President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, today the 25th of November 2018, made a quick stopover in Ghana for talks with President Akufo Addo on developments in Togo since the last peace mediation meeting between the ECOWAS mediation team, the Government and the Opposition parties in Togo. President Akufo Addo at about 7:15pm […] The post Togolese

The Technical University Teachers Association (TUTAG) has threatened to resume its sit-down strike if “the proposed meeting of stakeholders does not come off and no steps are taken to migrate its members “. This was made known in a press conference addressed Monday by the Chairman of the Koforidua Technical University branch of TUTAG, Dr. […] The post TUTAG demands removal of NCTE

The Education Ministry has challenged claims by some head teachers that new teachers being posted to schools to handle the gold track under the Free senior High school policy are not fit for purpose. Some headmasters have told Starr News the new teachers are not experienced and competent enough for the courses they have been […] The post Gold track Teachers

Some Heads of Senior High Schools in the Eastern Region are rejecting newly trained graduate teachers posted to their schools to teach students under the Gold Track system of the Free Senior High School Policy. According to some of the Headmasters, teachers posted to teach certain-subjects do not have knowledge in the subjects they were […] The post Headmasters

Financial services technology solutions provider, IT Consortium Limited has been ranked the top Financial Technology (FinTech) firm in Ghana at the 17th Edition of the Ghana Club 100 Awards. A first time entrant on the Ghana Club 100 list, IT Consortium was ranked the 14th top company in the country. Organized by the Ghana Investment […] The post IT

The Ghana National Association of Graduate Teachers in the Ashanti region is warning of dire problems in senior high schools due to inadequate teachers in the Gold Track stream. An assessment of the teacher front suggests that several schools are understaffed as teachers in the green track; most of whom are experienced, have taken a […] The post NAGRAT concerned

Government has described as false claims that the President was planning to increase the number of staff at the Presidency from 998 to 1614. The government’s denial followed claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa it intended to increase the number of presidential staffers over 1,600 […] The post Presidential

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has reiterated government’s determination to ensure that institutions within the Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector are properly tooled to ensure they deliver their mandate of providing relevant skills training for the country’s industrial growth. Dr Prempeh stated this when he delivered the keynote address on […] The post Govt

President Akufo-Addo says the cattle ranch established by Government in Wawase, in the Afram Plains South district, is helping to end the incidents of clashes between local farmers and nomadic herdsmen. The construction of the cattle ranch is in fulfilment of a campaign pledge the President made in the run-up to the 2016 election, as […] The post Afram plains cattle

President Akufo-Addo has stated emphatically that the controversial National Cathedral will be “built to the Glory of God”. The President addressing Catholic faithful at a ceremony to climax the 125th anniversary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra at the Black Star Square, in a joyful mood and quoting from Philippians 4:13 (KJV), which states “I […] The post National

Nana Kwasi Opoku Mintah, Chief of Kwahu Tafo in Afram Plains, has thanked President Akufo-Addo for visiting the Afram Plains North constituency by road, and seeing for himself, the nature of the road network. According to Nana Kwasi Opoku Mintah, “some Presidents and governments, in times past, only came to visit Donkorkrom using helicopters”, and, […] The post Thank