Prof. K.B Omane-Antwi (far left) with Prof. Cletus Dordunoo Prof. Kwame Boasiako Omane-Antwi, Vice Rector and Dean, Pentecost University College Graduate School ((PUCGS), has urged government to enhance tax incentives to curb tax evasion and abusive tax practices in the country. He said government must adopt cost-effective and humane measures to encourage people to honour their tax obligations especially at the nation’s ports and bonded warehouses […]

Ing Magnus Lincoln Quarshie The President of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Ing Magnus Lincoln Quarshie has stated that the delay in regulating the engineering practice in the country has led to the lost of millions of Ghana Cedis and many preventable deaths due to shoddy engineering works and services that have resulted in market fires, collapse of buildings and regular flooding in the country. […]

Dr. Barfour Osei – CEO, EDAIF The Board of the Export Trade, Agricultural and Industrial Development Fund (EDAIF) in June and July, this year, approved GH¢57.1 million in grants and credit for 28 beneficiaries. These comprise 15 smallholder cooperatives and associations, eight companies and five public institutions. A grant facility of GH¢48.5 million was approved in support of government’s initiatives […]

Ernest Mawuli Agbesi – MD, NIB The National Investment Bank (NIB) has announced plans to aggressively grow its deposits from GH₵700 million as at June 30, 2014 to GH₵1.2 billion by December 2014 to improve the fortunes of the bank in the financial sector, which is highly competitive with 28 universal banks and a number of savings and loans companies and microfinance institutions. The […]

Charles Abugri The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), Charles Abugri has expressed dissatisfaction with the negative media campaign against the authority. This, according to him, had affected the image of SADA and called ceasefire. The CEO attributed the development to the lack of adequate information on the activities of the authority. Speaking at the 3rd Northern Ghana Investment Conference in Tamale, Mr. Abugri reiterated

Mohammed Amin Adam The chiefs and people of the Western region have been called upon to stand up and put pressure on the government to fulfil its promise of using money accrued from the Western corridor development Authority (WCDA) for the development of the region. The growing sentiment of alienation and marginalisation among people in the Western region led to the setting up of the WCDA, similar to that of the […]

Rose Adjei Following her excellent performance on the Ghanaian music scene in just a few weeks, Rose Adjei has won the hearts of many music lovers with her songs on her maiden album titled ‘God’s Favour’. With the increasing demand for copies of her ‘God’s Favour’ album, it would not be surprising if retailers take advantage of the situation to […]

James Ohemeng-Kyei (right) interacting with Antwi Boasiako Sekyere at a product exhibition Six top pharmacists interdicted under suspicious circumstances at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Pharmacy Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) will soon be reinstated. This assurance was given by the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health (MOH), Salimata Abdul Salam, at the opening of the annual […]

A Cholera outbreak in Ghana’s capital has reached ‘staggering’ levels, an official said on Friday, blaming poor sanitation and overcrowded health facilities for the rapid spread of the disease. Cholera has killed more than 40 people in Accra since June and infected 3100 others, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). While the sprawling city has been hit by cholera before, […]

The Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council, Dr Eric Asamoah, has charged medical doctors in the country to work towards offering the best form of care for their patients. Dr Asamoah disclosed that medical doctors must always be guided by the ethics of the medical profession to reduce some forms of unprofessionalism among some doctors. Dr Asamoah gave the advice at the fifth […]

THE 2012 VICE presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has described Ghana as “a country which is in a big financial trouble and on the brink of collapsing.” He said government could not pay contractors for work done and all social intervention programmes introduced by the NPP government, including the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the School Feeding […]

Thomas Boakye Agyeman Thomas Boakye Agyeman, a celebrated sports journalist in Kumasi, has been appointed as the Media Officer of the Commission of Enquiry into the Brazil 2014 world Cup. “Thomas Boakye- Agyeman has been appointed as the public Affairs/Media Officer of the commission,” a released signed by Justice Senyo Dzamefe, Chairman of the commission, stated. Popularly called Tom Kruger in media circles, Boakye-Agyeman, aside his deep knowledge in sports, also has a [&

Samuel Opoku Nti Ghana champions Asante Kotoko are considering pulling out of this year’s Ghana League clubs Association (GHALCA) Top 4 competition. Interim Chief Executive of the club Samuel Opoku Nti said over the weekend that they may be compelled to withdraw from the revived tournament due to the timing of the event. To him, the start of the tournament, August 24, will have a telling effect […]

Mohammed Polo Former Hearts coach Mohammed Polo has sounded a word of caution to his successor Herbert Addo as the new season looms. He noted that if Coach Addo wants to succeed at Hearts then he should be every careful with the players of the club. According to Polo, he has no doubt about the competence of Coach Addo whom he described as a good coach. He […]

James Ohemeng Kyei The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has denied rumours making rounds that the dreaded Ebola virus has made its way into Ghana. This follows the circulation of a voice on social media claiming there was an outbreak of Ebola in Ghana, and that attempts were being made by political leaders to cover it up. The voice was purported to have emerged from the PSGH Annual General Meeting […]

Kathleen Addy A Communication’s Consultant, Kathleen Addy has described calls for ladies filmed on the leaked Tamale sex tape to be banished from the town as unconstitutional. “It is all fake anyway , we all know that we are not a puritanical society so stop faking it…,” Kathleen Addy stated. The Chief of Tamale, Naa-Dakpema […]

Organisers of the Big Brother Africa competition have allegedly rejected the candidates selected to represent Ghana at the contest. According to a source at MultiChoice in South Africa, the four candidates were rejected on the basis of the Ebola scare in West Africa. StarrFMonline.com’s sources at Endemol, producers of the BBA show, said the four […]

Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag-bearer aspirant says the party has competent human resource capable of providing first class government for the country. He said Ghana was now looking for people with experience, expertise and skills, who could work to resolve the current socio-economic problems, created by the National Democratic […]

Dr. Edward Omane Boamah Senior Lecturer at Ashesi University Dr. Lloyd Amoah has described as childish, the response from Communications Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah to comments made by Dr. Mensah Otabil about the economy. Dr. Otabil described Ghana’s economy as “sinking ship” needing urgent and decisive leadership response to rescue it but Dr. Omane-Boamah […]

Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United are now beaten after the new manager’s competitive debut and their tactical identity remains in flux. Van Gaal tried almost every trick in the book but United were outplayed by an impressive Swansea at Old Trafford. This, simply, was not in the script. There was optimism beforehand and some pleasingly […]