The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has taken a swipe at the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for building a future of “lies, excuses and broken promises”. According to the party’s Policy Advisor, Boakye Agyarko, a government that puts corruption first can only pay lip service to putting Ghanaians first. He made the comment … Read more
The 2016 Presidential nominee of the Progressive Peoples’ Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, wants Ghanaians to reject President Mahama in the December polls due to what he says is his bad record in government. According to him, President Mahama has failed to deliver on the promises that won him the 2012 elections. Speaking at … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama in his NDC 2016 manifesto highlights has made it clear to Ghanaians that if he gets re-elected for a further 4-year term in office as the President of Ghana, he will do away with all paper reading books in schools and rather introduce e-books. He will give every student or every … Read more
A 41-year-old electrician has picked nomination forms to contest the upcoming general elections on December 7, 2016 as an independent candidate. Mr. Lawrence Jamil Nkutia from Mafi Akramado in the Volta region said he has the magic wand to solve the energy crisis known in local parlance as dumsor. The electrician disclosed this after picking … Read more
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has urged Ghanaians to support the decision of government to privatize the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Reform Unit Manager at MiDA, Michael Awuah, says a successful privatization of Ghana’s power distributor will guarantee stable power supply in the country. Speaking at a forum to discuss the privatization of ECG, … Read more
President John Mahama has assured Ghanaians that he will not point accusing fingers at any group or individual concerning the challenges in the power sector but will ensure that it is resolved. He said it is incumbent on him as the leader of the country to solve problems. As such, he will apply all measures … Read more
The ‘brighter days ahead’ mantra has been overused by the John Mahama-led administration since 2009 to deceive Ghanaians, the vice-presidential nominee of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said. According to him, government needs to manage the economy with competence and keep corruption under check if it is going to make progress rather … Read more
The increasing rate of unemployment in the country makes Ghana a “ticking time bomb”, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, vice-presidential nominee of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated. According to him, “the net result of the economic policies of the John Mahama government is the unprecedented joblessness”. Speaking at a lecture in Accra Thursday, September … Read more
This week, the threat of the imminence of a major irreversible water crisis in Ghana resurfaced. The emphasis, this time, has been on the contribution of galamsey activities to the pollution of our water-bodies. This column returns to the issue not because the writer has any hopes of attracting attention and action from the powers … Read more
Pretty actress Yvonne Nelson has revealed that the relationship between John Dumelo and herself has always been cool. Speaking to Showbiz from location where she is currently shooting a movie with John Dumelo as well as two members of the cast of Beasts of No Nation, Yvonne revealed that it is the media that always … Read more
The Communications Manager of Ghana Gas Company Limited Alfred Ogbamey has assured that the ten-day closure of Ghana Gas at Atuabo will not have any adverse effect on power generation in the country. According to him, measures have been put in place to ensure that Ghanaians do not experience ‘Dumsor’. Ghana Gas Company yesterday announced … Read more
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he is not surprised about the vile and abusive campaign being waged against his person by members and apologists of the Mahama government in the run-up to the December presidential election. According to Nana Akufo-Addo, in the face of an abysmal … Read more
Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has called on Ghanaians to stop blaming the bad results in the 2016 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) on the frequent power outages. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC)Tuesday announced the 2016 WASSCE results, noting that out of the total 274,262 candidates who … Read more
The Presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has warned that a second term for President John Mahama will further cripple the already tumbling Ghanaian economy. Speaking on Starr Chat Wednesday, the business mogul tore into shreds the achievements of Mahama stating that the hardships in the country are simply … Read more
“Dumsor,” the term most people use to describe the erratic power supply that has hit the country in recent years, will soon vanish from the Ghanaian vocabulary, the acting Minister of Power, Mr Seth Terkper, has said. He said the ministry and its agencies were spending sleepless nights to ensure that the disruption in power … Read more
Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have disclosed that they have prepared a new load-shedding timetable to enable consumers plan their activities to efficiently but President John Mahama has asked the power distribution company not to publish it. “The timetable for the current load shedding also called ‘dumsor’ is ready but the president … Read more
President John Mahama says he will not declare a return to load shedding despite admitting there are challenges with power supply in the country. Addressing Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the president attributed the recent power outages to “sabotage in Nigeria” which is preventing the supply of crude oil to power the thermal … Read more
Power providers have increased load-shedding as thermal plants in Aboadze are shut down. The plants have been shut down due to a limited supply of Lean Gas from the Ghana National Gas Company over the past two days. Starr News has learnt that the situation has created a deficit of over 400 megawatts. Power providers … Read more
President John Mahama says he has kept his promise to end a four-year power crisis that crippled businesses and left many jobless. Delivering his 2016 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, the President expressed his excitement at dealing with the nagging problem. He said, “I stood before this very august house and … Read more
The Ministry of Power has announced an end to load shedding in a statement released on Wednesday December 30. The three-paragraph statement signed by Kweku Sersah-Johnson, Head of Public Affairs, for the Power Minister, said ” the Ministry of Power wishes to inform the public that its load shedding programme in respect of electricity supply … Read more