The Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate withdrawal of the new denominations of the Ghana Cedi introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). A member of the Finance Committee, Benjamin Komla Kpodo, in questioning the timing for the issuance of new notes, insisting BoG withdraws it for further consultations. …
Read More »I won’t pay ¢10,000 cost Supreme Court slapped on me – Akua Donkor
Leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor says she will not pay the 10,000-cedi cost awarded against her by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court in dismissing Akua Donkor’s suit against President Nana Akufo-Addo and vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on November 27 asked the politician-cum-farmer to pay …
Read More »24-year-old teacher found dead in his room at Breman Brakwa
A 24-year-old Teacher at Breman Brakwa Presbyterian Basic School in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District of the Central Region has been found dead in his room on Friday morning. According to a colleague Teacher of the deceased who’s also a tenant in the same house, Byron Akufo Ampofo never complained …
Read More »Policeman interdicted for alleged rape of suspect’s wife
A policeman at Manso Datano in the Ashanti Region has been arrested and detained for allegedly raping the wife of a suspect in custody. He has also been interdicted by the police administration. The policeman is said to have raped the victim several times at the Manso Datano Police Station …
Read More »Central Region Takes Center Stage as Beach Soccer Teams Storm Cape Coast
Over the past six weeks, more than 192 of the fittest athletes you can find on sand have battled it out over 34 matches in which 176 goals have been scored. On Saturday 30th November 2019, all roads would lead to Cape Coast for the finals of the 2019 CalBank …
Read More »18 remand prisoners at Ho Central Prison freed
Some eighteen (18) remand prisoners in the Ho Central Prisons have been set free by the Justice For All (JFA) programme at its sitting today the 29th of November 2019. The eighteen remand prisoners were in prison on remand for various offences mostly murder and possession of narcotics. The special …
Read More »What you need to know about new GH¢100, GH¢200 banknotes, GH¢2 coin
The Bank of Ghana on Friday November 29, 2019, introduced two new high denominations. They are the GH¢ 100 and GH¢ 200 Banknotes. The Central Bank also introduced a new GH¢ 2 coin. Why The New Notes? According to the Central Bank, high levels of inflation currency depreciation in the …
Read More »EC accountants ordered not to disburse referendum cash
The Electoral Commission has directed its regional accountants to ‘hold on’ with the issuance of funds to the respective branches for the December referendum. An internal memo from the deputy chairperson of the commission in charge of operation to staff sighted by Starr News did not give a reason for …
Read More »‘At 61, you’ve proven to be more relevant than someone at 75’ – Efo Worlanyo to JM@61
The Bono Regional Youth Organizer of the NDC, Efo Worlanyo Tsekpo has sent a heartwarming message to the flagbearer of the NDC, former President Jonh Mahama stating that the erstwhile president has “proven to be more relevant than someone at 75 when it comes to governance”. In the message sighted …
Read More »GUTA refuses engagement with Nigerian traders in Ghana
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has expressed its unpreparedness to engage with Nigerian traders in Ghana following the name-calling it has been subjected to by the latter. GUTA said members of the Nigerian Traders Association, Ghana (NUTAG) have at every opportunity hurled insults at them over their insistence …
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