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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it is uncertain when gold dealership company, Menzgold Ghana Limited, will be made to resume full operations. That, according to the SEC, was due to the unavailability of “specific detailed information” concerning the operations of the firm from its management. The SEC, however, says its order to Menzgold to shut down its gold ...

Former President John Mahama has conceded that funds earmarked for the NDC’s campaign in 2016, when he was flagbearer, did not reach the grassroots for the intended purpose. “I have noted all our mistakes. We realized campaign funds were diverted, but we have learnt our lessons. We will ensure campaign funds go through the right channel to get the campaign ...

A founding-father of the governing New Patriotic Party Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has criticised renowned educationist Professor Stephen Adei over his stance on the double-track system being implemented by the government to accommodate the numbers under the free SHS policy. Professor Adei, who owns a private secondary school in Accra, has praised government for the policy, even though his school ...

There was drama in Parliament today, September 27, 2018, when the Chairman of Parliament’s Communication Committee, Kennedy Agyapong, and a member of the Committee, Sam George, nearly traded blows in a meeting to discuss the controversy surrounding the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) project. The altercation, which was said to have almost turned physical occurred in a meeting with representatives from ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has been discharged from the Cardio centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after being admitted over a low blood count incident. A statement from Mr Rawlings’ office signed by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa of the Communications Directorate said: “The office of His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings wishes to assure the general public that the former president ...

Gold-trading firm Menzgold Ghana Limited, has issued a statement saying the directive by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the company to temporarily shutdown its Gold Vault Market operations, has made it “impossible” for the company to “trade” in gold “to generate any revenue whatsoever out of which Extra Values are charged and paid to those entitled”. In a ...

The National Disaster Management has said it is taking measures to recall the expired oil products that were mistakenly added to the items distributed to flood victims in Wa in the upper West region by the Vice President. According to NADMO, the expired oil had been earmarked to be disposed but mistakenly got mixed up in the items selected for ...

The CEO of Accra-based Citi FM, Samuel Attah-Mensah, has resigned as the head of the Coastal Development Authority in less than six months of being in office. Popularly known as Sammens, the media manager resigned three weeks ago after falling out with the sector minister Mavis Hawa Koomson, who is in charge of Special Development Initiatives. Starrfmonline.com understands Mr. Attah-Mensah ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to address the United Nations General assembly meeting in New York today, September 26, 2018. The President is expected to speak on the gains the country has made so far in the areas of health, education and the protection of human rights. As Co-Chair of the group of Eminent Leaders on the UN ...

Former President John Mahama will today begin his campaign to secure the mantle to lead the NDC again in the 2020 elections. Mr. Mahama is kick-starting the campaign from the Central region where he is expected to meet key stakeholders and delegates of the party in the region. He will be in the region for four days. Mr. Mahama will ...