Author: newsfilegh

Group Chairman of Allied Consortiums, based in South Africa, Mr. Benjamin Quashie has bemoaned the fact that Africa is saddled with leaders who are not interested in growing the continent, but rather “growing their pockets and that of their cronies”.

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has for the second time declared publicly, his support for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the party’s flagbearership race.

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appealed for the strengthening of the relationship between the Church and the State, which, he said, will help in the construction of the progressive, prosperous Ghana.

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has stated, rather emphatically, that Akonta Mining Limited is not involved in illegal mining.

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has disclosed that the Fund is engaging some international creditors for a possible cancelation of Ghana’s debts.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it has commenced investigation into allegations of an attempt by an unnamed and wealthy businessman to bribe some members of the majority caucus of Parliament.

Vehicle owners have been thronging the offices of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast since January 3, to get new suffix -23, a number plate representing the year of registration as required by law. The situation appears to have created the opportunity for middlemen popularly referred to as ‘Goro – Boys’ offering all kinds of support to persons wanting to register their vehicles for a fee. Management has therefore cautioned customers trooping to the DVLA’s offices not to seek any assistance from the ‘Goro – Boys’, but should rather engage accredited staff…

The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Mr. Alex Opoku Mensah who verbally abused a nurse at the Manhyia Government Hospital in Kumasi has been suspended for two months without pay.

General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Rev Stephen Wengam, says prophecies must encourage and edify people.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it has concluded investigations into allegations of the use of public office for profit against Charles Bissue, during his tenure as Secretary to the dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM).