Author: Krobea

World number one Novak Djokovic has resigned as president of the ATP player council to front a new association aiming to increase the power of the players. But he faces opposition from Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who remain members of the council. Players wishing to sign up for the Professional Tennis Players’ Association were due to meet on Saturday night in New York, where the US Open begins on Monday. Djokovic first raised the idea of a players’ union at the 2018 Australian Open. Since then a number of his peers have been agitating for a greater share of…

Residents in coastal areas of Louisiana in the US face the prospect of weeks without power or water as the clean-up begins following the devastating impact of Hurricane Laura. More than 400,000 were without power on Saturday morning and 200,000 without water, officials said. Governor John Bel Edwards says the devastation and damage stretch all the way to northern parts of Louisiana. At least 14 people were killed by the storm – 10 in Louisiana, four in Texas. In Haiti, which was earlier badly hit by storms Marco and Laura, more than 31 people are now reported to have died.…

The 21st Vodafone Ghana Music Awards dubbed the VGMA Weekend with a three-day music celebration from Friday, August 28 to Sunday, August 30, was held at the Accra International Conference Centre. Frontline health workers are expected to be honoured with the VGMA Covid-19 Heroes Concert on Sunday. They have already been given an award at the awards event. Here is the full list of awards: Traditional Artiste of the Year – Tesa Cultural group Lifetime Achievement Award – George Darko Male Vocalist of the Year Joe Mettle Kuami Eugene KiDi King Promise MOG Music – WINNER Female Vocalist of…

Popular highlife musician Kuami Eugene has been adjudged the Artiste of the Year at the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards held on Saturday, August 29. The ceremony, held under strict Covid-19 protocols, capped presentations that began on Friday, August 28. Aside winning the topmost award, the Fadama-based musician was also crowned the Highlife Artiste of the Year, the third in a row for him, having won it previously in 2018 and 2019. Though it looked like a night for the contemporary artistes, the veterans also lit the stage with a blast-from-the-past performances. NAKOREX – made up of the evergreen Akosua…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a superb goal and netted the winning penalty in a shootout as Arsenal beat Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield at an empty Wembley Stadium. Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster, brought on in stoppage time, hit the crossbar with his penalty – the only one not converted in the shootout. Aubameyang’s curling strike gave FA Cup winners Arsenal the lead in the first half before Liverpool substitute Takumi Minamino equalised after the break. Minamino’s flicked pass to Mohamed Salah bounced back kindly for him to slot home from close range. There was a quick VAR check…

Ghana’s coronavirus case count has gone past 44,000. After confirming 169 new cases, the total cumulative cases have reached 44,118 since Thursday, March 12, when the first two index cases were recorded. But the recoveries-cum-discharges continue to rise, pushing further down the number of active cases. From the latest release by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Saturday, August 29, 42,581 patients have either recovered or been discharged. This sees a reduction in the active cases from 1,287 to 1,267. The deaths remain 270. Last Thursday, the Director General of the Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye insisted on the safety protocols,…

Tributes have poured in from across the world after news of the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman broke on Friday. Boseman died at his Los Angeles home with his wife and family by his side, having battled colon cancer for the past four years. This was announced in a tweet. https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman/status/1299530165463199747?s=20 He was aged 43. Many global icons paid him tribute after the news broke. World 100m record holder Usain Bolt placed nine prayer emojis on the tweet announcing the death. https://twitter.com/usainbolt/status/1299534499076866049?s=20 Former Nigerian Vice President and 2019 Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar recounted memories of watching the world-acclaimed…

The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has at the launch of its new cocoa advocacy initiative trumpeted the urgent need for the Ghana Cocoa Board to with immediate effect operationalise a welfare fund to support cocoa farmers. National President of GARDJA Richmond Frimpong noted the welfare fund concept as enshrined in the Ghana Cocoa Board law was meant to among others cushion cocoa farmers against financial hardships. The cocoa farmers’ welfare fund concept was hoped to provide affordable loans and financial support to farmers. “The law is also emphatic that the board shall establish a fund to…

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) has expressed total disappointment in former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama for promising to legalize and regulate the operation of motorbikes, popularly known as Okada, should he win the December 7 polls. The drivers consider the legalization of motorbikes for commercial purpose contradictory to the Road Traffic Regulation 2012 and Legislative Instrument (LI) 2180, which ban commercialization of motorbikes in Ghana. Chairman of GCDA Charles Danso, in an interview on Yensempa on Onua FM on Wednesday, August 26 stated categorically that legalizing okada is like introducing genocide in…

Ghana will host the African Development Bank’s next Annual Meetings in May 2021, it was announced Thursday, at the end of the Group’s 2020 meetings. The 2021 meetings will take place in the country’s capital city, Accra. Côte d’Ivoire’s Planning Minister Niale Kaba handed over the baton to Ghana, announcing that the Board of Governors would be chaired by Kenneth Ofori-Atta, Ghanaian Finance Minister, supported by the Governor from Austria as first Vice-President, and the Niger Governor as second Vice-President. The 2020 edition of the Annual Meeting originally scheduled to be held physically in Côte d’Ivoire, home to the Bank’s…