Author: Krobea

The mother of 21-year-old Nathaniel Yankey, a final year student of Gwiraman Senior High School in the Western Region, is blaming the school authorities for the loss of her son who died in the early hours of Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Essikado Hospital. The mother, who narrated her story to 3news.com, says the son called her on Saturday, July 11, complaining of severe headache. According to her, the boy said his friends were sending him to the hospital so she should not come. She said she asked for the whereabouts of his teachers but Nathaniel said she shouldn’t…

Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has showed up in Parliament for the first time after fully recovering from Covid-19. Mr Ahenkorah had suffered the deadly disease despite not showing symptoms. He had later been on overnight admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he witnessed the passing away of Forestry Commission boss Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John. But the former deputy minister attracted public criticism for visiting some registration centres at the start of the voter registration exercise despite not having been cleared recovered. He justified the incident by adducing that…

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has expressed worry about the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country. The Association has, therefore, called on all citizens and residents in the country to comply with all the laws that have been enacted as a safeguard to combat the disease. “The GBA would particularly entreat citizens and residents to ensure compliance with, among others, prescribed social distancing and enhanced hygiene protocols, and the wearing of face coverings at all times,” it said in a statement jointly signed by National President Anthony Forson Jnr and National Secretary Yaw Acheampong Boafo. Find statement below:…

China has vowed to retaliate after the US ended Hong Kong’s preferential trade status and imposed sanctions on officials who crack down on rights. President Donald Trump said he was acting because China had taken away Hong Kong’s freedom after it imposed a new security law. Beijing condemned Mr Trump’s decision, saying it would impose sanctions on relevant people and entities in the US. US-China ties have become increasingly strained over a wide range of issues. Apart from Beijing’s actions in Hong Kong, Mr Trump has criticised China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as its military…

The Minority members on the Communications Committee of Parliament have challenged the authority of the Minister of Communications in writing to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to reduce the number of its channels on the National Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network. Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency Sam Nartey George, who is a member of the Committee, said it is not within the remit of Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to order the shutdown of the channels. In a letter dated 26th June, 2020, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful directed the Director General of the state broadcaster to within 60 days reduce its channels from six…

Writer and journalist Zadok Kwame Gyesi, with the stage name Boss Zadok, on Monday, July 13 released his first Gospel single titled ‘ADOM’. The new song, which literary means grace, glorifies God for His unflinching grace and love toward His children. Boss Zadok recounts how God has been good to His children in spite of their sinful nature. The song, which is a slow-paced praise gospel, is easy-to-learn and can be played at events. ADOM has its Biblical basis in II Corinthians 12:9, which says “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is…

Non-governmental organization Financial Literacy Foundation (FLF) African has launched the Financial Literacy for Coronavirus Alleviation (FLICA). The virtual launch on Monday, July 13 was done by Executive Director of FLF Richmond Kwame Frimpong. FLICA is expected to provide financial literacy to the formal and informal sectors on how to handle the economic and financial hardship arising from the Covid-19 pandemic for   financial wellness. As part of its strategic goal to reduce extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, FLICA will help achieve four critical objectives namely educate individuals on personal financial prudence to mitigate financial crises  emanating from reduced incomes, sudden job…

The President of Film Producers Association of Ghana, James Aboagye, has debunked the assertion that the movie industry in Ghana is suffering. Most Ghanaians, entertainment pundits, actors and movie lovers have accepted the fact that the Ghana movie industry is suffering slowly due to low patronage in sales of films. But Mr Aboagye thinks otherwise. While speaking on Accra-based Onua FM’s entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre hosted by Christian Agyei Frimpong, Mr Aboagye said it is wrong for people to think or say the movie industry is suffering. According to him, it is self-inflicted on the part of film producers…

Cameroon will not host the mini-tournament to decide the 2020 African Champions League winners, the country has announced. Last month, after assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on African football, Caf said the semi-finals and final would be played in a “Final Four” format in September. A recent spike in coronavirus cases has prompted Cameroon to turn down the chance to host the matches. At the time of writing, Cameroon has recorded 14,916 cases with 11,525 recoveries and 359 deaths. “I have informed Caf of our decision to decline hosting the 2020 Caf Champions League ‘Final Four’ after failure…

Results of the first wave of the Ghana Election Poll which run from May to June will be published from Wednesday, July 15, 2020, on Ghana’s first and most popular news portal – GhanaWeb. The scientific poll which was conducted online via the renowned market research firm MSI-ACI had 792 Ghanaian adults aged 18 years and older responding to questions on current events leading to the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. A representative sample of the Ghanaian population was achieved by weighting the data according to the demographics of the 2010 population and housing census and the Ghana Living Standards…