Author: Krobea

Government has directed all ministries, departments and agencies as well as metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to strictly consider locally assembled vehicles when procuring such from hence. This was contained in a memo issued by the Chief of Staff on Friday, July 3. The Ministry of Trade and Industry is expected to furnish all stakeholders with companies that are assembling vehicles in the country. “This policy/decision will not only help industrialise the economy,but also boost employment , encourage investment and help government preserve foreign exchange,” the memo by Akosua Frema Osei-Opare said. “All MDAs, MMDAs and other government establishments are…

A professor of epidemiology, Fred Newton Binka, has predicted that Ghana will hit the 50,000-mark in Covid-19 cases in no time. He said this is as a result of the wanton disregard of the public to all the safety protocols in preventing the disease. Ghana has so far recorded 20,085 cases of the virus since its outbreak on Thursday, March 12, 2020. One hundred and twenty-two persons have lost their lives while 14,870 persons have beaten the disease. But speaking on The Key Points on TV3/3FM on Saturday, July 3, Prof Binka says the country will be hitting 50,000 soon.…

US rapper Kanye West has said he is running for president, potentially pitting him against a man he says he admires, Donald Trump. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” he tweeted. “I am running for president of the United States!” His wife Kim Kardashian West and entrepreneur Elon Musk endorsed him. But it’s unclear whether West is really running. He does not appear to have registered his name with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for November’s election. The closest name the FEC database shows is a candidate called…

The Director of Electoral Services of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) says the election-management body cannot be held responsible for the wanton abandonment of Covid-19 preventive protocols at registration centres. Dr Serebour Quaicoe says the Commission has done its part by putting in place all the measures but it behoves on other stakeholders, particular individuals to be responsible. The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) had called for the prosecution of all EC officials as well as political party agents for any breaches of Covid-19 protocols that will lead to mass infections. In a statement issued prior to the start of the…

The Director of Electoral Services of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Dr Serebour Quaicoe, has hinted that directives have been given to registration officers at the various centres to turn away any persons who flout measures put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus. He said the directives demand that officers see to it that persons comply with the protocols at all times. The new voter registration exercise, which started on Tuesday, June 30, has seen would-be voters defying the social distancing rule in the fight against Covid-19. The EC says it has been helpless particularly outside the perimeter…

A legal practitioner and volunteer at Legal Assistance Network, Portia Ahiawordor, has advised couples to hasten slowly when investing in extended family properties. Speaking on 3FM’s flagship family mentorship programme, IDEAL HOME, she explained that putting up a building for instance on a land that belongs to your extended family is a futile adventure. She was reacting to a letter written by a widow to host of the show Etornam Sey, seeking legal advice as her husband died interstate. He left her with four children. According to the letter, she and her late husband invested in putting up a building…

The Chief Executive of Okere District Assembly, Daniel Kenneth, has dismissed rumours that Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere Constituency Daniel Botwe has died. The DCE said Dan Botwe is fine and the rumours should be treated with all the contempt they deserve. Dan Botwe, who is also Minister of Regional Reorganisation and Development, was admitted to the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) after testing positive for coronavirus. Mr Kenneth said the Okere MP was discharged “by God’s grace” on Saturday. “I wish to implore all concerned persons not to be alarmed and that he’s home with his family,”…

Final year and second-year Gold Track students of Diabene Senior High and Technical School in Takoradi went on rampage Saturday night after a female student collapsed. It is unclear what might have caused the fainting of the students but her mates fear it may be as a result of spiritual attack. According to them, authorities have turned a deaf ear to their calls for an improvement in the lighting at their hostel. The second year students complained that they have been experiencing spiritual attacks, which has resulted in many of them collapsing more often than not. The confusion on Saturday…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has gone into self-isolation on the advice of doctors. The president went into isolation on Saturday, July 4 and he will be out for 14 days. Throughout the period, he will be working from the Presidential Villa at the Jubilee House, a statement issued by the Minister of Information on Saturday said. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s statement adduced that President Akufo-Addo is going into self-isolation as a precautionary measure in compliance with Covid-19 protocols. “The President has elected to do so after at least one person within his close circle tested positive for Covid-19 today. “He…

A teacher by name Alhassan Abdulai Mohammed is in the grips of the Tamale Regional Police Command for dishonestly appropriating eight voter registration forms 1A. The suspect, 44, was handed over to the police by the Sagnarigu Municipal Office of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). According to the Northern Regional Police Crime Officer, Superintendent Otuo Acheampong, the police received a call from the Sagnarigu Office of the EC around 1600 GMT. He said police followed to the EC office where a suspect with eight voter registration form 1A allegedly dishonestly appropriated without the consent of the EC. He added suspect…