Author: Krobea

Last Wednesday, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture hosted a forum to review progress made on the development of a pilot food safety and certification system in Ghana. Developing a sustainable traceability system was a crucial recommendation that supported lifting the ban on exports of five vegetables from Ghana to the European Union in December 2017. The event brought together various participants from the Government of Ghana, development partners, farmers, and the private sector. At the event, the Deputy Minister of Horticulture from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, George Oduro…

Ghana’s Black Queens put the opening day 1-0 defeat to host Ivory Coast behind them as they thrashed their Nigerien counterparts 9-0 in WAFU Women’s Cup. The match was played on Friday at the Robert Champroux Stadium. Three players – Portia Boakye, Janet Egyir and Jane Ayieyam – scored two goals each while Priscilla Okyere, Ruth Appiah and Grace Asantewaa scored a goal each. Niger is technically out of the tournament after recording a 5-1 loss to Burkina Faso, who later face the hosts. Ghana will face the Burkinabes in the final Group A game on Sunday. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow…

A national state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia just one day after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. A statement by the state broadcaster said the move was necessary to stem a wave of anti-government protests. Hundreds of people have died in three years of unrest in the country. A 10-month state of emergency that ended last year failed to stop the protests, as did the release from jail of thousands of opposition supporters. No details were given of how long the latest state of emergency will last or what the restrictions are. The government has…

New Edubiase United President Yakubu Abdul Salam has debunked a statement attributed to him that Kurt Okraku does not have the potential to become GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi’s successor. “Kurt Okraku has not reached the level of becoming the president of Ghana Football Association so he should stop bragging on various radio stations and television stations that it is his time to be the president,” Yakubu Abdul Salam is quoted as saying. But he has cleared the airwaves, saying he has a good relationship with Kurt Okraku but only thinks George Afriyie is the right person after Kwesi Nyantakyi. He…

Public Relations Officer for Hearts of Oak SC Opare Addo has waded into the ongoing speculations that former defender Vincent Atinga will complete a move to archrivals Asante Kotoko. It has been speculated that the robust defender has reached an agreement with the Porcupine Warriors and he is set to play for the Kumasi-based side. Atinga will join Asante Kotoko as a free agent as he is currently not tied to any team if the deal sails through. He refused to extend his contract with the ‘glorious’ Hearts of Oak at the end of the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League season.…

The Medical Director of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Eugene Dordoye, has denied being removed from his position as the conclusion of a meeting with the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, on Friday. Dr Dordoye’s removal was confirmed to Media General’s Daniel Opoku by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Robert Cudjoe, after an emergency meeting. READ: Director of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital removed to appease staff The meeting stemmed from the withdrawal of services by nurses on Wednesday. According to the nurses, until an “oppressive, illegal, degrading, abusive” Dr Dordoye was removed, they would not return…

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has disclosed that it had made available some safety proposals to the Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) to help in the construction of the George Walker Bush Highway but all were ignored. Reacting to TV3’s road safety documentary titled ‘Dangerous Highway’, the Executive Director of the Commission, Ing. May Obiri-Yaboah, said, “At one point during construction we talked about it and one point we came in with some of this auditing, and to be frank some of the things that we said or we proposed never came to pass. It was not considered”. According to…

Lawyers representing former President and standard bearer emeritus of the Unity Party (UP) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have filed a lawsuit against former vice president and standard bearer of the party Joseph N. Boakai, alleging her expulsion orchestrated by Boakai was in violation of the UP’s Constitution and the 1986 Constitution of Liberia. The suit before the Board of Commissioners (BOC) of the National Elections Commission (NEC) named other party’s officials also expelled and seeking legal redress were  Senator Commany B. Wesseh of River Gee County and member of the party’s executive committee, Medina A, Wesseh, ex-executive members and chairpersons on…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the urgent responsibility facing leaders on the continent is to make Africa attractive so African youths see the continent as a place of opportunities. With the continent having the youngest population, President Akufo-Addo noted that “our youth who bear the brunt of the suffering now resort to desperate measures to get out.” He bemoaned the fact that African youths “brave the Sahara desert on foot, and, those who survive the ravages of the desert, risk being sold in slave markets in Libya, or risk journeys across the Mediterranean sea on rickety boats, all in…

Google has launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser that is designed to prevent “annoying” and “intrusive” ads being shown to users. Google announced the move to curtail full-page and auto-playing video ads, among others, last year. The choice of which ads to block will be determined by the Coalition for Better Ads (CBA) – made up of companies including Google and Facebook. Sites will have 30 days to remove disruptive ads before blocking begins. A survey of 40,000 US and European web users found that the most intrusive ads were full-page ads that hide the content of a…