Trainee Nurses and Midwives across Ghana have launched a desperate appeal to the government to pay them eight months of their allowances. This was contained in a statement issued by the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees’ Association (G.N.M.T.A) on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The Akufo-Addo-led adminstration restored allowances for nurses and …

  Meat sellers in Koforidua in the New Juaben South Municipality of Eastern Region have called on city authorities to facilitate the completion of the municipal slaughterhouse which has been abandoned for some time. An abattoir and meat selling unit with the capacity of about 1000 was started in September …

  A few days ago, I came across a tweet which said “Just because you love me doesn’t mean I feel loved by you.” This really made me realize that a lot of us aren’t being loved the way we want or ought to be loved and vice versa because …

News earlier this week of China having started exploration of growing cocoa for export had lots of tongues waging over the potential impact that the edevlopment could have on major producers like Ghana and cocoa. Notably, the Agric Minister, Hon. Afriyie Akoto, commented on the development earlier this week stressing …

Host Francis Abban (right) and Education Minister Dr Adutwum FUNDING FREE SHS AND SHARING COST HOST: The matter of Free SHS, thus far, per the Budget that was read by the Finance Minister, we’ve spent a little over GHC 3 billion on the flagship program Free SHS. Three years after …

  The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said parents who wish to pay the fees for their wards despite the Free SHS program are free to do so. According to him, the government would applaud any parent who does so. He told Starr News’ Francis Abban in an …

The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, will begin prosecution of tax offenders this year as part of the broader strategy to engender tax compliance and maximize revenue collection. GRA launched its prosecution Policy in 2019. The Authority went ahead to table request before the Chief Justice to set up a dedicated …

The National Teaching Council (NTC) through the National School Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) – the regulator of pre-tertiary schools – has informed all pre-tertiary private schools to ensure that from next month their teachers begin processes to acquire their teaching licence. Also, it has notified the private schools that all yet …

Authorities at the University of Education, Winneba say they are yet to receive any information concerning the death of a student in the school. According to the Students’ Representative Council of the University, no student of the university has been reported dead per the university records in the last 24hrs …

  The Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) has served notice of ceasing the acceptance of personal and corporate cheques for payment of taxes and customs duties, effective June 1, 2021. “Existing cheques that have already been received for the payment of Duties and Taxes shall continue to be presented to the Banks. …

  Most of us consider owning a house of our own to be an essential component in Ghana, unless/until potential home buyers proceed in a more – prepared and better-informed way. Instead of it being, a dream may become a nightmare! After over 20 years, as a Real Estate developer, …

  Public Affairs Manager for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo has admitted that with the right technology, one can grow cocoa in any part of the world regardless of the weather condition. He considers it reasonable for cocoa to be produced on a small scale with technology but …

  Traders along the main road at Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality, near the ‘Ayalolo’ park, are campaigning for the removal of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ga West Municipal Assembly, Mr Clement Wilkinson. They have threatened to vote against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the next election …

  The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has assured stakeholders not to panic about the news of China exporting Cocoa to Belgium. Mr Fiifi Boafo, Public Affairs Manager of COCOBOD, said looking at the quantity of cocoa being exported by the Chinese, there no cause for alarm as “it was quite …

Liverpool owner John W Henry has apologised to the club’s supporters for the “disruption” caused by the proposed European Super League (ESL).   Henry took sole responsibility for the “unnecessary negativity”, saying: “In this endeavour I’ve let you down.” The Reds and five other Premier League sides withdrew from the ESL on …

  The Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has described as unfortunate calls on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reopen Nigerian retail shops that were closed down. GUTA said its attention has been drawn to a press release by one Chief Nkem Tony Onyeagolu former President …

A 48-year-old man with the name Silas has been Electrocuted to death at Sikaman Baasa a farming community in the Akrofuom district of the Ashanti region. According to an eyewitness, Silas was contracted to fall big trees on his employer’s farm. Unfortunately for him, some of the trees fell on …

65-year-old Ajara Mensah is battling for her life as her 25-year-old daughter, Rose Mensah struggles to pay for the treatment of kidney complications, which is dragging her slowly to her grave. Studies show that about 13% of Ghanaians have chronic kidney disease and many are dying on daily basis from …

An Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has hinted that president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s favorite team has again sacked their coach for poor performance which is a bit confused message from him to Ghanaians today. The infamous journalist who has been hard on the New Patriotic Party for the past four years has said …

  PassionAir, a domestic airline operating in Ghana, says their flight OP152 which departed from Accra for Kumasi on April 17, 2021, landed at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport due to deteriorating weather conditions at the Kumasi airport. According to the company, the diversion was necessary as it was in …

Cool Pastor is out with his latest single, ”Yesu Din”.. Gospel songs have been one of the largest medium in transforming positiveness into the lives of the people. Several gospel songs have come to do its work and yes the legacy continuous. We bring to you a fresh dedication tune …

Traders whose shops were gutted at the leatherworks lane of the Kumasi Central Market are calling for government support. Though the fire service is yet to value the extent of damage, some traders say they have lost tens of thousands of cedis to last night’s inferno. The affected traders made …

The University of Ghana, Legon, has opened the application process for students who wish to avail themselves of the student loan facility for the 2020/2021 academic year. This was announced by the Student Representative Council of the university. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the SRC, Mr …

International Diplomatic Consultant Farouk Al-Wahab has posited the Twitter Africa Headquarters in Ghana cannot employ the teeming number of unemployed youth in the country. He disclosed that the social media platform relies on a high level of technology and does not need a huge workforce to operate. “Twitter cannot employ …

I was listening to Sarkodie’s ‘Hand to Mouth’ song recently. Believe me, the 3mins 15 secs song which appeared to be targeted at the youth was full of wise nuggets for the old; the rich and the poor also. He bemoaned the phenomenon where people at their prime, cultivate an …

  Per the video going viral, it is all obvious that the future is indeed in a mess as the disturbing video on social media captures five young schoolgirls smoking shisha in their uniforms. In the video, the young girls who are believed to be in their teens were seen …

Some students of the University of Cape Coast in the Central Region have turned themselves into criminals, stealing laptops and mobile phones belonging to their colleagues. The University of Cape Coast District Police Commander, Superintendent Fii Okyere who made the disclosure further revealed that a student was last week sentenced …

The Chief Justice Anin Yeboah has approved a request by the Ghana Revenue Authority for the establishment of a tax court. According to a letter by the Chief Justice, the  court will be located at the Criminal Division of the Appeal Court within the Supreme Court buildings. The Court will …

  Ghana has signed an agreement with cocoa and chocolate companies to accelerate collaboration to protect and restore forests in cocoa-growing areas. With the agreement, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the Forestry Commission of Ghana (GFC) are building a partnership to further align the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme …

  The Government of Ghana and the parent companies of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel Ghana Holdings, MIC Africa B.V, have concluded negotiations and signed an agreement to transfer the shares of the Company to the Ghana Government. The agreement was contracted following the announcement of the Company’s departure from the Ghanaian …