Author: Krobea

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has delayed its intention to distribute registration cards to those who are yet to receive them by two days. The Authority on Friday announced that it would begin the distribution of the cards from Monday, June 8 at 5,635 centres to be mounted in all 16 regions. It was to end on Tuesday, June 16. But the exercise will now start from Wednesday, June 10. A statement issued by the Head of Corporate Affairs, ACI Francis Palmdeti, on Monday, June 8 insinuated that personal protective equipment (PPEs) meant for officers have not reached all centres.…

New rules requiring all people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days have come into effect. Those arriving by plane, ferry or train – including UK nationals – will have to provide an address where they will self-isolate and face fines of up to £1,000 if they do not follow the rules. Home Secretary Priti Patel said the laws were designed “to prevent a second wave” of coronavirus. But some industries have warned they will be severely impacted by the rules. Anyone arriving from the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man does not…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and other opposition parties on Friday petitioned the Overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, against the compilation of a new voters’ register by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The petition, according to the opposition parties under the Inter-Party Resistance Against the New Voter Register (IPRAN), is for the Nayiri to advise the Commission to abort the compilation of a new voters’ register. Speaking to 3news.com, North East Regional Communication Officer of the NDC Imoro Abdul Razak said they have petitioned the Nayiri to intervene. He said the Nayiri has assured…

Communications Manager of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) Stanley Martey has said his institution will soon stop spending huge sum of money on sensitizing and educating people on the need to avoid raising structures on waterways and also around the Weija Dam. He told Johnnie Beresford Hughes on Community Connect on 3FM 92.7 Friday, June 5 that it does not make sense to the GWCL as to why people endanger their lives by building in the waterways when they know in the event of flood, their lives and properties will be whisked away. He blamed the District Assemblies for granting…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced it will begin a nationwide issuance of cards to over 3 million Ghanaians from Monday June 8 in all 16 regions. According to the Authority, the exercise will be carried out until Tuesday, June 16. It estimates that when the 3,875,441 printed cards are issued, an estimated 11,062,850 Ghanaians will have their Ghana Cards to enable them not only vouch for other Ghanaians to register for theirs, but also for purposes such as registering as a voter and vouching for others. A statement signed by the Head of Corporate Affairs of the Authority,…

The Eastern Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji Yussif Amudani Sulemana, says congregational prayers would not resume until the full ban on religious activities is lifted. He explained that the directives by the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs which followed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s announcement on Sunday would be difficult to comply with because of the huge numbers that come into the mosque. A few minutes to midday Friday, the usual numbers that throng the Koforidua Central Mosque were missing. The Tasbao left behind were closely together in silence but its owners must stay apart to offer Jummah prayers. The ablution…

Muslims in Kumasi on Friday observed Jummah prayers for the first time in 12 weeks amid Covid-19 safety precautions. Leadership of the Muslim communities took steps to ensure all outlined safety guidelines are duly observed to prevent the spread of the disease. At the Kumasi Central Mosque, there was high level of compliance with the safety measures. Veronica buckets and sanitizers were placed at the entrance of the mosque for congregants to wash and sanitize their hands. Worshippers had their temperature and contact details taken before entering the mosque. Numbers were given to ensure those entering the mosque do not…

Four more persons have lost their lives to coronavirus in Ghana, pushing the number of deaths from 38 to 42. The cumulative case count since Thursday, March 12, when the first two index cases were recorded, is now 9,168. The number of recoveries has also risen to 3,457 from 3,189 at the last update on Thursday, June 4. All these were contained in the latest update released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Friday, June 5. By the recoveries, the active number of cases under management at various treatment facilities is 5,669. According to the release, three patients are…

The Volta Region Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has filed a suit at the Human Rights Division of the High Court, seeking an interlocutory injunction against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) and the Attorney General in compiling a new voter register with only a Ghana Card or national passport as basic required documents. Filed on Friday, June 5, the suit by Cecil-Rhodes Dogbe wants the Court to enjoin the Commission to include the existing voter ID card, birth certificate as well as all other legally acquired documents as part of required documents for the forthcoming registration. The Commission…

Kanye West has set up a fund to cover the cost of university for George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter Gianna. He’s also donated £1.5 million ($2m) to other causes, including paying the legal fees of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, who were killed in 2020. Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in Georgia whilst out jogging. Breonna Taylor was an emergency medical technician and was killed in her own home in Louisville in March. A representative for the rapper and fashion designer confirmed the donations to American news organisations. They also said he had donated to several black-owned businesses in America.…