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Two of Europe’s biggest economies are reinstating some form of national lockdown, as the continent confronts a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. From Friday people in France will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons. President Emmanuel Macron said the country risked being “overwhelmed by a second wave that no doubt will be harder ...

The Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has advised traders and beneficiaries of the state’s Covid-19 stimulus package to ignore false claims by pro-government propagandists that the next NDC government will require them to pay back. Describing the claims as “lies” and “cheap politicking”, Mr Mahama said no trader will pay back the Covid-19 stimulus package ...

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has quashed attempts to draw similarities between the 2020 US and Ghana Presidential elections. According to him, attempts by some to suggest that a win by Republicans in the US will lead to a win by the NPP in Ghana, are unfounded. Mr Trump in the US has no similarity as a candidate to President ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has requested parliament to approve an amount of GHc27,434,180,520 as expenditure in advance for the first quarter of 2021. This amount will be incorporated by any future finance minister in next year’s full budget. Addressing Parliament Wednesday, October 28, the minister said “I humbly request this august house to by decision approve an amount of GHC27,434,180,520 ...

National Second Vice Chairman for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Fredrick Fredua Anto is alleging Board Chairman for the National Sports Authority (NSA) and former Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North Constituency Kwadwo Baah-Agyemang is campaigning for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Mr Anto alleged the former MP for Asante Akyem North has broken camp with NPP and tied knot with NDC, a ...

Four children have died after fire engulfed a room in a four-bedroom house in which they were sleeping at Amasaman Fise in Accra. The fire occurred early Wednesday morning. Mother of the children reportedly locked them up to attend a church program. A fire service personnel told Starr News the cause of the fire is being investigated. Source:Starrfm.com.gh Share on: ...

The Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu has commended the media for making the 2020 campaign issues-based. He says the media has managed to push politicians to tone down on reckless language and insults as was the case in previous elections. Speaking to Francis Abban on the Morning Starr Wednesday, Sheikh Shaibu said competition among political parties ...

Some supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party in Upper Manya Krobo Constituency of the Eastern Region-locked the office of the Electricity Company in the area over an intermittent power cut during a campaign event of Vice President Dr.Mahamadu Bawumia. The Vice President as part of his three-day campaign tour to the Eastern Region visited Asesewa on Tuesday, October 27, ...

Five Regional Ministers under President Akufo-Addo’s administration have been touting government’s achievements in their various regions saying Akufo-Addo must be commended for steering the country’s economy back to where it belongs. Addressing the 5th edition of the Nation Building Updates in Accra on Tuesday 22nd October, 2020 on the theme “Rebuilding the Ghanaian Economy” the five Regional Ministers from the ...

It is interesting to find some Ghanaians shocked at the swift defence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), strongly denying that Ghana has not been classified as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) based on information found on its website. Our elders say you don’t ask for a chair when you visit a place where the chief himself sits on ...