Author: Krobea

Former Deputy Minister of Finance Kweku Ricketts-Hagan has called on the government and the Ministry of Finance to come clean in their dealings with the International Monitory Fund (IMF). The Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South in the Central Region said this government has not been truthful to the people of Ghana but rather hiding behind the fact that most people do not understand economic figures to mislead the nation. “Do not undermine the minds of people due to lack of understanding or misinterpretation of economic data by the average Ghanaian. It is time for the government to come…

A virologist, Dr Sebastian Eugene Arthur, has asked the government to consider using herbal medicine in treating coronavirus patients. The novel Covid-19 has no known medication across the globe. Scientists and researchers say it will take up to 12 months to develop a vaccine for the virus. But Dr Eugene Arthur told host Alfred Ocansey on 3FM’s morning show, Sunrise, Wednesday, May 13 that herbal medicines are noted for effectively boosting the immune system to tackle infections, hence the need to officially endorse herbal medication for the treatment of Covid-19. “We have to do something about our herbal medicine which…

Virologist Dr Sebastian Eugene Arthur has suggested to the government to place restrictions on movement of persons within the Obuasi township in the Ashanti Region. This follows the increasing numbers of coronavirus cases in that part of the country. Dr Arthur told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Wednesday, May 13 that this will help in slowing down the rate of infection in the area. Obuasi recorded an alarming jump in Covid-19 cases with 272 new infections, the reason for the high numbers in the Ashanti Region, which has so far recorded 667 cases. The Ghana Health…

The Northern Regional Health Directorate is being chased by operators of a hotel, which is said to have served as an isolation centre, over a bill of GH¢219,000. This is an accumulation of debt incurred during the quarantine period of some foreign nationals consisting of Guineans and Burkinabe. Some medical staff of the Tamale Teaching Hospital were also quarantined at the facility in early April when the Region recorded its first 10 cases. Since the effect of the coronavirus pandemic has hit businesses, the hotel is chasing government for its money. Dr Eleeza John Bertson, the Northern Regional Health Director,…

An Accra High Court has sentenced former board chair of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, to six years in prison with hard labour. Two others, former Director General of NCA William Mathew Tevie, and a former Deputy National Security Coordinator on the NCA Board, Alhaji Osman Mimina, were each given five years in prison with hard labour. Justice of the Court of Appeal Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, who sat in as addition High Court judge, found them guilty of causing financial loss to the state to the tune of $4 million. One other accused, George Derek Oppong, a…

The Northern Region capital, Tamale, on Monday, May 11 recorded one death due to coronavirus. The case was first reported at the Tamale Central Hospital, the Northern Regional Director of Health Services revealed. At a press briefing in Tamale, Dr Eleeza John Bertson said the Region’s case count rose from 16 to nineteen 19 over the weekend, with an 80-year-old street vendor also infected. “She reported at the Tamale Central Hospital and was initially being managed as a pneumonia case but she was later tested for Covid-19 and she tested positive.” The deceased, who has already been buried by the…

The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health (GCNH) is worried the country’s expanded programme on immunization (EPI), especially between January and June each year, could be under threat in the midst of Covid-19. It is estimated that at least one million children benefit from 13 vaccine preventable childhood diseases under EPI. This has played a significant role in Ghana’s primary healthcare delivery. But this, GCNH notes, is under threat as there is no sustainable programme put in place, particularly as regards finance, following the exit of GAVI under the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “It is adequately on point in…

Russia now has the second-highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide after the United States. On Tuesday, it reported another 10,899 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to more than 232,000. The capital, Moscow, is the worst-affected area and has reported more than 5,000 new cases in 24 hours. Source: BBC

Artiste Manager Bulldog is putting his money on female rapper Eno to defeat any male rapper who dares to face her in a battle. According to him, none of the current crop of rappers has the fortitude to face the rap prowess of Eno. For some days now, Sista Afia has ignited a lot of controversy after the release of her song ‘WMT’ on April 22. While Sista Afia did not mention names, some people have concluded that she took jabs at Sister Derby, Wendy Shay, and Efia Odo in the song. The song saw counter jabs and reactions from…

Ghana international Kasim Nuhu says he would be happy to see his close friend and room mate on international duty Thomas Partey play in “the best league in the world”. Partey has been linked with move to Arsenal from Atletico Madrid while other reports have suggested Diego Simeone could use him as a hook to land Alex Oxlade Chamberlain from Liverpool. Nuhu reckons whichever way the unfolding transfer drama ends, Partey will be the ultimate winner. “Atletico Madrid is a very good club so he is playing one of the biggest clubs in the world and Arsenal is also one…