The Tema High Court has adjourned the ruling of the bail application of the #FixTheCountry Movement lead convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor to March 16. The court presided over by Justice Daniel Mensah said even though his “mind is made up” of the ruling, he wants to give a detailed ruling. This …
Read More »Bride in coma, as groom crashes to death on his way to their wedding
It was his advertised wedding day and it was supposed to be, as it usually is, one of his happiest days – a day he would share with his bride but luck eluded them in the most disastrous way. Today, March 14, 2022, the death of Mohammed Zakari, the groom, …
Read More »Another Nigerian sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for trying to acquire GhanaCard
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has disclosed that another Nigerian called Usman Emmanuel has been prosecuted for posing as a Ghanaian to register for the GhanaCard. According to the NIA, Usman Emmanuel after presenting a valid Ghanaian Birth Certificate successfully went through the registration process and was left 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 »Ghana vs Nigeria World Cup qualifier could be moved to Kumasi
Ghana’s 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff qualifying first leg tie against Nigeria this month could be played in Kumasi instead of Cape Coast. This was after a team of CAF officials inspected the Baba Yara Stadium in the Ashanti Regional capital on Sunday. There have been complaints about the pitch …
Read More »Consciously play songs from female musicians – MzVee to Ghanaian DJs
Award-winning Ghanaian artiste and the first Ghanaian to be featured on Grammy Press Play, Mzvee, has challenged music industry stakeholders, particularly DJs to promote songs from female artists. According to MzVee, the representation of female artists on the Ghanaian music scene is not encouraging and as such, there should be a …
Read More »Cost of medicines to go down after removal of VAT on pharmaceutical products – Govt
The government earlier this week announced the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on pharmaceutical ingredients in Ghana. Similarly, the VAT on selected finished pharmaceutical products have also been removed. This is to ensure that the cost of medicines in Ghana is reduced, the government said. “Government removes VAT …
Read More »15 men vandalize household to extort money at Afrancho-Bronkong
15 men vandalized an entire household in an attempt to extort money from the family of a boy alleged to be a thief. According to Maame Adutwumwaa, the mother of the 17-year old boy Moses, who was alleged to be the thief, her son returned from work Friday evening around …
Read More »KNUST students to study Kofi Kinaata’s ‘Things Fall Apart’
Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has authorised Takoradi-based rapper, Kofi Kinaata‘s Things Fall Apart song to be studied in the school. Effective the first semester of the 2021/2022 academic year, level 200 students of the English department will take it up. This was announced on the Twitter page of Voice …
Read More »Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets Akufo-Addo to deepen Ghana-UAE ties
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces has met President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to review the prospects of advancing the relations between the two nations. Sheikh Mohamed met President Akufo-Addo at Al Shati’ …
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