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The Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Osei Assibey Antwi has commended the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye for his continuous contribution towards the development of his locality. He made this known at an event on Saturday where Mr. Asenso-Boakye made a donation to the Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi, Ashanti region. The items comprised of a fully-equipped ambulance, hospital beds, infrared thermometers, metallic sterilizers, and personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other items. The Kumasi Mayor commended the Deputy Chief of Staff for his kind gesture, and urged all public officials to…

The former First Family, Jerry John Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, have appealed to Muslims to use the Eid ul Fitr celebrations to pray for Allah’s intervention as cases of coronavirus pandemic continue to rise. In a congratulatory message to the Muslim community after the Ramadan fasting, the couple admonished all to adhere to all protocols to curtail the spread of the deadly pandemic. “We commend the Muslim community for their commitment to the protocols instituted by government to stem the spread of Covid-19 and urge that as we offer our prayers to Allah today, we seek…

The Bui Power Authority (BPA), managers of the Bui Dam in the Banda District of the Bono Region has presented laboratory equipment worth GHC15,000 to the Bongase Health Center to improve on healthcare delivery in the dam’s catchment communities. The equipment comprising pregnancy and malaria test kits, microwave, refrigerator, thermometers and others would be used to stock a laboratory center constructed by the people of Bongase to make it functional. Speaking at a short ceremony at Bongase, Mr Salifu Wumbilla, the Director, General Services Department of the BPA, said improving the health and well-being of people around the dam was…

The parliamentary candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress in the Salaga South Constituency, Hajia Zuweira Ibrahima presented food items to the Muslim community and the Salaga local prisons in Salaga ahead of Sunday’s Eid-ul-fitr celebration. The items include 120 bags of rice, 12 boxes of cooking oil, 12 boxes of mackerel and 5 boxes of tasty tom tomatoes. Presenting the items on behalf of the PC, Hajia Mariam Sinari reminded Muslims to see ‘zakat’ as an important medium to receiving blessings, pointing out that Zakat is mandatory to every Muslim. “It is mandatory, provided you have the ability and…

Dominic Cummings says he “obviously” will not be quitting as the prime minister’s chief adviser over claims he broke coronavirus lockdown rules. He said he did the “right thing” by travelling 260 miles with his family to be near relatives when his wife developed Covid-19 symptoms. Downing Street said he wanted to ensure he had childcare if he got symptoms. Labour and the SNP say he flouted the government’s own advice and are calling for an urgent inquiry into his conduct. It comes as the government announced 282 more people had died with coronavirus since Friday, across all settings, bringing…

All persons infected with the COVID-19 and receiving treatment at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga have recovered and discharged. According to Mr Dickson Baba Nsoh, a Clinical Psychologist at the Regional Hospital, more than 10 people have been treated and discharged at the facility although it did not include those receiving treatment at home.“The fact of the matter is that, we have been able to successfully manage and discharge all those we were having at the treatment Centre but do not forget we were having some that were being managed from home.“I would not want to give statistics…

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has begun fumigating and disinfecting police facilities in the Upper East Region. Police facilities in all the nine districts within the region are being covered in the five-day exercise which begun Friday morning. The exercise, which is a collaboration between the Ghana Police Service and Zoomlion Ghana Limited, aims at protecting the police and their public from the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). The Upper East phase was launched Friday at the Regional Police Command in Bolgatanga, paving the way for the Zoomlion spraying gang to move into action from command. The team will move to police installations in…

Had it not be that various sectors of the economy had gone through the roof under the Mahama-led administration, the Akufo-Addo-led government would have given employment to a lot more Ghanaians, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said. He said the Akufo-Addo government has over the years “recovered” the economy which “slumped” under the previous government to a “phenomenal” state. Speaking to Stephen Anti on TV3’s The Key Points, Saturday, May 23, 2020, he said: “Every observer, every economist, every journalist who goes through the data certainly knows that Ghana’s economy took a major slump under Mr. Mahama. “Growth dwindled,…

Hana Kimura, a professional Japanese wrestler who appeared in the latest series of Netflix’s reality show Terrace House, has died at the age of 22. Stardom Wrestling, Kimura’s organisation, confirmed the news and asked fans to be respectful. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Shortly before she died, she issued a series of troubling social media posts implying she had been cyber-bullied. The most recent update on her Instagram story on Friday featured a photo of her with her cat, with a caption that read “goodbye”. A winner of Stardom’s 2019 Fighting Spirit Award, Kimura was one of…

The ruling New Patriotic Party in the Savannah region has appealled to the Overlord of Gonja, Yagbonwura Boresa Tuntumba 1 to call members of the opposition NDC to order. According to them, the actions and activities of the NDC in the region in recent times has the tendency of creating chaos in the infant region. Reacting to a press conference by the NDC on the circumstances surrounding the prosecution of an appointee of the erstwhile Mahama administration Alhaji Osman Mimina, the NPP revealed, though they sympathise with the family of Alhaji Osman, they think the law has spoken. Frederick Tahiru,…