Author: Krobea

The roof of the Wassa Amenfi West Municipal Education Office and the Asankragwa Senior High School have been ripped off by a rainstorm that hit the municipality Wednesday afternoon. The rainstorm, which started at 12 noon and lasted for close to three hours, also rendered more than 100 people homeless. Properties running into several thousands of cedis for residents of Patakro, Woman No Good, Odumasi, Breman, Asuoshiam and Amoaku were heavily affected. The roof of the new school building for the Patakro and the Woman No Good communities were ripped off. Trees that were knocked off when the storm hit…

Young, affable and talented award winning broadcaster Berla Mundi is set to host a new thrilling talk show on TV3, Ghana’s leading television station, starting from Saturdays at 10:30am. The weekly lifestyle show is titled The Day Show With Berla Mundi and focuses on true life stories ranging from health, wealth, fashion, entertainment, cuisine to games. It is a show that borders on all aspects of life and caters for various age brackets depending on their mood and interest. Each episode of The Day Show With Berla Mundi will tackle a specific theme and topics with Berla Mundi hosting various…

What started as a healthy throwback battle between two renowned sound engineers on Instagram seems to have angered one of the revered sound engineers Ghana has ever had, Zapp Mallet. Renowned producers Appietus and Jay Q took to social media in a live session to celebrate their works from the past. Dubbed #BehindTheHitz, the trend has triggered a social media buzz which has seen rapper Sarkodie invite Zapp Mallet, Jay Q, Appietus, Kaywa, Hammer, and MoG to join the challenge. That invitation, unfortunately, did not go down well with Zapp Mallet, who took a swipe at Sarkodie for pairing him…

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is calling on all landlords and property owners to “immediately” furnish it with information on tenants who travelled into Ghana from Tuesday, March 3 to Monday, March 23. “This is to enable the GIS effectively and efficiently identify such individuals through contact tracing for the Ghana Health Service to assess and manage them.” A statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs of the Service, Superintendent Michael Amoako-Atta, said failure to adhere to this will attract severe sanctions. The sanctions will be in accordance with the laws of Ghana. Ghana has scaled up testing of…

The Western Region on Thursday, April 2 recorded eight new cases of the novel coronavirus disease, all sent to the laboratory for testing. The Effia-Kwesimentsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) alone has recorded three suspected cases. Municipal Health Director Joyce Bagyina explained that two of the cases have tested negative and are awaiting the result on the third case, which sample was sent to Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research (NMIMR) over the weekend. Ms Bagyina said all three persons had a travel history to affected countries but had come to Ghana months before the outbreak. “One of them was said to…

There are few things in football more exciting and fulfilling as a fan than watching a wonderkid blossom into a world beater right before your very eyes. Here is a list of teenagers I tip to rule football for the next decade, with one wonderkid for every position. GK – Maarten Vandervoordt (Genk and Belgium) The 17-year-old Belgian put his name in the record books against Napoli in December when he became the youngest ever goalkeeper in Champions League history. It may not exactly have been a dream debut, but he showed glimpses of his immense potential when he produced…

Black Stars Head Coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor is challenging home-based players to be consistent to command regular place in the national team. He said this during an interview with the Communications Department of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in an exclusive chat dubbed “Time with C.K Akonnor”. Home-based players are often overlooked or given limited space in the Black Stars in recent years, unlike the past when they commanded regular playing time in the team. Akonnor shared memories of how he made it into the national team then as a local-based footballer. “When I started playing, the likes of Frimpong…

Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat. It comes after the coronavirus outbreak was linked to wildlife meat, prompting Chinese authorities to ban the trade and consumption of wild animals. Shenzhen went a step further, extending the ban to dogs and cats. The new law will come into force on 1 May. Thirty million dogs a year are killed across Asia for meat, says Humane Society International (HSI). However, the practice of eating dog meat in China is not that common – the majority of Chinese people have never…

Scientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in “milestone” lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been cleared for animal testing by the World Health Organization. Australia’s national science agency will assess if the vaccines work, and if they would be safe for humans. The first human trial took place in the US last month, but skipped a stage of animal testing. There are several other vaccine developments occurring around the world at the moment at extraordinary speed. But Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) says its tests…

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has taken his time to teach Ghanaians how to properly apply hand sanitizers. The musician has for some time now constantly urged Ghanaians to adhere to strict hygienic practices, including constantly washing their hands and using sanitizers. Washing of hands and the usage of sanitizers are some of the ways that people can protect themselves from coronavirus. During a live video interview on the maiden edition of COVID 360 on TV3 with Berla Mundi and Anita Akua Akuffo, Shatta Wale showed viewers how to apply a sanitizer. In his own small way, the dancehall artiste has…