Author: Krobea

Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was at the Obaasima Summit in 2019 encouraging women to take their place in society. The maiden women-empowerment programme saw the former Minister of Education appear as one of the key speakers. She noted how women who are perceived illiterates have made a strong case about the capabilities of women in the Ghanaian society. Prof Opoku-Agyemang said despite not appearing in laboratory coats as seen at medical facilities, the woman on the farm who harvests palm kernel turns it scientifically into palm oil and other products. “[That]…

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has called on the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to consider additional mechanisms in enhancing safety at all registration centres. According to Codeo, despite the ample space at most registration centres, its observers noted that EC officials could not ensure social distancing of applicants in queues. This was contained in the report released by the election-observing body on Phase One of the ongoing voter registration exercise. The phase started on Tuesday, June 30 and ended Sunday, July 5. In its report, Codeo said EC officials did well in checking the temperatures of applicants at…

Final year students of the KNUST SHS in the Ashanti Region went on rampage Tuesday night after they accused authorities of neglecting a sick student who later died at the hospital. The irate students vandalized properties including a vehicle belonging to the headmistress. Narrating the incident to journalists, the students said the deceased could have survived if the authorities had supported them to convey him to hospital. But they said the teachers left the student for more than three hours because they suspected he had contracted Covid-19 and did not want to come near him. Police have been stationed at…

All staff of the Ministry of Finance have been directed to work from home following mass testing for  coronavirus conducted on them. “While we await the testing team to compile the comprehensive results, all staff are to work from home effective immediately,” a memo sighted by 3news.com said. “Staff who test positive will be duly informed and will receive the necessary care from the appropriate health authorities designated by the Ministry of Health. “In addition, the necessary contact-tracing will be undertaken by the appropriate authorities,” the memo issued by the Chief Director, Patrick Nomo, to all staff on Tuesday said.…

Kumasi Asante Kotoko has appointed Joseph Yaw Adu as its acting Chief Executive Officer. Mr Yaw Adu, who is currently a member of the new board put in place by the club, is expected to bring his years of expertise to bear on the new role. A retired Director of Sports at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), he has a strong bias for youth development. Occasionally, he speaks of how Kotoko can make more gains should the team adopt the academy approach, where players come up the ladder instead of buying them on the open market.…

Chelsea further strengthened their position in the Premier League’s top four with victory over Crystal Palace in an entertaining encounter at Selhurst Park, that included a stunning long-range strike from Wilfried Zaha and a rare goal from Christian Benteke. There was an element of fortune about the game’s opening goal, with Palace defender Gary Cahill pulling up with a match-ending injury to allow Willian to charge into the box unimpeded and set up Olivier Giroud to finish. But the rest of the match was a testament to the kind of competitive, high-octane, see-saw football that draws so many viewers to…

President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The president had made his intentions clear in late May, accusing the WHO of being under China’s control in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from the EU and others, he said he would pull out of the UN agency and redirect funds elsewhere. He has now notified the UN and Congress of his intentions, although the process could take at least a year. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, confirmed the US had notified it of its withdrawal, effective as…

A total of 132, 076 applicants have been registered in Phase One of the ongoing registration exercise in the Northern Region. The Deputy Director of the Electoral Commission in the Region, Emmanuel Abeam Danso, disclosed this to 3news.com in Tamale. He described the first phase of the exercise as smooth but not without some challenges. He mentioned bad weather and lack of adherence to Covid-19 protocols at registration centers as some of the challenges registration officials encountered. “The rains usually come in the morning and most of our registration centers are in the open where there is no shelter close…

Ghana’s Covid-19 cases have risen by nearly 2,000 cases within two days. After recording the country’s highest infections of 992 on Monday, July 6, Tuesday also saw the confirmation of 891 new infections. At the Ministry of Information bi-weekly press briefing on the virus on Tuesday, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye confirmed that Ghana’s cumulative case count since the outbreak of the disease in March stands at 21,968. This, he said, comes from a total of 316,798 individual tests conducted over the period. Fortunately, 17,156 persons have recovered and been discharged from the…

Two taxi drivers have been arrested by the Kwesimintsim Police Command for allegedly smuggling six drums of premix fuel to a fuel station at Asakai in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality in the Western Region. Narrating events leading to the arrest of the two taxi drivers Pope Pius and Anthony Nyankom, the NPP Polling Station Organizer for Aboadze Roman Catholic, George Abakah, told 3news.com that he had information on Monday morning that someone had smuggled premix from Bentir in the Shama District and that the product was on the move. He quickly took a car, disguised himself and followed the vehicle. Mr.…