Author: Krobea

C.K Akonnor is settling well into his role as Ghana boss despite the early challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Akonnor was preparing for his first two games in charge of the side in two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers when the virus stopped all sporting events in its tracks. And not knowing when the team will play, the fate of the next Afcon is proving a source of frustration for him but he says that has not stopped him from working. “I am still working,” he told TV3. “I’ve been keeping track of players, in constant communication with them…

La Liga is planning a return to action that would include league matches everyday from June 12, it’s president Javier Tebas has said. Several clubs including Barcelona and Real Madrid are back in training in Spain, one of the countries worst hit by coronavirus but Tebas is confident plans put in place would see them deal with the risk posed by the virus. Five players from the top two divisions have already tested positive for coronavirus but Tebas is planning ahead with a restart. “I’d like it [the restart date] to be 12 June,” Tebas told Movistar. “But we have…

Western Region’s biggest referral center, Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, has received another major boost in its drive to acquire ventilators to ensure it is adequately equipped to handle emergency cases particularly as Covid-19 cases soar in the region. The medical facility has for years been without any working ventilator, leaving management racing to get some in stock with the advent of the Covid-19 virus. The hospital has since March this year been making appeals to corporate organizations and philanthropists to support them acquire the vital medical gadget. An industrial haulage company based in Takoradi, Monpe Heavy Haulage Company Limited, has…

Over 81 permanent workers of the Ridge Royal Hotel in Cape Coast in the Central Region besieged the premises, demanding the payment of their April salaries. The workers chanted war songs as part of a protest to register their anger against management. The Ridge Royal Hotel has been operating since 2019 after being established via a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as majority shareholders. It operated with about 90 permanent workers. But it temporarily shut down as the effect of the coronavirus pandemic hit hard. A memorandum of understanding sighted by 3news.com and…

There was another walkout by the Minority on Monday, May 11 after the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament spiked a question by North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, from during the vetting of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s Supreme Court judge nominee Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga. Mr Okudzeto Ablakwa had sought to find out what informed comments made by the judge and later reported in the Daily Graphic, purporting support for the Akufo-Addo-led government for another term. Despite clarifying that he was speaking then on behalf of paramount chiefs of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, the National…

Police in the Upper East Region capital of Bolgatanga had to resort to the firing of warning shots and tear gas after attempts to stop market women from demonstrating failed. The women were demonstrating against authorities for locking the Bolgatanga market as social distancing rules to curb the spread of coronavirus are implemented. So far, the Region has confirmed 26 cases of the viral disease. A relocation plan by the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly is being put in place to accommodate the close to 1,000 market women. Our correspondent, Tanko Mohammed Rabiu, reports that some of the women were arrested by…

Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has unveiled a bust for his late mother on Mother’s Day. As parts of the world celebrated mothers on Sunday, May 10, the dancehall artiste showed off a beautiful effigy of his late mum, Catherine Satekla. Mother’s Day is a celebration honouring the mother of the family as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. The day is celebrated on different days in some parts of the world. Stonebwoy used the day to remember his mother, who passed away at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. “Made…

It was a special celebration of mothers on Onua TV as the world threw the spotlight on mothers on Sunday, May 10. On such a pivotal day, the fastest growing local television channel in Ghana – Onua TV – cooked up an impressive appreciation show to highlight and celebrate mothers. Mother’s Day is a celebration honouring the mother of the family as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. The day is celebrated on different days in some parts of the world. The ‘Maame Mo’ show, hosted by Bright Kwesi Asempa and Adwoa Konadu Yiadom,…

National Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) George Opare Addo has posited that men of God and owners of schools, especially private schools, are envious of other businesses that are being allowed to operate in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. He said “churches have difficulty in understanding the government on why they should not go but businesses have opened”. The NDC Youth Organizer was commenting on the directives by the President to extend the ban on social gathering, church activities and schools till the end of May, 2020. This was made known in President Nana…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Kpone Katamanso Constituency in the Greater Accra Region has blamed the media over the politicization of the coronavirus (Covid-19) fight. Hopeson Adorye said the media gave attention to former President John Mahama and his Covid-19 team and that was the genesis of the politicization of the fight against the virus. In an address on Sunday, May 10, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said those criticizing the government’s fight against the virus are doing it for political survival. Reacting to the issue on Onua TV’s Maakye hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa, Mr. Adorye…