Author: Krobea

Ghanaian actress Fella Makafui has cleared the air on a viral post which claimed she disrespected the President of Ghana by describing his cloth as cheap. Social media was set ablaze after President Nana Akufo-Addo addressed the nation on the progress made in the fight against the novel coronavirus last Friday, April 10 as the actress was alleged to have described the president’s clothing as cheap in a Facebook post. This generated a lot of backlash on social media, forcing the reaction from the YOLO actress. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Fella denied owning the Facebook account though admitting…

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, April 13 approved the disbursement of SDR 738 million (about US$1 billion) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The disbursement will help address the urgent fiscal and balance of payments needs that Ghana is facing, improve confidence, and catalyze support from other development partners. The COVID-19 pandemic is already impacting Ghana severely. Growth is slowing down, financial conditions have tightened, and the exchange rate is under pressure. This has resulted in large government and external financing needs. The authorities have timely and proactively responded to contain…

I recently asked a few married men whether ‘husband snatchers’ do really exist. They confidently nodded in the affirmative. I probed further, “Can you be snatched!?” They nodded even more assuredly. Then, I punched, “Do wife snatchers exist?” Most nodded in the negative, admitting that a wife who would allow herself to be snatched was only an accomplice. I smiled and asked whether they think their wives could be snatched. A few insisted not answering while most concluded the only way to come to terms with their wives being ‘snatched’ is to walk out of the marriage. I clapped— for…

There seems to be no clear-cut understanding as to whether persons in the creative arts industry are part of a proposed stimulus package to be given by the government. While the Creative Arts Council is collating information from some creative industry persons to be submitted to the government, the Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister has disclosed that the package is for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It emerged last week that the Creative Arts Council headed by Mark Okraku Mantey was collating information from creative persons who have been affected by Covid-19 to be submitted to the government for support.…

A Chinese national, working at quarry company Coastal Quarry located near Anto in the Shama District of the Western Region, has tested positive for Covid-19. The patient, who is one of six Chinese and 32 Ghanaians working at the quarry company, arrived in Ghana on Saturday, March 21 and was in self-isolation for the mandatory period of 14 days. A release from the Western Region Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, said though he showed no sign and symptoms of the virus, the medical team took his sample for testing on 8 April, 2020 to confirm his status. “Unfortunately, he tested…

Actress Lydia Forson is advocating a comprehensive local language approach in educating the public on coronavirus (Covid-19). This, she believes, is the surest way of curbing the high level of indiscipline and disregard for directives and measures put in place to halt the spread of the deadly pandemic. Lydia Forson’s call follows a video that surfaced online Sunday of some residents of Chorkor, a suburb of Accra, defying President Nana Akufo-Addo’s directive to stay at home. Currently, there is a ban on public gatherings. Some parts of the country –Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi – are currently under lockdown as…

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Papa Owusu Ankomah has tested positive for coronavirus, 3news.com has gathered. He has, therefore, been sent to the intensive care unit (ICU) of one of the Royal Hospitals, where he is responding to treatment. Papa Owusu Ankomah was confirmed positive about three days ago, 3news.com gathers, and has been on a ventilator. A close family relation said his wife had earlier shown symptoms of the viral disease. She has, however, been quarantined. The UK’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been updating the country on the pandemic as Prime Minister Boris Johnson recovers from…

The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has expressed concerns if further steps are not taken “all the good efforts applied will come to nought and eventually our country will be consumed by this ravaging novel virus”. In a statement issued on Friday, the Director of Research and Advocacy of the Bureau, Etornam Korda, said Ghana must be ahead of coronavirus. She said the periodic updates from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is inspiring but the latest update as regards the lockdown and the data on the spread of infections gives cause to worry. The Bureau has therefore asked government to…

Six Barcelona board members have resigned and told president Josep Maria Bartomeu they are unhappy at how the club is being managed. In a joint letter, the six expressed concern over the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis for the club. They also criticised the handling of a scandal in February when the club were forced to deny hiring a firm to attack its own players on social media. And they called for Barca to call new presidential elections. Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas – two of the club’s four vice-presidents – quit alongside four directors: Silvio Elias, Josep Pont,…

Gold Fields Ghana has committed more than $830,000 to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in its operating areas in the Western Region and other parts of Ghana. The Company, through the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has contributed $433,891 to support the efforts by the Ghana Government to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and assist the most vulnerable section of the country’s population. Alfred Baku, Executive Vice President and Head of West Africa Region, said: “This contribution represents our timely response to the call by the Government of Ghana to support in the fight against Covid-19, which has been spreading since…