France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been found guilty of conspiring to blackmail a fellow French footballer with a sex tape. A judge handed Benzema a one-year suspended jail term and ordered him to pay a €75,000 (£63,000; $84,000) fine. Benzema, 33, was one of five people put on trial last month over the attempt to extort Frenchman ...

An Economist, Daniel Amarteye Anim, says the introduction of the Electronic Transaction Levy also known as E-levy geared at increasing revenue generation is a deviation of the practice in the Africa sub-region. Speaking to Naa Dedei Tettey on Starr Today on Tuesday, the Economist reiterated that the E-levy cannot be in consonance with the practice in Africa adding that when ...

The Commissioner of the Right To Information Commission, Dr Edith Dankwa, has emphasised that not all information requested by the public can be put out in its domain. She said the Right To Information Act 2019, Act 989, lists information that have been classified as “exempt”. “You will agree with me that it is not every information you can put out there,” she ...

Speaker of Parliament Alban S. K. Bagbin has called for a sober reflection on the life and legacies of Members of Parliament (MPs) who served the house with distinction. He said the work of parliament can be very challenging, especially for new entrants and must, therefore, be appreciated when well-executed. The Speaker made the remarks when the family of the ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to adopt the Ghana card as the only document to prove one’s citizenship in the next voter registration exercise. Dr Serebour Quaicoe, Director, Electoral Services at the EC, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that the Commission had already reached a consensus with the political parties and was waiting for ...

A US Federal court in Chicago, Illinois, has thrown out a case brought before it against the Chairman of GN Bank, Paa Kwesi Nduom, GN Bank and others. This was disclosed by the owner of the defunct Bank, Dr Nduom on Tuesday, 23 November 2021. US-based equity fund and securities Investment Company, Birim Group LLC, dragged Dr Nduom and some ...

Member of Parliament for North Tonu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that the Minority in Parliament will not endorse the new taxes introduced in the 2022 budget statement. He described the taxes as draconian hence, their decision not to support proposals. In a tweet after contributing to a debate on the budget statement in Parliament on Tuesday November 23, he ...

A Security Expert, Adam Bona, has advised governments to properly recruit party members they would want to work under the National Security Setup. Speaking to Francis Abban on Morning Starr Tuesday, Mr. Bona said there have been a number of reports of National Security Personnel involved in illegal mining also known as ‘galamsey’ and other unlawful acts under the guise ...

President Akufo-Addo has offered current league champions in Ghana, Accra Hearts of Oak, with one million Ghana cedis (GHc 1,000,000.00) to support their preparations towards their participation in the CAF Confederation Cup. The first leg of the fixture will be played between November 26-28, while the return leg is scheduled for December 3-5. Hearts of Oak have been drawn against ...

The Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, has called on the National Security Minister to classify President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s foreign travels as highly confidential. Mr. Acheampong who was also a former Minister of State at the Ministry of Interior explained that keeping the president’s trips as top-secret will prevent him from being easily tracked. President Akufo-Addo’s recent ...