Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo has hinted of possible job cuts in the public sector after admitting the sector is full. “The public sector is full,” the senior minister told an IEA forum, adding, government may “even have to lay some off.” According to the former Finance minister, the country requires more technically oriented graduates in order to develop in ...

Neymar became the most expensive player in the world on August 3, when Paris Saint-Germain paid Barcelona the value of his €222 million release clause. Bet on PSG to win the Champions League Due to Spanish law, the French side had to pay the Liga giants the fee up front – and that meant cashing a cheque for a huge ...

The European Union Ambassador to Ghana, William Hanna, paid a working visit to Golden Exotic Limited (GEL) last week. The visit was to inspect the progress of the construction of Housing and Social Infrastructure project, in Kasunya, near Asutsuare in the Shai-Osudoku district of the Greater Accra Region. The € 5.9 million project is funded by the European Union and ...

Controversial musician and sympathizer of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame A Plus has said the Mandatory Towing Levi policy is just a way for people to create loot and share the country’s resources. The musician in a post on Facebook indicated that some members of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress are behind the push for the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo told a judge he would like to return to England while revealing his frustration over an investigation into his tax returns, according to Spanish newspaper Cadena Ser. Ronaldo, who played for Manchester United between 2003 and 2009, appeared at magistrates court in a Madrid suburb on Monday to answer charges of tax evasion. And in a quote published by ...

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale after months of speculations has confirmed that “Sergeant Lee” in his popular song, ‘Taking Over’ is Stonebwoy. According to him, the name fits his arch-rival, Stonebwoy. Shortly after the release of the song in March this year, which featured Joint 77, Addi Self and Captan, speculations were rife that Shatta Wale was referring to Sonebwoy, even ...

The national organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams has said Martin Amidu’s endless viciousness against the party was due to its decision to replace him as its running mate in the 2004 and 2008 elections. Mr. Adams disclosed this Monday August 7, 2017 on Morning Starr in his reaction to a recent write-up by the former Attorney ...

In the politics of oil in Ghana a certain Tsatsu Tsikata stood tall in the search for oil in commercial quantities. There were others before him but his name at a point became almost synonymous to Ghana’s search for oil. But that tall name was dwarfed by one man- JA Kufuor- whose focus leadership and direction of the Ghana National ...

The Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu has set a 2020 target to make the country’s police service the best in Africa. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a training workshop for Public Affairs officers, the IGP added that the police service should rank within the first 20 officers in the world. He urged the 18 participants from the ...

A 25-year-old Ghanaian, Famous Boateng has been crowned as 2016 Regional and Global Forecourt Service Champion at the Shell Global Smiling Stars Programme in the New York, USA. Prior to this recognition, he was adjudged as the 2016 Best Service Champion for Ghana. These awards make Famous Boateng the first Ghanaian, first African and the first person from a licensed ...