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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has laid a wreath at the tombs of three former Zambian Presidents, as part of his three-day visit to the Southern African country. The President in the company of government officials laid the wreaths decorated with the red, gold and green colours of Ghana on the three tombs early Tuesday morning. The tombs President Akufo-Addo ...

The Minority in Parliament is demanding an immediate interdiction of the head of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST) Company over the raging controversy about the contaminated fuel. The group insists the circumstances under which 5million litres of fuel was contaminated and sold under bizarre circumstances to a new company is dubious and has led to a 14.25million financial ...

The Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed disgust at the continuous bickering and chaos in the party at Manhyia North Constituency in Kumasi. The ruling political party has therefore warned the leadership of the NPP at Manhyia North, including the executives and the Member of Parliament (MP), Collins Owusu Amankwa, to quickly unite. Nana Kwame ...

Deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng has disclosed that the $15billion loan promised by the Chinese government will be sent to parliament for deliberation. He explained that even though an understanding has been reached with the Chinese government, “the terms governing this facility will be negotiated and that until it has been laid before parliament it will not be effective”. Following ...

Leadership of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) is opposing the appointment of a new Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC). The confusion on the labour front follows the appointment of a former MP for Kade Ofosu Asamoah. The Unions say due processes were not followed during the appointment. Speaking on Morning Starr, the General Secretary of ...

Two Muslims residing in Accra have petitioned the Education Minister to halt the plan to hand over mission schools to churches. According to the petitioners, – Dr. Abdullatiff Diaby and Abdulahi Ibrahim – these mission schools though built in the colonial era have received a substantial investment from government over several decades resulting into their much transformation to date. The ...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured Ghanaians there are no plastic eggs on the market. The assurance comes days after the regulator also denied speculations about the sale and consumption of plastic rice. The Head of Food Inspection, Isabella Agrah told Starr News a probe by the FDA has revealed that the supposed plastic eggs are rather rotten ...

Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, on June 25, 2017, led a delegation of government officials to Jereh Group headquarters in Yantai, China for a strategic cooperation summit aimed at achieving mutual growth through a win-win collaboration. The two parties had an in-depth discussion on the Aboadze-Tema Gas Transportation Pipeline Project as well as other areas of mutual synergy and future opportunities ...

A circuit court in Koforidua in the Eastern region has granted bail to 12 suspects who allegedly attacked the Somanya district police command and destroyed several properties. At the Koforidua Circuit court, Her Honour, Mercy Addai Kortei slapped a GHC70,000 on each of the suspects with two sureties, Eastern regional correspondent Kofi Siaw has reported. Their counsel had prayed the ...

The Secretary of Umar and Imams in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Saed has charged President Nana Akufo-Addo to discharge his duties diligently. According to him, Ghanaians are of high expectations following the campaign promises by the president, who defeated an incumbent leader at the third attempt. Ghanaians he said, will be glad and support the president if he is able ...