Reverend Professor Adukwei Hesse, the Vice President of the Accra College of Medicine has tested positive for COVID-19. According to him, he had been adhering to the safety protocols of the novel Coronavirus since Ghana recorded its first two cases in March 2020 until one day, he attended his granddaughter’s birthday party where he had to remove his face mask ...

A spokesperson for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s legal team in the ongoing election petition hearing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said today’s court proceeding has exposed the inconsistencies in the petition by the National Democratic Congress’ 2020 presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama and his witness Johnson Asiedu Nketia to set aside results of the election. According to him, lead counsel ...

Today, the first day of February, 2021, Mr. Theophilus Asomah Kyeremeh who is a former NPP Parliamentary aspirant for Sunyani west constituency, a campaign team manager for Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah and a V.20 coordinator donated some PPEs to Primary schools in the constituency. Mr. Theophilus in his own wisdom learnt that in the midst of a pandemic like COVID-19, ...

One of the contenders for the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey has expressed shock at the opposition to his appointment by people close to him. Mark Okraku-Mantey is shocked that Ola Michael who he executed several projects with is today opposing his appointment as a Deputy Minister with claims that he hasn’t delivered at the Creative ...

The Member of Parliament for the Tamale South Constituency, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to go beyond his usual updates on measures his government has put in place to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and provide the vaccine for Ghanaians. The Minority Leader said this at an occasion to hand over a GHS210,000 newly-constructed health facility ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has cautioned the world against creating a situation whereby there would be ‘Vaccine Haves’ and ‘Have Nots’ as the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is his video message to the high-level webinar on the African COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy a few days ago: I welcome your invitation to join you as you come ...

The Supreme Court has advised a member of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team, in the ongoing election petition case, Frank Davies to stay off Press conferences after court proceedings. According to the apex court, the move offends the principles of the bar, where a Lawyer actively engaged in the case in court to address the Press in his full regalia. Chief ...

The apex court is expected to resume hearing the 2020 Election Petition case today, February 1, 2021. The cross-examination of the Petitioner’s chief witness, NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia will continue today. The last sitting saw the counsel of the 1st Respondent question Mr Asiedu Nketia on specific matters. Although Mr Asiedu Nketiah declined to speak for the petitioner, and also persistently avoided questions ...

The President of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr Frank Ankobea, has called on the government and the security agencies to enforce the covid-19 preventive measures equally and not selectively. According to him, the restrictions announced by President Akufo-Addo on Sunday will amount to nothing if they are not properly and strictly enforced. Speaking on the Morning Starr on Monday, Mr ...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said seven doctors have so far died of COVID-19 since it emerged in the country. Five of the doctors died last year with two passed this year, President of the Association Dr. Frank Ankobea told Morning Starr Monday. “The number of doctors who are getting infected is increasing. We have lost 7 of them ...