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The East Gonja Municipal Security Committee (MUSEC) has met with various stakeholders in Salaga to deliberate on measures to ensure the Municipality record no case of Coronavirus. They identified education on personal hygiene and strict adherence to available preventive protocols as ways of safeguarding one from contracting the virus. At a meeting in Salaga which was well attended by the clergy, Imams, businessmen and women, representatives of some political parties and the media. In his opening remarks, the Municipal Chief Executive for East Gonja, Mohammed Tamimu encouraged patrons to show more commitment in this trying moment. He is optimistic rigorous…

Ghana has begun recording localized cases of the deadly novel coronavirus as five new cases are confirmed Friday morning by health officials who are stepping up efforts to contain the spread of the pandemic in the country. Three persons in Accra and Tema with no travel history are the first people to have contracted the disease locally. Circumstances under which two of them contracted the disease which has killed more than 8,000 people globally, are unknown as health officials say, they have neither travelled out of the country nor have had contact with an infected person. In the case of…

Justice Clemence Honyenuga, the trial judge in the ongoing case against former COCOBOD boss, Dr. Stephen Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo, was forced to suspend sitting whilst he was about to rule on an application before him. According to the judge, he could not continue with the case on Thursday, March 19, 2020 because he has to meet a medical appointment. Justice Clemence Honyenuga subsequently adjourned sitting to 31st March, after the disclosure which came barely 30 minutes into the hearing of a stay of proceedings filed by lawyers of Dr. Opuni. The trial judge who has been accused of…

The Mental Health Authority has offered to provide emotional and psychological support to persons who are directly or indirectly affected by the novel coronavirus as Ghana records steady rise of the global pandemic. According to the Authority, anxiety could reduce immunity, cause stresss and make people vulnerable and susceptible to the virus, which has affected more than 200,000 people globally and caused over 8,000 fatalities. Ghana has since recording the first two case on March 12, confirmed nine more, bringing the national tally to 11 as of March 20. There are fears by many that efforts to contain the disease…

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the Police to file their disclosures in the case in which Anthony Dormekpo a driver from Akatsi is being held for allegedly transporting over 20 persons to a military ground at Dzodze. Adjourning the matter to April 3, the court asked the Police to file their disclosures. Dormekpo is alleged to be a member of the so-called Western Togoland Secessionists Group. He is being held on charges of attending a meeting of a prohibited organization namely Western Togoland organization and participating in a campaign of a prohibited organization namely Western Togoland. Dormekpo has denied…

California has issued a “stay at home” order to residents as it tries to stem the march of the coronavirus across the most populous US state. Governor Gavin Newsom told Californians they should only leave their homes when necessary during the pandemic. He earlier estimated more than half of the 40 million people in his state would contract Covid-19 in just the next two months. The virus has claimed 205 lives in the US and infected more than 14,000. Globally nearly 250,000 patients have tested positive for the respiratory illness and more than 10,000 have died. What does California’s order…

Four Indian men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi in 2012 have been hanged. Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh were sentenced to death by a trial court in 2013. The four were hanged in the capital’s high-security Tihar prison in the first executions in India since 2015. The victim died from her injuries days after being raped by six men on a moving bus. The incident caused outrage and led to new anti-rape laws in India. The 23-year-old physiotherapy student was dubbed Nirbhaya – the fearless one – by the…

Pubs and nightclubs face uncertain future amidst restrictions on large gatherings. Well patronised pubs and nightclubs including Bloombar, Twist and the Cockpit Bar & Lounge have all been shutdown as a measure against the spread of COVID-19. So far, Ghana has confirmed 11 cases of COVID-19 and as part of cautionary measures, President Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, announced the closure of schools and universities and also the ban on public gatherings. Already, many institutions have responded to the president’s call with churches suspending church services and other activities like weddings and Easter conventions. Watch a report by Konxept Worae of TV3…

Ghana has suspended passport services at all Passport Application Centres (PACs). The decision takes “immediate effect”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said in a notice on Thursday. According to the ministry, the decision is “in keeping with Government’s directives to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)”. The ministry’s statement also said all passport applications centres would be closed for at least two weeks. “Applicants will not be admitted for vetting and capture procedures and also for collection of processed passports. “All PACs will remain closed for the next two (2) weeks or until such a time that…

Some musicians are clearly not enthused about Bice Osei Kuffour (Obour)’s decision to contest and become a member of Ghana’s parliament. The musicians, including Criss Waddle and D-Black, believe that the former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) is not ‘clean’ to go into parliament. Obour is currently hoping to win the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries to represent the party as it’s parliamentary candidate for the Asante Akyem South constituency in the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. But Criss Waddle reacting to Obour’s campaign poster urged people not to vote for him. He said “Pls don’t VOTE…