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Zoomlion Ghana Limited has begun the disinfection and disinfestation of about fifty-five (55) military facilities and installations located in both the Volta and Oti regions in an ongoing exercise to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Also, 2,654 private and public basic and senior high schools in the two regions would be covered in the exercise. “Under the initiative of the Military High Command, and the Ministry of Education, all military facilities, barracks, basic and senior high schools, methodist churches and tertiary educational institutions in Volta Region and Oti Region will benefit from the exercise,” Volta Regional Minister, Archibald…

Joshua Kwabena Siaw Popularly known as J. K. Siaw was a Ghanaian industrialist and philanthropist, who in 1969 established Tata Brewery Ltd, later known as Achimota Brewery Company (ABC) and now known as Guinness Ghana Breweries. J. K. Siaw is notable for opening the largest wholly African-owned brewery company in West Africa in 1973. He was born on January 1923 in Obomeng near Juaben in the Sekyere District of the Ashanti Region. He was then named after Chief who went by the nick-name “Gyato” because of his wealth. Some of Siaw’s associates called him by this nick-name as well. His…

The Central Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended the constituency secretaries for Agona West and Assin South for gross misconduct. Sources say the move was to instill discipline in the party ahead of the 2020 general elections by Mr. Robert Kutin-led regional executives. Mr. Richard Takyi-Mensah, the Regional Secretary, who confirmed the suspension of George Prince Koranteng of Agona West and Mr. K. Owusu of Assin South to 3news.com on Tuesday, said the decision was taken after an executive meeting at Mankessim on Monday. “Yes, the regional executives took that decision to suspend those two constituencies…

The lifeless body of a 25-year-old man has been washed ashore at the Alan beach in Takoradi in the Western region. Identified as Carlos Dobge, the deceased’s body was found after some traditional rites were performed. Carlos reportedly got drowned on Sunday morning at the same beach. Recounting the incident on Connect FM’s Omanbapa morning show in Takoradi, a cousin of the deceased, Rosina, indicated that Carlos in the early hours of Sunday, met a friend who was going to the gym at beach road and decided to jog to the location with him. At the beach, Carlos reportedly saw…

Deputy Defence Minister, Major (retd.) Derrick Oduro, has commended Ghana’s biggest waste management firm, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, for being at the forefront of Ghana’s fight against the deadly coronavirus. Using state-of-the-art equipment, the firm has since the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic, conducted a series of disinfection exercises in second cycle schools, police installations, market centres, churches, mosques, universities and other public places across the country. A World Health Organisation-approved chemical, which is a chlorine-based with sodium hypochlorite compound, is being used for the covid-19 disinfection exercise. The chemical disinfects within 10 to 60 minutes of application. Launching the nationwide…

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of complicity in the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited’s scandal of 2017. Launching its corruption tracker at the weekly press briefing in Accra, the Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi, said despite a committee’s report on the corruption scandal, President Akufo-Addo has refused to act on it. In 2017, a committee tasked to investigate the Movenpina-Zup oil contaminated fuel saga described the involvement of the former management of BOST in the incident as criminal. The NDC says a new Mahama administration in 2021 will…

Four more persons have died of COVID-19 in the latest update provided by the Ghana Health Service on June 8. The country’s case count now stands at 9,910, recording 48 total deaths. A total of 3,645 persons have also recovered nationwide, leaving the active cases at 6,217. Regional Breakdown Greater Accra Region – 6,436 Ashanti Region – 1,734 Western Region – 769 Central Region – 489 Eastern Region – 166 Volta Region – 102 Western North Region – 74 Upper East Region – 42 Northern Region – 37 Oti Region – 28 Upper West Region – 22 Bono East Region…

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) findings have faulted the Electoral Commission chairperson, Jean Mensa for not declaring her assets when she assumed office as required by law. The Alliance for Social Equity and Accountability (ASEPA) in December 2019 petitioned the Commission to investigate Jean Mensa for not disclosing her assets in accordance with Article 286 of the Constitution. CHRAJ’s findings established that, “At the end of the preliminary investigations, the Commission finds as a fact that as at the date the complaint was received by the Commission, the Respondent had not submitted her Assets Declaration Forms…

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it did not include the existing voter’s Identification Card as a requirement for the compilation of a new register because the current electoral roll lacks credibility. According to the EC, it came to that conclusion following the Supreme Court’s own ruling that the register is reasonably not credible and that by implication, the cards issued pursuant to it are also reasonably not credible. The Electoral Commission was explaining to the Supreme Court the underlying legal reasons for its decision not to include the existing voter’s ID in its upcoming registration exercise in a 31-page response.…