COVID-19 lockdown: Zanetor Rawlings urges Akufo-Addo to probe politicisation of food distribution
Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korley, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to institute investigations into alleged politicization of food distribution meant to cover the vulnerable during the COVID-19 lockdown. She and constituents, she said, are ready to cooperate and to present unimpeachable evidence before any investigative panel. Dr. Zanetor made the call in response to the Minister for...
TikTok bans under-16s from private messaging
New rules on the hugely popular TikTok app mean under-16s will no longer be allowed to send or receive direct messages. It is the first time a major social-media platform has blocked private messaging by teenagers, on a global scale. A survey by UK regulator Ofcom suggested TikTok was used by 13% of 12- to 15-year-olds last year. Critics say the new...
Coronavirus: Rwandan radio stars spread hygiene message
A group of young people in Rwanda have been writing and producing a series of radio dramas to teach listeners about the vital role hand-washing and sanitation play in preventing the spread of diseases such as Covid-19. The radio plays were produced in partnership with the charity WaterAid, over an 18-month period. And photographer Elena Heatherwick has created a series...
COVID-19: Sylvester Mensah advocates total lockdown
Former Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, is calling for total lockdown of the country. According to him, the spike in the cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, demands stringent measures to ensure the state has total control of the situation. He argued that a total lockdown for two weeks is essential to...
COVID-19 Politics: Klottey Korle MCE replies Zenator Rawlings
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Klottey Korle, Nii Adjei Tawiah, has denied claims that members of the public are required to demonstrate their affiliation to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) before they are given food. According to him, suggestions by the Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. Zenator Rawlings, that people are asked to show party cards...
John Jinapor runs away from AKSA Energy bribery scandal
Former Deputy Minister of Power under the Mahama administration, John Jinapor, has distanced himself from negotiations that led to the country’s purchase of a power plant in 2015. According to him, he acted on the instructions of a Minister during the negotiation and cannot, therefore, be directly involved in any alleged bribery scandal. He stressed that he appeared before an investigative...
Coronavirus: Trump says peak is passed and US to reopen soon
President Donald Trump says the US has "passed the peak" of new Covid-19 cases and predicted some states would reopen this month. At the daily White House virus briefing, Mr Trump said new reopening guidelines would be announced on Thursday after he speaks to governors. "We'll be the comeback kids, all of us," the president said. "We want to get our...
Maintaining a Steady Animal Production During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Drs. Alfred Adjiri-Awere, Ben Enyetornye, Obed Danso Acheampong, Richard Abbiw, Boateng Kwadwo Yeboah, Jeffrey Bondzi Wi-Afedzi, Dominic Osei. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the human race and almost every aspect of our lives. The advent of the COVID-19 has had a negative implication on animal production world-wide with concomitant lockdowns across the globe to control the pandemic. These...
General Information on Covid-19
Authors: Drs. Alfred Adjiri-Awere, Ben Enyetornye, Obed Danso Acheampong, Richard Abbiw, Boateng Kwadwo Yeboah, Jeffrey Bondzi Wi-Afedzi, Dominic Osei. The ongoing 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic was first identified, in December 2019, in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province; and, it has since spread globally. Definition Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease, caused by a novel coronavirus, called severe...
UN says ‘not the time’ as Trump suspends WHO funds over pandemic
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was "not the time" to be reducing funds to the WHO or any other organisation fighting the pandemic. "Now is the time for unity and for the international community to work together in solidarity to stop this virus and its shattering consequences," Guterres said in a statement. The WHO did not immediately comment. Writing on...
