The national delegates congress of the Great Consolidated Popular Party, GCPP, has ended in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi with the acclamation of Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey as the Standard bearer, Leader and National Chairman of the party for the next four years. Dr. Lartey stood unopposed by the close of the party’s nomination and […]
A large number of both Ghanaians and foreign nationals, on Sunday September 27, thronged the Manhyia Palace to pay homage to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu to commemorate the last-but-one Akwasidae of this year. Among the dignitaries who used the occasion to show solidarity to Asantehene were the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin
President of Breast Care International, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has observed that lack of breast cancer awareness and education was seriously hurting Ghanaian women as the number of infection keeps increasing. According to her, due to the lack of education about the disease, many women find it very difficult to detect early signs of
Some Ghanaians living in the United Sates are threatening to petition the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations over police brutalities against Let My Vote Count Alliance demonstrators.The group describes the attacks on the demonstrators last week as an affront to democracy.Director of Operations for the Group Kwame Agyeman-Budu told Starr News that his
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in New York, USA, to attend the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s Session is on the theme, “The United Nations at 70- The road ahead for peace, security and human rights.” Ahead of the opening of the General Assembly on Monday, President Mahama will
The Ashanti Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Mission, Maulvi Abdul Hamid Tahir, has reminded Muslims that each of them has a right to join any political party of his or her choice or vote for anybody aspiring for a political office in the country. However, they have a religious obligation to refrain from any
The twice defeated flagbearer of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo has warned members of the party against playing the tribal card as they campaign to wrestle power from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). In his view, the party can only win the 2016 elections if party supporters treat all ethnic
The television premiere of events leading to the last Anglo- Asante War of 1900 whose consequences led the Asantehene Otumfuo, Osei Tutu II’s visit to Seychelles in April this year is set to be premiered at the Manhyia Palace on Friday September 25.The Return of a King to Seychelles, written and directed by Mr. Ivor
The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Raymond Tandoh has debunked allegations that the Regional Youth Organiser of the party, Mr Brogya Genfi has been disqualified as a parliamentary aspirant for the Suame Constituency. This, he explained, was because the vetting committee led by Kofi Adams that would assess aspirants in
An Economist and a Member of Parliament for New Juabeng, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, says Ghana’s thee-year US$918million Extended Credit Facility (ECF) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is woefully inadequate to revive its ailing economy. He is therefore, urging the government to reorganize itself and properly apply to the Paris Club for a substantial amount
