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The Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Professor George Kwaku Toku Oduro, has denied claims that he opposed the government’s fee-free education policy – Free SHS. Nonetheless, he explained in an interview with Starr News’ Central region correspondent Kwaku Baa-Acheamfour, that he would not support a free education policy which is inept in quality. The Pro Vice ...

The Kwahu Traditional Council has banned the invocation of curses in the area due to an upsurge in curse invocation by residents including Christians and Muslims. According to the traditional council, students have also joined the bandwagon invoking curses against their colleagues. The Krontihene of Kwahu-Abene, Nana Simpe Wiredu explained that at least 20 complaints over invoked curses are recorded ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy does not need any legal backing to make it functional, but rather the political will and the required budgetary allocations to sustain it. According to the vice president, the policy has come to stay and that the Akufo-Addo government will ensure its sustenance. Dr. Bawumia ...

President Akufo-Addo’s quest to see Africa taken beyond aid was once again on full display, after his latest speech sent a strong word to the Western world. Akufo-Ado hosted France President Emmanuel Macron last week, with the pair meeting to discuss matters ranging from unity, investment and partnership building. However, the part that caught the eyes of many was when ...

President Akufo-Addo has vowed not to repeat the mistakes of late President Dr Kwame Nkrumah with regards to the nature of ownership of businesses in Ghana. According to President Akufo-Addo, although Dr Nkrumah had a great vision for industrializing Ghana, his (Nkrumah’s) decision to make most of the enterprises built during his tenure state-owned failed to deliver the economic dividends ...

Progressive People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary candidate for Offinso South in the 2016 election, Kwadwo Amoateng, is in critical condition battling for his life after he was shot by unknown assailants. Confirming the incident to the media, PPP Communications Director, Paa Kow Ackon, said on Saturday, December 2, 2017 Mr Amoateng was shot in the arm and chest “but currently in ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, Dr.Samuel Yaw Annor, is calling for a renewed debate on Senior High School duration for better analysis on whether or not it should be extended with primary focus on adequately equipping students for the job market. According to him, the current education system of Ghana needs a paradigm shit ...

The Volta regional Lands commission is set to review all government vested lands that were leased to private individuals and entities from 2012 till date. The review has become necessary, following what Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa described as the wanton dissipation of government lands in parts of the region under the erstwhile government. The minister in June 2017, ordered ...

President of policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, has accused the African Union (AU), of turning its back against former Libyan leader, the late Muammar Gaddafi when he needed the support union the most. The North African country has been plunged into chaos nearly years after its leader; Muammar Gaddafi was killed in an operation carried out by the ...

A Ghanaian family is pleading with government to help bring back their son who went to Libya aged 16 years hoping to cross into Europe but is now in the hands of rebels. Issaka Abdul Mumin called from Libya in 2013 to tell his family of his adventure to find better living conditions across the Mediterranean sea. “We all didn’t ...