Author: Krobea

An energy expert wants a commission of inquiry to be established to review the $510 million Ameri power agreement signed in 2015. A review of the deal has been triggered by Member of Parliament of Adansi Asokwa Constituency, Kobina Tahir Hammond, who claims the country was short-changed in the process. Though he was Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament  when the deal was brokered, he said it is “fraudulent”. A motion filed to realize the review saw the interrogation of the former Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, on Friday by the Committee. But energy analyst…

The Spanish prime minister has outlined plans to remove Catalonia’s leaders and take control of the separatist region. Speaking after an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday, Mariano Rajoy stopped short of dissolving the region’s parliament but put forward plans for elections in the region. The measures must now be approved by Spain’s Senate in the next few days. The plans come almost three weeks after Catalonia held a disputed independence referendum. Spain’s supreme court had declared the vote illegal and said it violated the constitution, which describes the country as indivisible. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has ignored pleas from the…

The innovative, energetic and vibrant cultural scenes of Israel will be live in Accra from Thursday, October 26 to Wednesday, November 1 at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City. The Embassy of the State of Israel in Accra in collaboration with the Kempinski Hotel will host a weeklong celebration of Israeli culture through arts, music, fashion, food and wines. This was announced by the Ambassador of the State of Israel, Ami Mehl, at a press conference in Accra on Thursday. Speaking to the press, Amb. Ami Mehl expressed delight about the cordial relations and cooperation that exist between Israel and…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the first batch of Officer Cadets commissioned from the Military Academy and Training Schools to discharge their duties professionally and diligently. President Akufo-Addo reminded the new Officer Cadets to “safeguard and protect the territorial integrity of the nation and its citizens, and not to use your position to antagonise the very citizens whose sacrifices have made your training possible. Indeed, you owe it a duty to the nation to work towards ensuring its peace, stability and development.” He noted that with their commission being the beginning of their careers as professional officers and…

It was dominance on a level-playing rain-soaked pitch by the African champions as Mali beat Ghana 2-1 to make it to the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The match was played on Saturday at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in Guwahati, India. Before the all-Africa clash, the Malians had beaten the Ghanaians on two occasions – one in the Africa U-17 final and the other in a preparatory game ahead of the world cup. A slip in midfield by the two-time champions after a quarter-of-an-hour played in Saturday’s game gave an advantage to Mali’s Hadji Drame. He made…

The much-awaited eviction party for Upper East Region’s Talata and Ashanti Region’s Yaa came off on Friday night at the plush AM&PM Sports Bar inside the iconic Villagio Alto in Accra. It was fun and excitement as the remaining six ladies joined the two – evicted a fortnight ago – at the party. Friends and fans also joined in the excitement. Watch pictures below: Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh #GMB2017

Calls are intensifying for African governments to adopt pragmatic systems in dealing with climate change. At the opening ceremony of the 11th governing board meeting of the Interim Executive Director of West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Professor Jimmy Adegoke, said this was vital to ensuring food security on the continent. Reports indicate that decreasing annual rainfall and increasingly erratic rainfall patterns due to climate change is adversely affecting rural livelihoods on the African continent. In Ghana, communities in the north are faced with increasing challenges in dealing with extreme weather events, drought…

Former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor has expressed a strong belief that Parliament has no locus to rescind the power deal government brokered with Africa and Middle East Resources Investment (AMERI) Group in 2015. He said a rescission of the deal could have negative consequences on future investments in Ghana. “I think a rescission will be a disservice to Ghana,” he stressed. Dr Donkor expressed these after facing Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee over a motion for review of the deal filed by Kobina Tahir Hammond, a Ranking Member of the Committee when the deal was struck. The Adansi Asokwa…

The Black Starlets have dazzled many from the Africa U-17 Championship in Gabon to playing at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Albeit losing to a resilient Mali side in the final of the African tournament, the Starlets won many admirers over the course of the period. They are full of energy, pacy and above all other things have the ability to entertain. Wastefulness in front of goal has been a running theme but that can be forgiven because it is a fledgling career that needs everything else but unnecessary pillorying. The team unit is good, well drilled and…

There are many notable brands in GH. Talk about the Kempinskis, Unilevers and what have you. The mere mention of such brands arouses some pretty good memories… and such is the POJOSS brand! Indeed, I am privileged to be a product of one of the three (3) best high schools in this side of our world. Care to know what these three schools are? Well, Pope John SHS (POJOSS) comes tops, followed by St. Roses SHS and then… the rest. I know I just stoked some endless furnace of debate. Haha. Somewhere in the 2000s, I entered POJOSS as a…