Author: Krobea

The 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League enters Week 7 on Wednesday, March 15 at eight league centers across the nation. Leaders Aduana Stars will host Medeama SC at the Agyemang-Badu Park in Dormaa in the Brong Ahafo Region. They seek to extend their two-point lead at the top. Referee H.A. Henkel will handle the encounter and he will be assisted by F. D. Ocansey and Phillip Darko. Experienced referee J. A. Amenya will be the Fourth Official with William Gidiglo serving as Match Commissioner. Second-placed Asante Kotoko will seek to either close the gap  at the top or leapfrog the leaders…

UK aid agencies have launched a fundraising appeal to help millions of people facing hunger in East Africa. The Disasters Emergency Committee says at least 16 million people in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan need food, water and medical treatment. Drought and conflict are to blame for the crisis, says the DEC, which will broadcast an emergency appeal on the major television networks on Wednesday. The government said it will match the first £5m donated by the public. Last month, a famine was declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the…

The People’s National Convention (PNC) are yet to recover from the December 7, 2016 elections results. According to the National Chairman of the party, an internal committee has been constituted to look into the remote factors that contributed to the party’s defeat. PNC led by Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama polled 22,214 votes representing 0.21 per cent of the total valid votes cast to come fifth in the 2016 elections. “We have been trying to overcome the shock of the election results,” Bernard Mornah said on TV3’s Midday Live on Tuesday, March 14. He explained that some of the factors were…

The Council of State says the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana should know better than asking members to justify a monthly GH¢13,000 salary. “Although, the public could plead ignorance of Council’s activities, the CDD, among many others could not comfortably claim same.” According to the Council, “service to mother Ghana, and generations to come has been the motivation rather than the alleged benefits always trumpeted in the media”. In a statement to condemn CDD over its recent call, the Council said its reports since 2002 have been widely circulated to agencies including non-governmental organizations like CDD-Ghana contrary to constitutional…

The BEIGE Group, a financial services provider, has presented a cheque for GH¢60,000 to the Ghana, 60 Years On Planning Committee. The donation is targeted at supporting the plethora of activities lined up for the yearlong celebration. Presenting the cheque on behalf of The BEIGE Group, Charles Odonkor, the Deputy Managing Director of BEIGE Capital Savings and Loans, one of the subsidiaries of The BEIGE Group, lauded calls by the government to corporate Ghana to support the 60th Independence Celebration activities. Thus, the company felt the need to contribute its quota towards the Diamond Jubilee activities as a worthy gesture.…

Former Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien has been introduced by Indonesian Liga 1 side Persib Bandung as their latest player. Essien is said to have signed a one-year contract with the Tigers, the first Asian side he will be playing for. Wilujeng sumping!@MichaelEssien resmi jadi bagian keluarga besar #PERSIB#PERSIBSalawasna #84thPEESIB pic.twitter.com/dnqE2P4JeA — PERSIB (@persib) March 14, 2017 Essien told the club’s website on Tuesday that he wished his move will be the beginning of an influx of other world class players into the Indonesian league. “I wish I could be a prelude to other world players grazing in Indonesia,” he…

Suicide amongst young women is on the rise. When it comes to mental health, is gender the elephant in the room? In early 2016, five teenagers from Woodstock, Ontario killed themselves in just as many months, leaving not only their family but the community as a whole bewildered with grief. “Everyone was sitting on edge. For a while there, I think we all just sat there wondering when it was going to end,” says Jenilee Ookcay, a community health worker. Across the country, suicide amongst teen girls and young women is on the rise, while male suicide in the same…

Your posture plays a key role in how you look and even helps in shaping your personality. Maintaining good posture while sitting, standing, walking or sleeping helps keep your body in proper alignment. It also improves your balance, reduces you risk of falls, and prevents sore muscles as well as neck and back pain. On the other hand, poor posture can affect your physical and emotional well-being, and can disrupt your sleep. It can even lead to breathing problems, joint pain, difficulty walking and a hunched back, as well as increasing your risk of falls with age. There is a…

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana Mission Director Andrew Karas last week inspected programmes and activities of the Agency in the areas of economic growth, governance, and health. The objective of the visit is to strengthen USAID’s partnerships in Ghana’s Ashanti Region to achieve positive development results. While in the Ashanti Region, Mr. Karas met with the Ghanaian Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations and the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to discuss collaborative efforts to address the issue of child labour in Ghana’s cocoa sector. Since 2015, the U.S. government has supported the Government of Ghana in the…

European Union Naval Force training exercise for Operation Atalanta, which has been running off Somalia since 2008 to combat piracy A freight ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, reports say. A number of suspected pirates boarded the Sri Lankan-flagged vessel off the country’s northern coast on Monday, residents and officials say. A spokesperson for the European Union Naval Force, which runs anti-piracy operations in the area, said it was too early to confirm pirate involvement. If confirmed, it would be the first hijacking of a commercial ship by Somali pirates since 2012. The EU Naval Force told…