Author: Krobea

Former Medical Director of the Ridge Hospital Dr Thomas Anaba is unhappy with his dismissal, which was communicated to him on Monday, May 15, two days before the commissioning of the referral facility. He was asked to hand over to Dr Emmanuel Kwabla Srofenyoh. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise on Tuesday, May 16, Dr Anaba says his dismissal was politically motivated. “I hold the minister [of health] responsible,” he told host Winston Amoah, exonerating the government of blame, nonetheless. He said his tenure at Ridge Hospital has saved the medical facility millions of Cedis to the extent that “I saved the…

The Ministry of Interior says none of its agencies is recruiting personnel as widely reported. According to the Ministry, any recruitment exercise will be duly advertised in the dailies before commencement. In a statement signed by Deputy Minister of Interior Henry Quartey on Monday, May 15, the four security agencies viz the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Immigration Service and the Ghana Prisons Service are not “recruiting personnel to fill various positions”. “The general public is, hereby, advised to be wary of any persons or groups of persons claiming to recruit into the security services”.…

The Office of Former President Jerry John Rawlings is not happy about reports that the former Ghanaian leader has passed on. There have been social media reports that the first president of the Fourth Republic has passed away, reports which 3news.com have always considered false. It appears JJ Rawlings’ office is about to take a hard stance against faceless persons behind such reports. “The office strongly cautions persons who have made it their preoccupation to publish such falsehood to desist from such reckless and insensitive actions as they have the potential of causing harm to family, friends and sympathizers of…

Primary schoolchildren have used their desks to block a major road in Kenya’s capital Nairobi after their school was demolished. The Kenyatta Golf Course Academy was knocked down at the weekend following a land dispute. They were joined by their parents and teachers as they chanted: “We want our school, we need to study in school.” Several Kenyan schools have been demolished in recent years because of arguments over title deeds. In some cases, corrupt officials have issued multiple deeds for the same property. One parent protesting during the rush-hour said: “We are demonstrating because we did not have any…

Finally the boys have been separated from the men. The final elimination from the 20 athletes who booked their berth through their respective regions was staged at the Accra International Trade Fair Center over the weekend. The athletes began the day’s event with an impressive score in the incline bench press with the weight of 23, 25, 27KGS and a combined weight of 150KG. Sack race load was next with the weight of 110- 140 kilogram and running 30-metres onto a mobility aid in 90-seconds. This was followed by the Dead lift challenge of 240-kilograms that saw most athletes struggling…

Major student unions in the country have resolved to get the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John-Peter Amewu, to backtrack on his decision to close down the School of Surveying and Mapping. Mr Amewu ordered the closure of the school following a demonstration by students against suspected sale of the school’s lands by the Land Commission. Mr Amewu asked the Commission to re-assign staff of the School while ordering students to vacate the campus and hostels. But this did not go down well with the students, who met the minister last Friday to talk him to backtrack on his order.…

The New Juaben Assembly members have failed to confirm the president’s nominee of 65-year-old Comfort Asante for Municipal Chief Executive. The former constituency executive for the ruling party polled 49 votes out of 78, representing 62.8 per cent of total votes cast, falling short of the two-thirds majority required. The highly tensed election saw the Assembly Hall of New Juaben highly packed. Patrons of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by Cocobod’s board chair, Hackman Owusu Agyeman, were hoping the nominee will secure a one-touch endorsement. But the story changed after an hour of voting. Mrs Asante had 49 Yes…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Monday, May 15 for the second phase of his tour of West Africa. The first phase had taken the Ghanaian leader to Togo, Burkina Faso and La Cote d’Ivoire. In a release signed by the Director of Communications at the Flagstaff House, Eugene Arhin, the president will visit Senegal, Guinea and Cape Verde. His first stop in Dakar will end on Wednesday, May 17. He will travel to Conakry immediately after the Dakar visit but will leave on Friday, May 19 for Praia, where he will be for two days. “The visits…

Entertainment pundit Ernestina Afari also known as Silky Sweet says after listening to Obrafour’s latest single, the first minute of the song sounds like a demo song. Some weeks ago Obrafour dropped his much anticipated new single ‘Aseda’ meaning thanksgiving produced by music producer/sound engineer Oteng. “Lyrically, Obrafour will not go wrong. Unfortunately certain things were not right with his latest Aseda song especially the sound,” Silky Sweet said on Accra-based Onua 95.1 FM. “When you played the song, the first minute of what I heard sounds like demo. Honestly, I wasn’t pleased. I was wondering which engineer produced the…