Amakye Dede weeps over manager’s death

Highlife Legend, Daniel Amakye Dede wept uncontrollably at the Cardiothoracic Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital when he was informed of the death of his manager, Isaac Yeboah.

The highlife legend, his manager and his bodyguard were involved an accident at the Bunso Junction on the Accra-Kumasi Highway where they had gone to perform at the Paradise Rest Stop in the New Year.

While his manager, Isaac Yeboah died on the spot, his bodyguard who sustained injuries at his ribs is still on admission at the 37 Military Hospital.

Amakye was transferred from the Hawa Memorial Hospital in Osiem where he was taken to after the accident to the Cardiothoracic Unit for further treatment.

The doctors at the facility did not want to inform the musician of the death of his manager who was once an editor of the P&P newspaper and also an entertainment critic.

To this end, everyone on a mission to visit Amakye at the facility was given enough medical briefing before being permitted to see him at the hospital, lest he breaks the news to him accidentally.

And Adomonline.com gathers that the doctors after considering his medical condition decided to break the unfortunate news to him yesterday of the passing away of his manager.

“Amakye Dede wept uncontrollably when he was informed of the death of his manager as he was someone who was very close to him…,” Adom News’ Nana Osei Ampofo Adjei told Adomonline.com.

The News Anchor further reported that the body of the late Isaac Yeboah was is on its way to Accra before it would be transferred to Takoradi.

Europe to build moon town by 2030

A MANNED base on the moon should become reality by 2030, according to the European Space Agency.
ESA chiefs say the planned “Moon Village”, which would be built by 3D printers, could help mankind explore the galaxy.
The plans say robots will land on the Moon and prepare the surface for human life, and come complete with a series of stunning concepts showing what the Moon base could look like.
Astronauts could then use the Moon as a space base to push on and explore more celestial bodies, such as Mars, NASA’s top priority target destination.
With water found by NASA on Mars, speculation about alien life is rife as the ESA confirmed their Moon colony dreams at a two-day conference entitled Moon 2020-2030 – A New Era of Coordinated Human and Robotic Exploration.

The conference, which featured 200 scientists and experts coming together to plan mankind’s next giant leap in space exploration, was held last month at the European Space Research and Technology Centre in Noorwijk, the Netherlands.
Kathy Laurini of NASA is optimistic that a European Moon base could act as a stepping stone for Mars-bound astronauts.
She told Space.com: “The ESA space-exploration strategy sets the Moon as a priority destination for humans on the way to Mars.
“And the recent talk of a ‘Moon Village’ certainly has generated a lot of positive energy in Europe – [of] Europe playing a role in a global human exploration scenario.
“The timing is right to get started on the capabilities which allow Europe to meet its exploration objectives and ensure it remains a strong partner as humans begin to explore the solar system.”
The ESA tested the possibility of using Moon soil with 3D printers back in 2013 and devised a material which could be built into domes to defend residents against background space radiation.
Source: CNN

Mexican mayor killed a day after taking office

The mayor of a municipality in Mexico was slain by armed men inside her home on Saturday -- one day after taking office.

Gisela Mota Ocampo was sworn into office Friday to lead Temixco, a city of nearly 100,000 people 60 miles south of Mexico City.

The attackers entered her house Saturday morning while her family was present and killed her in the doorway, said Alberto Capella, Morelos state security commissioner, at a press briefing.

Police pursued and exchanged gunfire with the armed men, killing two of them, he said. Two adults and a juvenile were arrested and will be prosecuted, said Javier Perez Duron, Morelos attorney general.

The Morelos state government issued a statement praising Mota Ocampo as "an honest and committed public servant" and calling the attack "a challenge that organized crime launched against the constitutional and democratic order."

"The government of the State of Morelos states categorically that we will not compromise or give a single step back in building a secure entity, in peace and harmony," the statement said.

Morelos state is known for drug cartel activity. Several years ago, a 14-year-old assassin for a drug cartel created international interest with his on-camera descriptions of killings he'd committed.

Credit: BBC