Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, June 30 cut the sod for the commencement of the National Barracks Regeneration Project, in fulfilment of the pledge made in the 2016 manifesto of the New Patriotic Party. The Project aims at improving the living conditions of security personnel, through the rehabilitation and upgrading of the barracks and their living quarters, across the country. To this end, President Akufo-Addo has announced that “an amount of GH¢26 million has been released for the take-off of the barracks regeneration programme”, for which reason the President was at the Burma Camp, in Accra, to cut…

Executive Vice President in charge of Governance of Afreximbank Dr George Elombi has said the East African Community stands out within the continent’s regional economic blocs for the diversity of its trade and for the level of integration of its members. He said the two qualities demonstrate how dynamic intra-regional trade can enhance economic activity and bring people together. Speaking at the opening of a trade and investment exhibition to promote economic activities and deepen integration in Kigali as part of activities marking the 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank, Dr. Elombi said that increased trade enhances…

Argentine football star Lionel Messi’s “wedding of the century” is taking place in his hometown of Rosario. Messi, 30, is marrying his childhood sweetheart Antonela Roccuzzo, 29, in a civil ceremony at a luxury hotel. Football stars and celebrities are among 260 guests attending the ceremony. Hundreds of police have been deployed ahead of the event. Messi, the Argentina and Barcelona star, first met Antonela Roccuzzo before he moved to Spain aged just 13. Among the guests at Friday’s wedding are Messi’s Barcelona teammates Luis Suárez, Neymar, Gerard Piqué and his wife, Colombia’s pop star Shakira. A number of guests…

All is set for the 3rd edition of the Royal-Bank sponsored Sheikh Sharubutu Ramadan Cup at the Wembley Sports Complex in Accra on Saturday.  The tournament brings together youth from various Zongo communities to climax the end of Ramadan. In the preliminary stage, defending champions Ashaiman will lock horns with Madina in the opening match. Ashaiman, who have won the first two editions of the competition, were incredibly drawn to play the opening match for the third successive time, having faced New Fadama in the opening matches of the previous editions. After the opening match, Kasoa Zongo will face Ashaley Botwe…

South American champions Chile beat European Champions Portugal 3-0 on penalties to make it to the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup. La Roja started the semi-final game at the Kazan Arena on a slow pace as A Selecçao led by Cristiano Ronaldo dictated pace in the first 15 minutes. But the Chileans took over by shading possession 54 per cent at the end of the first half, though nothing by way of goal could separate the two sides. The score remained the same but not without close chances to both sides with Chile ending the extra time the stronger…

Asante Kotoko on Wednesday clinched a crucial away win over Cape Coast’s Ebusua Dwarfs in mid-week action in the ongoing Ghana Premier League. The match was a reverse fixture of the 0-0 draw at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Match Day 11. Baba Mahama scored the only goal at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium to give the Porcupine Warriors all the three points. It was gloom for Kotoko’s arch-rivals at the Accra Sports Stadium as Ashant Gold SC came to conquer Hearts of Oak. Daniel Gozar secured the vital points as he scored the only goal for the Miners,…

Josephine Akosua Frempong of TV3 Network Limited has received nomination for the 2017 edition of the Ghana Shippers Awards slated to come off on Friday at the Movenpick Ambassadorial Hotel. She has been nominated under the Reporter of the Year category together with Della Russel Ocloo of Daily Graphic, Ken Mornah of the New Maritime and Transport Digest, Dorothy Frempomaa of Radio Gold and Patrick Painstil of Business and Financial Times. GCNet, West Blue Consulting and Borderless Alliance have also been nominated in the Anas Aremeyaw Anas Transparency category while Alex Atakorah  (Amaris Terminal), Kofi Amoah-Abban (Rigworld Group) and Richard…

“So, which aspect of journalism do you consider majoring someday?” friends, family and well-wishers have asked me times without number. Oftentimes, I give them an answer that makes them turn to suggest to me that, perhaps, I must see the curer of sick heads. “My ultimate aim is to be a war reporter [preferably with Aljazeera].” “War reporter? And you consider marrying to raise a family? Solomon, please stop having this dream. You are too young for this,” a classmate back in Ghana Institute of Journalism once told me. I fantasize at war reporters wearing their bulletproof vests and helmets…

Joyce Blessing is set to join Becca, Stonebwoy and Kumi Guitar as a member of the  Zylofon Media record label family, 3news.com has gathered. Joyce Blessing is scheduled for a signing ceremony today, June 28 to officially join the record label. Zylofon Media joined the creative arts industry in Ghana a few months ago and has already signed on three top arts, who seem to be happy with the new management. The sensational gospel musician recently launched her new album ‘AGYEBUM’  produced by  Davejoy Productions. By Roberta Acquah-Imbeah|3FM 92.7|3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

For the second year in a row, Tigo is running its internship programme – Tigo Internship Programme (TIP), which empowers young students and graduates to develop their skills and introduce them to the professional environment. TIP attracted over 600 applications from various tertiary schools including KNUST, University of Ghana, GIMPA, UPSA and the Pentecost University. Sixty interns were selected after detailed review of their video resumé and one-on-one interviews. They have since started work and have been assigned to various departments including Corporate Affairs, Tigo Business, Commercial, Mobile Financial Services, Engineering and Human Resources. They were taken through a three-day…