Author: Krobea

Tuesday morning will definitely be a memorable one for the many who logged in to Facebook to watch talented singer Wiyaala’s live concert. As parts of Ghana are currently under lockdown due to the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, the singer treated her numerous fans to a rare concert from her home in her hometown Funsi, in the Upper West Region. Backed by her sister, Nancy, and with the aid of a guitar, Wiyaala performed some of her known songs including ‘Tuma (No Food For The Lazy Man)’, ‘Leno’, ‘Rock My Body’, ‘Sun & Moon’, ‘Hallelujah’ and ‘Africa’. She also did…

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) continues to put measures in place in the fight against coronavirus in the Western Region capital. In an interview with 3news.com, Public Relations Officer of STMA John Laste said they are bent on enforcing all the directives on public gatherings in the metropolis. Mr. Laste said STMA and its adjourning assembly, Effia Kwesimentsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA), have had a successful meeting with the leadership of the various transport unions in a bid to ensure social distancing in commercial vehicles. “Taxis operating within the jurisdiction of the two Assemblies shall take three passengers instead of four.…

The Ranking Member of the Committee on Mines and Energy in Parliament, Adam Mutawakilu, has called for an immediate reduction in prices of fuel. He points out that the trend on the international market makes it imperative for government to reduce the prices by at least 20 per cent. The Minister of Energy, John-Peter Amewu, and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, in unison promised Ghanaians a marked reduction in fuel prices. But the Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency felt calls by his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and civil society group…

The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on 23 July, 2021 and run to 8 August after being postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) executive board met on Monday to make the decision. The Olympics will still be called Tokyo 2020 despite taking place in 2021. The Paralympic Games, originally due to start on 24 August, 2020, will now take place between 24 August and 5 September, 2021. IOC president Thomas Bach said: “I am confident that, working together with the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japanese Government and…

The Confederation of African Football has no plans to cancel any of its forthcoming competitions because of the coronavirus pandemic, hoping it can reschedule all. This would mean that the next Africa Cup of Nations will still be played in January-February 2021, despite this week’s 48 qualifiers being indefinitely postponed. Meanwhile, great uncertainty surrounds this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, a competition which was in trouble prior to the outbreak – with no host selected and the competition earmarked to start in November. Elsewhere, Caf is awaiting welcome developments regarding coronavirus prior to rescheduling dates for both Africa’s leading…

The Bank of Ghana has extended almost all deadlines for financial institutions, including when to meet its minimum capital requirement. Though no reasons were given, it is apparent that this has been necessitated by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. A notice issued by Sandra Thompson, the Secretary of the Central Bank, said the deadline for meeting the minimum capital requirement by all existing payment service providers and electronic money issuers as well as banks and specialised deposit-taking institutions has been extended from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020. The deadline for meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security…

The family of the late Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour is requesting an autopsy report from the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, where he died. Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour, who is the father of renowned musician Obour, died at the Hospital on Friday, March 27. He is said to have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease. There was controversy surrounding the death as the family was accused of failing to share necessary information on the deceased’s travel history with the hospital staff. He was taken to the hospital after only testing positive for malaria, Obour said in a statement after the…

The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus. He was 81 years old. His family said he had been ill before contracting the virus. Mr Yhombi-Opango led Congo-Brazzaville from 1977 until he was toppled in 1979 by the country’s current leader, Denis Sassou Nguesso. He spent several years in prison before multi-party democracy was introduced in 1991 and served as prime minister until civil war broke out in 1997. He went into exile in France, before being allowed to return home 10 years later. Source: BBC

Four metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Eastern Region have heightened surveillance after recording a sharp increase in guests, probably due to the lockdown in Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa. Four municipal assemblies in the Eastern Region have issued out a directive to check and curb Covid-19 following the influx of persons into some parts of the region after the lockdown announcement by the President. The Assemblies are Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Okere District Assembly, Akuapem South District Assembly and New Juaben South Municipal Assembly. The assemblies’ directive in collaboration with the Public Health Emergency Committee include check…

The President of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Professor Francis Dodoo, has been appointed as Chairman of the new Governance Commission of World Athletics. The decision to appoint the former President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) was taken at the sport’s world-governing body’s Council Meeting in Monaco on March 11-12. The decision was subsequently communicated in a circular from World Athletics Chief Executive Officer Jon Ridgeon to member federations on Friday, March 27. Prof. Dodoo, who is also a Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, will chair the 12-member Commission. The members include personalities from the athletics world…