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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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Vietnam asks residents not to eat dog meat
Posted on | CommentOfficials in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi are urging residents to stop eating dog meat as it could hurt the city’s reputation and lead to diseases like rabies. The Hanoi People’s Committee said the practice could tarnish the city’s image as a … Read more →
Apple’s newest iPhone could have big screen, big price
Posted on | CommentApple Inc is expected to blast further past the $1,000 price barrier when it launches new iPhones on Wednesday, but Wall Street is most intrigued by how deep into its larger-than-ever lineup prices hikes may go. Apple’s market capitalization has … Read more →
No leakage in ongoing teacher licensure exams – NTC
Posted on | CommentThe controversial teacher licensure examination on Tuesday was marred by reports of a leakage of questions at some examination centers in the country. The National Teaching Council’s coordinator of the licensure examination, Francis Kwesi Addai has however debunked these rumors … Read more →
Gov’t not abolishing single-sex school – Education Ministry
Posted on | CommentThe government has rubbished reports that it is planning to abolish single-sex education system in Ghana. According to the Ministry of Education, such reports are false. “…This statement is false and must be treated with the contempt it deserves,” a … Read more →
SEC orders Menzgold to suspend ‘illegal’ trading operations
Posted on | CommentMenzgold Ghana Limited has been asked to suspend its gold trading operations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the SEC, Menzgold has been dealing in the purchase and deposit of gold collectibles from the public and issuing contracts with … Read more →
Govt Slashes Allowance For Youth In Afforestation Staff Over NABCo
Posted on | CommentThe government has slashed the allowances of the staff of the Youth in Afforestation program in order to accommodate the cost involved in paying workers of the newly introduced Nation Builders Corps (NABCo). The allowance for supervisors, according to sources, … Read more →
Liberia President George Weah Plays Friendly Against Nigeria
Posted on | CommentLiberia president George Weah played in an international friendly for his country on Tuesday – at the age of 51. Weah, the first African footballer to win Fifa’s World Player of the Year award, featured for 79 minutes of a … Read more →
Samira Donates Books On Int’l Literacy Day
Posted on | CommentThe Second Lady Samira Bawumia has donated books to schools in the Wenchi and Techiman Municipalities in the Brong Ahafo region. Ten schools benefited from her benevolence under the auspices of her not-for-profit organization – the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian … Read more →
Double-track takes off
Posted on | CommentThe double-track system of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy took off yesterday with mixed reactions from parents and students. Although the registration of students was mostly smooth, there were some hiccups that frustrated parents and their children. Early in … Read more →
Mourners pay respects to Kofi Annan
Posted on | CommentA heartbroken nation yesterday began an elaborate programme to say a final goodbye to the late Kofi Annan with hundreds of mourners turning up at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) to pay their last respects to the man who … Read more →
BoG injects more dollars into economy
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has stepped up its supply of United States (US) dollars to meet daily demands for foreign exchange as global pressures and the exit of investors from emerging markets cause the cedi to depreciate. According to a … Read more →
GCB staff, one other charged for stealing GH¢1.158 million from bank
Posted on | CommentTwo persons, including a banker at the Takoradi branch of the GCB Bank, have been put before an Accra circuit court for conspiring with nine others and allegedly stealing an amount of GH¢1.158 million from the bank. Ferdinand Kofi Amponsah … Read more →
Professor Atukwei Okai to be given state burial
Posted on | CommentProfessor Atukwei Okai, a Former Secretary-General of the Pan African Writer’s Association (PAWA), will be given a state-assisted funeral on Friday, September 14, in Accra. The funeral will be under the auspices of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. A release … Read more →
Scrap TV licence fee — Former GBC Director-General
Posted on | CommentA former Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Mr William Ampem-Darko, has called for the television (TV) licence fee to be scrapped and replaced with a public service broadcasting tax to help generate sustainable funds for the corporation. He said … Read more →
Kofi Annan burial: Police announce 3-day road closure
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has announced the temporary closure and diversion of two streets in Accra ahead of the funeral and burial service of the late former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. According to a statement signed by the Director-General, Public … Read more →
Global hunger increasing – UN warns
Posted on | CommentThe number of people suffering from hunger has increased during the past three years, after years of decline, a UN report suggests. According to the analysis, 821 million people globally were undernourished in 2017 – about one person in every … Read more →
Double Track: Confusion Rocks Accra Placement
Posted on | CommentMassive confusion has rocked the late placement into Senior High Schools as hundreds of parents and guardians besieged the Independence Square to secure schools for their wards. Starr News’ Daniel Nii Lartey reports that the confused and frustrated parents and … Read more →
Assist Ghana to showcase its innovations – Ursula woos investors
Posted on | CommentMinister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has called on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and investors, to assist Ghana and other nations to showcase innovations taking place in their countries. ITU, she said can assist by creating a more congenial environment … Read more →
Extra fees charged for Licensure exams to be refunded – NTC
Posted on | CommentThe National Teaching Council (NTC), may refund additional fees that some Colleges of Education demanded from teachers who sat for the teacher licensure exams on Monday. The Public Relations Officer for the NTC, Dennis Owusu, made this known. Hundreds of … Read more →
Pedestrians ‘forced’ to pick litter at Circle for walking on lawns
Posted on | CommentThe Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) task-force at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange on Monday morning forced some pedestrians who used unapproved routes to pick litter around the interchange. Hanson Agyemang reported that some pedestrians walked through unauthorized places such as the … Read more →
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