Author: Krobea

The Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Koforidua, Most Rev. Joseph Afrifah-Agyekum, has asked all Parishes and Quasi-Parishes not to commence church activities on Sunday, June 7 until an official communication is given. In a Memo to the Clergy and Religious in the Koforidua Diocese, Bishop Afrifa-Agyekum explained discussions were still ongoing to reach a consensus on the way forward. “I wish to inform you that congregational church service are not to commence in any Parish or Quasi-Parish until I officially communicate to you.” He added: “In the meantime, we are working hard on some protocols that will guide the…

Deputy Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has said the government took the best decision not to allow parents visit their wards in schools as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM 92.7 Wednesday that allowing parents to have access to their wards on campus would double the risk of the children contracting coronavirus. Minister of Education Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh had said on Tuesday, June 2 that there shall be no form of religious activity in schools once they reopen, following President Nana Akufo-Addo’s relaxation of the…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has settled on Saturday, June 20 as date on which to elect 168 parliamentary candidates for the December 7 parliamentary elections. The party had scheduled Saturday, April 25 to hold the primaries in constituencies where it has sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) but had called it off as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19 and the ban on political gathering and rallies. National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council meetings held on Wednesday, June 3 in Accra settled on the new date for the parliamentary primaries. Guidelines for the primaries are expected to be…

It’s been five years since the twin fire and flood disaster occurred in Accra to devastating consequences and for many victims, their scars are a constant reminder of the grim experience. That pain is exasperated by the fact that many of the things that contributed to the cause of the disaster continue to take place with careless abandon. It was labelled the Black Wednesday and witnesses and survivors continue to recount the horror and pain from that day. It killed 154 people and hundreds suffered severe burns resulting in permanent physical disabilities. The report of the ministerial committee that investigated…

Minister of Youth and Sports Isaac Kwame Asiamah has debunked rumours that former Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah lacked support from the ministry and government while he was coach of the senior national team. Appiah took Avram Grant’s position after the Israeli was sacked, for a second stint with the Black Stars in a contract that ran out just last December. Appiah’s exit has been followed by widespread reports, which he has admitted to be true in interviews, that the Ministry has not settled the rest of his arrears and monies owed him. Appiah has revealed that between the period…

About 146 patients have recovered from the coronavirus disease in Ghana, taking the total tally of recovered patients to 3,132. In the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Wednesday, 251 persons have been infected. This moves the total case count for the country from 8,297 to 8,548. The deaths remain 38 while 15 in total are in “critical” and “severe” conditions. No details were, however, given on the latest infections but what remains is that 5,378 are now under management at the various treatment facilities. Greater Accra Region continues to lead in the regional breakdown with a…

It felt personal. As I watched the breath ebb out of George Floyd under the deliberate weight of the knee of the uniformed white police officer on his neck, I felt the asphyxia myself. That human being struggling for breath on the street of Minneapolis could have been me, could have been my son, could have been any of my many cousins, my nephews, my nieces, my schoolmates, or their children, could have been any of my many friends or their children who live in the United States of America. My mind went to the many people I know, Ghanaians…

The Koforidua Diocesan Priests Association of the Roman Catholic Church-Ghana has donated medical supplies and PPEs to 15 Catholic health facilities operating under the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG). The items are to support the health care systems and personnel in dire need of these supplies in the fight against Covid-19. Three out of the 15 facilities are managing Covid-19 cases already. The Items include surgical masks, gloves, N-95 masks, hand hygiene items, among others. President of the Association Very Rev. Fr. Joseph A.A. Asumadu, who led the priests to give out the donation to the facilities, explained that…

The Gambia has demanded a “credible” investigation after the son of a diplomat was shot dead by US police. Thirty-nine-year-old Momodou Lamin Sisay was shot after a car chase in Georgia on Friday morning, according to the preliminary investigation by Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). He was pronounced dead on the scene. The police said he had produced a gun. The shooting comes amid widespread protests after a US police officer killed George Floyd last week. What happened to Sisay? Georgia investigators said that at approximately 03:49 in the morning, a police officer in Snellville, Georgia attempted to stop his…

The Eastern Regional Health Director, Dr. Alberta Twum-Nyarko, has officially declared all 70 staff of the Afcons Camp B who were working on the Tema-Mpakadan Railway fully recovered from Covid-19. Work on the railway is expected to re-start soon. Work on the project by Afcons came to a halt when Eastern Region’s first case count of the virus began from Camp B residential site. For 10 weeks, 70 of their workers had to be managed on site by health personnel. They have been officially declared fully fit from Covid-19 after a visit to the site by the Eastern Regional Covid-19…