Author: Krobea

The organizers of the largest TEDx event in Ghana announces a brand new thought-leadership event, ‘Africa Dialogues’. Africa Dialogues focuses on issues relevant to Africa’s achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and ECOWAS’ Agenda 2063. Themed ‘Dreams We Dare Not’, the 2017 inaugural Africa Dialogues event will feature talks on governance and human rights, education, youth unemployment, infrastructure, technology, public health, gender, income inequality, African economies, and urban development. The event will congregate policy makers, innovative business leaders, accomplished academics, civil society leaders and distinguished individuals from Africa, to dialogue on Africa’s future. Describing the aspirations of the…

There were no major changes in the Fifa ranking for May as there were few competitive matches played across the world. The Top 50 nations remained the same with only Slovakia dropping one place from a joint 23rd with the USA, in April, to 24th. Ghana remain the world’s 45th football nation and continue to be Africa’s eighth best football nation. Egypt remain the continent’s best with Senegal following in second. The continent’s champions, Cameroon, are 33rd in the world and third in Africa. Burkina Faso and Nigeria complete the continent’s Top 5. Brazil are the world’s best, evidenced in…

A team of ODADE3 (Presbyterian Old Boys Association) walloped its Mfantsipim counterparts (MOBA) in an 111/2-81/2 win for the PRESEC-Legon boys at the Tema Country Golf Club on May Day. The competition, which was hosted by MOBA, was a much anticipated one for the PRESEC boys as this was their inaugural inter-schools golf competition. The PRESEC boys were outstanding in their performance and it was quite surprising to see them wallop the MOBA team. The ODADE3 team displayed amazing skills as they were a delight to watch. Commenting on the outstanding performance of their team, Michael Darko of ODADE3 93/95…

A mortuary in Mississippi is being sued by the husband of a gay man for allegedly refusing to cremate him because of his sexuality. John “Jack” Zawadski, 82, and his nephew filed the lawsuit after being told that the funeral parlour did not “deal with their kind”. Their legal team argue the response of staff at the Picayune mortuary devastated Mr Zawadski and his family. But the co-owner of the funeral home has tearfully denied the allegations. “We just didn’t do that,” a weeping Henrietta Brewer told Mississippi Today. Mrs Brewer said that her mortuary had handled the funerals of…

Members of the Netherlands Alumni Association of Ghana (NAAG) over the weekend joined the Dutch community to stage the maiden King’s Day Health Walk in Ghana. The Walk, which was to conclude activities of Orange Week, was organized by NAAG in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Accra. Joining the Walk, which began from Ayi Mensah in the Greater Accra Region to Aburi in the Eastern Region via the Akwapim Ridge, was the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ron Strikker. Mr Strikker expressed joy at the exercise, showering praise on the executive of NAAG for coming up…

The Minority says its members made “strenuous efforts” to have the Right To Information (RTI) Bill passed into law in the Sixth Parliament. That Parliament with Edward Doe Adjaho as Speaker had the current Minority as Majority and vice versa. In a statement to mark the 2017 International Press Freedom Day, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislators are blaming their opposite numbers in the immediate past House for the inability to pass the RTI bill. “Regrettably, it was the uncooperative and obstructionist attitude of the opposition NPP then which scuttled the passage of the Bill which in our estimation can…

Animal skins are used for many things including drums, wallets, guitars and shoes. Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skin, often cattle hide. It can be produced at different manufacturing levels, from a cottage industry to a heavy industry. A dealer in local and imported leather, craftsman Mohammed Mustapha makes shoes, belts, sandals and a whole lot of items from leather at the Accra Art Center. It is worth asking, ‘What goes into making items made out of leather?’ “Leather is used for many various goods which includes drums, trousers, bags, skirts, furniture covering, book binding and so…

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday chaired a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, to inaugurate the Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for Good Governance and Development at the National Open University of Nigeria. The ceremony, which was also attended by a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar, was an opportunity to honour the former Nigerian President for his commitment and contribution to the promotion of education in Nigeria. The National Open University of Nigeria, which started in the early 1980s, was closed down a few years later, until 2001 when then President Obasanjo reopened the institution. It currently has over…

The walk was to create awareness on the need for a healthy lifestyle. The management and staff of zenith bank who were joined by other corporate institutions, briskly walked through some principal streets of Accra. The walk was on the theme ‘’health walk: aspire for Ghana’s future” sought to empower the working class and all citizens of Ghana to live a healthy life for a prosperous economy. Participants walked through Osu, East and West Ridge, the Passport Office, Accra International Conference Centre before ending at the Accra Sports Stadium.  Managing Director of Zenith Bank Ghana, Henry Oroh said the bank…

A South Korean warship is heading for Somalia to hold an anti-piracy drill in waters off the country’s coast. The 4,400-ton destroyer Daejoyoung left the South Korean port of Busan yesterday, with a 300-strong crew on board. Friday’s drill will involve the destroyer Daejoyoung, a 17,000-ton commercial vessel and 350 seamen and sailors, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reports. The country has had a naval unit in the Gulf of Aden since 2009 as part of global efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. The South Korean navy has posted a video of a previous anti-piracy mission…