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Wine Festival held to assist Cardiothoracic Centre

Say Cheers, the leading name in wine retailing in Ghana, over the weekend organized the first ever wine festival in the country. The maiden wine festival which was held at the Labadi Beach Hotel was also geared towards raising funds to support the Korle-Bu Cardiothoracic Centre. The event attracted wine makers, retailers, buyers, tasters and other stakeholders in the wine industry from a number of... 

CPP woman installed “Supi” in Cape Coast

CPP woman installed “Supi” in Cape Coast
The National Second Vice Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ms Araba Bentsi-Enchill, was over the weekend installed as the Supi (head of local warrior) of the Asafo No. 5 Company in Cape Coast. Ms Bentsi-Enchill, now Supi Bentsi-Enchill, who has been the Safohen for the company for over 25 years, was caught unaware by members of the Asafo Company at the Mfantsipim Junction in Cape... 

Punish smugglers – Ashanti UT Manager

Punish smugglers – Ashanti UT Manager
The Northern Sectoral Manager of UT Financial Services, Moses Agyeman, has appealed to government to institute a stronger policy to prevent smuggling of goods in order to reduce, if not eliminate the menace of cross border price undercutting in the country. UT Manager, Ashanti Region, Mr. Moses Agyeman The lack of stricter policy enforcement, he noted, was greatly having a negative impact on not only... 

Fuel shortage hits Central Region

Fuel shortage hits Central Region
Drivers in the Cape Coast Metropolis have expressed disappointment about the fuel shortage which has hit the region particularly Cape Coast for about four days now. The drivers lamented that it was very appalling for them to go through such a hectic situation before they get fuel after all the promises made to them by the ruling NDC government to ensure the smooth flow of fuel in the country. The drivers,... 

Stray Dog Bites decreases – Vet Officer

Veterinary Clinic of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has disclosed that there has been a decrease in stray dog bite cases from January to August this year as compared to the same period last year. Dr Kwesi Darkwa, President of the Ghana Veterinary Medical Association who made this known said that his outfit recorded 428 stray dog bites between January and August this year as compared to last... 

COP SCARED OFF NDC FRAUD CASE

COP SCARED OFF NDC FRAUD CASE
Pressures  from some face-less Castle operatives, have compelled the Offinso Divisional Police Commander to pass on the fraud case involving some polling station chairmen of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Mr. D.Y. Kwarteng, the Affigya Kwabre District Chief Executive (DCE) to the Ashanti Regional Command for further action, TODAY can authoritatively confirm. At a meeting in Offinso... 

Ayikoi Otoo eyes NPP chair

Ayikoi Otoo eyes NPP chair
NPP youths in Ablekuma South Constituency of the Greater Accra Region are calling on Nii Ayikoi Otoo to contest for the regional chairmanship position of the party in the upcoming national congress later this year. According to the youths, the current state of affairs of the party in the region needs an experience politician who is also a unifier and can close the ranks of all existing factions to... 

MTN strives to boost Ghanaian economy

MTN strives to boost Ghanaian economy
In its bid to boost the Ghanaian economy, telecommunication giant, Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) contributes nearly 60% of the telecommunication sector’s revenue to the nation’s revenue mobilization annually. This was disclosed by the Acting Senior Manager in charge of corporate communications at MTN, Ms Efua Falconer, at an interaction with the media in Cape Coast over the weekend. According... 

Mills should go beyond investigations — CDD

Mills should go beyond investigations — CDD
Governance think tank, Center for Democratic Development (CDD), says President John Evans Atta Mills should go beyond directing the Attorney General’s Department to instituting full-scale investigations into the bribery scandal which involves some ministers in his government. President John Evans Atta Mills Mabey & Johnson, a United Kingdom construction firm last Friday is reported to have said... 

Corrupt Ministers must be prosecuted!

CORRUPTION in officialdom is something that has become more of a rule rather than an exception. It appears there is no single day that our newspapers are not awashed with stories of a government/public official accused of one bribery scandal or the other. IN government, it has come to be known as ‘kick-back’ where Ministers of State and government officials tend to demand their share of any contracts... 
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