Author: Krobea

Spare parts dealers in Abossey Okai, the country’s foremost spare parts trade hub, have expressed excitement over the announcement by government to scrap taxes on importation of automobile spare parts. The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday, March 2 announced in Parliament that government will abolish a number of taxes including those on spare parts importation. He made the announcement while delivering the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of government. A few hours after the announcement, dealers in Abossey Okai took to the streets in front of their shops to jubilate. Most of them were…

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Ken Ofori-Atta says the implementation of the much-anticipated ‘1-district, 1-factory’ policy is estimated to generate over 350, 000 direct and indirect jobs across the country. The policy, trumpeted during the 2016 electioneering campaign by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will begin this year, Mr Ofori-Atta announced to members of Parliament on Thursday, March 2. He was delivering the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of government. According to him, the policy is “a comprehensive programme for rural industrialization driven by the private sector”. It will be implemented as part of the National Industrial Revitalisation…

The Akufo-Addo-led government has outlined plans to increase the country’s power generation capacity in 2017. According to the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, 1,207 megawatts (MW) will be added to the national grid by the close of year. This was made known on Thursday, March 2, when Ken Ofori-Atta presented government’s 2017 budget statement and economic policy in Parliament. He lauded efforts by the previous government to increase the capacity in 2016. “In 2016, significant efforts were made to address some of the challenges in the [power] sector,” he noted. “These include an increase in the total generation capacity…

Ri Jong Chol was arrested four days after the murder The North Korean man being held by Malaysia in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam is to be released and deported on Friday. Malaysia’s Attorney General Mohamed Apandi Ali said Ri Jong Chol was “a free man” as there was “insufficient evidence to charge him”. The estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader died on 13 February – he was poisoned with VX nerve agent. Two women were charged with his murder on Wednesday. Malaysia is seeking to question several North Koreans, including an embassy official, suspected of being involved…

It is frequently said that the African needs to find her/his African identity. Surprisingly no one seems to be telling us what the African identity is. Really, what is the African identity to the African? As a matter of fact who is the African, what does she/he stand for and represent? Okay, let’s make it easy who is the Ghanaian, Nigerian or South African? Eurasians have several stereotypes attached to Africa which are quite offensive and highly inappropriate which fit perfectly into some sort of Western agenda. Some are just hilarious, example, Africans sleep on trees, Africans live with lions,…

Great Olympics and Bechem United will lock horns at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday in one of the outstanding 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League games. The two are among the three sides yet to pick a win this season. They have one point apiece just like champions Wa All Stars. But the 2016 FA Cup winners have one other outstanding game against Tema Youth to be played on Wednesday, March 8. After returning to the Premier League with former captain Godwin Attram as head coach, Olympics are yet to find their form. They relinquished a 2-0 first half lead to…

Aging is inevitable. It also brings with it several types of health problems including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Plus, with age, the skin becomes thinner and drier. This leads to fine lines and wrinkles, increased pigmentation, loss of elasticity and firmness, and dull skin. At times, body starts showing aging signs sooner than you might expect. Several environment, lifestyle and dietary factors can cause premature aging. This makes you look and feel older, faster. But by taking care of your skin and overall health, and avoiding certain day-to-day habits, you can prevent premature aging. Here are the…

The Liberian government has confirmed the death in childbirth of a nursing assistant who was among those named Person of the Year by Time magazine in 2014 for helping to fight the Ebola outbreak. Salome Karwah died two weeks ago, but news of her death has just become public knowledge, according to Tolbert Nyenswah, the man who headed Liberia’s Ebola fight and who now heads the country’s newly established National Public Health Institute. Ms Karwah contracted Ebola but recovered, making her immune to the illness. She went on to become a nurse and treat others suffering from Ebola. This is…

Doan Thi Huong (left) and Siti Aisyah (right) arrived at court wearing bullet-proof vests Two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, have been charged with his murder. The women, Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam and Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, allegedly smeared deadly VX nerve agent on Mr Kim’s face in Kuala Lumpur airport on 13 February. They appeared in court near Malaysia’s capital, protected by special forces. They could face the death penalty if convicted of murder. No plea was recorded in the magistrates’ court as only higher courts have jurisdiction over murder…

The Eurocentric form of education, politics and religion is the genesis of Africa’s problems, and Africa must realize that before the white-man strategically enforced these forms of systems on us we had our own. Unfortunately most Africans are so out tuned with their past that they believe they had or did nothing until the Europeans arrived at their shores. So there is the frantic need to toe the line and try to catch up with our colonial masters and en-slavers.  The third world people, developing countries as Africa is referred to. But when would Africa catch up when no one is waiting on…