The government has promised to complement efforts to construct the proposed new maternity block for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The pledge by the government was carried through the Deputy Health Minister, Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu. A sod-cutting ceremony was held Monday to kick start construction works on the multi-storey Mother and Baby Unit. A collaboration by … Read more
New and existing businesses seeking documentation for their operations should be able to do so within a relatively shorter period effective end of this month. It follows the implementation of a rapid reform action plan towards reducing the duration of registration and cost of doing business in Ghana. The new agenda being pursued by the … Read more
Government has been able to pay only 60 million cedis out of the 130 million cedis monthly payment it promised service providers of the National Health Insurance Scheme across the country. The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) owes service providers 1.2 billion Ghana Cedis but promised to give the service providers a monthly payment of … Read more
Government has been able to pay only 60 million cedis out of the 130 million cedis monthly payment it promised service providers of the National Health Insurance Scheme across the country. The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) owes service providers 1.2 billion Ghana Cedis but promised to give the service providers a monthly payment of … Read more
Hundreds of students at the Accra Technical University have been sacked from writing their exams following their failure to pay a fine before a deadline last Thursday. The 100 cedis fine was slapped on the students after they failed to pay the semester’s tuition fee of about GHC1,700 on time. An enraged Accountancy student David … Read more
Over 300 students of Accra Polytechnic have been prevented from taking part in the end of semester exams for failing to pay a 100 Ghana cedis penalty for the late payment of their fees. According to the angry students, the school authorities have refused to heed to their pleas and allow them write the exams … Read more
Analysts want the Central Bank to aggressively intervene in the currency market to quell increased demand and panic-buying, a situation that puts pressure on the cedi. Although the Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has indicated that the central bank will have “minimal interventions” in the market, currency experts are of the view that … Read more
Communications Director of the National Democratic Party (NDP) , Mr Ernest Owusu Bempah , has hinted that former president Mahama gave the host of Adom fm’s morning show Captain smart a Toyota landcriser prado ,whiles his brother ibrahim Mahama also gave him 1.2 million cedis two weeks before elections to do dirty work on radio … Read more
There have not been any arrest so far and nobody has been identified in the shooting incident Tension is looming large at Sokpayiri a suburb of Wa, the Upper West Regional capital over what has been described an acrimonious feud over land compensation for the people and elders of the area. Sources have it that … Read more
Thousands of protesters who hit the streets of Accra on Friday in demand of justice and accountability have given the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) a three-month ultimatum to retrieve an alleged USD 1.2 billion stolen by some civil and public officials. The group led by Captain Kwadwo Smart, the host of an Accra-based … Read more
Some enraged residents of Somanya in the Eastern Region have attacked the regional office of the Electricity Company of Ghana over what they described as outrageous bills. The people who were incensed by the unexplained astronomical increment in electricity bills vandalised property at the ECG offices on Friday morning. What broke the back of the … Read more
Kokrokoo Charities Foundation, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) founded by Ace Broadcaster, Kwame Sefa Kayi has launched a campaign to raise fund to purchase hundred incubators to be distributed to health facilities across the country. The campaign which was officially out-doored by the wife of Ghana’s vice President Samira Bawumia, was initiated in 2015 with the … Read more
Victims of the fire outbreak were seen trying to salvage what they could from the incident More than 15 shops have been razed by fire at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle. Properties, running into thousands of cedis have also been consumed. The incident happened at about 9.30am this morning [Thursday] after an electric transformer exploded in … Read more
More than 15 shops have been razed by fire at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle . Properties, running into thousands of cedis have also been consumed. The incident happened at about 9.30am this morning [Thursday] after an electric transformer exploded in the area. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com … Read more
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has disclosed that its plan to secure where it is currently headquartered, will ultimately save the bank about 24 million cedis annually. ADB’s earlier decision to pay an annual rent of 5 million dollars at its current headquarters in 2015, generated a lot of controversy between the staff and the … Read more
The Students Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Cape Coast has called for calm among angry students who are threatening to demonstrate against school authorities. The SRC president, Tony Henry Arthur at a press conference this morning said the students petitioned him to go on a demonstration in solidarity with their twenty colleagues rusticated … Read more
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has justified its decision for suspending 22 students over the clashes between Atlantic (ATL) and Oguaa Halls during a hall week celebration. UCC in a statement signed by its acting Director, Maj. Kofi Baah-Bentwum (Rtd) said management of the school took the decision because the affected students were negligent … Read more
The National Health Insurance Authority has confirmed to Citi News that it is currently disbursing some sixty million Ghana cedis to service providers owed since June 2016. The Pharmacy Council Ghana; and the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) have variously threatened to withdraw services to the scheme. They are collectively owed over 1.2billion cedis. … Read more
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), has given indication that it will cost the country relatively cheaper with the provision of mobile money interoperability. According to GhIPSS, its mandate to provide the platform should save the country huge sums of money. The CEO of GhIPSS, Archie Hesse made the remarks when he addressed … Read more
National Security operatives have uncovered a huge quantity of sodium cyanide in a residential facility in a special operation in Kumasi. It is suspected to be used by small-scale and illegal miners, though only large scale mining firms are permitted to apply the toxic chemical in their operations. The haul of the consignment said to … Read more