Author: Krobea

The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus. He was 81 years old. His family said he had been ill before contracting the virus. Mr Yhombi-Opango led Congo-Brazzaville from 1977 until he was toppled in 1979 by the country’s current leader, Denis Sassou Nguesso. He spent several years in prison before multi-party democracy was introduced in 1991 and served as prime minister until civil war broke out in 1997. He went into exile in France, before being allowed to return home 10 years later. Source: BBC

Four metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Eastern Region have heightened surveillance after recording a sharp increase in guests, probably due to the lockdown in Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa. Four municipal assemblies in the Eastern Region have issued out a directive to check and curb Covid-19 following the influx of persons into some parts of the region after the lockdown announcement by the President. The Assemblies are Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Okere District Assembly, Akuapem South District Assembly and New Juaben South Municipal Assembly. The assemblies’ directive in collaboration with the Public Health Emergency Committee include check…

The President of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), Professor Francis Dodoo, has been appointed as Chairman of the new Governance Commission of World Athletics. The decision to appoint the former President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) was taken at the sport’s world-governing body’s Council Meeting in Monaco on March 11-12. The decision was subsequently communicated in a circular from World Athletics Chief Executive Officer Jon Ridgeon to member federations on Friday, March 27. Prof. Dodoo, who is also a Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, will chair the 12-member Commission. The members include personalities from the athletics world…

The joint security and Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) Monitoring Team have arrested and detained a total of 73 children who were found selling in and around the various markets and transport terminals in the metropolis. The team arrested 32 of these children at the Central Business District of Takoradi while the remaining 41 were arrested at the Kojokrom Market and environs. The arrested children are aged between 9 and 17 years and were hawking foodstuff and other items. For those arrested at Kojokrom, they were detained at the Kojokrom Methodist Church while those arrested in Takoradi were sent to the…

Ghana’s music maestro, Kojo Antwi, has warned that the novel coronavirus has a nice name but it is a very wicked disease. Mr Music Man, as he is affectionately called, is therefore urging Ghanaians to stick to the directives by the Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization so that the virus can be contained. Ghana has recorded 152 cases of the virus with five deaths, while globally over 700,000 cases have been confirmed with over 37,000 deaths as of March 31, 2020. Currently, four cities in Ghana are on a two-week lockdown, which began on…

It is certainly an exciting time for lovers of quality and thrilling television programming as Ghana’s Number One television station TV3 Network introduces two new exciting telenovelas.  The two telenovelas, Naagin and Wildflower, are scheduled to premiere on Tuesday, 31st March 2020. They are both classified as high quality production with a unique subject matter, exceptional style and content. Naagin is a 45-minute show, premiering at 6:00pm and will air from Tuesdays to Fridays. It chronicles the story of Shivanya, daughter of a shape-shifting snake couple who sets out to avenge the murder of her parents. While on her mission,…

Medical drone delivery giants Zipline have donated several items to communities and health centers within their catchment areas to help the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The items included Veronica buckets, detergents and hand sanitizers. Presenting the items to the Omenako Manhene, Community Lead for Zipline Omenako Sadat Anum said the gesture formed part of the company’s continuous support in the fight against the pandemic. Mr. Anum said the company is working closely with the appropriate authorities to support the response efforts for Covid-19. “Zipline is already helping to reduce hospital overcrowding in Ghana as patients seek more basic…

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that the motive behind the lockdown announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is to upscale testing for coronavirus in Ghana. He said government is undertaking “enhanced testing” across the country to stem the spread of the virus. So far, the country has recorded a total of 152 cases of the viral disease. Seventy-nine were confirmed from mandatory quarantine in Accra with 63 confirmed from routine surveillance. A two-week lockdown was announced by President Akufo-Addo on Friday to make sure the virus does not spread any further. Speaking on TV3’s New…

All officials and executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) working at the national secretariat will be working from home, 3news.com has gathered. They will be available for engagements with party officers and members through “phone calls, SMS and WhatsApp messages”. This is throughout the two-week period of the lockdown of Accra, Kumasi, Tem and Kasoa. Sources within the party, 3news.com gathers, have also indicated that all in-studio appearances of the party in radio and television stations in cities under the lockdown have been suspended. Communication officers are to engage the media via phone calls, Skype calls as well as…

All passengers onboard vehicles that passed through the Inchaban Police Barrier in the Shama District into the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region on Sunday were made to undergo mandatory screening. The screening exercise under the behest of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) is to ensure that no person enters into the metropolis with any coronavirus case. As parts of Ashanti and Greater Accra regions prepare for a partial lockdown, there are fears that people will move into other regions for respite. In a bid to ensure that Sekondi-Takoradi will not become a victim of any imported case due to…