Author: Krobea

The Aflao Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested one Emmanuel Phillip, suspected to be a Nigerian by nationality, with the new Ghana voter ID card. The Command, stationed in Ketu South in the Volta Region, nabbed the suspect on Monday, July 6 when he attempted to illegally enter Ghana through the main Aflao border. A statement issued by Assistant Inspector Felix Klu-Adjei on Thursday said a search conducted on him found the new voter ID card. Upon interrogation by the Aflao Sector Commander of GIS, Chief Superintendent Frederick Baah Duodu, the suspect said he lives with…

Eight communities in Sefwi Awaso in the Bibiani-Ahwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region have received some personal protective equipment  (PPEs) and other assorted items from the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC). The beneficiary communities are Awaso, Asempaneye, Atronsu, Chirano, Kukunso, Subri, Akaasu and Adiembra, all in the municipality. Ten schools also received some of the items on Tuesday, July 7 as presented by the Chief Executive Officer of GIADEC, Michael Ansah. This forms part of the Corporation’s commitment to complement government’s effort toward the national fight against Covid-19 pandemic. The items donated to the eight mining communities and…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana says it will embark on a two-day exercise to register all eligible senior high school students for the new voter register. This exercise will particularly take place in schools that are not polling stations, therefore are not registration centres. This innovation will start on Friday, July 10 and end Saturday, July 11. “All qualified Senior High School students who are 18 years and above, are encouraged to present themselves at these registration centres within their schools with either a National Identity Card (Ghana Card) or a Ghana Passport,” a statement issued by Acting Director of Public…

One student at Mawuko Girls Senior High School in the Volta Region has been confirmed to have contracted coronavirus, 3news.com has gathered. The student (name withheld) showed symptoms of the viral disease over the weekend, forcing authorities to run tests on her samples on Monday. She was subsequently quarantined. The samples came out positive on Tuesday. 3news.com gathers she was quickly taken to a treatment centre and some health authorities came to the school the following day to take samples of her mates in the same dormitory. Staff and student have been tight-lipped about the incident. Since senior high schools…

The Education Directorate in the Ashanti Region has interdicted two teachers of KNUST SHS over the death of a final year student. The two are Owusu Ansah Seth, a Senior Housemaster, and Anthony Awotwe, housemaster of the Densu House, where the deceased student was. A committee has also been constituted to investigate the circumstances leading to the demise of the 17-year-old. Master Richard Leonard Sam is said to have complained of stomach upset on Monday and needed medical attention. But he was allegedly left unattended to until his father later came and sent him to a hospital. He, unfortunately, passed…

The Ghana Education Service is awaiting test results of nine students of Mpraeso Senior High School after samples were taken three days ago. The test for Covid-19 became necessary after a routine temperature check. The students have been quarantined at the school’s isolation centre. The Kwahu South Education Director, Edwin Ofosu Kwarkye, explained that over 2000 students have their temperatures checked every morning before academic work begins. He indicated this is to ensure any students who had high temperature and felt unwell is managed in time. “What we did was that we have Covid-19 teams in all the schools, and…

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) is from Thursday embarking on a mass testing of staff at its head office in Accra. This was necessitated by one worker testing positive for coronavirus. The worker is said to have sought permission to go for a test after complaining of ill-health having come into contact with a Covid-19 patient. Speaking on Midday Live on TV3 on Thursday, Head of Public Affairs at GRIDCo Ebenezer Amankwaah said immediately he was given permission to go for the test, the worker isolated himself. He late officially informed the Company that his results have come out…

Following the confirmation of 641 new infections as of Monday, July 6, Ghana’s cumulative cases of coronavirus since its outbreak in March is 23,463. This was made known by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, at the bi-weekly Ministry of Information update on Thursday, July 9. Dr Kuma-Aboagye said so far the Greater Accra Region, the Ashanti Region, the Western Region and the Central Region are the four hotspot regions, recording a total of 89.7 per cent of all cases confirmed so far. He said a total of 18,622 patients have been treated and…

Former Ghana international Shilla Illiasu has said missing an opportunity to play for English Premier League side Arsenal is his biggest career regret. Speaking in an interview with TV3, Illiasu, who played for Ghana at the 2006 World Cup, said the incident still haunts him. “When the opportunity to play for Arsenal came, I was in doubt. I didn’t think my dream was coming to pass. I love Arsenal.” He recounted further: “After our game against Czech, I was at the hotel when my agent came to me and said ‘Shilla, gradually we are getting close; Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger…

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the closure of all schools in Ghana in order to save lives of “innocent” students. Addressing journalists in Accra on Thursday, the Ranking Member of the Select Committee on Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the rise in cases, particularly in schools, is a clear indication that government has lost the fight against the viral disease. He observed how adamant government was to suggestions not the reopen schools as a result of the danger the virus posed. “It is amazing how suddenly, the government adores BECE and WASSCE at the expense of human lives,” the…