Author: Krobea

Three persons have lost their lives to coronavirus in the latest update released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Sunday, June 14. The three died in the Greater Accra Region, which leads the regional infections with almost 7,000 cases. They are an 82-year-old man who had hypertension, a 31-year-old man who had diabetes and hypertension and a 66-year-old man who had diabetes, hypertension and a chronic kidney disease. This brings to 51 the total number of fatalities since the outbreak of the viral disease in the country. There are three patients left on ventilators as the “critical” and “severe”…

Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has thrown her support behind board chairman of the National Communications Authority (NCA), saying she sees nothing wrong with his decision to host a show on radio. Kwaku Sakyi-Addo’s announcement to start a programme on new radio station Asaase Radio has raised hackles with some imputing conflict of interest given his role at NCA. Indeed, the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Sam Nartey George, has written to the Minister, drawing her attention not only to it but also that of a board member, Paul Adom-Otchere, who hosts a programme on TV. “It is refreshing…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for the immediate withdrawal of the Public Universities Bill 2020 from Parliament, insisting that it is unnecessary. In a write-up on Sunday, June 14, Mr Mahama said what the country’s universities need at this crucial point in time is partnership with government and not “colonise public universities in the country”. He noted that that in its current form, the Bill is not clear on what it seeks to solve in higher education in the country. The former president has served notice that should Parliament go ahead to pass the Bill into law, “I…

The government on Saturday started airlifting quantities of Personal Protective Equipment, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, Veronica Buckets, packets of soap, and tissue papers to 234 tertiary educational institutions in 16 regions ahead of re-opening on Monday, June 15. The items included 600,000 units of reusable face masks, 200,000 millilitres of hand sanitizers, 1,700 Veronica Buckets, 34,000 tissue papers, and 34,000 packets of soap, as well as 900 thermometer guns. An extra 10 per cent of the logistics have been added to cater for contingency situations. About 200,000 staff and students are supposed to benefit from the logistics, comprising 44,000 teaching and…

Barcelona scored 66 seconds into their return to action as Lionel Messi completed a comfortable 4-0 win at Mallorca in La Liga. Arturo Vidal headed the opener and former Middlesbrough striker Martin Braithwaite added his first for the club before the break. Luis Suarez came off the bench to make his first appearance since early January and Jordi Alba made it 3-0. Lionel Messi scored his 20th league goal of the season late on. Barca are now five points clear at the top of the table, and while Real will aim to trim the gap when they face Eibar on…

All three aspirants contesting in the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primaries in the Yendi Constituency have promise to stay united regardless who emerges winner. According to them, the prospects of the party supersedes their individual interests. The Yendi Constituency is one of the largest constituencies in the Northern Region. It has produced more NPP Members of Parliament since 1992, making it a traditional NPP seat. It is the home constituency of the first Muslim Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, of blessed memory. In the 2016 elections, the NPP candidate and incumbent MP Alhaji Habib Tijani polled 27,188 votes…

Atlanta’s Police Chief has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American who had fallen asleep in his car at a drive-through restaurant. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot by a police officer during a struggle on Friday evening, authorities say. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Erika Shields handed in her resignation on Saturday. Protesters in Atlanta took to the streets this weekend calling for action following Mr Brooks’ death. On Saturday evening, demonstrators closed down a major highway, Interstate-75, in Atlanta. The Wendy’s restaurant outside which Brooks died was also set on fire. Over the past three weeks, people across…

A two-year boy has lost his life after falling into a Veronica bucket at Kwahu Dura in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern region. Police report says the boy, Yaw Anim, fell into the Veronica bucket in an attempt to fetch water in the absence of his mother. He was rushed to the Holy Family Hospital at Nkawkaw but was pronounced dead on arrival. His grandfather Samuel MacCarthy reported the case to the Nkawkaw Police Station. The Eastern Regional Deputy Police PRO, Sergeant Francis Gomado, cautioned parents and guardians to keep an eye on kids at home. By Yvonne…

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that its third weekly engagement with journalists will be dedicated to the 2016 winning manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). A statement issued by the National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, said the forum, which will take place at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on Monday, will be themed: ‘NPP 2016 Manifesto in Perspective: Claims, Deception and Reality’. “The purpose of this program is to conduct a comprehensive and objective assessment of the status of the numerous lofty promises President Akufo-Addo and the NPP made to Ghanaians in the run-up to the…

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has tested positive for coronavirus, multiple sources are reporting. The Minister is said to have been admitted at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on Tuesday, June 9. UGMC is a major treatment centre in Ghana’s fight against coronavirus with six out of 16 patients with severe conditions on admission at the facility. It was at UGMC that the Chief Executive of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), Anthony Kobina Kurentsir Sam, lost his life last Friday. Mr Agyemang-Manu has been at the forefront of advocacy on the preventive measures in the fight the deadly…