‘Sakawa’ Boys Want Me Dead
The assembly member for Assin North district assembly in the central region Nana Yaw has alleged that some youth who are into quick money ‘sakawa’ business threatened to kill him after advising...
Day: March 11, 2017
Pope Hints At Possible Ordination of Married Men
Pope Francis has said he may consider ordaining married men – under very specific circumstances – to address the shortage of Catholic priests. He was speaking about the possibility of viri...
Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch of .africa
Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch by the African Union. AU commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma hailed its...
All Set For Freedom Fight Night
The 60th independence anniversary boxing bouts scheduled for the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra are expected to thrill fans on Saturday, March 11. The bouts are under Streetwise Promotions in...
Akufo-Addo Fulfils Campaign Pledge To Peacekeepers; Increases Allowances From $31 To $35
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an increase in the allowances of Ghanaian peacekeepers from $31 to $35, effective January 2017, in fulfillment of a manifesto pledge of the New...
US Military Nude Photo Sharing Scandal Widens Beyond Marines
US servicemen from all parts of the military have been sharing nude photos of their female colleagues online, it has emerged. Reports last week uncovered widespread photo sharing by current and...
Middle East Two Bombs Hit Syria’s Damascus, Fatalities Reported
Bombs went off near cemetery in Bab Masala area of the city, state media reports.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com is your source for all Ghana...
National E-Library Projects Take Off
The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, yesterday cut the tape for the construction of 60 e-libraries throughout the country. Dubbed: “Ghana, 60 years on,” the project forms part of...
Profile of Nominated Kumasi Mayor
Osei Assibey Antwi has been nominated by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) in the Ashanti region. His nomination is...
EXIM Bank Gets New CEO
President Nana Akufo Addo has appointed Mr. Lawrence Agyinsam as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Export Import (EXIM) Bank. His appointment is however pending receipt of the...
List of Deputy Ministers Shouldn’t Delay Further
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has asked the President to quickly release the list of Deputy Ministerial nominees for the various ministries. He said when the list is presented to Parliament on...
NPP Northern Group Congratulates Musah Superior
A faction calling itself the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Northern Patriotic group has congratulated Iddrisu Musah Superior on his nomination as the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE)....
Delayed CONTI Project To Blame For Accra Flooding
A member of Parliament’s local government committee, O. B. Amoah, has attributed Accra’s continuous flooding challenges to the failure of the Mahama administration to implement the CONTI project....
A Tiny Grain of Jealousy Can Profit Much!
As opposed to popular misconception, jealousy isn't so much a 'high-frequency evil' as often projected. Neither is it a dreadful 'rotten part' of human character, which every individual should strive...
Use Euphoria On Tax Cuts To Broaden Tax Net-PwC To Govt
Auditing firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC) has advised government to take advantage of the Tax Administrative Law as it comes into force this year to broaden the tax base. According to the firm,...
Take Call For Environmental Protection Seriously – Apaak
All Ghanaians must, as a matter for urgency, heed the call made by President Akufo-Addo to protect the environment, Dr Clement Apaak, Member of Parliament for Builsa South, has said. According to...
Budget Silent On Jobs- MP
The Member of Parliament for Keta, Richard Quarshigah has stated that the budget statement failed to address unemployment issues given the alarming rate of joblessness in the country. According to...
Transfer Our Police Officers – Ejura Sekyere Residents
Residents of Ejura Sekyere Odumase Municipality in the Ashanti region are calling for the mass transfer of police personnel in the area. According to them, some of the Police officers have stayed too...
Nana Raises Soldiers ‘ Allawa’
In fulfillment of one of the several promises he made during the 2016 electioneering campaign, President Akufo-Addo has increased the peacekeeping allowance from $31 to $35. He announced the decision...
GOIL Shares Hit Bullish Trajectory On Stock Market
The Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) the nation’s foremost indigenous oil marketing company shares rose by 0.8 per cent to close at GHc1.20 per share at the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) mid-week...