Author: Krobea

Former Minister of Defence Benjamin Bewa-Nyog Kunbuor has backed calls for an early congress for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He says as per the current constitution, which requires election of local executives before the presidential primary, NDC will have only nine months to prepare for the 2020 polls. There is a provision in the party’s constitution, however, which allows some waivers in special situations, he said. Cadres of the opposition party on Wednesday, April 5 called for an early congress to end the despondence within the rank and file of the party. READ: Key NDC members call for early…

The Association of Spare Parts Dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra says members do not feel betrayed if they do not enjoy the tax cuts announced in the 2017 budget immediately. The traders were thrown in a fix when it emerged that they may not enjoy any tax cuts due to the rules and regulations regarding the common external tariff of the Economic Community of West African States, Ecowas. There were agitations from importers on Monday, April 3 after news broke that the spare parts dealers may not enjoy tax cuts as promised by government in the 2017 budget statement,…

The Konongo Divisional Police Command has taken delivery of two recovery trucks, following a recent report by TV3 on the increasing spate of accidents on the Konongo stretch of the Kumasi-Accra highway. On Wednesday, March 15, 2017, TV3’s Ashanti Regional correspondent, William Evans-Nkum, carried a news report on how innocent lives have been lost on the Odumase steep hill. The half kilometer three-lane stretch had become a trap to many unsuspecting drivers. In 2016, a total of 240 accidents were recorded on the Konongo stretch, most of which occurred on the Odumase steep. The first quarter of 2017 has also…

Russia’s Supreme Court has begun hearing a government request to outlaw the Jehovah’s Witnesses and declare it an extremist organisation. The justice ministry has already placed its headquarters near St Petersburg on a list of extremist groups. An estimated eight million people worldwide are part of the Christian-based movement, best known for going door to door looking for new converts. It has 175,000 members in Russia and 395 branches across the country. As the case began in Moscow on Wednesday, lawyers representing the movement submitted a counter suit, asking the High Court to declare its members victims of political repression…

West African Football Academy (WAFA) have leapfrogged leaders of the Ghana Premier League after a 3-0 drubbing of former champions Ashanti Gold SC in midweek. The match played at Sogakope in the Volta Region saw WAFA leading by a lone goal at the break through Prince Obeng. Two additional goals in the second half nailed the 2015 champions to the bottom of the log. WAFA are two points clear after Asante Kotoko and Aduana Stars failed to win in their respective Match Day 10 games. Kotoko lost 2-1 to Medeama SC while Aduana Stars drew 1-1 with Liberty Professionals. Find…

Some students of Kumasi Academy say they are taking the official cause of death of four of their mates with a pinch of salt. According to them, there is no truth in the autopsy report which cites meningitis as the cause of death. Speaking to Akoma FM’s Antwi Boasiako on Wednesday, a group of students, who claimed they had to return to school due to the end-of-the examinations, said they are not satisfied with the results of the autopsy conducted. It is not meningitis, they said, it is spiritual. They narrated how some of the deceased students had to complain…

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana Mission Director, Andrew Karas, travelled to the Central and Western Regions from March 27-31 to meet with stakeholders and visit USAID programs and activities. The objective of the visit was to fortify USAID’s partnerships in Ghana’s Central and Western Regions to achieve positive development results. During the trip, Mr. Karas met with Central Regional Minister Kwamena Duncan to discuss ways to accelerate economic growth in the region by improving access to quality education. Mr. Karas also met with fisherfolk in Kokrobite and Bortianor to discuss the adoption of responsible fishing practices…

Kwesi Appiah was sacked as Black Stars coach two years before but is back to reclaim his position and possibly redeem himself after a first stint many described as underwhelming. The Ghana Football Association announced Appiah on Tuesday afternoon as Grant successor. The body claims his contract will begin from the 1st of May and he has been tasked to build a new team capable of making Ghana a dominant force again after a dismal performance at AFCON 2017 in Gabon. Appiah’s first tenure as Black Stars coach was largely characterized by player controversy, issues with money at the 2014…

Residents of Yendi in the Northern Region have revealed that the apathy toward voluntary blood donations stem from rumours about nurses at the hospital trading blood to ritualists also known in the local parlance as ‘sakawa’. Some residents who spoke to 3news.com said for fears of their blood being used for ritual purposes, they have decided never to donate blood to the hospital. A resident, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim, revealed this during the open day durbar organized by the Yendi Municipal Hospital. “We have had complaints of blood being sold out to sakawa people by some nurses in the hospital and that’s why…