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Prez. Mahama orders fuel tax cuts, cheaper transport
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President John Dramani Mahama has ordered immediate interventions to shield Ghanaians from surging fuel prices, as global tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt oil supplies and push up costs. The directive was issued following a Cabinet meeting in … Read more →
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Parliament approves motion to delay implementation of Right to Information Bill
Posted on | CommentParliament has approved a motion which will delay the implementation of the Right to Information Bill (RTI) till January 2020 when it is passed. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Suhum, Mr Frederick Opare-Andah, had earlier on Wednesday proposed … Read more →
RTI law will take effect in 2020 after passage
Posted on | CommentThe much-awaited Right to Information Bill, when passed, will take effect only in the 2020 financial year. This follows an amendment proposed by the majority leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu on Wednesday. Financial provision for … Read more →
Blame Kufuor for cause of high HIV prevalence, poverty – Rawlings
Posted on | CommentFormer President Jerry John Rawlings has launched yet another scathing attack at colleague former President, John Agyekum Kufuor over HIV, poverty and population explosion in the country. The man noted for what many Ghanaians describe as ‘boom’ speeches, said the … Read more →
New reforms will ease doing business – Bawumia
Posted on | CommentThe Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the introduction of new reforms by the end of this month should see Ghana make significant improvement on the World Bank’s ease of doing business list for 2019. The 2018 World Bank report on Doing … Read more →
VIDEO: Salaga youth set ablaze NPP offices over regional capital, MCE residence next
Posted on | CommentSome youth of Salaga in the newly created Savannah Region have set ablaze the offices of the New Patriotic Party in the town to protest the announcement of Damongo as the regional capital. Billboards within Salaga bearing photographs of President … Read more →
EC demands more time to implement ROPAA
Posted on | CommentThe Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana is demanding more time to implement the Representation of the Peoples Amendment Act (2007) popularly known as ROPAA. The EC was directed by the court to ensure that it operationalizes the ROPAA Act 699 … Read more →
Asiedu Nketia ‘goes to school’
Posted on | CommentThe General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been given some tutorials based on some utterances he made concerning the setting up of a Presidential Commission of Enquiry to investigate the violence that erupted … Read more →
Akpaloo Punches Mahama
Posted on | CommentLeader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has lambasted former President John Dramani Mahama for recently stating that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is unbeatable in unleashing violence. According to him, Mr. Mahama should never have made … Read more →
‘Ignorant persons questioning legality of Ayawaso West Wuogon Commission’
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has described those questioning the legality of the Presidential Commission of Enquiry set up to investigate the violence that characterised the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election as people ignorant of the law. He stated … Read more →
NDC flagbearer aspirants to meet party’s Election Committee today
Posted on | CommentThe Election Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will later today [Thursday] engage the party’s flagbearer hopefuls to outline the operational guidelines for the elections. This follows a petition forwarded to the party by six of the aspirants demanding … Read more →
Akufo-Addo sets up Commission to probe Ayawaso violence
Posted on | CommentThe President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has set up a three-member presidential Commission of Enquiry to investigate the Ayawaso-West-Wuogon by-election violence. Starrfm.com.gh is, however, yet to know the members of the commission set up by the president. Violence erupted during … Read more →
I’m NDC’s best bet to win power – Spio-Garbrah
Posted on | CommentAspiring presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ekwow Spio-Garbrah says his dedicated service to Ghana and the international community for over 20 years is enough motivation for him to be considered the best bet to lead the NDC. … Read more →
Minority boycotts swearing-in of new Ayawaso-Wuogon MP
Posted on | CommentThe Minority in Parliament Tuesday morning boycotted the swearing-in of newly elected Ayawaso West-Wuogon Member of Parliament, Lydia Seyram Alhassan. Seyram Alhassan, wife of the late MP for the constituency Emmanuel Agyarko won the by-election by a landslide of 68.8%. … Read more →
All Die be Die: First Blood at AWW By-election!
Posted on | CommentMy tongue had problems wrapping round Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW), but no longer, for after the terrifying events of January 31 2019, it now rolls off easily, having had to repeat it over and over when the first shots of … Read more →
Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election was fair – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has described as “free, fair, transparent and credible” the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election which was won by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Lydia Seyram Alhassan yesterday (January 31). Eighteen persons were reportedly injured during the polls which saw … Read more →
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