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Local airline, Starbow, has sacked scores of its workers. It is unclear how many workers have been dismissed, but Citi Business News has gathered that the dismissal affected top management, flight and grounds staff. A letter sighted by Citi Business News signed by the CEO of the company, James Eric Antwi, stated that contracts of workers have been terminated effective ...

Siemens Ghana, subsidiary of global engineering giant Siemens, has entered into an agreement with Sekondi College (SEKCO), in the Western Region, to support the school with science and computer infrastructure and resources. The agreement was signed by the Country Manager of Siemens Ghana Mr. Edmund Acheampong and the Headmaster of Sekondi College Mr. Francis Rexford Sam. This follows Siemens visit ...

The Electronic Communications Tribunal has ordered the National Communication Authority (NCA) to suspend the sanctions against the 131 FM stations it cited for breaching section 13 of the Electronic Communications Act (2009), Act 775. The move by the NCA in October followed the completion of a nationwide FM Spectrum Audit conducted this year to determine compliance of Authorization Holders with ...

The Volta Regional capital HO will be the venue for this years 36th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution under the theme “Uniting around the principles of probity, accountability and social justice.” Former President Flt lt. Jerry John Rawlings stated that the event will feature a route March and a durbar of chiefs and people as well as wreath laying ...

A senior matron at Ghana Senior High School in the Eastern regional capital Koforidua has been caught pants down for allegedly stealing of some foodstuffs meant for the students and selling them outside. Madam Comfort Oduro Bruce was reportedly caught red-handed by the chief security man of the school, Kofi Kanjagan, when she and the driver (one Alfred) was transporting ...

The Minority in Parliament has hinted that it will resist the approval of the 2018 budget on Tuesday, December 5. The NDC MPs have maintained that the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta breached the public finance management act in the presentation of the mid-year budget review. Speaking at a workshop for parliamentary press corps, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu disclosed that his ...

An Islamic cleric has urged the Multimedia Group and the family of Asempa FM presenter, Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong (KABA), to demand an investigation into his death. Mallam Shamuna Ustaz Jibril believes KABA’s death was not caused by natural circumstances, but he was rather ‘killed.’ In a report by Peacefmonline.com, the popular Islamic spiritualist disclosed that he had met with ...

The ban placed on small-scale mining as a way of dealing with the illegal small-scale miners (galamseyers) will be lifted in three months’ time, Isaac Karikari, Project Coordinator of the Multi-Sectoral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP), has said. The government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources placed a six-month ban on all small-scale mining activities in the country. The ...

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 ...