Author: Krobea

The UK’s mobile providers are being banned from buying new Huawei 5G equipment after 31 December, and they must also remove all the Chinese firm’s 5G kit from their networks by 2027. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons of the decision. It follows sanctions imposed by Washington, which claims the firm poses a national security threat – something Huawei denies. Mr Dowden said the move would delay the country’s 5G rollout by a year. The technology promises faster internet speeds and the capacity to support more wireless devices, which should be a boon to everything from mobile…

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has said government lied when it said personal protective equipment (PPEs) were supplied to the various senior high schools before reopen in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. President of GNAT Ms Phillapa Larsen told Alfred Ocansey on Sunrise on 3FM Tuesday, July 14 that some schools were not provided with the PPEs before they reopened. The schools had to rely on the parents to supply their wards with nose masks way before the government started supplying the others. “They said without the PPEs the doors of the schools were not going to…

The Presiding Judge of the Sekondi High Court One, His Lordship Justice Richard Adjei-Frimpong, has ordered that the two Nigerians accused of murdering the kidnapped Takoradi girls, Sam Udoetuk Wills and John Orji, be offered legal representation before their trial can commence. The two accused persons since their “court journey” have been without any legal representation. However, since their charge sheet has been changed to murder, they are required under the country’s criminal procedure to have legal representation. Due to this lacuna, when the case was called in court on Tuesday, July 14, His Lordship Justice Richard Adjei-Frimpong asked two…

Dutch giants Ajax have been eyeing a move for Ghana and FC Nordsjælland midfielder Mohammed Kudus. According to Dutch news outlet De Telegraaf, the youngster, who joined the Danish side back in January, 2018, has slowly become one of the most highly rated players on their books. Nordsjælland have placed an €8 million price tag on the 19-year-old and will be hoping that the interest shown by Ajax and their coach Erik Ten Haag will materialize. Kudus had prior to this move been linked to Premier League champions Liverpool. He scored 12 goals last season and has also been nominated…

Ghana has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for 2020- 2021 during the 53rd Session held on July 6, in New York, USA. UNCITRAL is the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of International Trade Law. A legal body with universal membership specializing in commercial law reform worldwide for over 50 years, UNCITRAL’s business is the modernization and harmonization of rules on international business. The Commission is active in negotiating and producing texts including conventions, model laws and legislative guides in a range of subject…

The Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Education Service have confirmed that a total of 55 persons have tested positive for coronavirus at Accra Girls’ Senior High School. “As of 13th July, 2020, a total of 314 persons (student and staff) from the School have been tested,” the two bodies said in a joint statement on Monday. “Out of these, 55 have been confirmed positive for Covid-19 while 259 persons tested negative.” The release was issued after reports that the cases at the school seem to have gone out of hand. But the statement, jointly signed by GES Executive Director…

California has reimposed restrictions on businesses and public spaces amid a spike of coronavirus infections in America’s most populous state. Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered an immediate halt to all indoor activities at restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, zoos and museums. In the worst-affected counties of the south-western US state, churches, gyms and hairdressers will also close. California has more than 330,000 Covid-19 cases, with more than 7,000 deaths. The reimposition of the restrictions in the state with nearly 40 million people was prompted by a 20% rise in people testing positive in the past two weeks. Increasing numbers of…

Ghana’s active case count on coronavirus has seen a significant reduction in the latest update given by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday, July 13. The active cases reduced from 4,192 to 3,782 as a result of the huge number of recoveries. The Director-General of the Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has always been insistent on the numbers regarding active cases, stating persistently that the fight against the viral disease can only be deemed being won if the number of active cases reduce. As a result, the latest update is seen as a huge improvement in the case management situation.…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia says he still stands by his interpretation of the judgement delivered by the Supreme Court in the matter his party sent to the apex court of the land against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). He said his interpretation is correct but the Court only barred him and the NDC from further challenging the judgement. Mr Asiedu Nketia, popularly known as General Mosquito, defended his interpretation in an interview on Onua TV’s 100 Degrees on Monday, July 13. After the Supreme Court dismissed his party’s suit on Thursday, June 25,…

The Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Cape Coast North Constituency will have to navigate a legal course in order to be eligible to contest in the December 7 elections. This follows the disqualification of Dr Kwamina Mintah Nyarko, a lecturer of the University of Cape Coast, as a voter. His eligibility is said to have been challenged by a polling agent for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the matter taken to the District Registration Review Committee. The multi-partisan committee sat on the case and found Dr Mintah Nyarko guilty. He is said to have…