GENERAL NEWS

A Senior Lecturer at the Kumasi Technical University (KuTU) Dr Collins Kankam Kwarteng has suggested for the establishment of a special court to deal with offenders of illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in the country.   According to the lecturer who is also Marketing Expert, government must be aggressive …

The Ashanti and Ewe royalties in one place for a historical event! That’s what’s happening in a few hours. On Saturday, November 5, 2024, the Ashanti King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will meet the Ewe Paramount Chief, Awoemefia Togbi Sri III to mark the 2022 Hogbetsotso Festival in the Volta Region. It …

Dr Kofi Amoah, a celebrated businessman and economist, says he finds it unconscionable that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta remains at post when all indications point to the fact that he has poorly managed Ghana’s finances. He wonders if there are any principled leaders in the country who will hold officeholders accountable for …

The Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, has been leading a week-long decongestion exercise in Obuasi which started on Sunday, October 30, 2022, to remove unauthorized structures to help keep his municipality clean. Unfortunately, the MCE was nearly beaten up in one of the towns by a man reported …

A self styled electrician identified as Yaw Aputu believed to be in his 30s has been electrocuted at Kwame Baah Krom(community) near Assin North Municipality of the Central Region. According to the report gathered by Filasconews.com, the deceased Yaw, was a professional mason and hails from Assin Adubiase in the …

Efforts are underway to make the Central Region a rice-producing hub. This, according to the Central Regional Minister, Mrs. Justina Marigold Assan, will enable the region to unleash its full agricultural potential in rice production. In pursuit of that, she revealed that a strong collaboration was being forged with Korea …

Embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has spoken about how invested he has been in the management of Ghana’s economy citing the exertions that he has been going through. In an interview posted on Joy FM’s social media handles, the Minister is heard stressing that the managers of the economy understood …

There is hunger and anger among rotation nurses in the country as government has failed to pay their one-year arrears. The about 5,239 interns nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals have worked for almost a year without payment of their emoluments. The situation coupled with current economic crises in the …

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has admitted that things are hard under the present economic conditions, especially so for businesses. Without enumerating the specifics of his claim, the outspoken lawmaker called for decisive action by way of rethinking plans, policies and programmes to ensure Ghana is weaned off donations …

Director of Communications of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, Richard Ahiagbah, has charged the media to play a part in keeping out calls for the president to resign. He is of the view that for a president who has the mandate to serve, the media harping on issues relating …