POLITICS

Government considering free tertiary education – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country. According to the president, the greatest investment to make in a country is to invest in it’s people, therefore, he intends to do so by investing in the education of the people. “What I’ve realised is …

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Barbados: Nine nurses from Ghana test positive for COVID-19

Twelve people, including nine of the nurses who recently arrived in Barbados from Ghana, have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests conducted on Friday by the Best Dos-Santos Public health Laboratory. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George made the announcement during a live media conference on CBC TV yesterday afternoon. …

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GES, WAEC deny leakage of 2020 WASSCE Science Paper 1 and 2

The Ghana Education Service and the West African Examination Council in different releases have denied reports that the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science Paper 1 and 2 scheduled to be taken on Monday, August 3, 2020 has been leaked. In its release, WAEC while allying the fears of students and other …

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It’s an insult to come back to power – Actor scolds Ex-Prez Mahama

Actor Prince David Osei says NDC flagbearer and former President John Dramani Mahama‘s desire to come back to power is an “insult” to Ghanaians. According to him, Mr. Mahama has already served the nation well and there is nothing more he can offer Ghanaians. Besides, the former President’s administration was characterized by corruption …

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Incompetence tag: Mahama is only ranting, leave him- Prez. Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked the media to not worry him about ‘innuendos’ from the running-mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress’, John Mahama as the latter is only desperate for recognition and attention. MyNewsGh.com reports. The President stated in an exclusive interview on Wontumi Television on Saturday, …

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LIVESTREAMED: President Akufo-Addo speaks on Wontumi TV

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is speaking on the Wontumi TV channel in the Ashanti Region as part of a regional working tour he embarked last week. This follows a US$49 million sod cutting for the construction of the Damongo Water Project in the Northern Region. Watch Akufo-Addo’s interview on Wontumi TV …

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Final phase of voter registration exercise begins today

The Electoral Commission (EC) will this morning (Saturday, August 1, 2020) begin the fifth and final phase of its ongoing voter registration exercise. The Commission in a statement urged all eligible voters to take advantage of the final phase and register to vote on December 7, 2020. The current exercise …

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WASSCE 2020 Integrated Science questions Leaked?

Less than 72 hours to the start of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE), there are suspicions that the questions have been leaked. A sample of the Integrated Science paper which is scheduled to be written on Monday, August 3, 2020, has surfaced on social media. A post sighted on …

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COVID-19 death toll in Ghana hits 182

Ghana has recorded seven more COVID-19 deaths as the death toll now stands at 182 from 175, according to the Ghana Health Service. The active cases of the virus stand at 3,223 with 32,090 persons recovered or discharged. The total number of cases stand at 35,501 after 359 new cases …

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SHS gold-track student collapses and dies during exams in Koforidua

A second-year gold-track student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has died during exams. The female student collapsed while writing Literature in English WASSCE Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to the St. Joseph Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Starr News has gathered that the General …

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Bawumia’s in TROUBLE Over Dual Citizenship Allegation

Some Ghanaians are calling for the arrest of Vice President(VP) Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over what is allegedly described as a crime for the possession of dual citizenship despite holding such a key position in the country. According to those calling for the arrest of the Vice President, it is a crime for a …

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COVID-19: 10 local plants saving Ghanaian lives

The importance and usefulness of herbal medicines haven’t been more profound than this period of the global health crisis. In an era where the strength of one’s immune system holds the key to the person’s survival, the patronage of herbal medicine has witnessed a dramatic rise. In Ghana, health experts …

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NPP’s Abronye DC ‘most abusive on radio’ – MFWA report

A language monitoring report by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has cited the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, for excessive use of abusive language on radio. The report also identified Happy FM’s Nana Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah and the …

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Is Electoral Commission’s Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan ‘Dead’?

Former Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan who was popularly known as Afari Gyan despite the numerous back and front with the new voters register and the heated 2020 general elections have intended not to speak to make Ghanaians have a better view of his long term experience as former …

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NDC reacts to Bawumia with 60 achievements of Mahama

The main opposition National Democratic Congress says they are ready for the comparison of achievements challenge being advanced by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The Vice President in a Facebook post Tuesday published what he says are 50 achievements of President Akufo-Addo which put him ahead of former President John Mahama in …

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NPP, NDC leaders arrested for disrupting voters registration exercise

Two leading figures ofthe governing New Patriotic Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asasi Constituency in the Ashanti Region, have been arrested for disrupting the ongoing voters registration exercise. The two, Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yakubu Tony Aidoo, and the deputy Youth Organiser of …

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