Author: Krobea

The Ashanti Region branch of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) says its intended demonstration against government on Tuesday, May 23 has been postponed to June 7. “Our decision comes on the back of fallouts from a meeting with the Honourable Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu on Friday, May 20, 2017 at Georgia Hotel in Kumasi,” a statement signed by Michael Kwadwo Peprah, the Region’s Secretary, said. www.3news.com had hinted of a reversal of the Association’s decision after the meeting with the Lands and Natural Resources Minister in Kumasi. READ: Small-scale miners pull…

Two suspects are in the grips of the Kasoa Divisional Police Command after assaulting and threatening residents in Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region. The two suspects are part of five persons held by the police in a land dispute case. The dispute is between Madam Brakuaa, whose bidding was being done by the suspects, and Kow Egyiri. The dispute had been adjudicated by the Agona Swedru High Court and Madam Brakuaa was found guilty. But her children including self-styled Lance Corporal Rydbeck Afrifa are said to have forcefully ejected residents. According to the police, ‘Lance Corporal’ Afrifa and a…

Almost two months after 3FM 92.7’s Community Connect programme took up the issue of the non-existence of a place of convenience for the Kanda Estates Cluster of Schools, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly has woken up to its task and finishing a 12-seater facility that was left idle for over two years. The lack of the facility left pupils of the Schools and tutors numbering close to 1,000 at the mercy of nature, since they had to go and ease themselves in a nearby open gutter or bush, notwithstanding the dangers involved. Some of the pupils are as young as three…

The Director of Education at Suaman District in the Western Region, Samuel Bokitey Bortey, says the main stream syllabus alone under the Ghana Education Service cannot unearth talents in pupils but that co-curricular activities must be inculcated in the totality of teaching. Co-curriculum can be defined as programmes or activities that complement main academic curricular. In Ghana, for instance, physical education, culture and dance, open day ceremonies among others are co-curricular activities which complement academic subjects like Mathematics, English, Science and the others. Years back school authorities were strict on pupils and students to participate in co-curricular activities but the…

The Ghana Premier League resumes this weekend with exciting fixtures to kick off the second round after a short break. The second round is traditionally more exciting, as it is the round which will seal the fate of those battling for the ultimate, as well as those fighting to beat the drop into Division One. WAFA were the stand-out team of the first round, and their title-chasing rivals like Aduana Stars and Accra Hearts of Oak will be aiming at overtaking them in the second round. The likes of Ashantigold, who had a very difficult first round will hope to…

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has reduced the monetary policy rate from the previous 23.5 per cent to 22.5 per cent. The rate has, therefore, been reduced by 100 basis points. This was announced on Monday, May 22 after the Committee’s 76th policy sitting. The new figure is a further drop of the rate as it reduced from 25.5 per cent to 23.5 per cent in March, under the Committee’s chairmanship of Dr Abdul Nashiru Issahaku. The rate was reduced, according to Central Bank Governor Dr Ernest Addison, because government is still on the path of…

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is expected to complete the validation process for all public sector workers between May 29 and June 2. All workers affected by the recent clean-up of the payroll are, therefore, expected to fill SSNIT in on their details for re-enrollment between Monday, May 22 and Friday, May 26. This directive was contained in a release issued on Friday, May 19 by Chief Director at the Ministry of Finance Patrick Nomo. The release is to give new guidelines to workers affected by the recent clean-up of the payroll by the Ministry. The clean-up…

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John-Peter Amewu, is seeking clearance from the Ministry of Finance to employ 400 personnel for the Forestry Commission and other agencies under his ministry for effectiveness in the fight against galamsey. This has become necessary following inadequate personnel especially forest guards to protect forest reserves against galamseyers. He made the comments over the weekend, when he visited the Tano-Offin Forest in Nkawie in the Ashanti Region. Mr Amewu together with his two deputies and agencies under the Ministry stormed the forest reserve, which forms part of the Nkawie Forest District. They were led by…

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked chiefs in the Ashanti Region to release portions of land to support the government’s ‘One District, One Factory’ policy. This was disclosed by the Chief of Amakom over the weekend during the launch of the Twellium Foundation in Kumasi. The Foundation, which has been set up to change the lives of the less endowed in the society, is also aimed at complementing the government’s effort to ameliorate poverty. Addressing the media, the Chief of Amakom, Nana Adu Mensah Asare, revealed that the Asantehene has directed all the chiefs in the Region to…

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