Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has said he might be presenting the mid-year review of 2017 budget estimates either on July, 25 or 26. These are the dates the finance ministry is proposing to parliament for the review subject to the Houses approval in line with its schedule. Sources say the minister is expected to review some Marco-Economic targets set ...

Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has joined Spanish side Deportivo Alaves after signing a three year deal. The Ghanaian makes a return to the Spanish La Liga from Greek side Panathinaikos after both parties sorted out contract issues amicably, Starr News has gathered. The 9th placed team in last season’s La Liga campaign, looks forward to improving on their performance hence ...

Fifteen people suspected to have been variously involved in the shooting incident at Lapaz that claimed the life of a policeman and caused injury to another have been arrested by the police. The suspects include a 27-year-old female, Charity Otuboa, a trader; six Nigerians and eight Ghanaians. The names of the suspects are Ken Ikponnwosa, 23; Faith Ogieriakhi, 35; Fem ...

A deal is expected to be concluded in the next few days for the 28-year-old Croatian international Manchester United have made a breakthrough in negotiations with Internazionale in the pursuit of Ivan Perisic and are now closer to agreeing a final fee for the winger. A deal is expected to be concluded in the next few days for the 28-year-old ...

The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU), the mother body of staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), is threatening legal action against government over its intended move to give out the power distributor on a 25-year concession. According to the union, the current concession agreement did not make provision for the payment of severance packages to ECG workers in ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama’s intention of contesting for the flagbearership race of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is no longer shrouded in secrecy as he has kicked-off his campaigns with regional visitations. According to this paper’s sources close to the former President, he has snubbed the recommendations of the Prof Kwesi Botchwey Committee’s report which recommended that the party ...

ALVARO MORATA is angry at Real Madrid for demanding Chelsea and Manchester United pay £80million to secure his signature, reports claim. Real Madrid star Morata has been linked with moves to Chelsea and Manchester United throughout the summer transfer window. United initially looked in pole position to snap him up but instead rocked Chelsea by signing the Blues’ top target, ...

Hon Mahama Ayariga Moves to Ensure Accountability in Universities Fees Fixing Hon Mahama Ayariga has moved to ensure accountability in the fixing of fees and charges by public universities and senior high schools (SHS) in Ghana by demanding that they should be brought to Parliament for approval pursuant to the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 (Act 793). The ...

  University of Ghana has over the past few months recorded cases of death of students – Some of which were reported to have been suicides, accidents and health complications. Unfortunately, the University populace would be welcoming a few more deaths in the next few days all because of the negligence. After a careful review of the state of spome ...

“Obviously there are other good strikers in football but the Premier League is a very specific habitat, a difficult habitat, normally players need some time to adapt but Lukaku has played in the Premier League for the last four or five seasons so now he comes to a club with a different responsibility than Everton or West Bromwich Albion. “I think ...