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Officials of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly with the support of vigilante group Delta Forces have embarked on a decongestion exercise in the Central Business District of Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital. All traders who operate around Adum Pampaso, Suame roundabout, Komfo Anokye and Dr. Mensa are being asked to vacate the premises and relocate their shops. Starr FM’s Ashanti regional ...

The humiliating defeat of President John Mahama and his NDC seems to have had more than telling effects on the former Ghanaian leader than what can be considered to be normalcy. Much as everyone has the inalienable right to express his or her sentiments on matters of national importance, going to the extent of labeling fellow human beings as animals ...

The news of the introduction of an insurance and welfare scheme for all service personnel intended to take effect with the current crop of people has been greeted with mixed feeling. Whereas some personnel have welcomed the policy describing it as good and laudable others see it as a means of extorting money from the already meagre amount received as ...

Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has refuted reports suggesting that he has commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration for managing the economy better than the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. In a post on Facebook, Mr Spio-Garbrah described the report as “inaccurate.” He explained he only commended the “NPP’s performance with regards to reducing inflation ...

Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey has passed away. He died on Thursday, November 2, around 9 pm. Speaking in an interview with host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme, a relative disclosed that Professor Francis Allotey, who was initially healthy Thursday morning; had made several complaints of ill health the same day and was rushed to the hospital. He ...

Introduction of the free Senior High School policy in Ghana was not motivated by political gains but to ensure that every Ghanaian child gets the opportunity to further their education beyond Junior High School, President Akufo Addo has said. Addressing the Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago II and a host of other chiefs from the Bawku traditional area when they called ...

Pupils, students and teachers in some towns in the Kwahu East District in the Eastern Region have abandoned their schools, while some farmers have deserted the communities, following acts of violence involving some local people and Fulani herdsmen which led to the death of nine people. The closure of the schools is likely to affect junior high school (JHS) students ...

The acting managing director of Ghana Post, Mr James Kwofie, has asked Ghanaians and the media to focus on the benefits that will accrue to the government, the business community and Ghanaians at large, with the introduction of the new digital property addressing system in Ghana. He insists the focus on the security of the new system in the last ...

Dr. Ekwow Spio-Gabrah has revealed he was on an $18,000 international job when former President John Mahama called him to come and serve in his administration. According to him, he was willing to make the sacrifice because of the love he has for the country. The former education minister told Bola Ray on Starr Chat on Starr FM that God ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago II and a host of other Chiefs from the Bawku traditional area in the Upper East area to do everything possible to maintain the current peace that the area is enjoying. Addressing the Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago II and several other Chiefs from the Bawku traditional area when ...