Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Transport to work together and find a solution to the “bottlenecks” at the Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE), the Minister of Information has disclosed. GAPTE, operators of bus rapid transit system Aayalolo, halted operations with the pretext that patronage has reduced due to the lockdown in Accra. The Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, had indicated last Wednesday that transport companies including Aayalolo will continue to operate during the 14-day lockdown period to aid in the transport of essential workers. But on Thursday, GAPTE officially announced…

Ghana has started the local production of nose masks as part of efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus. This is to augment the pieces imported into the country. This was made known by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Aboagye, at a media briefing on Friday. He said the move is to encourage Ghanaians to wear masks in order to save them from unnecessarily contracting the disease. Ghana has so far recorded 204 cases of the deadly viral disease. Despite having 49 persons discharged for home management, the country still faces an increase in…

Former Marseille chairman Pape Diouf died this week from coronavirus – the first victim of the disease in Senegal. He was not only the first black top-flight chairman in elite European football, but before that an agent and journalist. One of the players he managed to greatness was Abedi Ayew Pele. The Ghanaian attacking midfielder played for Marseille in the 1993 Champions League Final against AC Milan “There is no amount of words to describe Pape Diouf. At this particular moment, all I can say is that Pape was a father, a senior brother, and then a manager. He managed…

One hundred and twenty-five sprayers will on Monday, April 6 embark on a disinfection exercise of the Takoradi Market Circle, Sekondi, Kojokrom and other community markets in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The spraying exercise will commence simultaneously in all the markets at 6.00am and is expected to end by midday same day. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), John Laste, and copied to 3news.com said that before Monday’s exercise, the Takoradi Market Circle and Sekondi Market will be closed to the public on Sunday, April 5, at 12 noon to enable Ghana Fire…

Nigeria has discharged 11 people who were being treated for the coronavirus in hospital. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 10 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 184. The authorities say they have increased their testing capacity and can now test 1,500 people a day. Health Minister Osagie Ehanire confirmed that the country was seeing “early signs of community transmission”, and he expected an increase in the numbers of people contracting the virus. This is because the authorities had stepped up efforts to find those who had been in contact…

More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University – another grim milestone as the world grapples with the spreading pandemic. Nearly 53,000 people have died and more than 210,000 have recovered, according to the US university’s figures. The US has the most cases, and more than 1,000 died there in the past day. The disease, Covid-19, first emerged in central China three months ago. Though the tally kept by Johns Hopkins records one million confirmed cases, the actual number is thought to be much higher. It took a…

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…