President John Mahama said on Thursday that personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) who assaulted a journalist with Class FM have been identified and interdicted, as investigations into the incident continue. Speaking during a visit to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the President condemned the attack and saidContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh A fire outbreak has swept through parts of the Kasoa New Market, prompting an emergency response, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirmed on Sunday. In a post on its official Facebook page, the GNFS disclosed that personnel from the Kasoa Fire Station and the WeijaContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is commencing a nationwide operation on Thursday to ensure all vehicles on the road are equipped with fire extinguishers, according to a statement released here. The statement, signed by Desmond E. Ackah, Divisional Officer II (DO II), announced that theContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Recruitment of prospective recruits into the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service begin today, according to Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak. At a press briefing in the Ghanaian capital with service chiefs, the minister announcedContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Minister for Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, announced on Friday that the government has put in place several measures to ensure a seamless recruitment exercise into the internal security services next week. The directive, the minister noted, is to avert overcrowding and a possible stampede that characterizedContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Fire gutted the China City Mall at Santasi in Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Region on Thursday bringing down the entire building and destroying goods running into thousands of Ghana cedis. According to reports by our correspondent, the fire, which started around 3 p.m, engulfed theContinue Reading
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday paid a visit to the scene of the fire disaster at Adum in Kumasi to console the victims. He was accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Boasiako, also known as Chairman ‘Wontumi’, and other officialsContinue Reading
