Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of all tourist sites and attractions across the country in Phase Two of the easing of the restrictions in the fight against coronavirus. In his 14th update on Sunday, July 26, the president stated that with immediate effect, all the tourist sites as well as open-air drinking spots can now begin to receive visitors. “The management of these facilities are tasked to enforce enhanced hygiene and social distancing protocols,” he cautioned, stressing, however, that “beaches, pubs, cinemas and nightclubs, however, remain closed until further notice”. The closure of churches and schools…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted the restriction on the number of worshipers for religious services, extending the length of same from one hour to two hours. This is expected to take effect from Saturday, August 1. President Akufo-Addo announced this as part of Phase Two of the easing of restrictions on measures taken by his government in the fight against coronavirus. He spoke in his 14th update on Sunday, July 26. He said the decision was reached after extensive consultations with stakeholders. On Sunday, March 15, three days after Ghana recorded its first two index cases of Covid-19,…

The fluctuations surrounding Ghana’s Covid-19 active cases continue as the number rises again despite the recent reduction. The latest case count by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) puts the number of active cases at 3,349. These remained after 28,927 persons either recovered or were discharged from the total confirmed cases recorded in the country since the outbreak of the disease. The total stands at 32,437 with 161 persons losing the battle to the virus. More to follow. . . By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana 

The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) has directed banks to turn away customers who report to the banking halls and other banking places with only face shields. The GAB says the shield must be accompanied with face masks as part of Covid-19 safety protocols. A press release which was copied to 3news.com says “the Association wishes to announce for the information of the general public that customers, service providers and visitors to all banking facilities including but not limited to the Head Office Buildings of Banks, Bank Branches, ATM stations and Bank Cash Centres must endeavour to wear masks, thoroughly…

The Headmistress of Ghana Senior High School in Tamale, Hajia Amina Musah, has lamented over the deplorable nature of some dormitories in the school. She noted the current state of the dormitories poses a threat to the lives of the students occupying those blocks. Hajia Amina made this known when she received a donation worth 13,000 Ghana Cedis for the 95 year group of the school. She called on government and the old students association to help in the renovation of the dormitories or even put up a new structure. “The school has been battling some challenges ranging from dormitory…

A member of the local government committee wants the various metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to turn to property rate to boost their revenue generation amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has slowed economic activities. Salifu Adam Braimah observed major economic activities, which have been the backbone of internally generated funds (IGFs) for the MMDAs across the country has slumped on the back of the pandemic that has affected and killed thousands of people globally. In the Savannah Region, where Mr Adam Braimah serves as the Regional Minister, he said the markets there were the major source of IGFs for…

Ghana has confirmed 794 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total cumulative cases to 31,841 as of Wednesday, July 22, 2020. These were cases reported between Saturday, June 13 and Tuesday, July 21, according to the latest update from Ghana Health Service (GHS). The number of recoveries-cum-discharges stands at 28,438, an 89.3 per cent rate, and deaths remain 161. This leaves 3,252 as the number of active cases the country is handling at various health centres and homes, in some cases. Out of these active cases, four are on ventilators. Eight are in critical conditions while 25 are in severe…

It will take only a political neophyte and the uninitiated to think that the NDC’s Presidential Candidate, former President John Mahama, truly and genuinely demonstrated a commitment to women empowerment following his appointment of a female Running Mate to partner him for election 2020. That, certainly cannot be the case because the facts and the records do not speak to that. The true intention of the former President for appointing a female Running Mate, the writer contends, is to, first of all, take advantage of some unsuspecting Ghanaian women for unmeritorious electoral advantage. Indeed, John Mahama himself together with his…

The 90-year-old woman, who was accused of witchcraft and lynched at Kafaba in East Gonja by a soothsayer and her accomplices on Thursday, July 23, has been laid to rest in Salaga. The body was released to the family for burial after an autopsy was conducted on her at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. The late Denteh Akua was lynched at the instance of the soothsayer and her accomplices who were invited into Kafaba to identify witches. In a video intercepted by TV3, the deceased was seen being lashed and tortured by two women while others looked on. Police in Salaga…

Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama will outdoor his running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, at a ceremony to be held in Accra on Monday. “The formal outdooring of Professor Opoku-Agyemang will allow her to make her maiden policy statement since her announcement as running mate,” a release issued by the John Mahama campaign team said. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang was on Monday, July 6 named the partner of former president Mahama for the December 7 presidential elections. She served in his tenure as the Minister of Education. Before then, she had risen to prominence as the first…