Author: Krobea

Americans have flocked to beaches and lakes for Memorial Day weekend, often flouting restrictions imposed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. In Florida, state police dispersed an unauthorised gathering of hundreds of people in Daytona Beach on Saturday. In Missouri, bars at the Lake of the Ozarks were packed with revellers, who violated social-distancing rules. US coronavirus task force chief Dr Deborah Birx said she was “very concerned” after seeing such scenes. “We really want to be clear all the time that social distancing is absolutely critical. And if you can’t social distance and you’re outside, you must wear a mask,”…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has sent invitation letters to members of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) for a meeting on Wednesday, May 27. The sole agenda of the meeting is: ‘Updates on 2020 Registration Exercise’. The meeting has been divided into two groups. According to the letter sighted by 3news.com, the groups were created based on the president’s directive, banning social gatherings, particularly of more than 25 persons. The first meeting, which will come off at 10:00am, will have one representative each from political parties such as the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the People’s…

A trans woman in France has won election in her local commune to become the country’s first openly transgender mayor. The council in Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes in northeastern France chose Marie Cau as its new mayor on Saturday. The 55-year-old ran on a platform of ecological sustainability and building the local economy. Speaking to the AFP news agency, Ms Cau said she was “not an activist” and wanted to focus on municipal politics. “People did not elect me because I was or was not transgender, they elected a programme,” Ms Cau said. “That’s what’s interesting: when things become normal, you don’t get…

Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu has said the Sharia Law is a good law that must be embraced and cherished. He said the law is flexible and moderate and also still being applied in modern democracies in some countries. Sheikh Aremeyaw, however, noted that the law has been given a negative characterization. This situation, he said, is “unfortunate” and blamed some Islamic scholars for this development. Sharia is an Islamic religious law that governs not only religious rituals but also aspects of day-to-day life in Islam. Speaking on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Monday, May…

A total of 2,070 patients have recovered from the coronavirus disease in Ghana, as per the latest update given by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Released on Monday, May 25, the update sees the total case count rise to 6,808. No new deaths were recorded, keeping the number at 32 so far. This leaves the country’s active cases under management at 4,706. Out of these active cases, 15 are said to be severe though none of them is on a ventilator. Four of these critically ill patients are at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), three each are at…

Managing Director of NBA Africa, and Basketball Africa League (BAL) President, Amadou Gallo Fall says his outfit remains committed to the growth of the sport in Ghana. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Juliet Bawuah, Fall said despite the obvious challenges, he remains optimistic of better days. “We are committed to really growing the game across the continent. It’s the number two sport globally. It is the number two sport on the continent also. You would be very surprised that in spite of all that, Ghana not having no arena in the entire country, you’ve had a very strong presence…

The president of South Africa has warned that the country’s coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, while announcing that lockdown measures are to be eased. Cyril Ramaphosa said a third of the country’s more than 22,000 cases had been recorded in the last week. Despite that, the president said the current lockdown could not be sustained indefinitely. He announced that, from 1 June, more restrictions would be lifted. Mr Ramaphosa was speaking after a mining company in South Africa said 164 workers at a gold mine near Johannesburg had tested positive for coronavirus. There have so far been…

The 2nd Vice Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Henry Haruna Asante, has resigned. 3news.com cannot, however, confirm if the national executive was forced to resign. But he cites personal reasons for his decision. This comes barely three months after he was accused of wrongly transferring party funds into private bank accounts of the National Chairman, Bernard Mornah. Mr Asante was accused of transferring GH¢50,000 into Mr Mornah’s GCB Bank account, a move probed by the party. Finality is yet to be put to the probe. But in his resignation letter sighted by 3news.com, Mr Asante said he wanted…

May 9 2001 – Kumasi Asante Kotoko had taken the lead well in that game. The Porcupines had it under control. They knew they needed just a few more minutes to hold on, keep their lines tight but their arch-rivals Hearts of Oak had other ideas. For them, the “Never say die” mantra had been ingrained in their DNA. Every player knew it wasn’t over until it was finally over. On 75 minutes, the Reds were still quite comfortable. Let’s paint a picture: A long searching ball that was meant to find Nana Frimpong had been hoofed up-field to Jacob…

Award-winning activist and gospel musician Chosen YesuBa has released visuals for his song titled ‘Heaven on my Mind’ off his recently released album titled ‘Last Days’. Heaven on My Mind is a message that encourages every individual and believer going through any life struggle to focus on living right amid the storm. The song talks about the challenges people face in the journey of life and how they need to focus on making heaven. Known in real life as Listowell Acquaye, Chosen Yesuba aims to project the Christian Gospel and godly virtues in alternate genres not popularly known in the…