Author: Krobea

The Kwahu West Municipality in the Eastern Region has recorded three Covid-19 cases, MCE Lawyer Owusu Addo has confirmed. Two cases were recorded at the Holy Family Hospital at Nkawkaw and one at the Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) proved positive. The Kwahu West MCE expressed worry at the emergence of Covid-19 in the municipality. “We have three at a go. That’s worrying, contract tracing is yet to begin, people have had contact with others, we pray we don’t receive more positive cases.” He assured the situation was under control. “The regional health directorate and Covid-19 team…

Forty-eight persons who tested positive in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region cannot be traced for follow-ups. Our correspondent Beatrice Spio-Garbrah reports that all persons have failed to avail themselves after their samples tested positive. Ashanti Regional Health Director of Health, Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, attributes the trend to the fear, stigma and discrimination attached to Covid-19. Dr Tinkorang explained that persons who have contracted the virus refuse to own up to be placed in isolation. “One of the major challenges the programme has been confronted with is fear and stigma,” he noted. Some also refute claims of having their samples taken. “Sometimes…

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Elvis Afriyie Ankrah says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) went on a vitriol last week against former president John Dramani Mahama because they know he constitutes a threat to their bid of staying in power for another term. He said the ruling party did not address the substantial issue raised by the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that same day. NDC Chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo had accused the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) on Thursday, May 14, of collusion to rig the December 7 elections for…

Renowned Sound Engineer Albert Ayeh-Hanson, popularly known as Ball J, has expressed worry about the trend of Ghanaian music put out there. He revealed that if Ghanaian artistes insist on singing in the local language despite using American instrumentation, it will be difficult to sell their music on the international market. According to him, African arts such as Fella Kuti, Angelique Cudjoe and Atongo, among others, who mostly sang in local languages, appealed to the international market because their instrumentations have an African feel. He stated that most foreigners attend shows performed by Ghanaian musician Atongo because of the instrumentation…

Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Elvis Afriyie Ankrah fears the country portends chaos and confusion if the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) defies his party’s concerns and goes ahead with the compilation of a new register for the December 7 polls. According to Mr Afriyie Ankrah, even the coronavirus cases will blow out of proportion if the EC mounts registration centres across the nation to compile a new register. He was addressing journalists at the NDC headquarters in Accra on Thursday, May 21, reiterating the party’s stern opposition to the EC’s decision. Exactly last week, the National…

Ghana Football Association (GFA) President is unhappy former Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah went public with his outstanding salary grievances. Appiah is owed three months of salary and other bonuses, which he went public about. But that decision has upset the Ministry of Youth and Sports, whose officials have in turn questioned his credentials on the job. And now GFA president Kurt Okraku says it is unfortunate Kwesi Appiah went public with the matter. “Everybody knows, Kwesi Appiah knows the processes that are involved,” Okraku told Ghanaweb. “He knows the GFA engaged him but we are not responsible for paying…

Former GFA presidential aspirant Nana Yaw Amponsah has questioned the current administration over its care for members. Nana Amponsah, who joined Happy FM’s panel of top football administrators to discuss the repercussions of the Covid-19 on football in our country, underscored the need for the FA to eschew what he called a luxurious lifestyle and focus on working on the plight of football clubs in the country. The President for Division One club Phar Rangers FC says football teams and their players are the most important part of the Ghana Football Association, hence the need to provide extra attention for…

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kpone Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region, Solomon Tetteh Appiah, has declared to ruthlessly deal with families that organize funerals in defiance to the ban on social and public gatherings. Mr Tetteh Appiah is livid about how bereaved families organize private burials for late relatives, totally defying the restrictive measures not to have more than 25 persons in attendance. The Kpone Katamanso MCE has said after exhausting all persuasive means, his assembly would use force to ensure people comply with government’s directives. Solomon Tetteh Appiah disclosed this to Nana Yaw Opare on Mantam Mpuntuo…

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has begun investigation into a report filed by former President John Dramani Mahama against New Patriotic Party’s Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC. Mr Mahama had written to the Director General of the CID through his counsel, Tony Lithur of Lithur Brew law firm, on Monday, May 4, drawing the attention of the security agency to an infringement of Section 208 of Act 29 which talks about publication of false news with intent to cause fear and alarm. Abronye DC, who is also the Bono Region Chairman of the…

Between Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20, 173 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ghana. This brings to 6,269 the total number of cases recorded in the country. The latest update was released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on its website on Wednesday, May 20. The number of deaths remains the same, 31, while the number of recoveries reaches 1,898. Therefore, Ghana is currently managing 4,340 active cases in treatment centres and homes across the country. Eight of these cases are said to be “severe”. So far, the country has run 187,929 tests to confirm the cases,…