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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted that Ghana’s “growth prospects remain strong” following its seventh review of the country’s economic programme. The IMF team which visited Ghana between September 17 to 27 to conduct the seventh review of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility has published its preliminary findings on Ghana’s economic prospects. In a statement, the IMF team observed that ...

The beleaguered gold trading firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, says the shape and projection of its business have been dislodged following the suspension of its operations over regulatory issues. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this month ordered the gold trading firm, to suspend its operations with the public with immediate effect. In a September 7 letter, SEC said after ...

Host of Kokrokoo on Peace FM, Kwame Sefa-Kayi has said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has so far been lousy at communicating their ideas and achievements. In a tell it as it is interview with Lexis Bill on Personality Profile on Joy FM Thursday, he said there is more room for improvement for government to articulate its policies and ...

Suhum Senior High Technical School (SUTESCO) has been hit with furniture shortage, with most first-year students admitted under the newly introduced double track system, struggling to get desks to sit on to learn. Starr News’ visit to the school saw some of the students standing while others lean against the classroom walls over lack of desks. The situation is affecting ...

Beleaguered gold trading firm, Menzgold has sued the Bank of Ghana and the Security Exchanges Commission (SEC) over the suspension of its operations over regulatory issues. Menzgold in its writ is demanding among other things: “A declaration that the Plaintiff’s business does not fall within the present legislated scope of the Banks and Specialized Deposit -Taking Institutions Act 2016 (Act ...

A final year student of Effiduase Senior High School in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region has been stabbed to death by unknown assailants. Derrick Agyei, 18, died hours after he was rushed to the Effiduase Government Hospital’s Emergency Unit. He got stabbed in the neck after refusing to hand over whatever money he had on him to ...

Following the International Monetary Fund clarification of $2 billion Sinohydro deal with China as not a loan, the lies of Haruna Iddrisu, Cassiel Ato Forson, Adongo and the minority have been exposed as Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is vindicated. The clarification comes after the NDC’s letter jointly signed by Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu and Cassiel Ato Forson, who is a Ranking ...

The Residents of Odumasi a suburb of Assin Foso in the Assin Foso Municipality are living in fears due to an unknown coffin found covered with red cloth in the town. The residents has called Assin Foso Police to intervene but as at now no police officer has attend to the scene causing fear and panic. According to the residents ...

A meeting between executives of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) and Parliament’s Communications Committee Thursday was suspended abruptly following what has been described as an “embarrassing spectacle” between two members of the committee. Chairman of the Committee Kennedy Agyapong and a committee member Sam George were said to have engaged in nasty exchanges forcing an abrupt suspension of the ...

Private legal practitioner, lawyer Maurice Ampaw, has admonished Martin Amidu to resign from his job, as Special Prosecutor is he feels frustrated. The lawyer told Kwame Tutu on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm the complaints’ coming from Martin Amidu is not only troubling but also unfortunate. According to him, Martin Amidu as a courageous and fearless man should write to ...