Author: Krobea

The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Ghana, Christine Evans-Klock, has reiterated the global call for the use of “will power” as a possible means to overcome all challenges of the world, calling on all Ghanaians to heed the call. She said, “we have the tools and wealth to overcome the world’s grave challenges such as widening conflicts and inequality, extreme weather and deadly intolerance, security threats and poverty among others but what we lack is the will”. Ms. Evans-Klock made the appeal while delivering a speech on behalf of the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, at a flag-raising ceremony in Accra to commemorate the…

Some members of staff of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central Region are demanding the removal of Hospital Director Dr Eugene Dordoye. The Concerned Staff have, therefore, petitioned the Minister of Health through the Mental Health Authority to take immediate steps to relieve Dr Dordoye of his post. The petition intercepted by 3news.com says since Dr Dordoye was appointed two years ago, “he has embarrassed staff countlessly”. “He has ruined the therapeutic relationship that has existed since the inauguration of this hospital. “Staff have complained several times about his poor relationship as well the disrespect for staff but he…

The Ghana Under 17 Coach, Paa Kwesi Fabin, upon their arrival from the FIFA U-17 World Cup has commended his team for a good job done in India. The Black Starlets were shown the exit from the competition after losing 2-1 to Mali in the quarter-final of the competition. Starlets led their group and beat their African counterparts Niger in the Round of 16. Eric Ayiah had 4 goals to his credit with young goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim conceding only a goal at the group stage. Though the Starlets’ performance in the tournament was not the best, Coach Fabin believes it…

A Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fred Agbenyo, did not take kindly to questions asked him about the Kwesi Botchwey Committee’s report on 3FM’s Sunrise, directing the show host to pick a party card if he wants to know about the content of the report. Some media firms have made references to the report, which reviews the 2016 election loss of the NDC. But the party has dismissed those references, saying they are all spurious as the report has not been made public yet. Former President John Dramani Mahama, who led the NDC into the reviewed…

The commissioning of the south leg of the 33-kilometer Kwafokrom-Apedwa road and the Suhum bypass has been postponed. The Minister of Roads, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, who was expected to commission the section of the road on Wednesday, cancelled it after concerns of safety were raised by residents. Officials from the Ghana Highway Authority, journalists, contractors and residents waited for the arrival of the minister from 3pm Wednesday till 9:15 pm. While waiting, a handful of the residents raised concerns the road wasn’t fully completed with safety measures not adequate, putting pedestrians including children at risk. “We are afraid for our kids,”…

The United Nations Development Organization (UNIDO) in partnership with the High Commission of India in Accra and the involvement of UNIDO-South-South Industrial Cooperation (UCSSIC) Centres in India and China has held a regional workshop on the “promotion of neem derived bio-pesticides in West Africa”. More than 30 participants from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, India, and Ghana including private sector representatives, experts on neem bio-pesticide processing, academia, and other neem project stakeholders attended the event at the University of Ghana, Legon. Mr. Fakhruddin Azizi, UNIDO Country Representative, in an address highlighted the importance of developing production capacity and promotion of Neem derived…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to investors both local and foreign to be interested in what he describes as the rapidly growing aviation sector of Ghana. As a result, government has started renewing initial bilateral air services agreement with investors. The president said this on Wednesday when he opened the first air and aero show in Accra. The exhibition named African Air Show provided an opportunity for aviation companies to exhibit their services and products. “In our bid to attract more investors into the aviation industry, we have started renewing and reviewing bilateral agreements on air service,” President…

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has debunked claims that it inflated the cost of the new smart licenses. The DVLA at a press conference on Tuesday mentioned that from November, it will be introducing a vehicle documentation Smart Card to replace paper-based car registration process. The new drive is expected to reduce the human interface in the acquisition of licenses and also cut down the cost involved. The cost of the ‘smart’ license has been pegged at GH¢275, which critics say is highly priced. But the Deputy Director of DVLA, Kafui Semevor, explained on TV3’s News @10 on…

National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah says the party is in deep crisis and the earlier members come together to resolve differences the better. “I just hope and pray that we will be able to surmount these challenges.” Mr Mornah made the admission on 3FM’s Sunrise on Thursday. He indicated that upon all the ill fortune that befell the party in the 2016 elections – not winning a single seat for the first time in the Fourth Republic – leadership is yet to meet to review that performance. “Our inability to form committees like the NDC…

Security has been tightened in Kenya as voting takes place in a re-run of the presidential election, which is being boycotted by the main opposition. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is seeking a second term, has urged people to vote and remain peaceful. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has pulled out of the election re-run, has called on his supporters to stay away. Mr Kenyatta was announced the winner in an 8 August vote but the poll is being held again because of “irregularities”. The polls on Thursday opened at 06:00 (03:00 GMT) with tens of thousands of police and…