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A former deputy Information Minister Pius Hadzide has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA) by President Akufo-Addo, Starr News has gathered. He replaces Sylvester Matthew Tetteh, who is now a member of Parliament for the Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro Constituency, in the Greater Accra Region. Mr. Hadzide is expected to be assisted by two deputies in the ...

A Financial Expert with Dalex Finance Mr Joe Jackson has agreed with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s call for the Bank of Ghana to work to reduce lending rate. Mr Akufo-Addo has urged the central bank to work to bridge the gap between the monetary policy rate and the lending rates of commercial banks. If this is done, the president ...

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made the following statement released on Monday August 23. “The largest allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in history—about US$650 billion—comes into effect today. The allocation is a significant shot in the arm for the world and, if used wisely, a unique opportunity to combat this unprecedented crisis. “The ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that his party, the National Democracy Congress (NDC) is prepared to sit around the same table with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deliberate on job creation for the teeming youth of the country. He explained that the issue of unemployment is not a problem only for the current government but all ...

President  Akufo-Addo has described Ghana’s relations with Germany as being “of utmost importance”, as Ghana is determined to participate fully in the global marketplace not on the basis of the exports of raw materials, but on the basis of the exports of things the country makes. According to President Akufo-Addo, “we, in Ghana, are drawing inspiration from the success stories ...

The School of Public Health of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in collaboration with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), has manufactured typhoid vaccines to combat typhoid disease in the country. The university has since commenced the trial of the manufactured vaccine at Agogo in the Asante Akim North District of the Ashanti region after government approval. ...

Cellphones used to commit mobile money fraud in Ghana risk being blocked across all networks in Ghana. This cross-mobile Network Operator blocking a fraudster’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI ) system means a blocked or blacklisted phone will not operate on any cellular network in the country. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana Selorm Adadevoh hinted this during the ...

Former President John Mahama has urged Ghanaians to vote out the New Patriotic Party government in 2024 so they could account for their stewardship under a new government. ‘‘The NPP have no intention of fighting corruption and so the only way they can be made to account to the people of Ghana is for them to leave office so that ...

The Founder and Council Chairman of the Kings and Queens Teaching Medical University College, who doubles as the CEO & President of the Kings and Queens Teaching Hospital, Dr. Jerryson Ameworgbe Gidisu, has said they have positioned the college to strengthen the country’s effort to train more health professionals for national development. He said the college, located at Akuse Junction ...

Convenors of the fix the country movement have called on the new Inspector General of Police to prosecute those culpable for Kakaa’s death. Speaking at a conference Monday, August 23, Oliver Bucker Vormawor who is spearheading the convenors said: “We haven’t heard anything about the reports from the committee, we need to invigilate the process. “When people lose their lives ...