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South Sudan’s Vice-President Riek Machar has tested positive for coronavirus. He said he had no symptoms, but would self- isolate for 14 days. His wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, some bodyguards and other staff have also tested positive. Mr Machar was tested on 13 May after one of the members of the government task force leading the fight against the virus tested positive. The vice-president was until last week a member of the task force. South Sudan has recorded 282 cases of the virus while four people have died, according to a tally by the World Health Organization. Last week,…

A team of security officers has intercepted “one big parcel” of suspected narcotic drug at the unapproved route of ‘beat 6’ in the Ketu South of the Volta Region. The interception was made on Saturday 16th May, 2020 at dawn. The Joint Operational Team comprising the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Customs, Excise & Preventive Service (CEPS), and Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) personnel on a routine patrol exercise noticed some young men moving the suspected consignment at the beat six (6) border enclave. A statement issued by GIS said, the owners of the contraband goods, upon seeing the officers advance towards…

Some angry youth in Kayoro and adjoining communities in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East region have set ablaze several houses belonging to Fulani settlers. They accused the Fulanis of being responsible for the rampant robberies in the area. The police had earlier averted plans by the youth to take “revenge” on the Fulani herdsmen whom the claimed are architects of the robberies. According to the municipal police commander for Kassena Nankana, Superintendent Francis Agyare, days later, the youth mobilized and carried through their plans, burning houses and properties belonging to Fulani herdsmen. Meanwhile, the National President…

Media General’s 3Foundation and Herona Company Limited, suppliers of medical equipment and pharmaceutical products on Friday 15th May 2020 donated medical equipment and devices to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The previous week, on Friday 8th May 2020, the two organizations also made a donation to the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta region. The items donated to the three institutions are worth over GHC600,000 and included surgical and examination gloves, umbilical cord clamp, mother–baby identity bracelet, ward screen four fold, specimen container, kick buckets, baby weighing scale, infrared thermometer, disposable gowns with face masks,…

Nana Kwadwo Biri, the General Secretary of the Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association, has revealed that the association sent 33 samples of their products which they believe are effective in dealing with the coronavirus to the Ministry of Health. He said the Ministry then presented the products to the Centre for Plant Medicine Research Institute at Mapong Akaupem for assessment. After the assessment, Mr. Biri claimed on the Sunrise Show on 3FM Monday May 18, that, the Centre pointed out that 10 out of their products have already gone through the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and have been…

As COVID-19 cases increase around the world with some of the hardest hit nations working towards graduated ease on lockdown restrictions, many are beginning to ask critical questions regarding the origin of the virus and most importantly whether the Chinese government approached the onset of this pandemic in a responsible manner. These are legitimate concerns and many more people who have such thoughts must be encouraged to continue to ponder and work towards getting answers. Inherent in the quest to understand the genesis of this pandemic and how it has been managed from day one is the solution to future…

The Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs has called on the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) to as a matter primacy consider businesses owned and run by young people when disbursing the 600 million stimulus package earmarked for businesses. The chamber said the call is necessitated by results emanating from a survey conducted on the impact of COVID–19 pandemic on the operations of its members. Speaking at the head office of the Chamber, the CEO, Mr. Sherif Ghali indicated that the survey which was conducted from April 13th to April 30th 2020 revealed that about 45% of Small and…

Pollster Ben Ephson is predicting the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will lose not less than 400,000 votes the December 2020 general elections should the party sidestep its primaries and hand-pick parliamentary candidates He explained that apathy will set in if parliamentary candidates are picked and imposed on voters especially in their strongholds. Mr Epshon claimed on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM that the NPP has served notice it will handpick its parliamentary candidates for the elections in view of the coronavirus outbreak which has infected 5,735 people in Ghana and killed 29 others. Such move, he warned, will…

Vivo Energy Ghana, the Shell Licensee, in partnership with its retailers,  have installed three water storage tanks and handwashing facilities at the Koforidua Central market and lorry parks to ensure regular supply of water for handwashing towards the fight against COVID-19 in the Eastern region. The initiative forms part of Vivo Energy Ghana’s Retailer Sustainability Programme, launched to support the fight against COVID-19 in various retail communities. Other items donated to the central market and lorry parks included boxes of hand washing soaps, tissue paper, nose masks, hand sanitizers and four foot-operated handwashing facility to encourage regular handwashing in these…

The beef between musician Sista Afia and rapper Freda Rhymz got personal Monday morning when the two physically faced off at the premises of TV3. The two female artistes, who have over the past few days jabbed each other in diss songs, got physical when they met each other at the Media General. The two had come for separate interviews on TV3 but nearly got into fisticuffs after they saw each other. It took the intervention of the management of the artistes and personnel at Media General to prevent an escalation of the feud. Sista Afia, during an interview on…