Author: newsfilegh

Minister for Railway Development, Joe Ghartey says TV3’s documentary on ‘The Street Sex’ would be presented to cabinet for consideration. The minister made this announcement when a delegation from Media General News led by the Gabriel Bosompem presented a copy of the documentary to him. On December 21, 2017, TV3 aired its exclusive news documentary about young girls illegally soliciting for sex at slum along the rail lines near the Kwame Nkrumah interchange. The slum which serves as a habitat for some suspected robbers has been a hub for all sort of  illegal activities. Both expectant and nursing mothers engage…

At least 12 people have been killed and four others critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the fire was the deadliest in the city for at least 25 years. The victims include a one-year-old child, he added. The cause of the fire, on Prospect Avenue, near Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo, is not yet clear. More than 160 firefighters helped bring the blaze under control. Officials said the first alarm sounded at the five-storey building at about 19:00 local time (00:00…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs and Agbogbomefia of Asogli has charged the citizenry to “unite behind the vision of Ghana beyond aid” to confront challenges of the country in 2018. He said Ghana’s slow economic growth rate, mass unemployment and inadequate supply of basic social amenities were due to over dependence on other countries and said it was time “every person in Ghana” supported government’s vision irrespective of political affiliation to “maximize the welfare and happiness” of all. Togbe Afede said this in a New Year message through the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after holding…

Management of the Ghana Prisons Service has said officers at various prisons across the country are on high alert to guard inmates against any possible jailbreak during this festive period. According to the Chief Public Relations Officer of the Service, Superintendent Vitalis Ayeh, jailbreaks often occur during festive seasons like Christmas where some inmates feel the need to be home to enjoy the best of the season. He, however, said the Service has stepped up security measures at the various prisons to avert any attempt by prisoners to escape from jail. Superintendent Vitalis Ayeh, who made these comments on 3FM’s…

A new drama series currently airing on TV3 serves as an avenue for Small and Medium Scale enterprises to get an insight into business solutions. Set in the offices of an imaginary business consultancy called SOLUTIONS, each episode of the exciting and educative drama series showcases a day in the life of the business consultancy as it exhibits good business etiquette and practices. The drama also highlights interactions with its clients and other SMEs, gaining critical insight into their trials, successes, and how they eventually grow. Actors Ekow Smith Asante and Fiifi Coleman among other characters show a blend of…

The Minority in Parliament say they are  “shocked and dismayed” by what they called a brutal and unprovoked attack on the Member of Parliament for the Asunafo South, and former Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Eric Opoku. The former minister had travelled to celebrate the Christmas festivities with his constituents when he was attacked on 25th December 2017, a statement signed by James Agalga, Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, said on Wednesday. The MP was attacked in his residence by persons the Minority said are supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party. The statement said the…

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye has been petitioned by some Members of Parliament to commence investigation into monies collected by the Trade and Industry Ministry from expatriates at an event attended by President Akufo-Addo. A memorandum from the Minority Chief Whip and MP for Asawase, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka on Wednesday said the petitioners constitute “more than fifteen percent (15%) of all the members of parliament”. Members of the Minority have accused the Trade and Industry Ministry of levying expatriates who participated in the recently held Ghana Expatriate Business Awards in Accra. The expatriates were allegedly asked by…

The Management of Mathias Catholic Hospital have poured out their heartfelt gratitude to the Member of Parliament for Pru East for making the Christmas season a memorable one to them. Dr. Kwabena Donkor spent the Christmas Day at the hospital in Yeji in the Brong Ahafo region. Whilst there, the MP for Pru East spent time with patients on admission and staff on duty where shared food and drinks to about 110 people in the hospital. “The Management of Mathias Catholic Hospital wishes to send special gratitude to the Hon. Dr. Kwabena Donkor for this special gesture. We wish him…

Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid has conceded that uproars such as the alleged over-bloated budget of the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives are good for protecting the public purse. He however cautioned against “sweeping statements and categorizations” which he said are not informed by the “actual official processes and amounts”. “Whilst we acknowledge that such public scrutiny, especially of budgets, helps to ensure the protection of the public purse, we would urge, especially media practitioners, to focus on the official final appropriations, as well as what the actual processes are, including the inherent checks and safeguards therein,” the Minister said in…