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 …
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Banking crisis: I’ll pay depositors if I win – Mahama
Former President John Mahama has promised to pay depositors whose investments have been locked up following the banking crisis undertaken by the Akufo-Addo government. “…We believe that we do owe depositors. When I come into government, we will make sure we will pay depositors their monies within the shortest possible …
Read More »I’m sorry for questioning your relevance – Majority Leader to Amoako Tuffuor
Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei-Kyei Mensah Bonsu has apologized to founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Kwame Amoako Tuffour after the former angrily questioned his [Amoako Tuffuor] relevance both at the party level and government. Some controversies have emerged between the two following pronouncements by Dr Amoako …
Read More »AWW violence: Stay away from NDC’s commemorative durbar – Police warn officers
The Greater Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has ordered its officers in the region to stay off the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) durbar scheduled on Friday to mark the first anniversary of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence. Friday, January 31, 2020 marks one year since the …
Read More »Voter roll: Near-blows at deadlocked IPAC meeting
The meeting between the Electoral Commission, its Eminent Advisory Committee and the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) over the election management body’s decision to compile a new voter roll ended in a deadlock on Thursday, 30 January 2020 with some of the participants almost exchanging blows but for the intervention of …
Read More »Ghanaian teachers to benefit from ‘world class’ Teacher Survey App
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 …
Read More »Anaesthetists to strike from Friday over title change
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 …
Read More »Eminent Advisory Committee to meet EC, IPAC today over new register controversy
An Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting will be held later today, Thursday, in Accra over the controversy surrounding the Electoral Commission’s {EC) decision to compile a new voters’ register ahead of election 2020. The meeting is being convened at the behest of the EC’s Eminent Advisory Committee which had called for an …
Read More »‘No roads no vote’ and similar mantras unfortunate – CHRAJ
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has described as unfortunate and inappropriate the practice, where citizens attached conditions to their votes. This, according to the Commission was tantamount to vote-buying and as such could create a platform for corruption and therefore must be discouraged in all terms. …
Read More »Non-Ghanaians eligible to pick NPP nomination forms
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it will not prevent anyone, including foreigners, who wish to pick nomination forms and contest the party’s upcoming parliamentary elections slated for April 25. General Secretary of the party John Boadu in a press conference last week warned party executives have no power …
Read More »2020 polls will be serious – Rawlings
Former President, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has urged that extra caution be taken by the Electoral Commission and all other stakeholders involved with the processes leading to the 2020 polls. He believes any wrong move will have dire consequences considering the elections is a major one and all parties …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s Family Will Suffer . . . – Asiedu Nketia Curses
General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has launched a blistering verbal attack against President Akufo-Addo, scoffing at the latter’s much-acclaimed champion of human-rights track record in the process. A visibly riled Asiedu Nketia indicted the current administration for the repeated acts of violence, intimidation …
Read More »Another fire incident at Accra Academy
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 …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ethiopian isolates 4, Kenya, Ivory Coast test suspected cases
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 …
Read More »New ambulances can locate caller, connect to nearest health centre
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 …
Read More »DR Amoako Tuffour: Too late to protect Ashanti NPP female seats
Dr. Amoako Tuffour has asked leadership of the New Patriotic Party in the various regions to allow all aspirants pick forms and contest in a free and fair manner. Dr. Amoako Tuffour who was speaking on Kumasi-based Otec FM’s Nyansapo programme Monday advised party leaders in the region to discard …
Read More »The last surviving member of Kwame Nkrumah’s cabinet has passed on
Franklin Adubobi Jantuah, the only surviving member of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s regime has died. He died at the age of 91. Franklin Adubobi was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was a minister of state in the first republic and in the Provisional National Defence Council. He served as minister …
Read More »NPP primaries: Asokwa party executives lock offices; run away from aspirant
Supporters of Medical Doctor; Nana Yaw Boakye were visibly angry when they accompanied their candidate to the NPP office at Ahinsan to pick nomination forms only to meet the party offices locked up. The supporters who spoke to Bernard Buachi accused the party Chairman and the incumbent MP of colluding …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi speaks after bail by police
The Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has spoken after he releases from police custody. The NDC official was arrested by the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Monday, January 27 after a program on UTV. In his interaction with the media after he was granted …
Read More »Midwife calls for security for CHPS compound
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 …
Read More »Mahama’s Desperation Turns Him Into A “Comedian”
If you are hankering for a place to kick the boredom that has gained roots in your system away, look no further than Mahama and his assigns. If you miss Bishop Bob Okala of yesteryear, calm down your nostalgia, for you are about to be ushered into a world filled …
Read More »Takoradi-Tarkwa railway ready for free passenger service
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 …
Read More »SHSs risk closure over lack of funds and food
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 …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi granted bail
The National Communications Officer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has been granted bail. Sammy Gyamfi was picked up at the premises of UTV at Abeka Junction in Accra earlier today, Monday, January 27, 2020. He was arrested in connection with his alleged involvement in forgery and attempts to …
Read More »IMANI exposes massive conflict of interest at EC
A Vice-President of Policy Think Tank, Imani Center for Policy & Education, has delivered the biggest blow yet to the ongoing discussion on the prudence in spending GHC400 million to compile a new voters’ register by the Electoral Commission (EC) led by Jean Mensah, by exposing a selfish agenda of …
Read More »OccupyGhana demands return of gov’t vehicles ‘illegally’ sold to political appointees
Pressure group OccupyGhana is demanding that the Akufo-Addo government complies with the law in the sale of 361 government vehicles to political appointees between December 29, 2016, and January 6, 2017. In a statement Monday, the group also demanded a return of all of those vehicles to government for due …
Read More »Akufo-Addo picks nomination forms
President Akufo-Addo’s Special Advisor, Victor Newman has picked presidential nomination forms on his behalf at the New Patriotic Party’s Headquarters in Accra. The President is the first to pick presidential nomination forms since the party opened nominations on January 20. President Akufo-Addo was unable to pick the forms on his own …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi granted bail
A few hours after five officials believed to be from the Bureau of National Investigations arrested the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gymafi the outspoken stalwart has been granted bail. Sammy Gyamfi was arrested while heading towards his car after participating in a television discussion on Accra-based UTV. …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi threatens ‘mass actions’ against EC
Communications Director for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has threatened “mass actions” against the Electoral Commission. The NDC Communications Director, speaking on Citi FM News, noted that the Inter-Party resistance against the EC’s decision to compile a new voters’ register will soar up and that the group …
Read More »Update: Ofosu Ampofo, NDC members storm CID headquarters over Sammy Gyamfi
Some high profile lawyers and personalities of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have thronged the Headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) following the arrest of the party’s National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi Monday morning. According to Starr news reporter at the premises Daniel Lartey, personalities like party Chairman Samuel …
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