POLITICS

National Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yaw Buaben Asamoa has mounted a spirited defence that the e-levy offers Ghana a brand new opportunity to break away from how public financing has been done in the past while offering a reliable source of income to support public growth. “You will now find a reliable source of income ...

Headmaster of Keta Senior High Technical School (Ketasco) and the contestants are confident they will beat Prempeh College and Presec to win the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz contest. “We came here purposely for the trophy and we are not leaving here without the trophy,” a contestant said. Ketasco qualified to the finals of the NSMQ for the first time in the ...

The Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms Mette Frederiksen, on Wednesday, 24th November 2021, paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at Jubilee House to commence her two-day official visit to Ghana. Her visit to Ghana forms part of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Ghana. The Danish Prime Minister and Nana ...

A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has noted that ignorant and clueless party foot-solders benefit from the government’s entrepreneurship programmes more than the other skilled, qualified Ghanaian youths. This, he said, must be nipped in the bud as part of efforts to create the right enabling environment for young entrepreneurs to survive. He was reacting to comments ...

An Economist, Daniel Amarteye Anim, says the introduction of the Electronic Transaction Levy also known as E-levy geared at increasing revenue generation is a deviation of the practice in the Africa sub-region. Speaking to Naa Dedei Tettey on Starr Today on Tuesday, the Economist reiterated that the E-levy cannot be in consonance with the practice in Africa adding that when ...

Speaker of Parliament Alban S. K. Bagbin has called for a sober reflection on the life and legacies of Members of Parliament (MPs) who served the house with distinction. He said the work of parliament can be very challenging, especially for new entrants and must, therefore, be appreciated when well-executed. The Speaker made the remarks when the family of the ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to adopt the Ghana card as the only document to prove one’s citizenship in the next voter registration exercise. Dr Serebour Quaicoe, Director, Electoral Services at the EC, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that the Commission had already reached a consensus with the political parties and was waiting for ...

A US Federal court in Chicago, Illinois, has thrown out a case brought before it against the Chairman of GN Bank, Paa Kwesi Nduom, GN Bank and others. This was disclosed by the owner of the defunct Bank, Dr Nduom on Tuesday, 23 November 2021. US-based equity fund and securities Investment Company, Birim Group LLC, dragged Dr Nduom and some ...

Member of Parliament for North Tonu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that the Minority in Parliament will not endorse the new taxes introduced in the 2022 budget statement. He described the taxes as draconian hence, their decision not to support proposals. In a tweet after contributing to a debate on the budget statement in Parliament on Tuesday November 23, he ...

A Security Expert, Adam Bona, has advised governments to properly recruit party members they would want to work under the National Security Setup. Speaking to Francis Abban on Morning Starr Tuesday, Mr. Bona said there have been a number of reports of National Security Personnel involved in illegal mining also known as ‘galamsey’ and other unlawful acts under the guise ...