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Corona Virus: 6.4% of Residents receive More attention from their Sexual Partners -Report

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Infinite Research Institute, a Youth-Led Non-governmental Organization conducted a survey in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana to assess the Knowledge and attitudes of people on the Corona Virus Pandemic.

 

The data reveals that 13.9% of people within the Metropolis observe social distancing with their partners due to the spread of Corona Virus whiles by contrast 6.4% of people get the attention of their sexual partner more in the spread of the Virus.

Population/Sample

The study targeted people who are residents in the Tamale Metropolis (Tamale Central, Tamale South and Tamale North Constituencies). Both males and females were identified as study participants. Residents who fell within the age range from 18 years and above were considered for the study.

Sources

Data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data was gathered through administering questionnaire online using WhatsApp and other Social Media Platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.

Methodology

The research team also administered the survey questions through interviews within residents of Tamale Central, Tamale North and Tamale South to supplement the data gathered online. Data were also drawn from existing literature such as publications by other researchers, articles and journals to complement the primary data.

Data Analysis

The research team used a sample size derived from the Yamane’s formula which is given as n=N/(1+Ne^2) relative to the target population. Where n=Corrected sample size, N=population size and e=Margin of error (MoE)=0.05.

Tamale has a 2013 projected population of 950,124 according to the 2010 population and housing Census. The sample size therefore is given as n=95,124/(1+95,124(0.05)^2), n=400

A sample size of 400 was arrived at after using the Yamane formula. However, due to the limitations of the study, the research team was able to reach out to 187 respondents.

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The study employed Multi-Stage Random Sampling by targeting residents in the Tamale North, Tamale South and Tamale Central. Residents where further randomly selected and interviewed. Residents were identified through Social Media Platforms to fill survey forms base on their location in the Metropolis.

 

The research team used a questionnaire to collect data from residents within the Metropolis regarding their knowledge and perceptions of the Corona Virus Pandemic.

To supplement the data gathered online for the survey, the research team administered some of the questionnaires to residents through face to face interviews/interaction.

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It’s ‘false, ridiculous, mischievous’; Agyinasare never took loan from FirsTrust S&L, GN Bank’ – Perez Chapel Int’l

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Bishop Agyinasare, General Overseer of Perez Chapel

Perez Chapel International has denied social media rumours that its founder, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, ever took loans from now-defunct financial institutions FirsTrust Savings & Loans Company, as well as GN Bank.

A statement signed by Apostle Raymond Acquah, Administrative Bishop, Perez Chapel International, on Monday, 20 July 2020, described the rumours as “false, ridiculous and mischievous”.

“I am to state on authority that Bishop Charles Agyinasare has never applied for, nor secured any loan from the collapsed FirsTrust Savings & Loans Company and the GN Bank”, the Administrative Bishop insisted in the statement, clarifying that although the Presiding Bishop of the church was once a Board Chairman of FirsTrust Savings & Loans Company, “the allegation is a complete fabrication”.

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“Bishop Charles Agyinasare never applied for, nor ever received a loan from FirsTrust Savings & Loans, either before, during or after his Chairmanship of the Board of FirsTrust Savings & Loans”, the statement emphasised, stressing: “Bishop Charles Agyinasare or the church he presides over has never applied for nor ever received a loan from GN Bank or FirsTrust Savings & Loans”.

Read the full statement below:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FALSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BISHOP DR CHARLES AGYINASARE

It has come to our attention that some ridiculous and mischievous information is circulating on social media and on some unsuspecting news portals.

It is a known fact that if one dares to speak about the ills of society, attack dogs are readily unleashed to sustain the crippling culture of silence in our dear country.

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I am to state on authority that Bishop Charles Agyinasare has never applied for nor secured any loan from the collapsed FirsTrust Savings & Loans Company and the GN Bank.

The allegation is a complete fabrication and is, therefore, false.

For the records, I am to clarify and confirm the following;

  1. Bishop Charles Agyinasare was one time Board Chairman of FirsTrust Savings & Loans Company.

  2. Bishop Charles Agyinasare NEVER applied for nor ever received a loan from FirsTrust Savings & Loans, either before, during or after his Chairmanship of the Board of FirsTrust Savings & Loans.

  3. Bishop Charles Agyinasare or the church he presides over has NEVER applied for nor ever received a loan from GN Bank or FirsTrust Savings & Loans.

We are by this press release urging the media and the general public to disregard the lies and falsehood and ask that those persons circulating such lies and unfounded allegations put an end to it.

We ask the general public to disregard this failed attempt to malign Bishop Charles Agyinasare.

Thank you and God bless us all.

Apostle Raymond Acquah (Administrative Bishop, Perez Chapel International)

050 479 9780

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Mahama ends visit to registration centres over neglect of safety protocols

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Ellis Ferdinand
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Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has ended his unannounced visits to the various registration centres over the disregards for Coronavirus safety protocols.

The flagbearer for the opposition National Democratic Congress started his unannounced visits to some of the registration centers across the country.

He started with the Volta Region where spoke to Chiefs and elders in the region after his rounds.

But the former President in a post on Facebook said he has cut short his visit to the various registration centres because of the disregards for the Coronavirus safety protocols.

He said “I have cut short my unannounced visit to some voter registration centres in Accra and Tema this afternoon. This is because of the very low awareness of the #COVID19 protocols including physical distancing and the wearing of masks.

“We have to step up public education on COVID-19 so that people can appreciate the risk reduction protocols”.

Source: My News GH

Napo suggests locking down Oforikrom over alarming coronavirus cases

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Ellis Ferdinand
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Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has suggested that the government locks down Oforikrom and its surrounding areas in the Ashanti Region since, according to him, doctors have told him the number of COVID-19 cases coming from that area is huge.

Dr Prempeh, who recently recovered from the virus after being admitted to the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) told Asempa FM in an interview that: “Before I went to the hospital, I spoke to some of the doctors and they were worried about Oforikrom in the Ashanti Region that the number of cases coming from Oforikrom is [alarming] and they don’t understand”.

He said: “When I went to Kumasi, I was worried about my Zongo because they were not following any of the protocols. Oforikrom has a lot of Zongos. So, we have to drill down and look into it”.

“In that situation”, he noted, “if we say we are locking down Oforikrom plus all the district assemblies contiguous to Oforikrom, it will be a good thing to do. My lockdown suggestion is that if the issue is getting overwhelming in Oforikrom, let’s restrict movement at Oforikrom and its surrounding districts and see how, if we can, impose a sort of restriction, a harsher form of restrictions till we get the number down”.

Dr Prempeh added that: “People shouldn’t believe that because the President showed leadership and we are one of the best countries, as far as COVID-19 incidences are concerned, through our reactions, so, we [should] sit and lie back”.

“I, even personally, have started entertaining that if we are not careful, per how things are going, in front of us, we might have a lockdown in specific parts of the country. I have that feeling that in specific parts of the country, not the whole Ghana, we might have to have a lockdown because people are stubborn”.

According to him, “you can’t just watch an area where, for instance, out of 100 people, 90 have tested positive and just say they should keep going and coming; you can’t do that”.

He warned: “If we keep opening up for people to do whatever they want; go to the bar, go to the joint, go to the fufu spot, go to church the way we want it, it will worry us because the problem we have in Ghana, one of the reasons the President showed that decisive leadership, is that we don’t want our cases to end up in the hospitals because we don’t have the hospital capacity”.

“We, in this country, don’t have the hospital capacity … So, when you don’t have the resources, that is when you even need to plan more and prevent you from getting to the situation where you are overwhelmed”, he noted.

He said: “While I was on admission at the hospital, somebody lost his life. He was taken to the ICU at UGMC, which was full. So, if we don’t put in place the measures that will prevent people from getting to UGMC in the first place, [then we’ll be overwhelmed]”.

In his view, any localised lockdown will be guided by the science and data.

“When the data and the science and the numbers are saying that in this area, there’s a preponderance of COVID activity, so, we have to lockdown that area, it means schools in that area won’t open, shops will remain closed; there would be a limit to human interactions. Like Melbourne, Australia, two states went into total lockdown for six weeks. Why? They had ease. After the easing of restrictions, [some place saw an upsurge in cases]”.

Source: Class FM

Ecobank partners UNFPA and Tobinco to support Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf

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Ellis Ferdinand
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Ecobank, in partnership with the UNFPA and Tobinco Pharmaceuticals, has provided logistical support to the Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf in a joint venture to counter the Covid-19 pandemic.

The donation was to equip the Ashaiman-based school, as their final year students returned to campus to prepare for their examinations, in the wake of the COVID-19 challenge.

Together, the partners provided temperature guns,basic medications to restock the school’s infirmary, detergents, sanitizers, PPE and toiletries to enhance personal hygiene.

Speaking on behalf of the Ecobank Managing Director, Dan Sackey, at the presentation ceremony, Dr Edward Botchway, Executive Director of Finance said; “Since the outbreak of the pandemic in Ghana, Ecobank has supported the nation’s COVID-19 response in numerous ways, including, providing ¢1.3 million to the COVID-19 Private Sector Fund.

In addition, we have supported the vulnerable by actively being involved in the feeding of head porters during the partial lockdown in Accra and Kumasi, and contributed immensely, through the Ghana Association of Bankers, to support Ghana’s efforts at fighting the virus”.

He further indicated that the Ecobank group, working through its Foundation, has been actively supporting the efforts of African governments and other stakeholders to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 across the continent.

To date, the group has donated in excess of $3 million towards mitigating the impact of the pandemic across Africa.

Today’s presentation, he said, is an intervention to reduce the impact of the pandemic, whilst looking forward to furthering future support.

He, accordingly, urged the students and staff to comply strictly with the Ghana Health Service and World Health Organisation protocols on handwashing, mask-wearing and social distancing”.

On her part, Dr. Claudia Donkor, Programme Analyst: Reproductive Health and Humanitarian Assistance at the UNFPA said; “UNFPA is excited to be partnering with Ecobank and Tobinco Pharmaceuticals in supporting the State School for the Deaf.

As part of its mandate to ‘leave no one behind’, including Persons with Disabilities, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, UNFPA is delighted to be providing 300 Dignity Kits and face masks, as well as Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and obstetric fistula to the students of the school.

“It is our hope that the items would be of immense benefit to the students, in addition to offering protection from COVID-19. UNFPA-Ghana remains committed to ensuring that every young person’s potential, including those with disabilities, are fulfilled.”

The Group Financial Controller for the Tobinco Group of Companies,. Daniel Gyapanin, speaking on behalf of the Chairman of the Group, Nana Amo Tobbin I, recounted that “Tobinco Group believes in extending an arm of support to the vulnerable in society.

“This belief is sustained by our conviction that such acts of benevolence can help to positively change somebody’s situation and the world at large. The Group of companies was, therefore, elated to have been part of this gesture, particularly during the pandemic.

“The donation of the high-quality alcohol-based hand sanitizers, an essential product, is manufactured by Entrance Pharmaceuticals and Research Centre, one of the Group’s subsidiaries”.

He committed to further support in future.

The Headmaster of the School, Mr Isaac Arthur, who spoke on behalf of the school’s management team thanked the companies for their generous donation.

He called on individuals and corporate organisations to emulate the worthy examples of Ecobank, Tobinco and the UNFPA.

Present at the presentation ceremony were other senior officials of Ecobank, led by Rita Tsegah, Senior officials of UNFPA and Tobinco, members of the school’s management team as well as Atta Bedu, Chairman of the Parent Teacher Association of the Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf.

Supreme Court has not ordered closure of Ecobank’s Head Office over ¢4m judgment debt – Management

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Ellis Ferdinand
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The management of Ecobank has refuted reports that the Supreme Court has ordered the closure of its Head Office building over ¢4m judgment debt.

In a statement, management unequivocally refuted the reports stating that “no such execution has been levied on the bank.”

Management said, “Ecobank is open for business and assures all stakeholders and the general public that the Bank is fully compliant with all legal and regulatory directives.”

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I contracted Covid-19 during my 60th birthday celebration – Kennedy Agyapong reveals

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Ellis Ferdinand
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The MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong says he tested positive for Covid-19 after his 60th birthday celebration on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

Narrating his near-death experience to Adom News’ Alfred Amoh, the outspoken MP said he lost weight drastically and had to self-isolae for weeks.

“It was after my 60th birthday party which I resisted so much and it exposed me to people who had already tested positive.

“I dined with them and even for some people, they did not even have their nose masks on while others had theirs down the chin,” he said.

“For over two weeks I was in quarantine; my nose was blocked and my bed was as if water had been poured on it coupled with a fever and within five days, I had lost weight drastically,” he recounted.

Mr. Agyapong in a video that was circulating on social media, was seen seated around a table with his family and friends in a hearty chat during his birthday celebration.

His party was crowned with a toast proposed by former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Kwame Owusu who got the crowd laughing and applauding.

The video got many social media users talking as most observers expressed worry over the total disregard for the social distancing protocols.

While some of the guests at the party, did not have face masks on, other who did had it placed under their chin instead of over the nose and mouth.

But cautioning Ghanaians of the dangers of this act, the business mogul said the virus is real hence all laid down protocols to curb it must be strictly adhered to.

“I have recovered now and not shy to talk about it because I am a testimony but the disease is so real and we don’t have to joke with it,” Mr. Agyapong urged.

‘I wanted to scare them’ – ‘Rambo’ minister fires warning shot at registration centre

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Mavis Hawa Koomson

The Minister for Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has openly admitted to firing a warning shot on Monday during the melee at the Step to Christ registration centre in the Awutu Senya East Constituency.

Four men have been detained at the Central Regional Police Headquarters following the shooting incident. Registration at the Step to Christ centre was halted after armed gang sacked some prospective voters from the premises amid gunshots.

At least three motorbikes were burnt during the chaos.

“I can’t sit and watch people who are not from the constituency register and vote at Kasoa so I decided to go to the polling center to ensure foreigners don’t register… I took men to the center, none of my men had a weapon, I fired the warning shot myself,” the minister admitted to Accra-based Adom News.

The minister, who is also the lawmaker for the area, is accusing her opponent Philis Naa Koryoo of busing people into the constituency to register at the Steps to Christ registration post at Kasoa.

Koomson said her action was meant to scare people off.

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Hawa Koomson by her vehicle at Kasoa | Photo: Theghanareport.com

“I realized that my people’s life was in danger. I wanted to scare them,” the 54-year old added in connection with the warning shot.

Currently, the registration centre has been closed down as the Electoral Commission officers at the venue have fled following the violence.

Source: Daily Mail GH

UPSA gears up to welcome ‘Free SHS’ graduates with new hostel

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Ellis Ferdinand
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Work on the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) 10-storey hostel facility to help address the accommodation deficit is ongoing with jet-speed, in line with the Vice-Chancellor of the university’s vision.

Through his introduction of prudent cost management measures, the university was able to pay off five-year loans in 2 years, thereby enabling the commencement of ambitious new infrastructure projects.

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It is the vision of Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey to work assiduously to solve the imminent accommodation problem as the university aims at attracting more of the best Ghanaian and international students and expects to welcome top students from government’s Free SHS initiative.

FT Global Investment Ltd, the Contractors working on the 416-bedroom project that will accommodate some 1,600 students who otherwise would not have campus accommodation are working round the clock to meet the project timelines. The project was awarded to FT Global Investment by Access Bank, which is financing the Design, Build and Transfer deal with the UPSA.

The deal for the construction of the hostel facility sailed through as a result of Prof. Amartey’s resolve to continuous improvement on the infrastructure of UPSA.

It will be recalled that the Vice-Chancellor who has been in office since 2017 completed the state-of-the-art 3,550 capacity auditorium with underground parking and Student Centre to enhance world-class standards.

The continued rapid expansion of UPSA’s infrastructure has seen the construction of the recently completed AstroTurf football pitch. Construction of other new facilities have also commenced including two gigantic twin 10-storey multi-purpose buildings and another hostel block.

The Vice-Chancellor has also refined the culture of maintenance in the university. Both new and existing structures and / or facilities remain in good shape. Conditions in lecture halls have been improved tremendously including the provision of additional projectors, Smart Podiums, public address systems and lecture hall furniture.

A visit to the hostel facility’s construction site indicates that work is within schedule although there were issues that nearly delayed the project.

The project is expected to be completed in December 2021 and at the time of our visit, there were over 62 workers on site.

The Contractor, FT Global Investment is not compromising on quality and is working in tandem with UPSA’s technical and Total Quality Management team.

Project Manager of FT Global Investment, Mr. Reuben Akumienu, told the media that the company’s working standards were very high. On safety, he said ‘’FT Global does not compromise on safety and as a result, reinforcement, best practices and structural integrity is our hallmark. Safety and security of the workers on the project is also assured.”

Mr. Akumienu said that the steady progress and the speed with which FT Global Investment is working, the project would be completed as scheduled.

A visit to the site of the second Hostel facility under construction shows that it is also progressing steadily. The 396 room hostel is also expected to be completed by end of 2021 and the contractors, Top International, assured us they are working within Schedule.

To complement the infrastructural development, UPSA has also enhanced security on and around its main campus and the hostels. In the past, the UPSA road had a reputation for frequent robbery attacks within the university campus’ environs and nearby hostels. These incidents have been reduced drastically with the recruitment of more competent private security personnel and the provision of solar streetlights all the way from the main campus to the hostel facilities and beyond. This has reduced the incidents around the UPSA area.

UPSA is one of the fastest-growing universities and has been ranked among the top universities in the world in the 2020 U-Multirank global universities rankings.

It is the only Ghanaian university to be on the global rankings that assess universities on a multi-dimensional approach to higher education, including teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, regional engagement and international orientation.

The University of Professional Studies Accra, in that ranking, emerged strongest in teaching and learning. Its overall profile shows top performance across various indicators, with two ‘A’ (very good) scores overall.

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Voters’ registration: NDC supporters besiege Kasoa Police station

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Ellis Ferdinand
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Some people believed to be supporters of the National Democratic Congress on Monday besieged the Kasoa Police Command despite heavy police presence at the station.

This comes after four people hour were arrested, with some guns retrieved by the Kasoa Divisional Police Command.

They have since been transferred to the Regional Police Headquarters in Cape Coast in the Central Regional Capital for investigations to continue.

Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Charles Ampem Koosonu revealed his outfit acted immediately the incident happened and upon swift patrols in and around Kasoa environs arrested a pickup where they arrested these suspects.

Speaking on Starr Today, NDC communications officer Mr Delali Sewarkpor accused the Special Initiatives Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson of being behind the violence in the area.

According to him, several complaints to the Kasoa divisional police command has been ignored with no arrest made.

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Mr Sewakpor added that NPP thugs have on different occasions attacked members of the NDC and in some instance, serious injuries have been inflicted on their party members with no action taken by the Police.

Mr. Sewakpor added that NDC supporters who besieged the Police station earlier in the day have left.

Currently, the registration centre has been closed down as the Electoral Commission officers at the venue have fled following the violence.

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