Author: Krobea

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has repeated his call for a debate with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on comparison of their track records as        presidents. He says the NDC has a more superior record of providing equitable distribution of development projects across the country than the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Addressing the chiefs and people of Kwamekrom in the Biakoye Constituency at the beginning of a three-day tour of the Oti Region on Friday, Mr Mahama said President Akufo-Addo is at liberty to select the moderators and the institution that he wants…

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to launch its 2020 manifesto today, Saturday, August 22, 2020, at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the Central Region. According to the party, the manifesto will highlight the achievements of the Akufo-Addo-led government in the past three-and-a-half years and ask for four more years to continue the gains chalked since 2017, when it assumed the reigns. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who is also the Chairman of the Manifesto Committee, will give the overview of the guiding document. It will, however, be launched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. There…

The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations children’s agency have urged African governments to promote the safe reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic. They say prolonged closure of schools is harmful to students and want governments to invest in sanitation facilities to prevent the spread of coronavirus in learning institutions. The two organisations said students are being exposed to poor nutrition, teenage pregnancies and violence during this extended stay-at-home period. Schools in Africa are a “safe haven” for children, according to the WHO Regional Director Matshidiso Moeti. “We must not be blind-sided by our efforts to contain Covid-19…

Peace FM Online, a member of the Despite Media Group, has rendered an apology to award-winning news anchor Natalie Fort, of TV3’s News 360, following a defamation suit filed in September 2019. Natalie Fort filed the suit for defamation of character against seven news portals for publishing a news item under the heading ‘Natalie Fort pregnant for 4 married men’. In the publication, the portals alleged that Ms Fort was dating four married men including a high-ranking politician, and was pregnant in circumstances in which she could not tell who impregnated her. The news story – sourced from www.ghanacelebrities.com -…

The Campaign Team of Independent Parliamentary Candidate for Tarkwa Nsuaem Joy Joycelyn Andoh has accused Municipal Chief Executive Benjamin Kesse of destroying billboards advertising her candidature. According to the team “on Thursday, August 13, 2020, the self-imposed Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Benjamin Kessie stated on Dynamite FM that as part of the preparations toward the coming of the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, all billboards would be removed from the Municipality”. “True to his words, he instructed some workers of the Municipal Assembly to remove the billboard of Miss Joy Joycely Andoh, aspiring…

Hillary Clinton once said that every election “starts with where we are in the country at this time… and it proceeds from there. And it is always about the future.” As Ghanaian voters head to the polls in December, we need to consider the prevailing issues of our time and how we can use our votes to set an agenda for the future. It is expected that education, economy and infrastructure are matters that will anchor the elections. Education Education will be a major issue for two main reasons – Akufo-Addo’s implementation of his flagship free SHS program and Mahama’s…

The presidential election contest of 2020 is the third between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his immediate predecessor President John Mahama. In 2012 and 2016, Mahama was the incumbent whereas Akufo-Addo was the challenger. On this occasion, the table has turned, with Akufo-Addo as the incumbent and Mahama as the opposition candidate. Doubtlessly, this election will not only be about promises but about the record of the two leading candidates. There is an opportunity to evaluate the promises they make vis-à-vis their record in office. This paper considers the personal, professional and political records of the two candidates. Personal background John…

Hisense Ghana Limited on Tuesday, August 18 donated two brand new ambulances worth $90,000 to the Apinto Government Hospital and the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital in the Western Region. The gesture was to enhance quality health delivery to people in the area and afar. To management of Hisense, quality health delivery is an essential service towards the development of every nation. Ghana is, however, confronted with lack in medical equipment that ensures the realization of health delivery, hence the support. The Medical Superintendent of Tarkwa Municipal Hospital, Dr. Frederick Yaw Sarpong, expressed thanks to management of Hisense for the support. “We…

The founder of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor, says she would be very glad if former president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama rather drags her to court over defamation. Madam Akua Donkor has already dragged to court by one Mary Awusi for making defamatory statements about Mr Mahama. According to the writ filed at an Accra High Court, Madam Akua Donkor’s statements dent the image and high-earned reputation of the former president and his party, NDC. The plaintiff is praying the Court for a retraction and apology as well as imposing a restraining…

The Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Rita Akosua Dickson, has revealed that discussions have gone on to introduce health-related courses such as Nursing, Midwifery and Medilab to its Obuasi Campus. Speaking at a day’s working visit to formally introduce herself to the management of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly on Thursday, August 20, the first female Vice Chancellor of the University said “currently, the Dean of the Obuasi campus is working with the Dean of Medicine and Dentistry, KNUST and Hospitals in Obuasi for space for experiential training for students when the courses…