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Headmistress of Nsawam Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region, Ms. Gladys Asiedu, has appealed to the government to fast-track the completion of a new building facility for the school at new location on the Nsawam-Aburi road. She said the need to complete the building has become necessary due to the increasing number of students posted to the school each year.   The situation, she said continue to put pressure on the limited facilities, something she said was not in the best interest of the students. Ms. Asiedu made the appeal when waste management giant Zoomlion Ghana Limited in partnership…

Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson. The names are a tribute to their grandfathers and two doctors who treated Mr Johnson while he was in hospital with coronavirus, Ms Symonds wrote in an Instagram post. She posted a picture of herself with the baby, who was born on Wednesday. And she thanked staff at University College London Hospital, adding: “I couldn’t be happier. My heart is full.” The birth came just weeks after Mr Johnson was discharged from intensive care at another London hospital following treatment for coronavirus. Ms Symonds…

Parliament, before it rose on May Day, to resume possibly on May 19, approved a GH¢ 288.6 million tax waiver for health workers to motivate them in the fight against Covid-19. The tax waiver is on personal emoluments of all healthcare workers for the months of April, May and June 2020, and on additional allowances for frontline health personnel covering March, April, May and June this year.President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced the tax waivers last month and further said frontline health workers would get 50 per cent of their basic salary as an additional allowance, tax-free.The tax waiver on…

Ghana’s case count hits 2,169 with one more person dying of the novel coronavirus, the Ghana Health Service announced on Saturday. The Service’s website reported that the country’s death toll now stands at 18. A total of 229 persons who previously contracted the disease are said to have recovered. While Greater Accra region is still leading in the number of recorded cases with 1,852 affected persons, four regions are yet to record a single case. This is the Regional breakdown: Greater Accra Region – 1,852 Ashanti Region – 117 Eastern Region – 87 Central Region – 21 Oti Region -…

A 37-year-old man died after being trapped in a galamsey pit at Akyem Mampong in the Eastern region. According to the police, on May 1, 2020 they had report that a mining pit at Gold Bank Limited had caved in and has trapped a worker whose name was given as Abdul Razak Bempong and other gold scavengers. Abdul Razak Bempong sustained some injuries on the head, face, limbs and other parts of the body. He was rushed to the Enyiresi Government Hospital but died shortly after arrival. The other illegal miners escaped but sustained minor injuries as well. Abdul Razak…

Spaniards have made the most of the latest easing of the national lockdown, as they have taken to the streets in droves since early this morning. The lifting of the restrictions on exercise for adults has meant that thousands of joggers, walkers and cyclists have been able to go out purely for leisure in Madrid and other cities for the first time in seven weeks. In many areas, the large numbers who took to the streets made it look almost like a normal Saturday morning, apart from the fact that social distancing was observed and few cars were on the…

Afrobeats artiste, Kelyvn Boy agrees with comments that Stonebwoy’s latest album, ‘Anloga Junction’ is a Grammy material. The one-time protégée of the dancehall act observed that the album has all the qualities of a Grammy album. Stonebwoy released his 15-track ‘Anloga Junction’ album last week Friday to impressive reviews from Ghanaians and the world. The album features artistes like Kojo Antwi, Jahmeil (Jamaica), Zlatan (Nigeria), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Nasty C (South Africa), Chivv (Netherlands), and Alicai Harley (Jamaica-born London-based). Commenting on the album, Kelvyn Boy told Giovani Caleb in an interview on Showbiz 360 on TV3 that he has listened…

For a celebrity, being in the public’s eye, aside all the glory, does also come with some downsides – controversies, rumours and criticisms. While admitting that one is not immune and cannot shy away or run from these downsides, bubbly actress Benedicta Gafah says she has developed a tough skin for them. The pretty actress, who also hosts TV3’s popular music show, Music Music, has over the years been at the receiving end of rumours, controversies, and criticisms. Responding to a question as to how she handles rumours, the actress told Giovani Caleb on Showbiz 360 on TV3 that she…

A 39-year-old private security officer, Kundeyiri Vitus Sungsolee is alleged to have callously slashed his wife with machete multiple times on her face, leaving her soaked in blood. The brutality happened in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa, precisely Konta. The couple have been married since 2007, and it is unclear what incident might have triggered the violence. However, residents told 3news.com the two had issues on Wednesday but the husband brought in some elders to solve them. But on Thursday around 10pm, the issues got reactivated leading to a fight between them. The man allegedly used machete to inflict…

The Minority has described as unacceptable and an illegality, the decisions of the National Identification Authority (NIA) and the Electoral Commission (EC) to go ahead with their registration exercises at a time the country is combating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. It stated that the decision of the two state institutions to proceed with the Ghana Card and the voter registration exercises on the basis that they could provide personal protective equipment for their staff would expose Ghanaians to infections since they cannot afford same protective gears for the citizenry. Besides, resuming such exercises would amount to “encouraging the…