Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, July 26 heaped praises on Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta for the latter’s presentation of the mid-year budget review in Parliament last Thursday. Mr Ofori-Atta demanded a supplementary budget of GH¢11.8 million in his 2020 budget review and assured that his delivery was among a series of measures taken by government to bring the economy back to life after the turbulence brought in by the coronavirus pandemic. “This mid-year review of the budget statement and economic policy of the government of Ghana and a supplementary estimate for the 2020 financial year is the…

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON UPDATES TO GHANA’S ENHANCED RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, ON SUNDAY, 26TH JULY, 2020. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I am happy that I have the opportunity this evening to engage with you, again, in your homes. I want, at the outset, to thank all of you for your prayers and expressions of good wishes when doctors advised me to go into quarantine for two (2) weeks. God being so good, I am back again at work. I thank you very much for your concern. It…

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…