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Deputy Finance Minister Kweku Kwarteng has asked the Minority in parliament to be silent if they have nothing to say. Responding to the Minority’s claim that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta doctored figures in his mid-year budget review, Mr Kwarteng said on Wednesday, 2 August that: “It isn’t the case that anytime government presents something, you must find something wrong. If ...

There is a heavy police presence at Avenor in Accra Thursday morning following bloody clashes Wednesday that left several people injured and properties destroyed. The clashes erupted between articulated truck drivers, spare parts dealers on one side, and a private land developer on the other over a parcel of land. The clashes got very fierce as vehicles were torched in ...

The minority in parliament is demanding immediate action from government to assure the safety of the public after a number of travel warnings issued by the US, UK and Canada to their citizens visiting Ghana. The countries are pointing to an increase in pick pocketing, extortion from police officers at checkpoints and fraud in the West African country. Canada for ...

The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Isaac Adongo has described the Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta as an epitome of scandal. The attack comes on the back of claims by the minority that the finance minister cooked figures in his mid-year review budget presentation. Speaking to Starr News, Mr. Adongo said “this Minister of Finance is an epitome of scandals, ...

Police at Tamale have confirmed carrying out a search at the private home of the Northern regional director of elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress party, Rashid Tanko Computer, after he allegedly threatened a TV host with a gun following a misunderstanding over a woman. The suspect is also former a regional director of the Youth Employment Agency. Police ...

The Chief Executive Officer of Citi 97.3FM, Samuel Attah-Mensah popularly known as Sammens has scored former President John Dramani Mahama 4 out of 10 for his performance in government. According to Mr. Attah-Mensah, it is obvious that the former President performed poorly in office. Despite rating the former president high for being easily accessible during his tenure, he thinks Mr. ...

Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) on August 4, two renowned journalists, Paul Adom-Otchere and Kwesi Pratt Jr cut to the layers of the Founder’s Day versus Founders’ Day debate. This longstanding debate was brought to the fore earlier in 2017 when President Nana Akufo-Addo’s speech delivered at Ghana’s 60th independence ...

The Managing Director of Citi FM Samuel Attah-Mensah has said he has no doubt Starr 103.5 FM “has delivered” in its three years of existence. Starr 103.5 FM, the flagship station of the Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB) Network, will be celebrating its third anniversary August 4, 2017. Appearing on Starr FM’s personality profile show – Starr Chat – on Wednesday, Sammens, as ...

The deputy director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Francisca Ashitey-Odunton has been appointed Ghana’s High commissioner to Kenya by President Akufo-Addo. She was sworn in along four others at a ceremony at the Flagstaff House Wednesday. The others include Dufie Agyarko Kusi, an experienced international public servant, who is to represent Ghana in the Republic of Korea, Madam Virginia ...

Immigrating Officers have detained an Indian Businessman whose deportation was quashed by the Accra High Court on Monday after he re-entered the country. Ashok Kumar Sivaram arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on Wednesday after the court quashed his deportation by the Interior Minister. Mr. Sivaram who had lived in Ghana for the past 17 years was deported for allegedly ...