The College of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has called off its strike which commenced on the 29 September. The strike action which was aimed at compelling government to pay its members their market premium, as well as their book and research allowances, lasted for 24 academic days. The call-off followed a directive to […] The post CETAG calls off strike appeared first on

The Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC) has reduced the filing fee for flagbearer hopefuls to GH?300, 000 from the initial GH?400, 000. The decision was taken after a meeting today at the party’s headquarters in Accra. The council of elders have also extended the closing date for the picking of forms […] The post NDC Council of

President Akufo-Addo inspecting progress of work on the footbridges Contractors working on the six footbridges on the Adentan/Madina Highway say the bridges will be ready for use in April 2019. They made this known Wednesday when President Akufo-Addo made a stopover during his three-day working tour of the Greater Accra region to inspect the progress […] The post Adentan/Madina

Members of Ghana’s Parliament are yet to have copies of the Legislative Instruments (LIs) for the office of the Special Prosecutor almost two weeks after they were laid. The Office of the Special Prosecutor Regulations, 2018 and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Regulations), 2018 were laid by the Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, on […] The post MPs warn over

The Food and Agriculture Minister Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto has stated that the 2018 National Farmers Day celebration to be held in Tamale is likely to face challenges due to inadequacy of funds. Briefing Parliament Wednesday on the situation Dr. Afriyie Akoto said the organization of the event is dependent largely on private donors since the […] The post No cash

Bereaved families and victims of the Foase security-services brutalities can finally see some glimmer of hope as government is paying all medical bills of the affected victims today. Four people died with over thirty others sustaining life threatening injuries in February this year, when security personnel fired live bullets at demonstrators protesting the removal of […] The post Gov’t

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopeful Alban Bagbin has dissociated himself from the presidential nomination forms picked on his behalf. “I’m not associated with this. It’s not on my authority and I disregard it,” the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament told Starr News after the forms were picked in his name by some of his […] The post NDC

President Akufo-Addo has appealed to Chief Executive Officers and heads of business firms operating in the Tema business enclave to join hands with government to develop the economy. Addressing a host of Chief Executive Officers and heads of businesses at the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) Tower in Tema, as part of his three-day […] The post Let’s help ourselves –

President Akufo-Addo says the sound management of the Ghanaian economy, coupled with the implementation of a number of social intervention programmes, such as the Free Senior High School policy, have exposed the lack of understanding of some elements of the National Democratic Congress on the subject of social and economic development. According to President Akufo-Addo, […] The post NDC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has reverted to its original logo two years after it was changed under its former chairperson Charlotte Osei. A memo announcing the restoration of the original logo which bears the coat of arms and a ballot box showing the hand casting a vote said the change takes effect from today December […] The post EC changes Charlotte Osei’s logo appeared first