Author: Krobea

Inflation rate for March has declined to 12.8 per cent from the 13.2 per cent recorded in February. This rate is the lowest since December, 2013. This means prices of goods and services were fairly stable during the review period. The year-on-year non-food inflation rate for March 2017 was 15.6 per cent compared with the 16.4 per cent recorded last month. Announcing this, Acting Government Statistician Baah Wadieh attributed the recent figures to activities in the education sectors. “We are comparing prices in this year March to prices in 2016, and this is as a result of declines in the…

WATCH: Asantehene buys Kantanka car for himself

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on Wednesday, April 12 took delivery of one of the three Kantanka vehicles he is said to have ordered for himself. Named ‘Kantanka Otumfuo’, the 4X4 car was delivered by Akwasi Safo Kantanka, the son of the renown Apostle Kojo Safo and head of Kantanka Automobiles. The fuel-efficient and strong-engine SUV has become the favourite for some top Ghanaians including the current president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who used it for his 2016 campaign tour. The Ghana Police Service also uses Kantanka vehicles. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

READ: I take ultimate responsibility for our defeat – Mahama tells NDC

Staff of the Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament have been trained to increase public engagement in the legislative process. At a workshop in Koforidua, the Public Affairs Director of the department, Kate Addo, conceded there are gaps in the communication from Parliament. Hence there was the need to create an enhanced communication strategy. The personnel of the Directorate are expected to be using more of social media to reach out to target audience. The Westminster Foundation for Democracy says research indicates that over three million Ghanaians are active Facebook users. The Director of Research at the Public Affairs Directorate of…

German police have detained a suspect with “Islamist links” following a bomb attack on the bus of the Borussia Dortmund football team. Prosecutors also said one of the three explosives used in Tuesday evening’s attack contained metal strips. Two letters claiming responsibility for the attack were being investigated, they said. Prosecutors are treating the blasts as a terror attack but say the precise motive is unclear at present. Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said the attack was “an appalling crime” and praised the fans of both teams for coming together. Letter’s demands A spokeswoman for Germany’s federal state prosecutor in…

Five persons have so far been arrested in connection with last Tuesday’s clashes at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra. Two of the men arrested were said to be in possession of locally manufactured guns while one had on him a machete. These were revealed to TV3 on Wednesday, April 12 by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Greater Accra Regional Command, ASP Effiah Tengey. Clashes at Agbogbloshie, which is mostly occupied by squatters, left three persons dead. READ: Bloody clash at Agbogbloshie; 3 killed over stolen gas cylinder The clashes were said to have been caused by a Dagomba…

It amazes me how one of the very few esteemed art galleries in Ghana is shamelessly adjacent a refuse dumping site in Accra and no one, except the owner, seems to care. The Artist Alliance Gallery, an ultra-modern art gallery that showcases works of great Ghanaian artist Ablade Glover and the likes of Wiz Kudowor and George Hughes, has for the past four years had an unpleasant next-door neighbour. Opened to public view, the gallery and refuse dump is at the center of La, a suburb of Accra, along the beach road opposite the La township. The mere sight of…

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be meeting on Wednesday ahead of a major press conference. The meeting is expected to be chaired by National Chairman Kofi Portuphy, who is also lined up to address the press. The meeting is said to be about recent happening in the country especially the upsurge of political vigilantism by members of the ruling party. The NDC, which is three months in opposition, is also expected to address issues to do with the Dr Kwesi Botchwey election review committee, which is almost done with its work. Calls have…

The regent of Bimbilla, Nyelingboligu Naa Yakubu Andani, who happens also to be the son of the late Bimbila Naa Naa Andani Dasana Yakubu, has expressed confidence in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led administration to provide a  sustainable solution to the chieftaincy litigation in the Nanum Traditional Area. He also expressed gratitude to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for appointing two of his sons – Dominic Nitiwul and Saaed Salifu – to the high offices of the Defence and Regional Minister respectively. Nyelingboligu Naa made this known when the Northern Regional Minister Saaed Salifu together with his deputy, Solomon…