Author: newsfilegh

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Maxwell Konadu coach of the Black Stars ‘B’ has said that the team faced a lot of challenges before their last group game against Nigeria in the Fox Sports WAFU Nations Cup yesterday at the Cape Coast Stadium. The Super Green Eagles B managed a 2-0 victory over Ghana to secure a semifinal place in the competition. Two second half goals from Okpotu in the 53rd minute and Eneji Moses in the 56th minute were enough to condemn a lethargic Black Stars B side. But coach Maxwell Konadu has commended his players for playing through a number of challenges they faced before…

The Management of Dangote Industries Limited has launched a passionate appeal to members of the public to assist in monitoring both the recklessness and the illegal haulage of contraband goods by some of his truck drivers. The company has also set up hotlines for the public to call in and report such truck drivers, with a promise to appropriately compensate calls that lead to arrest of errant drivers. Noting that the trucks belonging to Dangote Cement are only allowed to carry cement, high grade gypsum and coal, those belonging to Dangote Sugar (NASCON) are authorized to carry only salt and Dan…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday said the Government is implementing policies that would revitalise the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to contribute significantly towards economic transformation to ensure prosperity for all. To this end, he said, the State Enterprises Commission and selected SOEs were benefiting from a World Bank Technical Assistant Programme focused on consolidating the state ownership role in those enterprises into a single entity, improving performance and ensuring effective and efficient service delivery. Vice President Bawumia said there would be development of key policies for the sectors within which the SOEs operated including ownership, board nominations and financing.…

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has maintained that the government is ready to spend a billion of cedis to sustain its flagship programme – Free SHS Policy. About 486 million cedis has been earmarked to fund the initial stage of the policy which begun this year. An estimated 420,000 students entering Senior High School are expected to benefit from the policy that covers their tuition, feeding, examination and other fees. Critics who think the country was not ready for such a policy are wondering how government would fund albeit a laudable programme in the coming years. But launching the…

The recent increment in petroleum prices in the country will not affect transport fares, according to the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). The National Vice Chairman of the transport union, Robert Sarbah says the 3% increment has not reached the threshold for them to increase, insisting the fares will remain the same. Many panicked when Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) increased petroleum products, fearing the cost would be transferred to passengers. Checks indicate that the prices of petroleum products have been increasing marginally since August. This has largely been triggered by the marginal depreciation of the cedi as well as…

Mr. Anthony Kwaku Amoah, a Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has urged managers of private schools to be moderate in the fees that they collect from parents as they work to improve the quality of their structures and instructional logistics. Speaking during the donation of some supplementary books to Apex College, a private senior high school at Mataheko in Accra, Mr. Anthony Amoah said there was the need for private schools to strengthen their administrative structures and to be moderate in the fees that they collect from parents and guardians for the educational services that…

The UMB Bank (UMB), as part of its 45th Anniversary celebrations, held a health walk for its staff and customers on 16th September, 2017. This year’s walk was organized under the theme; “Walking to Celebrate 45 Years”. The Chief Executive Officer of UMB, Mr. John Awuah stated that, “this year’s walk formed part of the activities marking the 45th anniversary celebration of UMB to highlight UMB’s 45 years of providing Ghanaian businesses and individuals with excellent products and service.” The UMB 45th Anniversary Health Walk was also meant to imbue in all staff members, customers and the general public the…

Wife of embattled businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome had gun pointed at her Tuesday morning when a combined team of armed police and military personnel stormed their Trasacco residence in Accra, Member of Parliament for South Tongu, Kobla Mensah Woyome has claimed. The security personnel were said to have gone there to value Mr Woyome’s home as part of steps being taken by the State to recover GHC51.2-million controversially paid him as judgement debt. A misunderstanding broke out between the security personnel and Mr. Woyome as the latter questioned the authenticity of a court warrant granting access to the house for…

A Melbourne man who raped his partner’s identical twin sister has been jailed – after claiming the assault occurred because he mistook her for her sibling. The 24-year-old was sentenced to four years imprisonment after being convicted of rape and indecent assault, the Herald Sun reports. He had told police that his victim was a liar and had made unwanted advances towards him – but the court heard that he had told her that he had always fantasised about sex with her. The woman had been staying with her sister and her partner after ending a relationship. She was sleeping…