BoG Closes Down 2 Financial Institutions
The Central Bank has closed down two financial institutions for offering financial services without its permission. In a statement released on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 the regulator said, “with...
Tag: Geography of Africa
Conversion of Osu Castle Into Museum Useless – Ga Youth
The Ga Dangbe Youth has kicked against the decision by President Akufo-Addo to transform the Osu Castle into a museum for past presidents, describing it as useless. The president on Sunday, March 5,...
Miss Ghana Organizers Call On Akufo-Addo
Organisers of the annual Miss Ghana pageant, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, paid a courtesy call on the President Akufo-Addo, to congratulate him on his victory in the December 2016 election, and on the...
Three “secession Movement” Leaders Arrested For Treason
Three ring leaders of the so called Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) based in Ho and seeking to declare the Volta Region, part of the Northern and Upper East regions as the Western Togoland...
3 Arrested For Treason Over Moves To Create New Country
Three men in the Volta region have been arrested and charged with treason with the possibility of facing the death penalty if they are convicted. The Volta Regional police command would arraign...
‘Political Elements’ Backing Volta Region Separatist Campaign – Minister
Volta Region Minister, Archibald Letsa, has revealed that some political elements are backing a group campaigning for the Volta Region to break away from Ghana. The Minister, who Chairs the Regional...
Africans Must Seek Economic Emancipation
Mr Lord Paul Boateng, Representative of the House of Lords, United Kingdom, has called on Africans especially Ghanaians to seek economic emancipation and take over their resources. He has also...
Abuja Airport Shutdown ‘hugely Embarrassing’
It is the gateway to Nigeria's capital and seat of government. It is a vital resource for public officials, VIPs, and business travelers. Abuja's Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled almost...
Police To Charge Volta ‘separatist’ Group Members With Treason
The Volta Regional Police command is proffering treason charges against members of the ‘separatist’ group who are campaigning for the secession of the Volta region as an independent State. ? The...
Voltic Celebrates International Women’s Day With Hawkers
Management of Voltic Ghana Limited today , joined hundreds of women to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. As part of activities for the day, the management joined some factory workers,...
Why Is Nigerian Capital’s Airport Closing?
The airport in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, is shutting for six weeks with passengers being diverted to a tiny airport a two-hour drive away.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking...
Switzerland Imports $2bn Ghana Gold
Switzerland imported over $2 billion worth of gold from Ghana in 2016 alone for conversion to finished products for the world market. This shows an overwhelming increase of about $90 million over the...
Rights Groups Urge UN Sanctions For Burundi Officials
Rights groups on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to impose "targeted sanctions" on Burundian officials over alleged human rights violations there, in an open letter published online. The...
Botswana Seeks To Attract Investors To Mining Town With Tax Cut
Botswana will cut corporate tax by up to 77 percent for investors in a mining town southeast of the capital, the trade and industry minister said on Tuesday, part of a package to attract them to a...
Champions Win All Stars Battle In Bolga
Champions Wa All Stars on Wednesday, March 8 beat debutants Bolgatanga All Stars 3-1 in a Ghana Premier League outstanding game played in Tamale, the adopted home ground of the Upper East Region...
Morocco Says Determined To Develop Western Sahara
Morocco is "more determined than ever" to develop the Western Sahara, Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad said Wednesday on a two-day visit to the disputed territory. Rabat insists the former Spanish...
Ghana Premier League Is Not Attractive – GFA Member
Ghana Football Association Executive Committee member Wilfred Osei Kwaku Palmer admits Ghana’s top flight league is unattractive. The vice chairman for the Black Stars management committee adds the...
Girl Who Committed Suicide At Legon Had Relationship Issues
A close friend of the final year student who died after falling from a building on the University of Ghana campus has revealed that the lady, Jennifer Nyarko, had relationship issues prior to the...
Final Year UG Student Dies After Falling From Hostel 4th Floor [Graphic Images]
While a lot of women are celebrating themselves and being celebrated today – the International Women’s Day, a final year UG student ends her own life in the most bizarre manner, for reasons yet...
Police Arrest Recruitment Scam Suspects
The Accra Regional Police Command is holding three persons, including a 50-year-old woman, for allegedly defrauding some unspecified number of people in a police recruitment scam a year ago. The...