The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Spring and Bolts Limited, one of the companies under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative. The company, which is engaged in the manufacture of U-bolts, leaf springs, trailer suspension parts, bolts and nuts, can import machinery and equipment duty-free, will, amongst others, not pay duty on raw materials imported […] The post Prez.

The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) James Klutse Avedzi Monday clashed with the Deputy Finance Minister Abena Asare over Ghana’s public debt as at December 2016. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in his 2017 budget presentation put the figure of the country’s public debt at GH¢122 billion. However, the Controller and Accountant General (CAG) […] The post PAC:

At least 20,000 young men and women across the country have been employed to help manage the country’s forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss. Speaking at the launch of the Youth in Afforestation Programme, on Monday, 13th August, 2018, at Jubilee Park, Kumasi, President Akufo-Addo stated that the launch […] The post Gov’t

The Auditor General has charged the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for breaching the constitution as well as the public financial management Act. According to the 2016 Auditor General’s report on Consolidated Funds, EOCO kept GH¢1,168,998.37 it recovered from individuals and organizations in 2015 in contravention of article 176 of the constitution. The Auditor […] The post EOCO

All managers of the Tamale Teaching Hospital have allegedly been sacked out of their offices by members of the NPP vigilante group Kandahar Boys. Earlier,  the group locked up the office of the chief executive of the facility Dr David Zaawumya Kolbila after they allegedly assaulted and walked him out of the office. The incident […] The post Update:

The Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern region Dr David Zaawumya Kolbila has allegedly been assaulted by members of an NPP affiliated vigilante group Kandahar Boys after they stormed the hospital. The incident occurred Monday morning, Starr News’ Northern regional correspondent Eliasu Tanko reported. The CEO’s office has been locked and the key […] The post NPP’s

Following the launch of “Think Heart, Save a Child” project in May 2018, two children with hole in heart conditions have successfully undergone surgeries at the Cardiothoracic Center at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The beneficiaries who are both two years of age and from Accra were selected from the list of requests received by […] The post MTN Saves Lives of

A Taiwanese tourist has died after being bitten in the chest by a hippo he was trying to photograph in Kenya. Chang Ming Chuang, 66, was tracking the animal at a wildlife resort on Lake Naivasha, 90km (56 miles) north-west of the capital, Nairobi. A second tourist, also from Taiwan, was injured. Six people have […] The post Hippo bite kills Taiwan tourist in Kenya appeared

The Minister of Special Development Initiatives, Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson has assured the people of Brong Ahafo region that, “more projects are coming to their region”. This according to her will be achieved through the Middle Belt Development Authority, as part of the implementation of the $1 million per constituency program promised by the President, […] The post B/A:

There is chaos within the banking industry in Ghana.  We have witnessed the roars of the central bank, especially through its very outspoken boss, Dr. Ernest Addison in what many term as measures aimed at “streamlining our banking sector and making it more compliant with regulations”. Any attempt to make entities bounded by laws to […] The post Banking

The Black Satellite of Ghana ended their absence at the African Youth Championship with a well deserved 4-2 aggregate win over Niger in the decisive qualifier thanks to an equalizer from WAFA SC prodigy Prosper Ahiabu. The 2009 FIFA U20 World champions atoned for their dreadful qualification campaign in the 2017 edition with a well […] The post 2019 U20 AFCON: Black

Unai Emery suffered defeat on his Arsenal debut as Manchester City kicked off their title defence with a 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium. Raheem Sterling capped a relentless start from the reigning champions with his 50th Premier League goal inside the quarter-hour mark before Bernardo Silva secured the win with an exquisite second on […] The post Champions,

Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited has decided to defer payment of fixed deposits customers of the now defunct bank Beige. According to the bank, the delay in the payment of fixed deposits customers will be resumed after ten days when it hopes some detected anomalies would have been corrected. “We have noticed certain anomalies regarding the […] The post CBG

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the period of stay of his administration in office has witnessed the fulfillment of many of the promises he made to the Ghanaian people in the run-up to the December 2016 elections. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the work that we promised to do, the promises I made during […] The post I’ve shamed my critics – Akufo-Addo appeared

Reshuffled Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Bukari, has described his removal from the region as an elevation to a “powerhouse” where there is access to more keys for him to unlock more doors of opportunities for the region than he has done over the past 18 months. “As I’m going there, that is the powerhouse. […] The post I’m now moving to the powerhouse—

The youth of Buipe in the Central Gonja district have rubbished claims by land-dispute-rival, Mankpan traditional Area, accusing the chief of Buipe, Abdulai Jinapor II and District Chief Executive (DCE) Mustapha Mahama of plans to divert the construction of hospital project from Kabelpe to Buipe. More than 200 residents of the Kabelpe community made up […] The post Buipe