Author: Krobea

Zimbabwe must act quickly to dig its economy out of a hole and access international financial aid, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Government spending and foreign debt are too high and it needs structural reform, Zimbabwe mission chief Gene Leon told Reuters news agency. The country’s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to grow the economy and provide “jobs, jobs, jobs”. The once-thriving economy is now seen as a regional basket case. “The economic situation in Zimbabwe remains very difficult,” Mr Leon told Reuters. He said high government spending should be reined in and Zimbabwe should address the large…

The Medical Director of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Eugene Dordoye, has apologised to staff of the hospital for the recent developments that have seen the latter embark on a sit-down strike. The staff had petitioned the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, last month, citing reasons why they want Dr Dordoye removed from office. They threatened a number of industrial actions if the Minister as well as the Mental Health Authority’s Chief Executive Officer, the Central Region Minister and the Municipal Chief Executive of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA), who were copied in the petition, failed to meet their demands. A sit-down strike…

Ghana moved up from the 52nd to the 51st position on the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday. Ghana’s total point accumulation increased to 657. Ghana lie just behind Nigeria who dropped to the milestone position despite their good run in the just-ended 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Africa’s ranking has seen a tremendous achievement for Senegal, who reach their highest ever ranking of 23rd and become the continent’s top-ranked side going into the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw. Senegal are one of the four African sides to make a return to the world cup. The Teranga Lions are returning after…

Chairman of the National Peace Council Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante has lashed out at the police for relenting in the fight against political vigilantism in the country. Professor Asante was among four speakers at the 3rd edition of the Accra Dialogues series held on Wednesday. The 3rd edition of Accra Dialogues on Wednesday was themed ‘The Scars of Vigilantism: A Legal or Political Question’. Held at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), the programme sought to address the age-long issue of vigilantism in the country through a dialogue among practitioners in the area of security, law and…

The Winneba High Court has ordered the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to reorganise general elections within 21 days. This follows an application filed by some local members on September 28, 2017. The members had contested the elections on September 15, 2017 but sought the Court’s order to allow Mampong and Kumasi campuses to take part in the general elections. According to the application filed by contestants, the Mampong and Kumasi campuses were excluded from the voting exercise, thus disenfranchising members there. Presided over by Justice Ato Mills Graves, the Court…

The Director in charge of Academics and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) has said the issue of unemployment in the country is a motivating factor to activities of vigilante groups. According to Dr. Kwesi Aning, the non-existence of jobs for the youth leads them to find alternative means of benefitting from the public purse since they do not have any means of livelihood. Speaking at the 3rd edition of the Accra Dialogue under the theme ‘The Scars of Vigilantism: A Legal of Political Question?’, the renowned security expert said vigilantism threatens the legal and political…

When Albert Adomah completed Aston Villa’s comeback in a three-goal thriller against Queens Park Rangers in the English Championship, it seemed he had completed his comeback in a dwindling career. A muted celebration did not do justice to what seemed a vital milestone in the Ghana winger’s career. He had shone in the past, fallen and risen again. Adomah has epitomized highly successful American businessman, Les Brown’s words, that ‘Just because fate doesn’t deal you the right cards, it doesn’t mean you should give up’. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.…

Ghanaian trio of Harrison Afful, Jonathan Mensah and Mohammed Abu missed an opportunity to begin the Eastern Conference finals of the Major League Soccer on a good note after Colombus Crew drew 0-0 at home to Toronto FC Tuesday night. The Crew had many chances but failed to convert any in a pulsating game. Columbus’ best chance came in the 85th minute when TFC goalkeeper Alex Bono made a stellar save on Harrison Afful’s stinging shot. The Crew will have to wait for the second leg with everything to play for. With 16 days between matches, there was plenty of…

Young people are taking part in a wider range of sexual practices, including anal sex, with opposite sex partners, research reveals. Experts looked at responses to a national sex survey that has been carried out every 10 years since 1990 in the UK. More than one in 10 millennial teenagers said they had tried anal sex by the age of 18. By the age of 22 to 24, three in every 10 said they had tried it. Vaginal and oral sex are still the most common types of sexual activity between young men and women, however. The age that young…