Attacks On $2.25bn Bond Baseless
The Ministry of Finance has described attacks on the $2.25 billion bond issued recently as baseless. The Minority group in parliament, led by a former Deputy Finance Minister, Mr. Cassiel Ato Forson...
Day: April 20, 2017
Bill To Regulate Gas Industry In the Offing
The Ministry of Energy is currently in the process of developing a Gas Bill and intends to submit it to Parliament for approval, this year. The bill, when approved is expected to provide a...
Taxi Unions To Protest Unfair Competition By Uber
Taxi unions in the country have given government a 4-day ultimatum to force Uber services to comply with all operational terms in running taxi-cab services in the country. The taxi drivers have...
Lands and Natural Resources Minister Tours Galamsey Sites
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, yesterday led a delegation to illegal mining sites in the country, as the 21-day ultimatum given to illegal miners operating in the country...
Delta Force Members’ Case Adjourned Again To May 18
The Kumasi Circuit Court hearing the case involving the 13 members of the New Patriotic Party-affiliated vigilante group, Delta Force, has adjourned the case again to May 18, 2017. The Prosecutor for...
Amenfi East, Tarkwa, Prestea Huni Valley Most Affected By Galamsey – Study
A study on the impact of the galamsey activities in the Western region has shown that the Amenfi East, Tarkwa Nsuaem and Prestea Huni Valley districts are the most impacted districts in terms of...
WASCAL Appoints Prof Adegoke As New Interim Executive Director
West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) has appointed Professor Jimmy Omoniyi Adegoke as its interim Executive Director. He takes over from Dr. Laurent...
We Don’t Engage In Galamsey; We Provide Technical Support- Chinese
Chinese nationals in the Wassa Akropong district of the Western Region say the only role they play in the illegal small scale mining in the area is to provide technical support to local miners. They...
Three Pakistani Women Confess To Killing Blasphemy Suspect
Three young Pakistani women have confessed to killing a man accused of blasphemy, police said Thursday, after he was gunned down at home in what his family have called a sectarian hate crime. Fazal...
Egypt, Sudan Vow Not To Aid Respective Opposition Groups
Egypt and Sudan said on Thursday they will not harbour or support opposition groups fighting their respective governments, as top diplomats of the two countries vowed to boost bilateral ties....
Moroccan Police Arrest ‘drunk’ Ferrari Driving ‘rich Kid’
Moroccan police said they have arrested a young Ferrari driver who triggered a scandal by posting video footage of himself apparently drunk at the wheel and ridiculing officers. Police have opened an...
Zambian Opposition Leader To Stay In Custody Over Treason Charge
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema will remain in custody until at least next week after a court said Thursday it would rule on his application to have treason charges against him dropped....
Lauren Hutton, 73, Models Underwear For Calvin Klein
Hutton made her name in the 1970s modelling for Revlon Photo: Calvin Klein An advert for Calvin Klein underwear featuring 73-year-old Lauren Hutton looks set to reignite the debate about ageism in...
Cameroon Denies Forcibly Repatriating Nigerian Refugees
A two-day-old baby boy cries as his parents take seats in a Cameroonian military truck in the border town of Fotokol. They were being transported home to the Nigerian village of Gamboru Ngala. In...
Harry Potter Is Coming To the Proms
The music of Harry Potter will feature at this year's Proms, as part of a concert celebrating the 85th birthday of film composer John Williams. Themes from Star Wars, Jaws and Indiana Jones will also...
Netherlands Ambassador Honours Bisa Kdei
I'm highly honored to receive this plaque from the ambassador to the Netherlands. His Excellency Ron Strikker ???????????? #Feeling A post shared by Bisa K'dei® (@bisakdei) onJoin GhanaStar.com to...
Sherifa Gunu, Others For Corporate Wednesday Launch
Ghana’s premium networking event dubbed ‘Corporate Wednesday’ will be launched on Wednesday, April 26 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra. ‘Corporate Wednesday’ is focusing on promoting...
Don’t Vote For NPP Or NDC – Wanlov da Kubolor
Wanluv da Kubolor thinks investing ones vote in Ghana two major political parties NPP and NDC is an absolute waste, hence his ‘stern warning’ to electorates to jilt them in his incredibly diverse...
3000 Ghost Names Detected On Youth Employment Payroll
The management of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has detected some 2,999 ghost names on the Agency’s payroll, saving the State about GHs1,067,700 in the process. A statement signed by the acting...
Government Bans Mining Around Water Bodies
Government has totally banned mining around water bodies in the country. The move, according to government, is to protect the water bodies from being polluted by miners. Vice President Dr. Mahamadu...