Michael Kyere recently emerged as the latest winner in Betway’s free weekly prediction game, 4-To-Score. Michael, who successfully predicted the first teams to score across four different English leagues, walked away with a total of GHS 25,000 without having to spend a cent. As one of the most popular sports betting brands in the country, […] The post Betway 4-to-score finds

The Black Maidens will arrive in Accra on Wednesday morning after failing to qualify for the semifinals stage of the 2018 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup being staged in Uruguay. The national U17 female team were knocked out of the World Cup after losing 4-2 on penalties to Mexico on Sunday evening at the Estadio […] The post Ghana’s Black Maidens to arrive today after exit

An Economics Professor at the University of Ghana Dr Priscilla Twumasi-Baffour has applauded the Akufo-Addo administration for its prudent economic management skills. She scored the current administration 70 per cent for its performance in managing key macroeconomic indicators such as economic growth and interest rates, the performance of different sectors of the economy and initiatives […] The post Economist

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says confidence in the Banking sector of Ghana cannot be purchased by sector players but can only be earned through the policies and measures they put in place. Addressing members of the Chartered Institute of Banks at their 22nd National Banking Conference at the Accra International Conference Centre, the Vice […] The post Confidence

The Minister for Inner-city and Zongo development Mustapha Hamid has said President Akufo-Addo’s vision for Zongo communities as encapsulated in the Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policies (2017-2024), is to “support the provision of critical infrastructure in education and training, health and sanitation, local businesses and centres of culture, as well as improve […] The post Govt

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released the maiden postings for some 16,000 newly trained teachers. A statement by the NSS said the teachers have been posted to various educational facilities across the 10 regions of the country. It comes after a protracted impasse between the education ministry and teachers over the decision to start […] The post Over 16k

Dr. Kwabena Dankor has reminded Energy minister Peter Amewu of his advice to him when the NPP was in opposition and he was in charge of Power in the country. According to the Pru East MP, he told the then leader of energy think tank ACEP, now Energy minister, to be mindful of his utterances […] The post ‘Karma is a bitch’ – Donkor taunts Amewu appeared first on

Former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Dankor says he is not certain if former President John Dramani Mahama will be the right person to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 general elections. “I don’t know. I don’t know because if with him we win 2020 he would have been the best choice. If […] The post I don’t know if Mahama is NDC’s best choice

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to kick against government’s plans to increase the service years for other ranks in the military from 25 to 30 years. The Legislative Instrument to increase the service years for other ranks in the military from 25 to 30 years matured Monday 27 November. Contributing on the 2019 budget […] The post Gov’t to increase service years for

Former President John Mahama has told President Akufo-Addo that he does not have the power to determine the fate of the main opposition National Democratic Congress. It comes after the President told chiefs and people of Somanya on his tour to the area that the NDC will keep long in opposition because Ghanaians will not […] The post Only God can determine

National Farmers and Fishermen Award Winners Association of Ghana (NFFAWAG), and Commercial Farmers in the Country have appealed to President Akufo-Addo to find innovative ways to rope Commercial Farmers into his administration’s flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFFJ). Chairman of NFFAWAG, Davies Narh Korboe, made the appeal when he led the Association to […] The post Rope

The Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital (KATH) in Kumasi is set to launch an endowment fund to help run the facility. The endowment fund seeks to raise funds from corporate organisations, philanthropists, and government institutions to enable management procure new equipment for the hospital. Management revealed that majority of equipment at the facility […] The post KATH

Government has announced it has stabilized the current challenges in the energy sector, but Ghanaians should expect intermittent power outages. Energy minister Peter Amewu told a news conference in Accra Monday that the problem was a result of gaps in the flow of gas from Nigeria. Most parts of the country have had intermittent power […] The post ‘Dumsor’ over

President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, today the 25th of November 2018, made a quick stopover in Ghana for talks with President Akufo Addo on developments in Togo since the last peace mediation meeting between the ECOWAS mediation team, the Government and the Opposition parties in Togo. President Akufo Addo at about 7:15pm […] The post Togolese

The Technical University Teachers Association (TUTAG) has threatened to resume its sit-down strike if “the proposed meeting of stakeholders does not come off and no steps are taken to migrate its members “. This was made known in a press conference addressed Monday by the Chairman of the Koforidua Technical University branch of TUTAG, Dr. […] The post TUTAG demands removal of NCTE

The Education Ministry has challenged claims by some head teachers that new teachers being posted to schools to handle the gold track under the Free senior High school policy are not fit for purpose. Some headmasters have told Starr News the new teachers are not experienced and competent enough for the courses they have been […] The post Gold track Teachers

Some Heads of Senior High Schools in the Eastern Region are rejecting newly trained graduate teachers posted to their schools to teach students under the Gold Track system of the Free Senior High School Policy. According to some of the Headmasters, teachers posted to teach certain-subjects do not have knowledge in the subjects they were […] The post Headmasters

Financial services technology solutions provider, IT Consortium Limited has been ranked the top Financial Technology (FinTech) firm in Ghana at the 17th Edition of the Ghana Club 100 Awards. A first time entrant on the Ghana Club 100 list, IT Consortium was ranked the 14th top company in the country. Organized by the Ghana Investment […] The post IT

The Ghana National Association of Graduate Teachers in the Ashanti region is warning of dire problems in senior high schools due to inadequate teachers in the Gold Track stream. An assessment of the teacher front suggests that several schools are understaffed as teachers in the green track; most of whom are experienced, have taken a […] The post NAGRAT concerned

Government has described as false claims that the President was planning to increase the number of staff at the Presidency from 998 to 1614. The government’s denial followed claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa it intended to increase the number of presidential staffers over 1,600 […] The post Presidential