Overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has asked chiefs in the Region to be fair towards all political parties irrespective of their leaning. Speaking at a ‘Special Akwasidae’ organized at the Manhyia Palace as part of activities marking 17 years after he became absolute Monarch of the Kingdom, the Asantehene said the call is […]
The United Statesof America(USA) is hopeful of doubling its bilateral trade with the country from the current US$1.2billion within the next three years as it seeks to push job-creation as well as unearthglobal trade potentials. “Last year the bilateral trade was about US$1.2billion,and I would like to see that double; I believe that it is
The Northern Region has recorded a rise in fire outbreak within the first quarter of 2016 with 135 fire outbreaks within the first quarter of this year as compared to 103 recorded in 2015. This is as a result of the severe hamattan that hit the region early this year and negligence of some people.
An abandoned palace at Esreso in the Ashanti Region has collapsed and killed two people who were seeking refuge from Thursday’s torrential downpour in the area. Two others- a lotto operator and food seller- who were in the building at the time, also sustained various degrees of injuries with one said to be in a
The Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidohu has accused the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of attempting to disenfranchise NDC supporters in the Ashanti Region. He claimed the NPP is scheming plans to delete names of NDC members from the voters’ register. ‘We have been following certain leads in
Food safety, and aflatoxins in particular, is a significant threat to public health, agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Each year, almost one in 10 people fall ill from eating contaminated food and 420,000 die as a result. Children under age five are particularly at risk – 125,000 children will die from foodborne diseases
President John Mahama has urged Ghanaians not to panic over the terror alert released by the National Security.In an interview with aaThursday, President Mahama said it was unnecessary for the alert to be leaked to the media by the security agencies. “I think that we must deal with this without creating panic amongst our people
Tension is looming outbreak at Gbani, a community in the Talensi District of the Upper East region, over a move by leaders of the community to get rid of a Chinese mining firm from the area. The leaders say the move is in reaction not only to an alleged breach of a Memorandum of Understanding
Illegal loggers of rosewood in Northern Ghana are unleashing havoc on residents and the environment.The Criminals have raided forests in far flung communities in the “Overseas Valley” in the Northern region and are hacking down fresh rosewood trees with blatant impunity. A Starr News investigation has revealed that the scale of felling is so massive
The Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei Tutu II has in a passionate tone implored government to create the enabling environment for citizens to own houses in the country. Welcoming both officials of an Israeli construction team, IDM International and State Housing Company Limited, (SCHL) to the Manhyia Palace last week, Otumfuor charged government to use their partnerships
