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
Four (4) suspected cattle rustlers on Thursday dawn abandoned eight cattle they were transporting on a Kia truck with registration number AS 1786-11 from Waribogu, a farming community in the Tolon district to unknown location in Tamale. Youth of Nyohini, a suburb of Tamale metropolis who suspected the transported animals were stolen, tried trailing the
Ghana’s health managers are patting themselves on the back for a good effort, despite the country’s failure to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) on health. Officials say there have been significant improvements in health care services, especially in rural communities, though there is still more to be done. The Millennium Development Goal’s which started
Three (3) persons are reported to have died after eating a meal prepared with grasscutter meat at Ankase in the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region. Two (2) others who consumed the same delicacy are said to be in a very critical condition. All the five (5) young men come from Ankase but work in
He said this is the only way to restore confidence among the populace in the face of the scandal that has hit that arm of government. Hans Docter made these known after watching the investigative piece of Anas Aremeyaw Anas on Tuesday. The documentary, which indicts about 34 judges and at least 100 court officials,
Muslims in Ghana are joining their colleagues around the world to mark the Eid al-Adha.The celebration is one of the two most important festivals on the Muslim calendar.The festival is marked annually to commemorate the symbolic sacrifice and service of Prophet Abraham to Allah.Like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a Sunnah prayer of two
The Tema Metropolis has recorded over 2,000 teenage pregnancy cases in the first half of 2015. It also recorded 54 young people living with HIV/AIDS as well as several cases of unsafe abortion within the same period. The Metro Health Directorate made the revelation during a sex education programme at Tema Manhean within Tema Metropolis.
Ghana has been listed as part of countries eligible to get assistance under the Highly Indebted Poor Country exercise by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ghana made the list of 36 , together with other countries such as Haiti, Chad and Afghanistan among others whom the Bretton Woods Institution say they can freely call on it
Some Ghanaian Muslims who embarked on this year’s Hajj to Mecca have reportedly refused to return home.These pilgrims according to reports in Saudi Arabia with the help of some agents have absconded from their camps after the holy rituals to countries like Kuwait and other Middle East countries.Starr News checks in Saudi Arabia indicate that
