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On Tuesday, June 23, Media General platforms reported on the plight of final year and second year Gold Track students of Salaga Senior High School regarding lack water in the school. Twenty-four hours after the report, the Member of Parliament, Adam Salifu Braimah, and other individuals have responded by supplying water to the school. Adam Salifu Braimah contracted the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to supply water to the school. The East Gonja Municipal Fire Commander, DO3 Norbert Adiali, said they will supply the water at least three times a week. As at the time of visit, the fire tender…

Artiste Manager George Britton believes strongly that dancehall artiste Samini should have intervened in the ongoing brouhaha between Stonebwoy and Kelyvn Boy privately. To him, considering his relationship with the two artistes, he should have called for calm in the ongoing impasse by reaching out to the two artistes than issue a statement publicly. What was supposed to be the colourful opening of a branch of Electroland in Ashaiman turned nasty when some unidentified persons stormed the venue to disrupt the event. The persons barged into the venue just when Afrobeats artiste Kelvyn Boy had started performing. The fracas caused…

Some sub-chiefs and opinion leaders in the Nanton Traditional Area in the Northern Region have given the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) a three-day ultimatum to find a lasting solution to a land dispute between the Tampion community and the people of Nanton. They alleged that upon orders from the Tampion Chief, some farmers from Nanton were chased out of their farmlands in Tampion at gun point and asked never to return to their farms. The sub-chiefs, at a press conference in Nanton, warned that they will take measures against the people of Tampion if REGSEC does not find a lasting…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has described as “unfortunate” reports that some senior high schools have recorded cases of Covid-19 since reopening. Deputy Director General of the Service Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh said this creates “fear and panic” and it is not healthy for final year students, who are getting ready to write their examinations. There were reported cases of Covid-19 in some senior high schools (SHSs) a few days after reopening on Monday, June 22. Odorgonno Senior High School, one the schools cited, denied any case of the virus with the headmaster, Samuel Mensah, confirming that though four students…

The Municipal Chief Executive of Ketu South, Elliot Edem Agbenorwu, has acknowledged the presence of military officers in the municipality, indicating their services were deliberately sought by the Ketu South Municipal Assembly in order to help fight Covid-19. He said the Assembly gathered intelligence that a number of people, with the aid of indigenes, used unapproved routes to enter the country despite the closure of borders. These “illegal travelers”, he stressed, have been the cause of the growing spread of coronavirus in the municipality. The presence of the security officers, some having mounted tents and others in a sortie, has…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has supported the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to locally produce hand sanitizers to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection in health facilities in Ghana. Through this intervention, UNDP has donated 11,150 litres of hand sanitizers (5,000 pieces of 230ml bottles and 2,000 pieces of 5 litres refill bottles, with 162 dispensers) to the Ministry of Health to support 21 key facilities playing leading roles in the testing and management of Covid-19 cases across the country. The provision of the hand sanitizers falls in line with UNDP’s multi-pronged approach to support the national COVID-19 response…

The Second Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Sam Cudjoe, has passed on. The cause of death has not been established, but family sources say he suffered a high blood pressure. Sam Cudjoe was a staunch party man and an active politician. Known for his commitment and dedication to see the NPP succeed, he rose through the ranks and was once the Regional Secretary and Communication Officer for the party. He was a teacher at Kumasi Senior High School. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

More than 100 people in northern India have been killed by dozens of lightning strikes across two states in recent days, officials say. The disaster management team in Bihar state said 83 were killed there, while another 20 were in hospital with injuries. At least 20 more people are reported dead in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon rains. Meanwhile the rain and thunderstorms have caused widespread damage to trees and property. The authorities have warned residents to be vigilant and stay indoors, as meteorologists forecast more bad weather. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…

Renowned investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas will be out soon with yet another investigative piece around the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. In a tweet on Friday, June 26, the global icon indicated that the piece will “be served hot”. It is unclear what the title will be but he hinted in the tweet that it is about “the corona quacks and thieves in Ghana”. https://twitter.com/anasglobal/status/1276433755205402625?s=20 Anas Aremeyaw Anas is known for landmark investigative works, which have exposed corruption not only in Ghana but also the rest of the world. Among his latest works are the exposé in the judiciary which…

The Minister of Health has recovered from the coronavirus infection he contracted a couple of weeks ago and is expected back to work “shortly”. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu contracted Covid-19 in the line of duty, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who wished him a speedy recovery in his 11th nationwide broadcast on Sunday, June 14. The Minister of Health, who has been a keen advocate of the safety measures in the prevention of Covid-19 in the country, had to seek medical treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC). He was, however, discharged a few days later after his…