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Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Posted on with No CommentDonald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a … Read more →
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No increases in transport fares – GPRTU clarifies
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), have asked its members and the public to disregard a purported increase in transport fares. A group of drivers calling itself the Committed Drivers Association … Read more →
Doctors worry over rise in unsafe abortions in Ghana
Posted on | CommentMedical Doctors in Ghana are worried over increasing unsafe abortion cases in the country. About 45 percent of abortions in Ghana remain unsafe. In 2017, 53,114 abortion cases were recorded in government hospitals alone across the country, according to the … Read more →
6 month-old baby burnt to death at Nkwatia
Posted on | CommentA six-month-old baby has been burnt to death after the room he was sleeping in caught fire at Nkwatia in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern region. According to a neighbour and the land lady of the house, the … Read more →
Gun shots at Anyinaman; three injured, schools shut
Posted on | CommentThree people have been reportedly injured after some residents of Boasiri opened fire on residents of Anyinaman at Krachi-Nchumuru in the Kete Krachi district of the Volta region, An eyewitness known as Ephraim told Starrfmonline.com that residents of Boasiri besieged … Read more →
Parliament to use Sign Language interpreters
Posted on | CommentThe Parliament of Ghana has announced that it has employed the services of sign language interpreters to communicate proceedings to people with hearing disabilities. This gesture is applied in Parliaments of countries like the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, South … Read more →
Trader fined GH¢5,000 for biting friend’s ear
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Felix Ayenkoligo, a trader to one-year imprisonment in hard labour for biting off part of the left ear of another trader during a fight. In addition, Ayenkoligo would compensate David Azure with a sum of … Read more →
KNUST to re-open November, 8
Posted on | CommentThe Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is expected to re-open on November 8, for normal academic work to resume, the Information Ministry has said. The government on October 22, closed down the University indefinitely following riots by … Read more →
Gov’t asks Otumfuo to lead reconstitution of KNUST Governing Council
Posted on | CommentThe government has asked the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, to take steps to reconstitute a new Governing Council in accordance with the institution’s relevant statutes and laws. This … Read more →
South African ex-president de Klerk discharged after lung ailment
Posted on | CommentSouth African former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner FW de Klerk was discharged from a three-night hospital stay after recovering from a lung ailment, his foundation said on Monday. De Klerk, 82, was hospitalised over the weekend for treatment … Read more →
South Africa minister ‘blackmailed’ over sex video
Posted on | CommentSouth Africa’s security services have been accused of hacking a politician’s phone after a sex tape emerged. The 13-second video of Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba masturbating on his own was widely circulated. His spokesman accused security services of stealing … Read more →
Gov’t to probe Martime Authority’s GHc140k on food
Posted on | CommentThe Transport Ministry has directed the Board of the Ghana Maritime Authority to investigate claims of financial malfeasance against the CEO of the authority, Mr. Kwame Owusu. Mr. Owusu, in November and December 2017 spent over GHc140, 000 on food … Read more →
Uganda: Catholic archbishop wants Gov’t to deduct tithe from salaries
Posted on | CommentKampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has fronted a controversial proposal that seeks to have the central government deduct 10% from people’s monthly salary and forwarded to the church. Speaking at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga during mass, the Catholic Archbishop said … Read more →
Angela Merkel to step down
Posted on | CommentGermany’s Angela Merkel has said she will step down as chancellor in 2021, following recent election setbacks. “I will not be seeking any political post after my term ends,” she told a news conference in Berlin. She also said she … Read more →
KNUST TEWU march over council dissolution
Posted on | CommentThe Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Monday went on a procession campus to kick against the dissolution of the University Governing Council. The council was last week dissolved by government following … Read more →
Gov’t to introduce e-textbooks for Secondary School from 2019 in Malaysia
Posted on | CommentOn Friday, Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching, in a surprise announcement, revealed that secondary schools will go digital with the introduction of e-textbooks for students starting 2019. According to The Star, Teo said that secondary students will be able … Read more →
No need for panic withdrawals – BoG tells public
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana(BoG) has urged the public to refrain from panic withdrawals. The central bank has been chastised by some players including Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Papa Kwasi Nduom for failing to educate the public on recent reforms it … Read more →
Uproar over Buhari’s ‘missing’ school certificate
Posted on | CommentThe academic qualifications of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari are again making headlines because the 76-year-old is seeking re-election in February. According to the constitution, to run for president a candidate must show that they at least have a school-leaving certificate … Read more →
26 injured in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway
Posted on | CommentAt least 26 persons are injured in a near fatal road accident at Asuboi Community stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway. The accident involved a fully loaded commercial Vehicle with registration number ER 1126-16 from the Kumasi direction driven by one … Read more →
Gov’t absorbs fees for all final year day students
Posted on | CommentThe Education Ministry has absorbed fees for all final year day students in Senior High Schools across the country as part of the Free SHS policy. A circular by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to all Regional Directors of Education urged … Read more →
KNUST VC Obiri Danso asked to recuse himself
Posted on | CommentThe Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, has been asked to recuse himself, the deputy Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has confirmed. Dr. Adutwum in an interview on morning Starr … Read more →
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