Court adjourns to June 1 case bThe legal battle between Canadian-based Galiano Gold’s Asanko Gold Ghana Limited and the Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) over what the plaintiff describes as the Mines’ decision to lay off some 299 permanent staff without payment of appropriate compensation due all affected employees has been adjourned. The Amasaman High Court in the Greater Accra ...

It has emerged that Police officers who had been called to a robbery scene at Nkoranza identified the now deceased suspect Albert Donkor through a laptop he and his alleged gang had left at the crime scene as they fled. Sources close to the development have told Starrfm.com.gh, the deceased had allegedly returned to the crime scene on a motorbike ...

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited, Alhassan Andani has stated that foreign banks may have various reasons for packing from the African continent. First, he explained that technology and the ability to access client base could be a major factor for the banks’ decision to exit the continent. The other factor is aggregate risk, he said. ...

The President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeayo Agyeman Badu II, has, on behalf of the chiefs and people of the Region, expressed gratitude to President Nana Akufo-Addo for the prompt completion of the first phase of the Sunyani Airport. “Nananom are rightly informed that Phase 1 is now fully complete and will be fully functional after ...

North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is calling for an outright ban on the sale or lease or return to original owners of state lands. According to the lawmaker, the return to original owners of state lands seems to have become the most abused concept in the country’s governance history, “as few can muster the courage to challenge the fact ...

The Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service says it is investigating the circumstances that led to a resident in a gated community in Osu keeping two tigers in his home. The Command confirmed receiving a complaint about the issue. “Preliminary investigations have established that a resident in a gated community at Osu is keeping two tigers under lock ...

Borussia Dortmund Assistant Coach, Otto Addo, says guiding Ghana to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is a big “honour” for him. The 46-year-old pulled the chestnut out of the blazing fire to qualify the West Africans to their fourth global showpiece after a remarkable success over regional rivals Nigeria. The former Ghana midfielder turned the screws on the Super ...

Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool’s fringe players as similar to “having Ferraris in the garage” after the Reds took the Premier League title race to the final day with a 2-1 win at Southampton. Nathan Redmond gave the hosts a 13th-minute lead before Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip struck to move Liverpool within one point of leaders Manchester City, despite making ...

The Producer Price Inflation rate for April 2022 was 31.2 per cent the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said. This rate indicates that between April 2021 and April 2022 (year-on-year), the PPI increased by 31.2 per cent. This rate represents a 1.9 percentage point increase in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in March 2022 (29.3%). The month-on-month change ...

The EU says it plans to spend up to €300bn to end its reliance on Russian gas and oil imports by 2027. The bloc, which gets 40% of its gas from Russia, will source energy supplies from other countries and boost renewables. A Russian soldier accused of shooting dead a civilian has pleaded guilty in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial. ...