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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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SUTESCO: Double Track Students Struggling Over Inadequate Desks
Posted on | CommentSuhum 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 … Read more →
Soldiers Brutalise 38-Year-Old Man Over Prostitute
Posted on | CommentA 38-year-old man, identified as Kofi Gunta, is battling for his life after he was savagely brutalized by five Military personnel. The assault took place at Koforidua-Bentom Wednesday around 8 am. The soldiers from the Ogreen Military base raided the … Read more →
Driver fined for steeling diesel
Posted on | CommentA driver, Samuel Bobie has been sentence to a fine of GH¢360.00 by the Kade District Court presided over by Ms Felicia Anane Antwi for stealing diesel. Bobie would in default go to prison for three months in hard labour. … Read more →
Psychiatric patient kills his father
Posted on | CommentA 42-year-old psychiatric patient on Wednesday, allegedly killed his 74-year-old father at Tema Community Eight. Chief Superintendent of Police Stephen K. Kwakye, Tema Community One District Commander, confirming the incident to the Ghana News Agency, said the deceased, Mr John … Read more →
China to offer Africa $60 billion to aid development
Posted on | CommentMr Shi Ting Wang, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, has said China intends to offer $60 billion to selected Africa countries, including Ghana, in the form of government assistance, investment and financing towards facilitating their socio-economic development. He said the funding … Read more →
Mother dies with children in Tantra Hill Fire
Posted on | CommentA mother and her two children have died from smoke inhalation following a fire that torched the wooden structure in which they were sleeping at Tantra Hills, in Accra, in the early hours Thursday. An official statement issued by the … Read more →
Menzgold Sues BOG, SEC; Set To Address Media Today
Posted on | CommentBeleaguered 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 … Read more →
Effiduase SHS student stabbed to death by unknown attackers
Posted on | CommentA final year student of the Effiduase Senior High School in the Ashanti Region has been stabbed to death by two unknown armed men. Derrick Agyei, 18, was stabbed in the neck by the armed men but died a few … Read more →
Increase our share of Minerals Development Fund – UMAT appeals to gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe George Grant University of Mines and Technology at Tarkwa in the Western Region, is requesting an upward review of its share of the Minerals Development Fund to enable it carry out some projects and conduct research. Currently, the … Read more →
Stop forging documents for China visa – Chinese Ambassador to Ghanaians
Posted on | CommentThe new Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang, is requesting a collaboration with Ghanaian law enforcement agencies to halt the rising cases of forged documents for Chinese visas by Ghanaians. According to him, there have been recent challenges with … Read more →
We’ll continue to support health professionals – Health Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, says despite scarce resources, the government of Ghana is committed to supporting the training of critical healthcare professionals to improve the health sector. To this end, he says the Ministry of Health as a … Read more →
Stop harassing our businesses – Nigerians protest against Ghana
Posted on | CommentSome Nigerians have staged a demonstration in Abuja to protest what they consider as intimidation of Nigerian businesses in Ghana. According to them, Ghanaian authorities have so far closed some 400 shops belonging to their compatriots. The Punch Newspaper in … Read more →
Police arrests suspect over security man’s killing at Abura Dunkwa
Posted on | CommentA suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of Benjamin Assuman Acquah, a private security guard at the Abura Dunkwa branch of GCB Bank in the Central Region. He was killed on Saturday by persons suspected to be … Read more →
Kazakhstan set to castrate 2,000 sex offenders
Posted on | CommentConvicted paedophiles in Kazakhstan are facing chemical castration after the government provided funding for some 2000 injections. One man from the Turkestan region will receive the first injection in a process supervised by the health ministry, following the $37,000 allocation from … Read more →
Ken Agyapong clashes with Sam George at Committee and GIBA meeting
Posted on | CommentA meeting by the Communications Committee of Parliament to discuss the controversial StarTimes deal has been suspended following a near brawl between Chairman of the Committee Kennedy Agyapong and a member Sam George. The two have taken entrenched views over … Read more →
Court Adjourns BoG, Unibank Case To October 17
Posted on | CommentLawyers of the Bank of Ghana led by Frank Davis, have challenged the legitimacy of the General Jurisdiction Court, one of several divisions of the High Court in Ghana, to hear an application filed by founder of the now defunct … Read more →
Police arrest salesman for faking robbery attack
Posted on | CommentA CCTV footage belonging to a resident at Koforidua Bonya has aided police to arrest suspect Emmanuel Agyakwa who had earlier reported to the police command of being a victim of a robbery. The suspect, 29 year old sales personnel … Read more →
GIBA meets Parliament today over StarTimes row
Posted on | CommentThe Communications Committee of Parliament is expected to hold a crunch meeting with the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) later today, Thursday, September 27, 2018 over the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) migration issue. The Committee has received a petition from … Read more →
African First Ladies Discuss 5-Year Strategic Plan
Posted on | CommentGhana’s First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has met counterparts from across Africa to further discussions on their contribution to the health and well-being of children, the youth and women on the continent. The meeting which happened on the fringes of … Read more →
Adultery No Longer A Criminal Offence In India
Posted on | CommentIndia’s top court has ruled adultery is no longer a criminal offence. The 158-year-old colonial-era law said any man who had sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, was guilty of the criminal act of adultery. … Read more →
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