Author: Krobea

Some fisher folks in Western Region have vowed not to give up light fishing and the use of dynamite and other illegal fishing practices. They insist fishing is their livelihood and whoever wants sanity in the industry must first stop foreigners, who they claim invaded their “terrain” with the illegal fishing practices. The fishermen were interacting with a group of journalist on a USAID-UCC-aided training in effective reportage in fisheries and environmental issues. The fishing industry in Ghana is based on resources from the marine, freshwater and coastal lagoons. It is estimated that over 250,000 artisanal fishers depend on these…

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After recently stating that hip-life musician Guru is not an A-List artiste, Mel Kwasi Davis has once again strongly predicted that highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena is on his way to hibernation. In his submission about the reasons why some old highlife/hiplife musicians are struggling to make it again in the industry, the boss of Event Republic and an artiste manager said during a discussion on Accra-based Onua 95.1 FM’s entertainment show Anigye mmre that: “When we talking about those who are struggling to make it, never add musician like K.K Fosu because K.K Fosu is relevant and still playing shows.…

Ghana’s Black Starlets lost the 2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations trophy to Mali on Sunday, May 28 after going 1-0 down to the Eaglets in the final of the tournament. The goal was the first to be conceded by the Starlets in open play at this year’s tournament, which was held in Gabon. A 21st minute penalty converted by Mamadou Samake after John Otu felled his Malian opponent in the box, the goal was the only one that separated the two West African sides. The Malians dominated the midfield with Abdoul Salam Ad Jiddou leading the charge. Ghana goalie…

Arsene Wenger secured his record seventh FA Cup final win as Arsenal produced a magnificent display to win a Wembley thriller against 10-man Chelsea. Alexis Sanchez gave Arsenal the lead in contentious fashion after only four minutes, when referee Anthony Taylor overruled his assistant after he had flagged for offside against Aaron Ramsey. The Premier League champions also claimed Sanchez handled in the build-up. And their task became even harder when Victor Moses was correctly sent off by Taylor in the second half after receiving a second yellow card for diving. Diego Costa revived Chelsea’s hopes of a repeat of…

Great Olympics began the second round of the Ghana Premier League strongly with a 1-0 win over Berekum Chelsea at the Accra Sports Stadium. Substitute Coffie Bekoe hit the back of the net in the 66th minute to secure all the points for the Agorsu Boys on Saturday, May 27. The Accra side had struggled in the first round but changed its managerial set up before the round ended. With Tom Strand taking over from former player Godwin Attram, Olympics have improved significantly. Strand had managed a 0-0 draw with Berekum Chelsea in the last game of the first round.…

A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the party is taking stock as it prepares to mark its 25th anniversary on June 10, 2017. Koku Anyidoho says it is important the party retools and refashions to meet the demands of modern political party organization. Functional executives of the leading opposition party are in Elmina in the Central Region for a training workshop under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNDP’s workshop for political party executives is under its Joint Party Support and Strengthening Programme (JPASS), which helps the parties draft their communication and…

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has stressed that the government’s approach in the recent fight against illegal mining is not sustainable. “I think the approach is a wrong approach,” Dr Ahmed Jinapor said on Saturday, May 27. He was contributing to discussion on the issue on TV3’s extended version of New Day. According to UEW’s Head of Early Childhood Education Department, the fight should be “coordinated” with the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources not the one to visit illegal mines to enforce rules and regulations. “Unfortunately, by what is going on it is not…

British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said it was “working to resolve the problem”. Heathrow Airport said it was “working closely” with BA to solve the issue. There is no evidence at this stage to suggest the system failure was caused by a cyber attack, BA told BBC business correspondent Joe Lynam. All passengers affected by the failure – which coincides with the…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has sent his well wishes to the Muslim community in Ghana as Ramadan begins. The 30-day period of fasting began on Saturday across at least 30 countries including Ghana and Saudi Arabia. Other countries are expected to start on Sunday. On his official Twitter page, Mr Mahama wished “my Muslim brothers and sisters a successful Holy Month of Ramadan”. Wishing my Muslim brothers & sisters a successful Holy Month of Ramadan. Abundance of Peace & Happiness in this month of fasting & prayers. — John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) May 27, 2017 The fasting is scheduled…