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The Audit Service has instructed the Wa West and the Nadowli Kaleo District Assemblies to refund an amount of Ghc2,955.00 and GHC8,702.18 respectively being overpayments of contracts. The Service gave the instruction during separate town hall meetings in Kaleo and Wechiaw organised by the Ghana Strengthening Accountability Mechanism Project (GSAM) …

Power Distribution Services Limited (PDS) has said it is “carefully weighing its options” as far as its response to the Government of Ghana’s termination of its power distribution deal with the private firm, adding that it “continues to reserve all its rights under the transaction agreements and applicable laws to …

The Bank of Ghana, BOG has asked market players not to panic because they have adequate dollars to stabilize the cedi. The BOG gave the assurance in a circular issued to all commercial banks in the country. According to Joy FM’s report, the circular could be seen as the fresh …

The adage ‘never judge a book by its cover’ came to play when a young man hired a group of men at Sowutuom, in Accra to rob his former boss thinking they were armed robbers. The group members who were angry the man considered them robbers held him by both …

The Police Administration has confirmed that it has arrested, detained and interdicted a Police Chief Inspector for allegedly raping the wife of a suspect in custody. The inspector [name withheld] is alleged to have raped the woman at the Manso Datano Police Station in the Amansie South District of the …

The Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison has explained the rationale behind government’s policy decision to introduce new Bank notes of Ghc100, Ghc200 and 2Ghc coin. Addressing a presser covered by MyNewsGH.com, the Governor said “twelve years after the redenomination exercise, sustained periods of high inflation …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has broken ground for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project. The project, according to President Akufo-Addo, “will be the single, largest investment ever made by any government in the northern sector of the country”, and is in fulfilment of a pledge …

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has failed in his legal attempt to get a decision on whether or not he should face trial for corruption taken to the Supreme Court. Last month, the High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled that he should go on trial on charges relating to an …

It has been exactly a week since the Black Meteors had their dreams of playing in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo shattered, after losing the 3rd place match of the Under 23 AFCON to South Africa. Whilst the pain of the lose still lingers, this video of a Twi commentary …

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has rejected accusations of visa fraud levelled against some lawmakers, adding that he would not succumb to acts of bullying from foreign missions in the country. Three MPs and a former legislator were accused of visa fraud by Mr Jon Benjamin while …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Ghana FA has called an emergency meeting on Friday with the chairman of the caretaker committee of the federation Dr. Kofi Amoah to explain why $100,000 went missing from the $1 million paid by Glo to the governing body, Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal. The new federation led by Kurt Okraku …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has introduced new higher denominations. They include a GH¢ 100 and GH¢ 200 banknotes. It has also introduced a GH¢ 2 coin. Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, launched the new notes and coin on Friday, November 29, 2019. BY Melvin Tarlue

Applying for a Ghana visa at the Houston consulate U.S, will no longer be a straightforward process for people seeking visas, for now at least. The Honorary Consulate General of Ghana in Houston, U.S has published a non-issuance of visas on its website owing to the exhaustion of supply. In …

No 1 Oxford Street Hotel and Suites is a 5 star luxury hotel and suites, offering a hospitality experience unlike any other found in the city of Accra. To celebrate the upcoming soft opening, they will be giving away a gift every day from the 1st to the 25th December …

Three hundred construction companies have submitted bids to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for the construction and rehabilitation of roads in cocoa growing communities nationwide. The firms are competing to be selected as contractors for the first phase of the cocoa road projects, which resumed this year after it was …

A nine-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at her guardian’s home located in Ankpa quarters extension in Makurdi metropolis of Benue State. It was gathered that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday and that the body was found in the bathroom. The state’s Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) …

Close to 7,000 caterers who cocked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2018/19 academic year have been paid, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison has confirmed. “So everyone is expected to receive payment today, [Thursday November 28] as has been confirmed …

Three men have been jailed for plotting a large-scale terror attack in busy areas of central Melbourne, Australia. The men, inspired by Islamic State (IS), had aimed to use machetes and explosives to maximise casualties during the Christmas period in 2016. It was one of the most substantial terror threats …

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) on Thursday announced that it will disconnect power to the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO) on December 30 because of a $30million debt owed it. The management of the power transmission company said VALCO’s debt and that of Electricity Company of Ghana, and Northern …