Author Archives: larryehu

Bongo MP ‘weeps’ for abandoned storm victims

The lawmaker representing Bongo, Edward Bawa, has expressed grief with the utmost tone of frustration about the condition of over 800 constituents displaced and abandoned to their fate in the aftershock of the storms that dealt ruthlessly with his constituency and other parts of the Upper East region recently. Some 6,285 people in the region, including schoolchildren and old folks, ...

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Mantrac Ghana introduces rent-to-own service for contractors

Mantrac Ghana Limited has introduced a special rental service for contractors known as Rent-To-Own. The new service offers customers the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of using brand new equipment without committing to an outright purchase. RENT-TO-OWN offer gives contractors the option to buy the Machine after six months of renting. This applies to Brand New Cat Machines and Certified ...

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Mob lynching must stop – Kufuor

Former president John Agyekum Kufuor has condemned the high rate of lynching which is commonly known as mob injustice around the country. Kufuor’s assertion follows the lynching of a military officer Major Maxwell Mahama a week ago at Denkyira-Oboase in the Upper West Denkyira District of the Central region and two others in other parts of the country. The army ...

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Akufo-Addo’s graduate joblessness comment distorted – Education Minister

Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh says the President’s comment about the disconnect between Ghana’s educational curricula and the job requirements was distorted. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his address at the 50th Anniversary of the Association of African Universities in Accra last week said a university education in the country no longer guarantees a job. He said the situation ...

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BNI probes rot at YEA as over GH¢20m fraudulent payments uncovered

The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is currently investigating supposedly fraudulent payments at the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to beneficiaries in 216 districts, Chief Executive Officer Justine Frimpong has disclosed. The payments amount to over GH¢20 million, the Acting CEO said on Wednesday while addressing journalists. Mr Frimpong said some 2,716 beneficiaries, who had no official appointment letters, have been ...

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Mahama’s promotion to Major fulfilling – Father

Captain (Rtd) Dennis Mahama – father of the late Major Maxwell Mahama – has said he was really pleased with his son’s posthumous promotion by President Akufo-Addo. Retired Captain Dennis Mahama told Francis Abban on Morning Starr that he was very hurt his son died without going beyond a Captain. “I personally thought that my son having taken the same ...

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Kingsley Sarfo chooses Sweden over Ghana

IK Sirius midfielder Kingsley Sarfo has turned his back on Ghana and will play international football for Sweden, according to national Under-21 coach Hakan Ericson. Sarfo was born in Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi but moved to the Scandinavian country only three years ago. The 22-year-old was part was handed a debut call-up by Ghana ahead of the 2019 Africa ...

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Rawlings’ corruption sermon is like having morality lessons at a brothel – Kweku Baako

Editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper has said former President Jerry Rawlings is unfit to give sermons on corruption. According to Kweku Baako, the ex-president presided over stinking corruption scandals including the famous British construction firm Mabey and Johnson scandal which cited key officials of the Rawlings administration for taking bribes. He also mocked at the ex-president for suggesting ...

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