Author: Krobea

Former President John Dramani Mahama has weighed into US President Donald John Trump’s reference to Africans and Haitians as coming from “shithole” countries. Mr Mahama said Trump is demonstrating nothing but racism “and pursuing a policy of ‘Make America White Again’”. The US President is reported by Washington Post to have referred to some countries as “shithole” when a proposal on a bipartisan deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was presented to him Thursday. He has since denied using such language. The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the…

Before a foreign musician or actor can perform in another country, the person needs a work permit to enable him or her to work but the issue seems different when foreign musicians and actors come to Ghana to perform. A research done by FOCAP, a pressure group within the creative arts industry, has revealed that over the years creative arts professionals who have come to Ghana to ply their trade, have entered the country without any form of work permit to give them restrictions and to generate revenue for the country. Creative arts professionals from Ghana to other parts of…

GCB Bank Ghana Limited is integrating its systems with that of erstwhile UT Bank and Capital Bank. The process is expected to end by close of February. In a communiqué, GCB urged all customers of the two banks it took charge of to comply with transition. As part of the process, the bank will issue its branded cards to customers of UT and Capital banks for all future transactions. “As a result, issuing of cards in the names of the previous banks is discontinued,” it stated. It added that as part of security measures, visa cardholders will be required to…

President  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the decision by the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, to appoint the 2nd President of the 4th Republic, John Agyekum Kufuor, as its first Chancellor, as well-deserved. According to President Akufo-Addo, it is entirely appropriate that the former President, who was responsible for ensuring that the Western University College of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, through presidential assent on 12th November, 2004, becomes UMAT’s first Chancellor. President Akufo-Addo stressed that “it is a well-deserved honour, given in recognition of the immense work you did, during your time as President of…

All of us have dreams but not all of us have the patience to achieve them. All of us get stranded on the journey to our goals but not all of us are stubborn enough to keep moving no matter what. Though failure may hold others back, the stubborn permit nothing to get in their way. Others reach the top not because the law of gravity was not existent but they defied all odds including gravity. When you see a man decorated with all sorts of achievements, it is not because his resistance was lesser but… his persistence was greater.…

The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) after an emergency security meeting Friday has with immediate effect reviewed the curfew hours in Bimbilla. The curfew hours have been reviewed from between 10:00pm and 5:00am – which has been in force for the past six months – to between 6:00pm and 6:00am. The decision was taken following Thursday night’s sporadic shooting that led to the death of three persons and the critical injury of seven. REGSEC has also placed a ban on riding motorbikes with pillion riders. “Anyone seen riding a motorbike with another rider at the back will be dealt with,”…

Facebook is to change how its news feed works, making posts from businesses, brands and media less prominent. Instead, content that sparks conversations among family and friends who use the site will be emphasised, explained chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on his page. Organisations on Facebook may see the popularity of their posts decrease as a result, the firm acknowledged. The changes will take effect over the coming weeks. “We’ve gotten feedback from our community that public content – posts from businesses, brands and media – is crowding out the personal moments that lead us to connect more with each other,”…

West Africa Senior High School has been seeded again for this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz. The Adenta-based school, where the Free SHS Policy was launched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last year, is one of only three Greater Accra Region schools seeded for this year’s contest. Five-time winners Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC) and 2017 losing finalists St Thomas Aquinas SHS are the other schools seeded in the Region. A total of 27 schools have been seeded for this year’s contest. Among the schools are last year’s winners Prempeh College and finalists Adisadel College. Only Tamale…

Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has hit hard at media reports that he fainted right after the announcement of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor on Thursday. His family was inundated with calls from his teeming supporters from all over the country on hearing the news, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson. The statement on Friday cited TV3 as starting the “false” reports and so demanded an unqualified apology from the leading news television station. “It is in TV3’s own interest to do the right thing professionally.” On the appointment of Mr Amidu as Ghana’s first independent prosecutor, the…

Civil society group iWatch has given full backing to the nomination of former Attorney General Martin Amidu as the man to occupy the position of Special Prosecutor. He was nominated on Thursday at a ceremony at the Flagstaff House. iWatch commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for appointing Mr Amidu in a statement issued on Thursday. Find the statement below: iWatch Africa fully backs President Akufo-Addo’s decision to nominate Martin Amidu as the first Special Prosecutor in his effort to fight corruption in Ghana. The former Attorney General has demonstrated irrespective of his political leanings an unquestionable impartiality when it…