The staff of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) will experience some delay in the payment of their March salary, Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. This is due to the taking over of the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) by Power Distribution Service (PDS). PDS became directors and administrators of ECG on March 1 […] The post Salary delay hits GRIDCO

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that the government will constitute a bi-partisan committee to probe the recent depreciation of the cedi and suggest measures to curb it. Addressing Parliament Thursday, the Finance Minister said “Mr Speaker, the president has directed that I investigate the structural causes for the depreciation of the cedi and […] The post Gov’t

Dozens of Armed Police Personnel have stormed Huhunya a farming community in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region to avert what would have been bloody clashes between angry farmers and herders in the area. The armed Police Personnel deployed with reinforcement from the New Juaben South Municipal Police Command and the Regional Police […] The post E/R:

Commercial High Court hearing the case of the Republic against Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and four others, has rejected the first three caution statements taken from the first accused person when he was first arrested in May 2017. The Court, however, admitted the last three of the six statements that were under contention as having been taken […] The post NCA

The raging debate on legalising ‘Okada’ business in the country caught the attention of Members of Ghana’s Parliament, as they call for the amendment of the country’s road traffic laws to accommodate the practice. In a statement on the floor of the House on Thursday, Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak charged the government to […] The post MPs call for legalisation

Parents of a 3-year-old girl in Akpafu, a suburb of Hohoe Municipality in the Volta region are appealing to the general public to help contribute an amount of GH¢16, 233.15 to help their child undergo a tumour surgery. Sitting on a wooden bench near the window to their room, holding back tears Mr and Mrs […] The post 3-year-old needs over GH¢16k to undergo

An audit and consultancy manager Marricke Kofi Gane has declared his intention to contest the 2020 general elections as an independent presidential candidate. “I am here to put Ghana first, because Ghana deserves better! Because you deserve better! Because we deserve better,” he declared in a Facebook post. “Our generation is a bridge – the […] The post Independent

The Main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the proposal by the Electoral Commission to compile a new voters register for the 2020 elections. The Electoral Commission has served notice a new voters’ register will be compiled ahead of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. The Electoral Management Body is currently inspecting offices of […] The post We

Manchester United have appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent manager on a three-year contract. The Norwegian, 46, arrived at Old Trafford on an interim basis in December to replace Jose Mourinho. Solskjaer spent 11 seasons as a United player, scoring the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final. “This is the job that I […] The post Ole Gunnar

Empire Protocol, National Partners to the Creative Business Network (Denmark) have crowned Smaila Abubakar winner of the 2019 Creative Business Cup – Ghana National Competition. Mr Abubakar is CEO of Auto Hydro Plant, a startup that focuses on renewable/recyclable energy solutions and domestic needs. His award award-winning innovation which took the top prize, is an […] The post Abubakar

The Electoral Commission has served notice a new voters’ register will be compiled ahead of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. The Electoral Management Body is currently inspecting offices of political parties, according to a press statement after an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting Wednesday. The call for a new voters’ roll was made ahead […] The post Election

Police in the Ashanti region have arrested two men for allegedly kidnapping a 14-year-old boy at Kwamo near Ejisu. The suspects according to police, demanded 3000 dollars from the family of the 14-year-old before his release. The suspects, Charles Appiah, 38, and Mannaseh Fumeh, 29, were arrested Tuesday evening at Kwamo. A third suspect only […] The post Kumasi: Two arrested

A suspected armed robber who is said to have spiritually disappeared from the Kumasi Central Prisons says he has no spiritual charms but aided in his escape by police and prison officers. Abdul Razak, one of five people charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery, escaped from the Kumasi Central Prisons on November 2, […] The post I’ve no magic,

Girls must stop using their bodies to acquire material things from “dirty old men”, chief justice Sophia Akuffo has said. Speaking at a mentoring session for girls in Kumasi, the Supreme Court judge said devices such as iPhones are not worth soiling one’s values because with time the girls can always acquire them. “Girls, don’t […] The post Don’t give

The Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Parliament Ben Abdallah disclosed on Wednesday that the cost of implementing the Right to Information Law is unknown to Parliament, barely 24 hours after its passage. Ghana’s Parliament passed the long-awaited RTI Bill into Law on Tuesday. The Bill, which was relayed before Parliament in […] The post MPs

MPs have warned the public against investing in cryptocurrency as they demand legislation to regulate activities of cryptocurrency transactions in the country. According to them, millions of people across the globe are losing billions of dollars through cryptocurrency transactions thus the need for immediate executive attention. In a statement on the floor of the House […] The post Don’t