National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopefuls Alban Bagbin and Josuah Alabi Monday submitted their presidential nomination forms, officially setting the stage for the scramble of the NDC’s flagbeareship slot. The submission of the forms is in compliance with line seven of the NDC’s guidelines of the conduct of the election of a presidential candidate of […] The post NDC

Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide has denied claims by the Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, that government has reintroduced the Price Stabilisation levy following the continuous drop in fuel prices. According to COPEC, fuel prices would have reduced further for consumers if government had not reintroduced the stabilization levy. […] The post Fuel

The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focused private university graduated its fifth batch of seven PhDs during the University’s 13th Graduation Ceremony held in Accra over the weekend. This brings the total number of PhDs graduated at AIT since 2016  to twenty-seven (27) in the fields of Engineering, Business Administration, Education and Information […] The post AIT

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has called for the creation of committee vigilante groups to augment the government’s agenda to fix the country’s sanitation challenges. “No one supports thugs parading as vigilantes. No one!” he said, “however, the need for responsible community vigilantes to protect the environment is an absolute necessity and absolute must, especially, […] The post Use

The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye has called out Ghana’s politicians for continuously inundating the citizenry with huge promises. “Politicians, the big…big promises tailor them down. Do what your ability can because you are disturbing the nation,” he said Friday during the 12th Annual Thanks Giving Service of the Jospong […] The post Enough

Students of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) are calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to relieve the Okorase District Police Commander of his post  over what they say is professional breaches in their arrest. About 100 students of Universal Hall were on Friday dawn arrested by the Rapid Deployment Force from the Regional […] The post KTU

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted BBC African Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row. The 26-year-old beat Medhi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane and Thomas Partey to the prize. The Premier League’s player of the year scored 44 goals in 52 games for Liverpool last season. “It’s […] The post Mohamed

THE CRIMINAL Division of the Accra High Court has ordered prosecution in the case in which former Director General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust  (SSNIT) and four others are standing trial for causing financial loss to the state to furnish the accused persons with  “missing content in the contract documents” within 3 weeks. […] The post SSNIT

Chairman of the vetting committee of the inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining has admitted that some illegal mining still took place despite the ban by government. According to Professor Richard Amankwaah, the mining ban achieved 75% compliance from the miners. “More than 75% compliance was achieved. To say we achieved 100% will not be a […] The post Mining

Government has lifted the ban on small scale mining. The ban has been in place for close to two years after the government announced a crackdown on illegal mining. The ban was lifted after the vetting of some 1,350 licensed small scale miners across the country by the vetting committee of the inter-ministerial committee overseeing […] The post Gov’t

Knowledge sharing and training platform of the No Business As Usual Hub in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti region “Ignite,” has taken a rather maverick but debatable subject of the changing roles of the female gender in the ever evolving economic and social lifestyles of the age. Ignite4.0 sought to elucidate on the […] The post Profession

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,