Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a leading member of the governing NPP, has indicated that the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy, otherwise known as E-Levy, will go a long way to affect the governing party. Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the former Trade and Industry Minister stated that …
Read More »Prepare to pay higher charges, things are hard – Adum sex workers to customers
Commercial sex workers in Adum, Kumasi, have hinted at an upsurge in their daily charges due to the current economic hardships. According to them, the current hikes in prices of make-up kits, wigs, dresses, etc coupled with the high cost of living in the country has informed their decision. They …
Read More »Minority MPs reject 30% pay cut
Some members of the Minority Caucus has declined to join their colleagues in the Majority and members of the Executive to cut their remuneration by 30 percent in order to address economic challenges confronting the country. Kwame Agbodza, Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee, told Joy News that …
Read More »VIDEO: Ken Agyapong pays US$145,000 for repairs of KATH cancer machine
Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has paid an amount of US$145,000 for the importation of parts of a crucial cancer treatment machine at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH. He issued the checque during the week on Net 2 TV when some of the medics who work at …
Read More »Why should we pay to preach in town? – Street preachers in New Juaben protest fee regime
Street preachers in Koforidua who call themselves Christ Preachers Association (CPA) have raised a red flag over the New Juaben Municipal Assembly’s intention to accredit them at a fee in the coming weeks. The Assembly’s intended step is to regulate the activities of the street preachers and to serve as …
Read More »Hearts pay Muntari GH¢1 monthly
It has emerged that ex-Black Stars winger, Sulley Muntari, is paid just GH¢1 each month for playing for Accra Hearts of Oak, making him the lowest earning player in the league. Muntari’s return to domestic football last month was, perhaps, the biggest transfer coups by Hearts for a high-profile who …
Read More »You’ll pay GH¢10, GH¢9 for litre of diesel, petrol from Wed – COPEC
Ghanaians will soon be buying diesel and petrol at GH¢10 and GH¢9 per litre at the pumps from Wednesday, 16 March 2022, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has projected. In a statement, COPEC put the impending spike on soaring crude prices on the international market coupled with the …
Read More »Teachers ordered to pay rent for occupying gov’t bungalows
The Ghana Education Service in the Western Region has served notice to teachers in the area to brace up for a 10 per cent deduction from their salaries for occupying government bungalows. In a letter sighted by Starrfm.com.gh, the Director of Education in the Western Region, Mrs. Felicia Agyeibea Okai referred …
Read More »VIDEO: “Pay me my money” – Sex worker disgraces guy who fled after chopping her
A no-nonsense sex worker has finally gotten hold of a notorious guy who fleed after their bedroom activity upon refusing to make payment for the service that was rendered to him. Unfortunately, this guy unknowingly attended an event in which the sex worker was an invited guest. After they bumped …
Read More »Half of men who pay for sex may be HIV-positive – study
Paying for sex is prevalent among African men with 1 in 10 of them using the services of sex workers, suggests new research. Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada and Imperial College London also found that men who pay for sex are 50% more likely to be HIV-positive …
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