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Mr John Mahama managed the economy better as president than the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government has done so far, opposition MP Isaac Adongohas claimed. Speaking at a public lecture organised by the Coalition for Restoration on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, the Bolgatanga Central lawmaker said argued: “For a country to grow, GDP is irrelevant if you cannot collect a greater proportion of ...

It is anticipated that the USD 56.7M ultra-modern Liquid Bulk Terminal (LBT) in the Port of Takoradi, will receive its maiden oil tanker vessel by end of June this year. The historic event unfolds after a series of stakeholder consultations and management concluded today [23 June 2021], by the Port Authorities with actors at the downstream petroleum sector, in Takoradi. ...

A suspected notorious armed robber, Iddrisu Adams alias Koomi, who was arrested by the Ashanti Regional Police Command in connection with a series of robberies has been shot by Police in a bid to stop him from escaping lawful custody. The suspect was on the wanted list of the command and was arrested on 22nd June 2021 through a special ...

A baby has been reportedly washed away in Sawaba in Kumasi following the Wednesday evening rains in the Ashanti regional capital. The baby was traveling with his parents in a tricycle when they got stuck in a flood causing the tricycle to tip over. Residents in the community, according to reports, moved in to save the parents but could not ...

The former Ranking Member for the Mines & Energy Committee of Parliament, Adam Mutawkilu says President Nana Akufo-Addo must be solely blamed for the $170 million judgment debt awarded to power company, GCGP. According to the former Damongo MP, the decision to terminate the contract with GCGP was a cabinet decision and approved by President Akufo-Addo. “It’s a clear financial ...

A claim that South African woman Gosiame Sithole gave birth to 10 babies earlier this month is not true, an official inquiry has found. No hospitals in Gauteng province have a record of decuplets being born, the provincial government says. Medical tests show that Ms Sithole had not even been pregnant recently, it said. The 37-year-old is now being held ...

The Executive Director for the Institute of Energy Security, Nana Amoasi VII, has taken a swipe at the Attorney General, Godfred Dame, describing him as negligent for his failure to defend Ghana on the $170 million judgment debt awarded to power company, The Ghana Power Generation Company (GCGP). In an interview on the Morning Starr on Thursday, Nana Amoasi VII ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a new load shedding timetable to take effect on Monday, June 28 and end on July 19. The ‘dumsor’ will occur between the hours of 6 pm and 12midnight each day. In a statement, the ECG said the planned outage is to enable the completion of construction works by the Ghana Grid ...

Renowned Ghanaian economist and businessman Dr. Kofi Amoah has clarified his claims of owning 85 houses in Los Angeles, United States. Recall in a recent interview with television goddess and renowned talk show host Deloris Frimpong Manso popularly known as Delay, Dr. Kofi Amoah caused some stir on the internet during the course of the interview when he claimed he ...

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has described African Education Watch independent assessment report on 2020 WASSCE in the country as misleading. Head of Public Affairs, WAEC National, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, at a press conference in Accra, noted that the Council was not engaged by Africa Education Watch before outdooring its report. According to Ms Teye-Cudjoe, if Africa Education Watch also ...