The Minister of ’Education Minister, Dr.Matthew Opoku Prempeh aka ‘Napo’, has reiterated that the free Senior High School (SHS) policy will not survive under John Mahamah Presidency and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. Hon. Opoku Prempeh who also the MP for Manhyia South Constituency has therefore, admonished Ghanaians to …

The 37 Military Hospital has announced that it will from Friday, 7 February 2020, to Friday, 6 March 2020, close down two of its units for a fumigation exercise. The affected units are the Medical and Emergency Unit (MEU) and the Trauma, Surgical and Emergency Unit. A press statement signed …

Fire has gutted part of the Buipe Senior High School. The fire which swept through the girls’ dormitory, ClassFM 97.3 understands, have destroyed the personal belongings of the girls. The fire started Monday morning when the girls were preparing to go to class. The cause of the fire is not …

The Government of Kenya has applauded Ghana’s implementation of the double-track system which has seen enrollment into the Senior High School and some other second cycle institutions double over the past two years. It has accordingly, requested from the Government of Ghana, technical support and the design of a double …

There is nothing that is as beneficial to our health than the various gifts of nature. Unarguably, palm wine is one of them. Palm wine is a sweet, tasty drink that is gotten from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the Palmyra, date palms, and coconut …

The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh says subjects that go contrary to the cultural values, norms and religious sensitivities of the country will not be accepted in the new school curriculum. The government in 2019 announced the introduction of a new curriculum for basic schools in the country. There …

Celebrated Ghanaian model Tiffany has confessed that his late father who happens to be a former director at the Bank of Ghana wanted her to be a lawyer instead of a model. Coming from a rich home, she grew up loving entertainment and modelling but her family did not like …

A 17 -year- old boy, Kwabena Agyei, was beaten to death by an angry mob on Friday morning for stealing a ‘Pragia’ Motorbike at Aboaso in the Kodie District of the Ashanti Region. According to eyewitness accounts, the victim, Agyei, was a native at Offinso Asamankama but traveled to Aboaso …

Members of the Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anaesthetists have laid down their tools effective today, Friday, January 31, 2020. The decision to declare an indefinite strike, according to the group is to protest the refusal of the Medical and Dental Council to rescind its decision to change the group’s …

Suppliers of foodstuff to the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) for the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) feeding programme are threatening to withdraw their supplies if monies owed them are not paid forthwith. The Suppliers of foodstuff for the sustainability of the Free SHS Feeding programme who spoke …

Suppliers of foodstuff to the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) for the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) feeding programme are threatening to withdraw their supplies if monies owed them are not paid forthwith. The Suppliers of foodstuff for the sustainability of the Free SHS Feeding programme who spoke …

“Upon my return from work, I heard my wife moaning inside our toilet and when I went close, I spotted her having sex with a man inside the toilet, and I kicked the man to the ground…” These were the words of a 46-year-old electrician who has been arrested for …

A ground-breaking innovation, certain to create a significant impact across the education landscape in Ghana, is about to be launched. Known as TeacherTapp Ghana, this teacher survey mobile app, is aimed at gathering information regarding the daily lives of teachers and education in general, through a series of programmed questions …

Members of the Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anaesthetists (GACRA) have served notice they will embark on strike from Friday, January 31, 2020. According to the association, their appeal to the Medical and Dental Council over plans to change their name has been ignored. They claim the MDC has instead …

Three Nigerians have become the latest suspects to be arrested by the Tema Port Authorities in the year 2020 after they failed in their attempt to stowaway to Europe. The three stowaways who have since been placed in police custody had boarded the vessel from Nigeria in hope of going …

A 52 year old unemployed, who defiled a three-year-old girl at Apatrapa New Site, near Kumasi, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by a Kumasi Circuit Court. Owusu Sebi pleaded not guilty to the offence but was found guilty after trial by the Court, presided over by Comfort Tasiame. …

There is another fire outbreak on the campus of Accra Academy, a few days after a similar incident on the campus. The Alema Hall fire according to GhanaWeb sources started round 8:30 pm. This is the second time since January 15, when the first fire outbreak swept the same Alema …

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in several other Asian countries, Europe and the United States. The World Health Organisation’s Africa emergency response program manager Michel Yao advised health ministers in the region to activate standard flu screening at …

The newly-commissioned ambulances are fitted with digitised state-of-the-art dispatch management system, integrated with the national digital property addressing system which will automatically generate the digital address location of the caller, President Akufo-Addo has disclosed. This according to the President, will enable the control centre to determine straightaway the nearest ambulance to dispatch, he …

The Nkawkaw District Police Command has arrested one person in connection with the exhumation of remains of a deceased at Awenade, a community near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The suspect Nana Kwaku Ampadu, 39, was picked up by Police Monday, January 27, 2020 at about 12:35 pm at his …

Madam Faustina Lami Abatera, the Midwife in charge of the Kolinvai Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound located in the East Mumprusi Municipality of the North East Region has called for security guards to protect the facility and medical equipment. She said the facility which has a nurses’ quarters …

The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) has successfully completed its reformation exercise on the Takoradi-Tarkwa Railway line and urged the public to patronize its services for free on the stretch beginning today, Tuesday January 28. The GRCL said it was fully prepared to begin passenger services after a concurrent test …

Senior High Schools in the country risk closure over lack of funds and shortage of food. Funds have not been disbursed to the schools since the beginning of the 2019/2020 academic year affecting the smooth running of the schools. Starr News checks in the Eastern region reveal most schools have …

A 34-year-old Mapping and Surveying apprentice, Thomas Yaw Kyame, has been gunned down by a farmer after mistaking him for a game. The incident occurred at Sikorkor, a farming community near Agavenya in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The body of the deceased has been retrieved …

A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the Anyaa Police for allegedly stabbing a National Security operative to death. The suspect, Emmanuel Gyeabour, according to the police, stabbed Alhaji Abdul Mummin Salia, aka Sly, 36, in the neck at Awoshie, Accra after a misunderstanding had ensued between the two over …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called for a forensic probe into the conduct of the Director, Internal Audit Division of the GHS, Mr Kwabena Hemeng-Ntiamoah, who is alleged to have misappropriated millions of cedis meant for audit assignments. A document sighted by the Ghanaian Times suggested that the forensic …

Health officials in Ghana have tightened surveillance at Ghana’s border with Cote d’Ivoire after a suspected case of coronavirus was reported. Ever since the disease surfaced in China, many countries are on the alert to ensure it does not find its way to their setting. The Director-General of the Ghana …

Two out of four persons who stole 300 cattle from Kete-Krachi in the Oti Region have been arrested by the Police in Savannah Region. Ibrahim Imoro and Amadu Imoro were said to have taken the stolen cows to a farm settlement near Kosorgbor in the Savannah Region. They were arrested …

Emergency healthcare services in Ghana are to receive a major boost from this week, following the dispatch of over 300 Ambulances, over 300 EMT Drivers and support staff and 30 Dispatchers to 275 constituencies nationwide from Tuesday. The ambulances were procured under the government Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) …

A Chinese national, Wei Yan Wen, has allegedly been stabbed to death by his compatriot at Asankragua in the Wassa Amenfi West District of the Western Region. The suspect, Lee Buau Huan, is believed to be a friend of the victim who was stabbed following a supposed disagreement over a …