Government has scrapped AU and Republic Days as public holidays, replacing them with Constitution and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial and Founders Days. Constitution and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial and Founders’ Days will be celebrated on January 7, September 21 and August 4. This is contained in a bill laid in Parliament Wednesday entitled Public Holidays (amendment) act […] The post Govt scraps AU,

The Center for Democratic Development (CDD) has cautioned government against interference in the referendum process for the creation of the new regions. The center has also asked that the EC to manage the referendum process in accordance with the principles of free, fair and credible elections. The CDD made this call in a presser made […] The post Don’t interfere

Jose Mourinho criticised Manchester United’s starting players after their limp Champions League loss to Valencia, saying he “did not learn anything”. The 2-1 defeat saw United miss a chance to top Group H but Mourinho said it was still a “success” to finish second. United had already secured a last-16 place and made eight changes […] The post Man

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Sanitation and Water Resources Minister Cecilia Dapaah of wasteful expenditure. The accusation follows the allocation of some GH¢151,000.00 in the 2019 budget estimate for the Ministry as security, clothing and entertainment allowance. Minority representative on the Water Resources Committee of Parliament Sampson Ahi told Starr News the allocations […] The post Minority

Government has started the training of mining guards to monitor and enforce mining regulations along mining centres in the country, a former Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission has disclosed. According to Benjamin Nii Ayi Aryee, the intention of the government is to train 600 guards for the mining job, but 200 of the guards […] The post 200 mining guards

Former President John Kufuor has waded into the controversies surrounding the delay in the passage of the Right to Information Bill saying clauses of the bill must be pruned so it does not hurt national security. “The real challenge is not government refusing to pass the bill. But the text of the Bill has not […] The post RTI must not compromise National Security –

Furniture meant for distribution to kindergarten and lower primary Pupils in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region have been left to rot. The child-friendly tables and chairs have been left at the mercy of the weather at the premises of the rented District office of Ghana Education Service . Starr News Visit to the […] The post E/R: Furniture left to rot

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has arrested a 30-year-old Zimbabwean woman at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for trafficking illicit drug. The suspect, Cynthia Lichonja, was arrested on Monday, December 3, 2018 by operatives of NACOB at KIA when she disembarked from an Ethiopian Airways flight. Ms. Lichonja was accosted while going through arrival formalities. […] The post KIA:

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for greater interaction and collaboration between Africa and people of African descent across the world in order to help achieve our collective aspirations. This symbiotic relationship would not only be mutually beneficial, but would also help renew the bonds between the diaspora and the motherland, according to Vice […] The post Africa,

Advocates with the Civil Society Movement – Private Sector Malaria Prevention Project – have taken up the challenge to champion malaria control and prevention programs across farming communities in six regions of Ghana. Research by some civil society bodies in Agriculture point out that far from the concerns of uncertain rainfall patterns; pests and diseases; […] The post PSMP