Author: Krobea

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has withdrawn its suit against Engineers & Planners owned by Ibrahim Mahama, a brother of Former President John Dramani Mahama. Counsel of the nation’s pension-management body made the announcement in court on Saturday, May 13. SSNIT had dragged E&P to the Accra District Court over the non-payment of workers’ social security. It had told the Court on Saturday, April 29 that E&P was in arrears in excess of GH¢660,000. Though E&P failed to make an appearance in court on the first day of hearing, its lawyers on Saturday, May 13 pleaded not…

The wife of Former Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Matilda Amissah-Arthur, as part of helping the less privileged in society donated assorted fruits and food stuff, medical  equipment and  some orthopaedic materials to the staff and children of the Nsawam Orthopaedic Training Centre in the Eastern Region. A friend to the Orthopaedic Training Centre, Mrs Amissah-Arthur was welcomed to the Center by the Sister-in-Charge, Elizabeth Newman. Mrs. Amissah-Arthur commended the hospital and staff for the good job they have been doing and encouraged them to do more to ensure quality healthcare that Ghana needs. Sister Elizabeth Newman (SSND) is the…

Most health insurance service providers have introduced a system of co-payment in the face of non-payment of arrears by government, the Executive Director of the Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana (HISPAG) has said. He explained co-payment to mean payment for some essential services rendered by service providers. The new payment system started last month. “We have been able to educate patients who visit health centers, informing them that the situation [with the NHIS] is terribly terrible,” Frank Richard Toblu said on TV3’s Midday Live on Saturday, May 13. “So they are beginning to understand the situation.” He said…

Pope Francis was greeted by crowds of hundreds of thousands as he made saints of two shepherd children at the Fatima shrine complex in Portugal. “We declare the blissful Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto saints,” the pontiff said to loud applause. It is 100 years since the two – and a third child – reported seeing the Virgin Mary while tending sheep. The third is also on the way to sainthood. Portugal boosted security and re-imposed border controls temporarily. Roman Catholic pilgrims converged on the Fatima Sanctuary from countries as far away as China, Venezuela and East Timor. Earlier on…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is in the Volta Region for a two-day visit. It is unclear what the visit is officially about though it most certainly is to thank the Region for the electoral victory in 2016. The president on Saturday, May 13 will be at the Mafi Kumasi Senior High School. He will start his Sunday with a church service at the Global Evangelical Church at Ho Fiave before addressing a min-rally at Kpoanyigba Park in Ho Bankoe later that day. A schedule sighted by 3news.com and signed by Joseph Homenya, the New Patriotic Party’s Regional Secretary, called…

Former Member of Parliament for Nanton Constituency in the Northern Region Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed has called on all and sundry to be interested in the allegations leveled against the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection by Daniel Bugri Naabu. In an internal party brawl, the Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Naabu, had called the National Women’s Oganiser, Otiko Afisa Djaba, who is also the Gender Minister, a lesbian. This the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP says should not be swept under the carpet. “Another statement that was made that Bugri Naabu didn’t just…

A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck organisations around the world. Cyber-security firm Avast said it had seen 75,000 cases of the ransomware – known as WannaCry and variants of that name – around the world. There are reports of infections in 99 countries, including Russia and China. Among the worst hit was the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Scotland. The BBC understands about 40 NHS organisations and some medical practices were hit, with operations and appointments cancelled. How did the cyber-attack unfold? The malware spread…

Ace sports presenter Christopher Opoku has passed away, www.3news.com has learnt. Christopher Opoku died on Wednesday, May 10 after a long battle with cancer of the rectum for which he underwent a medical operation on September 24, 2012. He has been steadily recuperating, having been active on social media over his passion of football. His last tweet was barely a fortnight ago: Today’s result probably blows our chances of making the top four. Like I said, our squad is the weakest in the top six. United can sneak in — christopher opoku (@CNOpoku) April 23, 2017 And his last post…

The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams in 2026. The move was confirmed on Tuesday in Bahrain – the continent currently has five spots at the tournament. A tenth African country will take part in a six-nation play-off tournament to decide the last two spots. The Bureau of the Fifa Council made the original proposal of how it planned to allocate the 48 places on 30 March. The expanded World Cup will feature 16 teams from Europe. Fifa members voted in January to expand the World…

About 50 senior high schools (SHSs) in the Northern Region still remain under lock due to unpaid feeding grants by government. The schools, which were supposed to reopen on Thursday May 4, were still not opened almost a week after the reopening date. Some headmasters, who spoke off-camera, revealed that government owed each school feeding grants of three-and-a-half terms. Though they expressed gratitude to government for paying for two terms, they maintained the schools will remain closed indefinitely until the said money hits their various accounts. READ: Gov’t releases over GH¢106 million for payment of school feeding grants A visit…