• One of the world’s largest aircrafts stopped over in Ghana earlier this week • The Antonov An-225 Mriya, a strategic cargo flight, arrived at the KIA for a short stop • The six-engine plane was on its way to another African country The Kotoka International Airport, KIA, on Wednesday …

The Bank Hospital has now been opened to the public, with a pledge to provide quality service for clients, in line with best practices. Constructed by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) at a cost of €80 million, the 65-bed facility, which is located at Cantonments in Accra, comes with a …

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has asked its officers to adjust freight rates – the amount paid to a goods carrier – upward at the country’s port on goods imported from Asia due to rising freight rates on the continent. In a letter cited by the …

The largest aircraft in the world, “Antonov An-225 Mriya” has landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Only two of such aircraft were built. The current Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is the only one in operation, according to Aviation Ghana, flew from Leipzig and successfully landed at KIA shortly after …

The celebrity US-based plastic Ghanaian surgeon, Dr Michael Obeng, says he is ready to help in the impending surgery to separate the conjoined twins at Ridge Hospital in Accra. The popular surgeon told Francis Abban on Morning Starr Thursday that even though he has never handled conjoined situations, he is …

An Accounts Officer with the Pediatric Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been caught on video negotiating and taking bribes from patients in order to slash their bills after treatment. A video secretly recorded by a parent of a toddler who was admitted at the hospital shows the …

There is an outbreak of a human coronavirus (hCoVs) and Swine flu (H1N1) at Akuse Methodist Senior High Technical School in Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. Starr News has gathered that the cases were recorded from last week. Out of 34 samples taken for testing, 13 students …

In a post shared on Twitter a username @law questions how can worker have their lives improved if they are going to receive 350 cedis as salaries. He further advocated for the 13 cedis minimum wage announced by government to be strictly implemented but even with the minimum wage people …

Specialists at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital at Ridge in Accra have offered to perform the medical procedure to separate a set of Siamese twins delivered at the hospital recently. The Siamese twins are conjoined at the head, and the procedure to separate them would be the first of its kind …

The government has decided to take up the cost for the surgery to separate the conjoined twins at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge). The Chief of staff, Mrs Akosua Frema Osei-Opare announced this Monday morning on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The total cost of the surgery is …

•The World Bank has cautioned Ghana to act decisively against excessive borrowing •The institution called on government to implement stringent revenue generation measures to reduce the public debt burden •Ghana’s total public debt rose to GH¢304.6 billion as of March 2021 The World Bank has admonished Ghana to put a …

Illegal sand-winning in Ghana’s water-bodies is on the rise at the beaches, with the current situation escalating along the banks of the Volta River. Some towns along the river, particularly Bator, Asutsuare, Akuse Dam, Dodi Island and Mepe Adzigo, have been experiencing the most negative impacts of this menace in …

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has suspended the 2021 Students Representative Council (SRC) election-related activities following a clash between two halls of residence on campus. Supporters of two SRC presidential aspirants, believed to be affiliated to University Hall (Katanga) and the Unity Hall (Conti), …

• 46 active cases out of an initial 135 have been recorded after over 800 persons were tested in the school • 21 of the students who tested positive for the new Delta variant are day students • Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Kuma Aboagye says results of …

• The deadly COVID-19 Delta variant has been detected among the Ghanaian populace • The variant is reported to be the most contagious of COVID-19 variants • Some students in an undisclosed Senior High School have contracted this new variant  The highly contagious COVID-19 strain, Delta has been recorded in one of the Senior …

The price swing of commodities in some markets in the Tema enclave at the beginning of July has been attributed to the onset of the rainy season and other variables including the nature of roads in the hinterlands. A GNA survey conducted in some Tema markets at the weekend revealed …

The Social Security and National insurance Trust (SSNIT) on Monday, June 28,2021 began integrating and harmonising its database with the National Identification Authority (NIA). The integration of the databases of the two institutions would save SSNIT US$ 17 million for halting the printing of new biometric cards to its Members. …

The Takoradi Technical University (TTU), has dismissed one student and suspended 61 others for various academic offenses. The dismissed and suspended students, numbering 62, were punished for examination malpractices, misconduct and unacceptable behaviours. Mr Richardson Panyin, the Public Relations Officer of the school who made this known to the GNA, …

  The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says financial institutions must, within 24 hours of receiving a complaint from a customer regarding the capture of a payment card by an Automated Teller Machine (ATM), take steps to identify the cardholder and further work expeditiously to return the card to the customer. The central …

Ghanaians are to brace themselves to pay more for fuel, effective Thursday, July 1, 2021, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers-Ghana (COPEC) has said. It is expected that the rise in fuel would lead to a litre of diesel and petrol seeing about 2% increments at the pumps due to the rising …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday June 29 2021, commissioned the Toyota Tsusho Vehicle Assembly Plant, which is assembling some models of Toyota and Suzuki vehicles in the country. Describing the occasion as a very happy one for him, the Ghanaian people, and for Government’s Industrial Transformation Agenda, President …

The new ultra-modern Liquid Bulk Terminal (LBT) at the Port of Takoradi is expected to receive its maiden liquid bulk cargo tanker vessel today, June 30, 2021, without any hindrance. At a stakeholder engagement with petroleum downstream patrons before the start of operations at the Terminal, Capt. Ebenezer Afadzi said: …

The Takoradi Technical University in the Western region has rusticated sixty-five (65) students of the University for various Examination Malpractices. A document intercepted by Empire News means the affected students can no longer hold themselves as students of TTU for two semesters. Confirming the university’s decision to Empire News’ Emmanuel …

• The price of crude oil dropped on the commodities market today at a unit price of -0.95 • Cotton dropped on the market today to sell at a unit price of -1.26 • Coffee also dropped at a price unit of +2.55 On the commodities market today, June 28, …

• Some traders at the Agbogbloshie market will on Friday relocate to their new site at Adjen Kotoku • An amount of GH¢500,000 has been given to the traders to help them transport their goods from the old site to Adjen Kotoku • Each onion trader is expected to get …

  • There has been a staggering increase in prices at vulcanizing centers. •It will not cost a driver GH¢2 to inflate a single car tyre • The charges for other services at vulcanizing centers have also increased With government having introduced and implemented a number of taxes as contained …

  Government has unveiled a new domestic debt securities issuance calendar for the period June to August 2021. Interestingly the new calendar overlaps part of the immediate past one which was released less than two months ago, covering the second quarter of the year i.e. April to June. Actually, this …

Traders at the Asafo Market in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region on Monday, June 28, protested over the continuous flooding of the market. The market within a week has suffered two major flooding after the region experienced two major downpours claiming at least seven lives. The aggrieved traders …

  The 21st BET Awards that took place on June 27, 2021, saw Burna Boy set a record as the first artist to win Best International Act on three consecutive occasions. The Nigerian won ahead of Aya Nakamura (France), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Emicida (Brazil), Headie One (UK), Wizkid (Nigeria), Young …

Oftentimes, people ask what they can do to avoid getting heart disease. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to reduce your chances of getting heart disease. A research by MedlinePlus, has shown that, heart disease is a leading cause of death in many parts of the world, especially …