Author: Krobea

It’s been five years since the twin fire and flood disaster occurred in Accra to devastating consequences and for many victims, their scars are a constant reminder of the grim experience. That pain is exasperated by the fact that many of the things that contributed to the cause of the disaster continue to take place with careless abandon. It was labelled the Black Wednesday and witnesses and survivors continue to recount the horror and pain from that day. It killed 154 people and hundreds suffered severe burns resulting in permanent physical disabilities. The report of the ministerial committee that investigated…

Minister of Youth and Sports Isaac Kwame Asiamah has debunked rumours that former Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah lacked support from the ministry and government while he was coach of the senior national team. Appiah took Avram Grant’s position after the Israeli was sacked, for a second stint with the Black Stars in a contract that ran out just last December. Appiah’s exit has been followed by widespread reports, which he has admitted to be true in interviews, that the Ministry has not settled the rest of his arrears and monies owed him. Appiah has revealed that between the period…

About 146 patients have recovered from the coronavirus disease in Ghana, taking the total tally of recovered patients to 3,132. In the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Wednesday, 251 persons have been infected. This moves the total case count for the country from 8,297 to 8,548. The deaths remain 38 while 15 in total are in “critical” and “severe” conditions. No details were, however, given on the latest infections but what remains is that 5,378 are now under management at the various treatment facilities. Greater Accra Region continues to lead in the regional breakdown with a…

It felt personal. As I watched the breath ebb out of George Floyd under the deliberate weight of the knee of the uniformed white police officer on his neck, I felt the asphyxia myself. That human being struggling for breath on the street of Minneapolis could have been me, could have been my son, could have been any of my many cousins, my nephews, my nieces, my schoolmates, or their children, could have been any of my many friends or their children who live in the United States of America. My mind went to the many people I know, Ghanaians…

The Koforidua Diocesan Priests Association of the Roman Catholic Church-Ghana has donated medical supplies and PPEs to 15 Catholic health facilities operating under the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG). The items are to support the health care systems and personnel in dire need of these supplies in the fight against Covid-19. Three out of the 15 facilities are managing Covid-19 cases already. The Items include surgical masks, gloves, N-95 masks, hand hygiene items, among others. President of the Association Very Rev. Fr. Joseph A.A. Asumadu, who led the priests to give out the donation to the facilities, explained that…

The Gambia has demanded a “credible” investigation after the son of a diplomat was shot dead by US police. Thirty-nine-year-old Momodou Lamin Sisay was shot after a car chase in Georgia on Friday morning, according to the preliminary investigation by Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). He was pronounced dead on the scene. The police said he had produced a gun. The shooting comes amid widespread protests after a US police officer killed George Floyd last week. What happened to Sisay? Georgia investigators said that at approximately 03:49 in the morning, a police officer in Snellville, Georgia attempted to stop his…

The Eastern Regional Health Director, Dr. Alberta Twum-Nyarko, has officially declared all 70 staff of the Afcons Camp B who were working on the Tema-Mpakadan Railway fully recovered from Covid-19. Work on the railway is expected to re-start soon. Work on the project by Afcons came to a halt when Eastern Region’s first case count of the virus began from Camp B residential site. For 10 weeks, 70 of their workers had to be managed on site by health personnel. They have been officially declared fully fit from Covid-19 after a visit to the site by the Eastern Regional Covid-19…

About 120 members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bugya Pala community in the Walewale Constituency in the North East Region have defected to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a statement, the Deputy Regional Secretary of the NPP in the North East Region, Ibrahim Yamusah said the move was as a result of the good developmental projects that the New Patriotic Party was executing in the constituency. It all started when Chief Paabobadana had a dream to move his family from the NDC to the NPP. Below is the full statement: MASS DEFECTION HITS NDC…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has equated locally manufactured face masks to internationally accepted N-95 masks for use by health workers. In a write-up, the FDA said a head-to-head comparison of the locally manufactured masks using the American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM) methods proved that they are equivalent to the N-95 masks. Find the write-up below: LOCALLY MADE MEDICAL FACE MASKS ( Equivalent to N-95 Face Mask) Specification: In accordance with Public Available Specifications (GS PAS 4:2020) and FDA requirements for registration of locally made Face Masks. Description: Three layered Face mask ie. a two layer fabric…

Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA) Professor Peter Twumasi has revealed that contact sport football could not resume as football fans anticipated because of how expensive it is. Football in Ghana will remain suspended until at least 31st July, 2020, as government announced further lifting of restrictions enforced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking on Onua TV’s sports show Agoro Fie on Monday, June 1, the Director General said the protocols and the cost laid before the government’s COVID-19 task force were expensive. “When we met the Ghana COVID-19 task force team, the protocols and its…