Ghana Newspaper Headlines for Monday, 15th of November, 2021.

1) Yellow Fever Kills 6 more people in Savannah Region

Six new deaths have been recorded from the suspected yellow fever outbreak in the Savannah Region. This puts the number of persons who have died from the disease so far at 14. The individuals include a male adult and 13 children.

According to reports, “twenty-two persons who contracted the disease are currently on admission at the West Gonja Municipal Hospital in Damongo, while 17 others have been treated and discharged from the same facility.

2) Two Ghanaians, Chinese convicted for money laundering and illegal gold dealing

Two Chinese nationals in Ghana, Chen Hung Labania, and Chen Zhili Andy, have been convicted by a Tarkwa Circuit Court for unlawfully dealing in gold and money laundering. Two Ghanaians, Stephen Arthur, and Prince Denis Aidoo, have also been convicted along with the Chinese nationals.

A release from the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, stated that the court found each of them liable to pay a fine or in default serve prison terms ranging between 10 to15 years. They were charged with eight (8) counts of offences.

3) Donald Trump set to sell his Washington DC hotel in a $375m deal

The Trump Organization has reached a deal to sell the rights to its Washington DC hotel for $375m (£279m), according to the Wall Street Journal. Miami-based investment firm CGI Merchant Group is in contract to acquire the lease for the Trump International Hotel, the newspaper reported.

The newspaper said CGI intends to remove the Trump name and has reached an agreement with Hilton Worldwide Holdings to have the property managed and branded by Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria group.

4) Telenor and Google Cloud Partner up to digitalise telecom operations

Telenor and Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud have formed a partnership to digitalise the Norwegian telecom company’s global operations and are exploring ways to jointly offer services to customers, the two companies said on Monday.

The firms will not only use Google Cloud’s services to boost Telenor’s own IT and network, but also collaborate to provide Telenor’s customers with digital tools, their respective chief executives told Reuters. The digitalisation project will mean a big transformation for Telenor, but is also part of its ambition to find new revenue streams, Telenor’s CEO Sigve Brekke said.

5) Soccer spectators eye Imminent Accommodation Shortage at Qatar’s World Cup

On the outskirts of Doha, low-rise apartment blocks are starting to take shape that will house many of the soccer fans due to descend on the Qatari capital next year for the World Cup 2022. Qatar, which has been in the spotlight for its treatment of migrant workers on construction sites, hopes the tournament will attract 1.2 million visitors, roughly a third of its population.

But organisers told Reuters they expect to be able to offer up to 130,000 rooms, including hotels, which could leave thousands of fans scrambling for accommodation when matches start next November. And those hoping for city views may be disappointed. The Madinatna complex, capable of housing up to 27,000 fans sharing apartments, is surrounded by an 18-lane expressway and a stark expanse of desert 25 kms (15 miles) from Doha’s centre.