initial fears that people had been sprayed at random. However the Met Police said those…

Voting has opened in Germany’s federal elections, with Chancellor Angela Merkel tipped to retain power. She is seeking a fourth term in office and to keep her Christian Democrat party’s (CDU) status as the largest presence in Germany’s Bundestag. The CDU’s coalition partner, the SPD, is its main opponent. The right-wing AfD is likely to gain seats in parliament for the first time. Polling stations opened at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) and close at 18:00. The first exit polls are expected shortly after the close of voting. The election is seen as important because it may result in six…

Inhabitants of Anlo beach in the Shama District of the Western Region want urgent intervention that would ensure their relocation to a safer place. The community of over 3,000 fisher folk has been heavily exposed to sea level rise, which had swallowed more than half of their asserts and continue to wreak havoc on them. Anlo beach is a settler fishing community north-west of Shama in the Western Region. It is located at the estuary of the Pra River and surrounded by the sea, river and large swampy areas. The over 3,000 inhabitants are mainly fisher folk from the Volta…

Seed growers in the Western and Central regions are crying foul over the high cost of electricity, hence calling for government’s intervention. Media General’s Lucy Ayambilla reports, the farmers complain the situation will gradually affect the country’s food production in the near future since the situation is warding off some seed growers. The Grains and Legumes Development Board at Winneba is the largest in the country and serves the Eastern, Western and Central regions. Seed growers within the Western and Central regions who patronize the facility say the high electricity tariffs in seed production is the major impeder of the…

An abandoned bridge connecting the new sawmills and the Agona Asafo community in the Central Region is really impeding development in the area. Residents and saw millers are therefore calling on the Agona East District Assembly to complete work on the bridge to make it accessible. The construction of the main bridge connecting Agona Asafo and the new sawmills was started by the Member of Parliament for the Agona East Constituency in 2015 and abandoned in the same year. Reliable sources from the Agona East District Assembly disclosed that the construction of the bridge did not pass through due process…

The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana. The two leaders exchanged views on the situation in the Republic of Ghana and the sub-region.They also discussed the challenges of terrorism and violent extremism. The Secretary-General expressed appreciation for President Akufo-Addo’s engagement and commitment, as co-chair of the group of 17 eminent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocates, to the SDGs. The Secretary-General commended the Republic of Ghana for its contribution to the resolution of the post-electoral crisis in the Republic of The Gambia. Source: UN