Mr Koji Makino, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Country Representative to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, said, for a start, an amount of $100 million concessionary loan would be given to Ghana. The loan is to be used for the reconstruction of a bridge over the Volta River at Kpong in the Eastern Region […]

MTN Ghana Foundation has provided educational support for physically challenged students at St. Theresa Centre for the Handicapped at Abor in the Volta Region. The educational sponsorship which is being provided for 20 students at a total cost of GH? 97,000.00, will cover three years of vocational training in dressmaking, tailoring, broadloom weaving, radio/TV electronics […]

The telecommunication network also presented GHC500.00 worth of airtime and drinks hamper valued at GHC500.00 to the Council ahead of the festival. Mr David Boadi, the Sales and Distribution Senior Manager, Southern Business District, MTN, who presented the items, said the gesture was to demonstrate MTN’s continued support to the Traditional Area. He said the […]

Head of Business, Glo Mobile Ghana, Mr. Augustine Mawuro who revealed this to the press said, the subscribers will be drawn from areas of operation on the continent. The 2017 event, marks the silver jubilee edition, is expected to be the biggest ever since the Nigerian outfit took over the organisation of the event. According […]

Webster works worldwide which is an annual programme for all Webster Universities worldwide is a community service day, which brings students, faculty, staff and alumni to work in teams on projects including tutoring, painting, gardening, working with children or seniors, park and trail restoration, and fine arts projects. Webster works in its third year in […]

Mr. James Tiigah, the Chief Executive Officer of GEPA, who announced this, said though artisans were doing their best, the taste and demand of buyers of arts and crafts products across the world was changing. Therefore, he said, there was the need for Ghanaian artisans to adopt the new trends to avoid being outplayed in […]

The Nerazzurri crashed 1-0 at Sampdoria Sunday in their fourth defeat from the last five. They trail league leaders Juventus by 13 points despite one of their four season victories coming against the reigning title holders. Youth coach Stefano Vecchi has been appointed interim boss and will lead the squad into Thursday’s Europa League trip […]

The two-day training, held in Tamale for journalists drawn from Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions, sensitized participants on responsible media coverage of this year’s elections. The training also sensitized journalists on the standards of journalism and how journalist must play mediating roles in the event of conflicts. Reverend Father Clement Aapenguo, Executive Director […]

Naba Abilba IV succeeded his father, Naba Martin Adongo Abilba III, who died on September 26, 2013. The installation of the chief was challenged by Joseph Apakre, a Sales officer of the Ghana Cement Company Limited (GHACEM) for the Upper East and Northern Regions who was also installed by the Paramount Chief of the Mamprugu […]

Government is being urged to invest more in technology to help modernize agriculture in Ghana. The call comes ahead of this year’s 32nd farmer’s day celebration in the Bono Ahafo region. This year’s celebration is on the theme: ‘Agriculture: A Business Response to Economic Growth’. The president of the Ghana Agriculture and Rural Development Journalist […]

The Saboba district in Northern region has been hit by an acute water scarcity, deepening fears of epidemic outbreak. The development, according to Starr News checks, is as a result of some technical fault which has affected major waterworks. Many equipment have been found to be weary and in some cases broken down. Residents say […]

Dubbed, the “Training of Trainers Workshop for Potential Projects Backers on Social Safety Nets for Food Security and Nutrition in West Africa”, the four-day meeting would allow national actors in ECOWAS member states to have a common understanding of the concept of social safety nets. The workshop would also train potential project backers on the […]

President John Mahama on Thursday commissioned the Accra Digital Centre which is set to provide about 10, 000 job opportunities for the youth. The Center which will provide data support for both private and public institutions will also be the main backbone for government’s ICT infrastructure. Speaking at the commissioning, President Mahama said the project […]

Life & Style magazine has exclusively learned that earlier this year, Kate Gosselin became the focus of a child abuse investigation. It all went down after Kate sent their son Collin, who has special needs, to a treatment facility, a source exclusively shares with the magazine, on newsstands now. At the facility, Col­lin claimed to […]

The Ministry of Health has directed all districts and regional hospitals across the country to be on high alert and set up isolation centres following the outbreak of cholera in Cape Coast in the Central Region. A total of 157 cases have been reported in the region as of November 1 but no death has […]

The Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has called on the chiefs and people of the Volta region to stand rock solid with President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying there are “golden days” ahead. The Chief of Staff thanked the chiefs and people of the region for their unflinching and unalloyed support […]

The initiative of the Government of Ghana to address the current power crisis via its agreement with the West African Gas Ltd (WAGL), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has received a major boost following the approval from Parliament for its proposed Gas Sales Agreement with the Government of Ghana. Parliament granted […]

The deputy minority leader Dominic Nitiwul has stated claims that a Peki Chief did not endorse the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and was misquoted by the media are untrue. The Adontenhene of the Peki State and acting President of the Peki Traditional Area Torgbe Ayim Mordey VI on Wednesday […]

The Deputy Minority leader, Dominic Nitiwul has predicted an easy victory for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the forthcoming December 7 polls as the change mantra is making waves. According to him, Ghanaians are extremely disturbed with the appalling state of the economy and that they are desperately clamouring for change. “Mahama is gone,” […]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has served notice it will “lead Ghanaians in street protests” if the John Mahama-led administration fails to retrieve the Gh¢52 million judgment debt to businessman Alfred Woyome. The Attorney-General’s Department on Tuesday filed a notice to discontinue the case against Woyome at the Supreme Court. An affidavit was filed a […]