Talented singer Raphael Camidoh Kofi Attachie, popularly known in showbiz as Camidoh says the Covid-19 has brought him nothing but blessings. Camidoh, speaking in an interview with Miriam Osei-Agyemang on Urban Blend on 3FM, explained how his musical tour in the UK was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said he decided to […]
After a meeting held on Tuesday, the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has proposed that the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League should begin in October. However, this decision is pending approval from the government and the Ministry of Health as coronavirus infections continue to shoot up. It will be recalled that the 2019/2020 […]
The Artisans Association of Ghana has said although the Covid-19 pandemic has affected all educational sectors across the globe, the most affected sector is the vocational and the technical training institutes, due to the nature of their work and learning process. National President of the Association Gideon Bidor in a statement to members indicated on World […]
One of the most distinctive sayings kindergarten taught me was “at first if you do not succeed, try, try again”. It is an extract from William Hickson, who I years later realized was my teacher’s favourite poet’s “Try Again” poem. We were made to recite that every morning before actual lessons began. In the case […]
A nurse working at the at Soma CHPS Compound at the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region has petitioned the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to investigate the district manager, Mahama Sakara, for “sexual assault” and “attempted rape”. In her account of the events, Miss Doreen Smith alleged Mr. Sankara had come to the CHPS […]
The mother of 21-year-old Nathaniel Yankey, a final year student of Gwiraman Senior High School in the Western Region, is blaming the school authorities for the loss of her son who died in the early hours of Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Essikado Hospital. The mother, who narrated her story to 3news.com, says the […]
Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has showed up in Parliament for the first time after fully recovering from Covid-19. Mr Ahenkorah had suffered the deadly disease despite not showing symptoms. He had later been on overnight admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he witnessed the passing away of […]
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has expressed worry about the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country. The Association has, therefore, called on all citizens and residents in the country to comply with all the laws that have been enacted as a safeguard to combat the disease. “The GBA would particularly entreat citizens and […]
China has vowed to retaliate after the US ended Hong Kong’s preferential trade status and imposed sanctions on officials who crack down on rights. President Donald Trump said he was acting because China had taken away Hong Kong’s freedom after it imposed a new security law. Beijing condemned Mr Trump’s decision, saying it would impose […]
The Minority members on the Communications Committee of Parliament have challenged the authority of the Minister of Communications in writing to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to reduce the number of its channels on the National Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network. Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency Sam Nartey George, who is a member of […]
Writer and journalist Zadok Kwame Gyesi, with the stage name Boss Zadok, on Monday, July 13 released his first Gospel single titled ‘ADOM’. The new song, which literary means grace, glorifies God for His unflinching grace and love toward His children. Boss Zadok recounts how God has been good to His children in spite of […]
Non-governmental organization Financial Literacy Foundation (FLF) African has launched the Financial Literacy for Coronavirus Alleviation (FLICA). The virtual launch on Monday, July 13 was done by Executive Director of FLF Richmond Kwame Frimpong. FLICA is expected to provide financial literacy to the formal and informal sectors on how to handle the economic and financial hardship […]
The President of Film Producers Association of Ghana, James Aboagye, has debunked the assertion that the movie industry in Ghana is suffering. Most Ghanaians, entertainment pundits, actors and movie lovers have accepted the fact that the Ghana movie industry is suffering slowly due to low patronage in sales of films. But Mr Aboagye thinks otherwise. […]
Cameroon will not host the mini-tournament to decide the 2020 African Champions League winners, the country has announced. Last month, after assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on African football, Caf said the semi-finals and final would be played in a “Final Four” format in September. A recent spike in coronavirus cases has prompted […]
Results of the first wave of the Ghana Election Poll which run from May to June will be published from Wednesday, July 15, 2020, on Ghana’s first and most popular news portal – GhanaWeb. The scientific poll which was conducted online via the renowned market research firm MSI-ACI had 792 Ghanaian adults aged 18 years […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is holding a crunch meeting on Wednesday on how the senior high school (SHS) students who have tested positive to the coronavirus will write the West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASCCE). The meeting will be attended by representatives from the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service and the West […]
The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) says it is illegal for any registered voter to guarantee for a prospective applicant if they are not directly related. The Commission says it is against Constitutional Instrument (CI) 91 if a guarantor is not a “parent, sibling, spouse, guardian and other”. “[CI 91] specifies that an applicant must be […]
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there. “Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China,” Mr Trump said. He also signed bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials who crack down on rights in […]
The Communication Unit of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Savannah Region has accused the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) of deliberately deploying faulty biometric voter registration (BVR) kits and other registration materials to the Region. They say the ploy is to disenfranchise more people in the home of the party’s flagbearer, John Mahama. Addressing […]
The National Council on Persons with Disability has invited Media General’s broadcast journalist Spencer Kwabena Boateng Mensah to a broad consultation on the Persons with Disabilities Amendment Bill, 2020 & Persons with Disabilities Regulation 2020 (L.I). The consultation forms part of a process to amend the Persons with Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715) which article […]
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