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The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) will from Monday, April 27 ensure that it is a must for all persons to were face masks in the metropolis. This campaign began in the Ashanti Region by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), which deployed a task force to enforce the directive, and was adopted by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). A statement issued by management of CCMA on Friday said the wearing of face masks will be mandatory in Cape Coast too. It said this is in compliance with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s directive on the wearing of the masks to…

A professor of epidemiology has raised concerns about the kind of testing being undertaken by Ghana in the fight against coronavirus. Professor Fred Binka said Ghana’s testing model has not changed since the first cases of the viral disease were recorded. For him, that same type of testing is not what is needed now as cases have surged over 1,000. Prof Binka made this known when he appeared via Zoom on TV3/3FM’s The Key Points on Saturday, April 25. He was not happy with the president’s decision to ease the restrictions on movement, saying it could see an upsurge in…

Stonebwoy’s latest album ‘Anloga Junction’ is an embodiment of all the influences and experiences that he has gone through over the years as a musician. The award-winning artiste revealed that ‘Anloga Junction’ is not the name of a specific place but rather an artistic representation of what he has been through. Stonebwoy released his 15-track album on Friday to impressive reviews from Ghanaians and the world. The album features artistes like Kojo Antwi, Jahmeil (Jamaica), Zlatan (Nigeria), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Nasty C (South Africa), Chivv (Netherlands), and Alicai Harley (Jamaica-born London-based). Sharing the inspiration behind the album and its name,…

A Virologist with the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) has admonished government to tread cautiously over its assertion that the virus that causes coronavirus has been contained. Dr Michael Owusu said Ghana’s bulwark against the virus will be tested when hospital capacities are exceeded. For now, he maintained, the case fatality is moderate as compared to the number of confirmed cases. Dr Owusu expressed made this known to host Abena Tabi while sharing his opinion on TV3/3FM’s The Key Points on Saturday, April 25. Since the first two cases of coronavirus were recorded in the country…

Popular boxer Braimah Issah Kamoko also known as Bukom Banku says he can rub shoulders with the top dancehall artistes in the country. Admitting, however, that Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy are the real deals, the multi-talented boxer said he also commands a following to deserve the title: ‘Dancehall King’. Speaking on Showbiz 360 on TV3 on Friday, Bukom Banku said his new song The Lighter must be nominated and subseqquently crowned the Dancehall Song of the Year in the next VGMA awards. “If Ghanaians don’t give me this award, I will stop everything in television,” he warned. “I won’t talk…

The US virus death toll has surpassed 50,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, in what is the world’s deadliest Covid-19 outbreak. More than 3,000 deaths came in the last 24 hours, and there are now over 870,000 confirmed cases nationwide. But the US still has a lower mortality rate than most European nations based on current case counts, as the White House task force has emphasised. The grim news comes as parts of the US reopen after weeks of lockdown. Some hair salons, bowling alleys and other businesses are opening on Friday in Georgia, Alaska and Oklahoma. The…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the media in Ghana to at least give scientists the chance to be on the airwaves to talk about the current pandemic, Covid-19. “When people are going to talk about this disease, they will talk about it from the viewpoint of science. Get the scientists. Let them be the ones to talk. Get those who have specialist information. That is what I will encourage you to do.” President Akufo-Addo expressed these sentiments on Friday, April 24 when he met with the leadership of the National Media Commission, the Ghana Journalists Association, the Ghana…

Ghana Premier League club Hearts of Oak have denied signing former Black Stars midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari. There were reports on Friday that the former AC Milan and Inter Milan midfielder has been snapped up by the Ghanaian side. But the club says despite being a “great player and a friend of the club”, Sulley has not been signed. “We will continue to unveil the players we have signed,” the club tweeted on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The club urged all Phobians to rely on its official handles for such information. https://twitter.com/HeartsOfOakGH/status/1253829333371817986?s=20 By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana Follow @kwame_amoh

On Saturday evening, Facebook will come alive with a special virtual music concert by the Embassy of the State of Israel to Ghana. This is a special concert dedicated to the people of Ghana dubbed ‘From Israel to Ghana with Love’. This special virtual music concert is part of activities to mark the 72 National Day of the State of Israel in Ghana. It will come off at 7:00 pm on Saturday, 25 April 2020 on the Embassy’s Facebook page: @Israelinghana – https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinGhana/ Headlining this special virtual concert is Maestro Nir Brand, an Israeli international classical music conductor and composer.…

Ghana’s case count as regards the coronavirus pandemic has reached 1,279 in the latest confirmation by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Greater Accra Region’s case count has gone past the 1,000 mark as Oti Region becomes the latest region to record cases. While Greater Accra Region’s figure is 1,089, Oti Region’s is 13, which is joint 4th with Northern Region in the regional breakdown. Significantly, 14 more persons have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 134 while there is a 10th death. This comes barely a day after the data on the official website of…