The Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) says it will demand a load shedding schedule from government if the intermittent power outages continue between today and Wednesday. The commission is therefore urging Ghanaians who will experience power cuts to report to their offices to enable them gauge the effect of the situation. Government has rejected […] The post PURC

The Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service has revealed that it has discovered the whereabouts of the three kidnapped girls in Takoradi. The Director-General of the CID, DCOP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah addressing journalists at a press conference on Tuesday, 2nd April 2019, said “We know where the girls are” before urging the […] The post Takoradi

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a cousin of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and a staunch member of the governing New Patriotic Party has advised the government to ensure that the current erratic power supply is resolved permanently. According to him, the intermittent power challenges popularly known as Dumsor has electoral consequences and has the potential to […] The post ‘Dumsor’

The youth of Nantong in the Northern region have used trunks, heavy stems and rocks to setup dozens of barricades on the dusty Tamale -Karaga – Gushegu road and using the blockade as checkpoints to obstruct motorists and road users, as part of their continuing protest challenging the decision of Dagbon overlord, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama […] The post Dagbon

A mother of an autistic child Tuesday morning shared the distressing experience of caring for her ward amidst inconsiderate words and posturing of society. According to Pearl Addae, she has, among other things stopped going to church because of the attitude and reaction of the public when she goes out with her special child. Narrating […] The post I stopped going

Water shortage has hit Takoradi in the Western region and Tema west in Accra. Residents say their taps have not been running for days without any explanation from the Ghana water company. “On days we get water, it is not of the best quality. What we get is not clear, it is brownish and doesn’t […] The post Water shortage hits Takoradi, Tema West appeared first on

The Energy ministry has downplayed calls for a timetable in the ongoing power cuts in the country. According to the communication consultant for the ministry Nana Damoah,  the demand for a schedule for Ghanaians to be able to manage the power situation is premature. “We are not yet at that phase of a load scheduling. […] The post No need for ‘dumsor’ timetable

The Government of Ghana has placed a temporal ban on the importation of excavators into the country. This was contained in a transport ministry statement sighted by Starr News. The ban takes effect from May 1, 2019. The move, according to the statement, is part of the government’s efforts at fighting illegal mining commonly known […] The post Govt bans importation of excavators