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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised the 199 approved Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to avoid conflicts with sitting Members of Parliament, as this frustrates the work of government. According to President Akufo-Addo, “a lot of the tension that arises in the districts and frustrates the work of government comes from the at times fractious relationship between ...

The Department of Gender in the Central region has hinted it will arrest and prosecute students of the University of Cape Coast who impregnate underage girls in the region. The Regional Director of the Department of Gender, Thywill Eyram Kpeh said taking action will help reduce the teenage pregnancy scourge in the university community. “We need parents; we need community ...

Government has begun the process of reviewing Ghana’s dual citizenship law, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Mr Akufo-Addo said this at this year’s diaspora homecoming summit on the theme: “Development, Opportunity and Value” in Accra on Wednesday 5 July. While talking about the need to engage the Electoral Commission to ensure that whatever is needed to make sure ...

Jehovah’s Witnesses will soon hold their annual regional conventions at the Accra Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baatsona, Spintex Road. They extend an open invitation for all to attend. The theme of this year’s program is “Don’t Give Up!” Glory K. Bani, a convention spokesman, states: “Challenges in life can rob us of peace and even cause some to think ...

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to resist government plan to raise a $2.5bn bond to pay off energy sector debts estimated at $2.4 billion. Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu said the bond with 15-year payment plan will be a burden on the taxpayer. He said there was no justification for the bond because the erstwhile NDC government had put in ...

Residents of Abono and surrounding communities in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region will be compelled to vacate their communities for planned development. A number of residents from more than twenty communities are likely to be displace to pave way for construction of road network in the district to commence soon, according to Ashanti Regional Minister Mr Simon Osei-Mensah. ...

The Coalition of Cheated Medical Laboratory Technicians is made up of Technical Officers (Laboratory) and Biomedical Laboratory Scientists who were Technical Officers (Laboratory) at the time of the implementation of the single spine salary structure. We as a group drew the attention of our leadership to our wrong placement in line with the principles of the single spine salary structure ...

A government white paper on the report of the committee tasked to audit activities of Marwako Fast Food limited is expected to be made public Thursday July 6, 2017, Starr News has gathered—four months after the dastardly pepper assault at the Abelemkpe branch of the food company. The Minister of Labour and Employment Ignatius Baffour Awuah on March 7, 2017 ...

Member of Parliament for Bongo constituency of the Upper East Region, Edward Bawa has denied claims by the Majority that Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) sold about 20million litres of contaminated fuel between 2014 and 2016. According to Mr. Bawa, the last time fuel was contaminated at BOST, was December 2013 when Kwame Awuah Darko was Managing Director. ...

Senyo Hosi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs) has sued New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand, Kennedy Agyapong, Kencity Media and the Deputy Director of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Afia Akoto. In a writ of sermons, the plaintiff is making 11 claims including an amount of five Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢5,000,000) for ...