Author: Krobea

A Chinese amphibious aircraft, the largest in production, has made a successful one-hour maiden flight. The plane, roughly the size of a Boeing 737 but with four turboprop engines, took off from Zhuhai airport in the southern province of Guangdong. The plane can carry 50 people and can stay airborne for 12 hours. It has firefighting and marine rescue duties but also military applications, which could be put to use in the disputed South China Sea region. The AG600, codenamed Kunlong, can reach the southernmost edge of China’s territorial claims in the area. State media Xinhua described the plane as…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made a call to Ghanaians to “do our best to help feed those who are hungry and offer comfort to those who are in need”. “Let us take the time to gather, love, listen, and learn from each other.” The call was made by President Akufo-Addo to all Ghanaians in his Christmas message. The president believes the measures he has put in place will lead the country to “greater employment …and will yield higher income”. President Akufo-Addo took the opportunity to thank all Ghanaians for the opportunity to serve. He promised to remain committed to devoting…

Hearts of Oak were on Sunday crowned winners of the 60th independence anniversary trophy after a goalless draw with arch-rivals Asante Kotoko. The Phobians had won the first leg 3-1, on May Day. That match, played at the Accra Sports Stadium, saw Kwame Kizito, Thomas Abbey and Patrick Razak scoring for Hearts with Awal Mohammed scoring for the Porcupine Warriors. Kotoko’s frustrations at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium was worsened by the injury of key man Saddick Adams, who suffered concussion. He was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where he is responding to treatment. He is “in a…

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has ordered to move the country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. In a Facebook post, Mr Morales said the decision was taken after he had spoken with Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Last week, Guatemala was one of only nine nations to vote against a UN resolution urging America to reverse its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to nations that voted against the US. The US is an important aid donor to Guatemala, an impoverished Central American country. On Sunday, Mr Morales said he had instructed the Guatemalan…

The Ghana Association of Public Health Technical Officers (GAPHTO) is calling for the establishment of a Centre for Disease Control for early detection and response to disease epidemic in the country. This comes in the wake of the outbreak of diseases in some senior high schools. The Director General of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Nsiah Asare, had earlier proposed the establishment of a Ghana health centre as a way of early detection of epidemic outbreak. In a statement issued on Friday, GAPHTO explains that the Centre when established with the necessary resources will place the country…

A police officer whose name has been given only as Shaibu has allegedly shot a final year student of Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) to death at Nyankrom near Shama in the Western Region. The incident happened on Friday night. According to reports, the student was together with four friends and were said to be on their way to a street jam. But Shaibu mistook them for thieves. He fired shots at them. Lawrence Baidoo could not survive the shots and his body has been deposited at the Effia Nkwanta Hospital in the Region. Two of the students, who were…

DJ 10K was on Friday adjudged the winner of this year’s 3FM 92.7’s reality show Jam In 10. He beat competition from three others to emerge winner in the grand finale held at the Highway View Pub in Achimota, a suburb of Accra. Hosted by MC Bobby, presenter of Easy Stream and AK, who hosts Campus Rocks on 3FM, the event saw patrons treated to different genres of music from the disc jockeys. From the ‘80s to the contemporary, music blared out of the mounted speakers from the turntables as patrons danced their hearts out. Issa turn Up#3fmJamIn10 live at…

Beautiful Beneath is an ultra-modern lingerie, sportswear and beauty shop set up to cater for the beauty needs of every Ghanaian woman. The shop, which is located close to the A&C Shopping Mall, East Legon, opened its doors on Thursday, December 7 and offers lingerie, including bras and panties , sports wears and other beauty accessories to fit the lifestyles and needs of every woman no matter her shape or size. Present at the launch were the crème de la crème of Ghanaian celebrities including Joselyn Dumas, Elikem the Tailor, KOD among a host of others who were on hand…

Whew! So soon, another year is gradually coming to an end. Starting off from January 1st as a new year, the much-talked about 2017 in a few days will be referred to as our past. Indeed, nothing ever lasts forever. Days expire. Years expire. So will our pains expire! 2017 came along with quite a number of lessons; some good, others not too good. Despite losing a few battles, the victory of being alive is absolutely one that can never be overlooked. Each day comes with its own headaches. However, the greatest battle is to keep staying alive. If you…

The Embassy of the State of Israel in Ghana has expressed regret over Ghana’s vote at the Special United Nation General Assembly sitting on Thursday. Ghana was among 128 nations that voted against the United States’ decision to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem at the sitting. Nine nations including Ghana’s neighbours Togo voted in favour of the move while 35 abstained. Twenty-one nations were absent. A statement from the Israeli embassy on Friday described Ghana’s vote as a “mistake”. It also described the whole process at the UN head office as a “farce” and “meaningless”.…