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The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) branch of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has registered its displeasure with delay in the formation of the school’s Council. The students in a three-page petition to Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema said their graduation has been withheld for the past eight months because the government has failed to set up the ...

The Chief Executive Officer for the Food and Drugs Authority Delese Mimi Darko has revealed the authority is shifting from clearance permit to Import permit for drugs that are coming into the country. Answering questions at the Public Accounts Committee on Monday August 7 2017, Mrs. Mimi Darko said “with the new system that is coming up, we expect to ...

Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Martin ABK Amidu, appears to be elated over the recent police administration’s invitation to former National Security capo, Yaw Donkor, to answer some questions. Drama unfolded when the immediate-past National Security Coordinator who was head of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) for many years until his elevation, protested the circumstances under which ...

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo has hinted of possible job cuts in the public sector after admitting the sector is full. “The public sector is full,” the senior minister told an IEA forum, adding, government may “even have to lay some off.” According to the former Finance minister, the country requires more technically oriented graduates in order to develop in ...

The European Union Ambassador to Ghana, William Hanna, paid a working visit to Golden Exotic Limited (GEL) last week. The visit was to inspect the progress of the construction of Housing and Social Infrastructure project, in Kasunya, near Asutsuare in the Shai-Osudoku district of the Greater Accra Region. The € 5.9 million project is funded by the European Union and ...

The national organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams has said Martin Amidu’s endless viciousness against the party was due to its decision to replace him as its running mate in the 2004 and 2008 elections. Mr. Adams disclosed this Monday August 7, 2017 on Morning Starr in his reaction to a recent write-up by the former Attorney ...

In the politics of oil in Ghana a certain Tsatsu Tsikata stood tall in the search for oil in commercial quantities. There were others before him but his name at a point became almost synonymous to Ghana’s search for oil. But that tall name was dwarfed by one man- JA Kufuor- whose focus leadership and direction of the Ghana National ...

The Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu has set a 2020 target to make the country’s police service the best in Africa. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a training workshop for Public Affairs officers, the IGP added that the police service should rank within the first 20 officers in the world. He urged the 18 participants from the ...

A 25-year-old Ghanaian, Famous Boateng has been crowned as 2016 Regional and Global Forecourt Service Champion at the Shell Global Smiling Stars Programme in the New York, USA. Prior to this recognition, he was adjudged as the 2016 Best Service Champion for Ghana. These awards make Famous Boateng the first Ghanaian, first African and the first person from a licensed ...

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament is today, August 8, beginning its second public hearing to consider the Auditor General’s report on ensuring safety and quality of medicines in the country. The committee will also look at the report on the governance of the national apprenticeship programme by the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET). The ...