The Jamaican music legend passed early today morning (March 11) at a hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. His wife, Malvia Scott, confirmed with the Gleaner that he passed away following a cardiac arrest. Cocoa Tea, whose real name is Colvin Scott, had been battling health issues for some time and was hospitalized since last year. Cocoa Tea was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2019, a cancer that affects the lymphatic system. It’s unclear if his cardiac arrest was a result of his battle with the disease. His smooth vocals and compelling lyrics gave us timeless classics music.Beyond his musical genius, Cocoa…
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is seeking an urgent amendment to the Fees and Charges Act to reduce the price of the ordinary passport booklet from GH₵500 to GH₵350. The price for the 32-page passport booklet was increased from 100 cedis to 500 under the Akufo-Addo’s government to cater for printing the booklet. Speaking on the floor of Parliament House on Thursday, March 13, the North Tongu legislator Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa insisted that the reduction is expected to lift a burden on the Ghanaian people and will not come at a cost to the state. The over…
56 miners have been arrested in a major crackdown on illegal mining activities in Kadadwen, Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. The suspects have been handed over to the Western Regional Police Command for further investigation. The joint operation, conducted on Thursday, March 13, involved personnel from the Western Naval Command, Second Infantry Battalion, and police services in the Western Region. The operation targeted specific areas, including: • Site Six of Ghana Rubber Company Ltd. • North Palm Oil Plantation • Kada Dwen • Parts of the Mpohor District Security forces seized and destroyed 25 Changfang machines and confiscated several pieces of equipment,…
Below are the details of the 2025 budget which was read by the Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson on Tuesday March 11, 2025. 1. GH¢13.85 billion: Allocation for the Big Push Programme. 2. GH¢499.8 million: Allocation for the No-Academic-Fee policy for first-year students in public tertiary institutions. 3. GH¢292.4 million: Allocation for the distribution of free sanitary pads to female students in primary and secondary schools. 4. GH¢242.5 million: Allocation to support victims of the Akosombo dam spillage. 5. GH¢200 million: Allocation to support victims of the tidal wave disaster in the Ketu South constituency. 6. GH¢3.5 billion: Allocation for…
Takoradi Technical University, TTU, through its Faculty of Applied Sciences, has signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Amali Tech Ghana Ltd. to provide students who will be enrolled in the Faculty’s new programmes, Data Science and Actuarial Science, with practical and hands-on training. Speaking at the MoU signing, the Pro Vice Chancellor of TTU, Prof. Victor Kweku Bondzie Micah, emphasized the benefits of such collaboration for both the students and the organization. “We believe, as a University, that students learn better in the industry, even though we are professionals and trust ourselves. This exposure to real-life experiences in…
Former Ghana international Matthew Amoah has advised inform Bournemouth Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo to snub the advances of Tottenham Hotspur and concentrate on current club. He said Semenyo will develop better under Iraola than the Tottenham coach who is not stable with his job. Mathew Amoah explained that, Bournemouth are now a better team than Tottenham and they are stable compared to Tottenham. He continued that Bournemouth has a very good coach that can help Semenyo to go far. “With all due respect to Tottenham, if this is the only offer that comes to Antoine Semenyo this summer, then he…
Sudan coach James Kwesi Appiah has boycotted Sudan training camp due to unpaid salaries. The Falcons of Jediane are currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a 12-day training camp, as the team prepares for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers this month. Meanwhile, the Sudan FA is doing everything possible to resolve financial issues with Kwesi Appiah despite recent challenges. Sudan under Kwesi Appiah has been impressive with some good results. They managed to get 4 massive points from the Black Stars during the AFCON qualifiers. Source:Gary Al – Smith
Seasoned Ghanaian Coach Karim Zito has come out to defend GFA president Kurt Okraku on the rumors of being involved in player selections. There have been a massive backlash on the GFA President about him interfering in player selections in the various national teams. Because of such allegations leveled against Kurk, Zito has come out strongly to say GFA President is childlike in this player selections brouhaha. Zito said, “I can swear to you that sometimes Kurt doesn’t even know the players we pick. When I qualified for the AFCON, he called me to his office and asked how I…
Former Ghana international Godwin Attram has lauded Stephen Appiah’s return to the Black Stars management team as he sees it as a good omen for the Black Stars going into the World Cup qualifiers. He indicated that what makes his return exceptional is Appiah’s leadership qualities as he has been there before. Attram also seconded the inclusion of former Secretary of the GFA Randy Abbey to the management set up. He said Abbey previous knowledge about the administration of the management team and the GFA will go a long way to help the team achieve it’s goals. He finally urged…
Bank of Ghana warns banks to stop photocopying Ghana Car The Bank of Ghana has warned banks in Ghana to stop photocopying Ghana Cards. He urged banks to help curb fraud in the banking sector by implementing on using the Biometric verification system. Mr. Ashitei Trebi-Ollennu, Deputy Head of Office in the BoG’s Financial Integrity Office, stressed, “We have never advocated for banks to photocopy Ghana Cards. Photocopying affects the integrity of transactions and creates opportunities for fraud. Rather, he stated that banks must use the biometric verification system connected to the National Identification database to directly identify identities, guaranteeing…