Author: Krobea

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of “borrowing for consumption”. He said despite borrowing more than three times than he did while in office between 2012 ad 2017, there is nothing to show for the current development. “They borrowed three times more than I did in my time and if you ask what was done with about $54 billion that was borrowed, I mean you can see examples of it all over the place,” he said in an interview on TV XYZ on Sunday, August 23 at the end of his…

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The representatives of the Ashanti Region and the Bono East Region are the latest evictees of this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful. They were evicted on Sunday after the cross-cultural session. Ashanti Region’s Achiaa on the night represented the Volta Region while Asaa, who originally represents the Bono East Region, appeared on stage to educate the audience and viewers about the Upper East Region. Their performances put them bottom on the log with the Volta Region rep just above them. Facing eviction too, Kafui was saved by the two female judges – Michelle Attoh and Linda Ampah. But the night was…

Kingsley Coman’s 59th minute header was the difference as Bayern Munich clinched their sixth European title on Sunday. It was in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League final against Paris St-Germain in Lisbon, Portugal. After a goalless first half, pressure from the Germans paid off as Joshua Kimmich’s cross was headed home by Coman after 14 minutes of play. Paris St-Germain’s forwards including Kylian Mbappe came close to drawing level but Manuel Neuer stood between them and the Bayern goal. The win makes Bayern the first side to win all matches on the road to winning the European title. Coman’s goal…

Medical workers say at least two people have died during clashes in Ivory Coast following President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to run for a third term. They were killed in the southern town of Divo where opposition supporters clashed with those of Mr Ouattara. Residents said one of the dead was a teenager who died after protesters set fire to a bar. On Saturday, the governing party formally chose Mr Ouattara as its presidential candidate. He had previously promised to step down, but changed his mind after the unexpected death of the prime minister in July. Source: BBC

Manifesto, which is a document detailing the policies and intentions of political parties or similar entities should they win the mandate of the people to govern, has been used by parties during election years. In many cases, political parties in Ghana have not lived up to expectations generally as far as their manifestos are concerned. Research has shown that, leaders and politicians sometimes fail to deliver even 50% of the contents in these documents. The inability of the electorate to put their leaders to strict check on effective manifesto delivery is partly due to the technicalities and the language involved…

Ghana’s coronavirus case count has reached 43,505 after 180 new cases were confirmed as at Thursday, August 20. According to the update given by the Ghana Health Servce (GHS) on Sunday, the recoveries-cum-discharges are at 41,532. The deaths remained 261. As a result, the active cases have reduced to 1,712. Among these patients, 16 are in severe conditions while four are in critical conditions with two on ventilators. Regional breakdown The Greater Accra Region continues to lead with as many as 21,624 cases, out of which 20,986 have either recovered or been discharged. The Ashanti Region follows next with 10,731…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has given a stern notice that his government will investigate the botched deal between government and Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited. “We will investigate PDS,” he stated. Mr Mahama made this known in an interview on TV XYZ on Sunday, August 23 from the Gateway Hotel in Nkwanta in the Oti Region. He said the deal embodies the corruption that has engulfed the current government. The PDS concession agreement, which was to see a private firm takeover of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), was terminated by government in 2019 after a detection of…

The automotive industry is one of the mainstay industries in all modern economies. The assembling of motor vehicles has historically been done in developed and emerging economies. It is a very competitive global industry and every nation has to have the right conditions to be competitive in this industry. Ghana’s foray into the assembling of motor vehicles began in the late 1960s with the first vehicle assembly plant opening on February 2, 1969 when Auto Parts Vehicle Assembly Plant commenced the assembly of Nissan cars, buses, pick-ups and trucks. Subsequently, other assembly plants were opened by UAC Motors, Briscoe/ATS/KOWUS, SCOA…

A Senior Lecturer at the Department of General Studies at the Methodist University College, Dr. Bonsu Osei-Owusu, has described the 2020 theme for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as apt and coherent. The lecturer considers the 2020 manifesto as a continuation of the 2016 manifesto and seeks to completely strap up and execute the 2016 manifesto policies. The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday, August 22 launched its 2020 manifesto in the Central Region ahead of the December 7 general elections. The manifesto is under the theme: ‘Leadership of Service: Protecting Our Progress, Transforming Ghana for All’. Reacting to…