Ignore Jinapor, We’Re Still on Strike
Staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have insisted they are still protesting the Power Ministry’s plans to cede the Aboadze T3 plant to AMERI.
The Deputy Power Minister, after engaging the...
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EPA Is a Win-Win for All Parties
Government’s decision to sign and ratify the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union will benefit both parties, William Hanna, the EU Ambassador has said.
"This...
Nigerian Defense Dismisses Change in Boko Haram Leadership
Nigeria's Defense Headquarters on Thursday dismissed the reported change in the leadership of the terrorist group Boko Haram.
In a statement made available to Xinhua in Lagos, Rabe Abubakar, the...
Siboat Drops Peace Song Ahead of Election 2016
Musician Siboat has called on Ghanaians to stand up and embrace peace. He made the call in a new peace campaign song titled ‘Asomdwe’ as Ghanaians go to the polls in December 2016.
The song,...
Egypt and Ghana Join Forces to Fight Terrorism
Egypt will continue to work together with Ghana to exchange views, experiences and knowledge on the threat of terrorism.
That is because Egypt and Ghana are facing similar challenges and have similar...
Ghana Chosen as Venue for 2017 Russian-African Forum
Acknowledging the huge untapped economic potentials in the relations between Russia and Africa, Ekaterina Dyachenko, the Founder of the B2B Export Group of Companies said in an interview Thursday...
West Africa Gas Pipeline Cuts Supply to Ghana over Unpaid Bills
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (Wapco) said on Tuesday it had suspended the flow of gas from Nigeria to Ghana over unpaid bills by the Ghana government.
Ghana’s state power producer Volta...
KNUST, EU to Build Climate Database to Accurately Forecast Weather
The meteorology and climate science unit of the physics department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), with support from the European Union (EU), is helping to build an...
Danny Nettey Has Died
Information reaching GhanaStar.com indicates that Minister Danny Nettey has died. He died Friday dawn after being found unconscious around 2:00 am.
This was confirmed to Joy News' Nhyira Addo by...
Commercial Flights to Wa Begins This September – Mahama
Commercial flights to Wa, the Upper West regional capital will begin in September. Engineers on the ongoing expansion works are currently putting finishing touches to the terminal and installing the...
Gambia Sacks 27 Government Officials Accused of Corruption as President Yahya Jammeh Runs for Fifth Term
Authorities in Gambia have sacked 27 government officials including 10 permanent secretaries on suspicion of having fraudulently acquired official cars and other items.
The officials are being...
Beyonce Daughter, Blue Ivy, Looking Cute in Dashiki
Beyonce, Jay Z and their daughter Blue Ivy are currently on vacation in the Hawaiin Island. Beyonce shared cute photos of Jay Z dancing with Blue Ivy while on vacation in Hawaii. The family was...
Ghana to Become a Power Hub, Will Soon Export Power – Mahama
President John Mahama says that the government is making strenuous efforts to making Ghana a power hub.
Speaking at the maiden congregation of the University of Energy and Natural Resources in...
ECOWAS to Establish Single Currency and Biometric Identity Card by 2020
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS on Friday said notable progress has been made in its plan to establish a single currency by 2020 and the adoption of a single biometric identity...
Sierra Leone Is More Peaceful than Ghana According to New Report
Sierra Leone, one of the countries in West Africa which has been plagued by wars in the last decade is now the second most peaceful country in West Africa and has overtaken Ghana to become the most...
Confirmed – Bird Flu Outbreak Hits Niger
Niger has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among poultry.
The disease, which continues to spread across the country, is gradually gaining foothold across West...
Separate International Investigations Claim That Nana Akufo-Addo and NPP Have Been Funded with Drug Money
In separate reports, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD) found that Nana Akufo-Addo and NPP have been funded with drug money....
Ghana’s Press Freedom Index Takes a Nosedive under Mahama
Ghana's Press Freedom Index has taken a nosedive under Mahama and his administration according to latest global world press freedom ranking by the US-based Freedom House. According to the Media...
Ghanaians Are Now Living Longer than Ever, According to Latest WHO Report
Ghana’s life expectancy is now 62.4 according to the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report also revealed that Ghana is 25th in West Africa.
The WHO report indicates that life...
Malian ‘Terrorist’ Confirms Planned Terror Attack in Ghana
Ghana’s national security sources have confirmed that a possible terrorist attack on the country is real, following the confessions of a Malian terrorist who is being interrogated as the brain...