Author: Krobea

The starting point for lockdown fines in England will rise to £100 from Wednesday. The first fine will be lowered to £50 if paid within 14 days, according to the Home Office. Fines will double for each repeat offence, up to a maximum of £3,200. Currently the fine for a first offence is £60 and more than 9,000 have been issued across the country. It is not yet clear if the same changes to fines will be adopted in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Spaniards can return to cafes A little over half of Spain’s 47 million will feel the…

Sex workers in Zambia are helping to trace people who have contracted coronavirus after a surge in new infections at the border town of Nakonde, the health minister has said. Chitalu Chilufya said 76 of 85 reported new cases in the northern town were either sex workers or lorry drivers. “Sex workers have been very co-operative and they are giving us all the leads we want,” Mr Chilufya said. Zambia has confirmed 267 Covid-19 infections, with seven deaths. Last week, President Edgar Lungu announced the reopening of restaurants, casinos and gyms after a month-long shutdown to enforce social distancing measures.…

Ghana international and Fortuna Dusseldorf defender Kasim Nuhu says he is thrilled at the prospect of playing football again but admits it will be odd without fans in attendance. Nuhu is one of at least five Ghanaians in the German top flight who could be back in action this weekend as the Bundesliga prepares to become the first top flight league to return after a long coronavirus-induced break. The Germans have put in place a series of measures that include separate arrival of teams, no handshakes, social distancing inside the dressing and several protocols. Nuhu also says players have to…

The Bank of Ghana has awarded the first ever Payment Service Provider (Enhanced) License to one of the nation’s foremost financial technology companies, Nsano Limited. As part of efforts to foster soundness in the financial services sector, the Ghanaian Central Bank has tightened its controls of the country’s financial ecosystem, consolidating and formalizing its oversight on financial technology companies in order to promote innovation and growth, without jeopardizing the safety, security, and stability, of the financial services sector. The Payment Systems & Services Act 2019 (Act 987) provides the legal and regulatory framework for the orderly development of Ghana’s payment…

Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah has spoken in glowing terms about his respect for Ghana’s 1992 Africa Cup of Nations squad, describing it as the best Ghana squad he saw. Appiah captained the Black Stars to a first ever world cup appearance during which they reached the second round. That side packed with world beaters like Sulley Muntari, Michael Essien and Appiah himself has often had a good shout as the best from Ghana but Appiah goes with a different one, the 1992 side that reached and lost the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal. “For…

Four persons have become the latest casualties of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana as the country’s case count continues to rise. From 4,012 on Friday, Ghana’s total confirmed cases of the viral disease reached 4,263 on Saturday. A total of 378 persons have recovered, leaving the active cases being managed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) at 3,863. It is unclear what accounted for the latest 251 cases, the majority of which were recorded in the Greater Accra Region. But the Service indicated on its portal that about 3,858 of the patients are responding well to treatment in facilities and…

Ghanaian Celebrity Journalist and Blogger Mustapha Nii-Okai Inusah, popularly known as Attractive Mustapha, has predicted that event company Charterhouse, organizers of Ghana Music Awards will surely organize a Virtual Concert this year to celebrate musicians and entertainment industry stakeholders. Speaking on Onua 95.1FM as a panelist on Christian Agyei Frimpong’s show, the journalist said if the recent comments of the Public Relations Officer are analyzed critically, one will notice that he is just being smart and playing with the minds of Ghanaians and patrons of the event to enjoy publicity. According to Attractive Mustapha, the organizers of VGMA do not say…

Ghana’s Thomas Partey is at the crossroads. The Atletico Madrid midfielder faces a distressing dilemma. For the past five years, Partey has grown, his game maturing. Emerging from obscurity to fight his way into one of Europe’s top clubs, Partey has earned his spot. Now, Simeone seems to rely on Partey’s industry to win games. Simeone has shown loyalty to Partey, being patient with the midfielder’s growth through loan spells with clubs like Mallorca and UD Almeria, as well as time with Atletico B. Partey, too, with a cool head and a steady trust for the process, has benefitted from the…

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has hinted that former President John Dramani Mahama will comment directly on the Airbus scandal in due course. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP said Mr Mahama has, regardless, commented on the issue after he “instructed” the former Attorney General to comment on it. “You instruct your lawyer to talk for you,” he indicated. Mr Okudzeto Ablakwa was speaking on 100 Degrees on Onua TV on Friday, May 8 after host Bright Kwesi Asempa read a message from a viewer on the seeming silence of the former president on the…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has directed the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the UN and the Consulate General in New York to compile a list of Ghanaians stranded in the US who wish to be evacuated. This is expected to be done by Tuesday, May 12. The list will inform a government decision to be taken subsequently. Ghana’s land, sea and air borders were shut down at the instruction of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, March 22. This decision has been extended twice by an Executive Instrument (EI). On May Day, President Akufo-Addo announced…