The Ghana Publishers Association says it is taking steps to rein in members over the publication of offensive materials for educational purposes. It follows the public outcry over newly-authored textbooks containing bigotry against Ewes. Speaking to Starr News after an emergency meeting, assistant executive secretary of the association Ernest Oppong said they will ensure that subsequent publications by their members ...

Environmental officers from New Juaben South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region became shocked when a corpse infected with covid-19 went missing from the mortuary. The Environmental officers were at the mortuary Sunday, March 14, 2021 to supervise the burial of the late Janet Nyarkoa who reportedly died of Covid-19. However, to the surprise of the Environmental officers, the body ...

The Ghana Grid Company has released a power rationing time table for both the Volta and Oti regions. GRIDCo in a notice to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), requested that the outages come into force from Thursday, March 18 to Monday, March 22, 2021. According to the timetable, power will be rationed at various times at various parts of ...

Absa Group Ltd., one of Africa’s largest financial services providers, today reported a 51% decline in normalized headline earnings to R8 billion [$536m] after impairments nearly trebled to R20.6 billion [$1.3b] amid the economic downturn that was precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Earnings and returns improved materially in the second half of the year as lockdown restrictions eased, particularly in ...

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has issued a stern warning to Committees which will consider the 2021 budget estimates against approving such estimates with the figures offered by the president. The speaker further disclosed that he will not forward the appropriation bill to the president for his assent when passed if negotiations are not done to find a ...

Defense lawyer in the case in which Daniel Asiedu is standing trial for the murder of the late Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP) Joseph Boakye Dankwa Adu, has said: “the real person who committed the act (murder) is out there enjoying.” To this end, Lawyer Yaw Dankwah said, justice must be served to ensure that innocent persons are not ...

By: Dennis A. Ababio Jnr A narrative foretold and only heard in our hearts A bearer of most goodwill and something to lean on A forward movement as of now requires a chain of balance in a persona A balance of many virtues upheld by the Titans In this day, one should only emerge to the fore with a refined ...

Founder of the International Gods Way Church ‘Angel’ Daniel Obinim has indicated that he usually goes to the world Bank to steal money spiritually. The man who claims to be an Angel and visits people in their dreams at one of the services in his church explained how he flies across the globe while people are asleep. He indicated that in one ...

Hearts of Oak have completed the signing of defender Caleb Amankwah ahead of the start of the Ghana Premier League second round. The former WAFA SC and Aduana Stars defender has joined the Phobians in a two-and-a-half-year contract. Amankwah is joining the Rainbow team on a free transfer. The versatile defender completed his contract with Aduana last season and opted ...

A Kumasi-based Broadcast Journalist, Priscila Sarpong popularly known as ‘Chickle 1’ has in a Live Facebook video pleaded for clemency after the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court convicted her on defamatory charges to a tune of GHC65,000 to be paid within 30 days or in default serve a prison sentence, MyNewsGh.com reports. The journalist who prides herself in media ...