Ghana is in a debt crisis. Despite having had significant amounts of debt cancelled a decade ago, the country is losing around 30% of government revenue in external debt payments each year. 1 Such huge payments are only possible because Ghana has been able to take on more loans from institutions such as the International … Read more
A new report, jointly published by seven organizations, has revealed that Ghana is in a debt crisis because the country is losing around 30% of government revenue in external debt payments each year. It attributed the situation to a combination of the recent fall in the price of commodities and the loans not being used … Read more
A NEW report, jointly published by seven organizations, has revealed that Ghana is in a debt crisis because the country is losing around 30% of government revenue in external debt payments each year. It attributed the situation to a combination of the recent fall in the price of commodities and the loans not being used … Read more
Europol, the EU’s police intelligence unit, estimates that around 10,000 unaccompanied children have gone missing in Europe over the past two years. The BBC World Service Inquiry programme asks why so many have disappeared. “There are different reasons [children] arrive unaccompanied,” according to Delphine Moralis, secretary general of Missing Children Europe. “Some of them have … Read more
The 2016 presidential election in Ghana is very delicate for at least two main reasons. It is the first election after the disputed election in 2012 which ended at the Supreme Court. Secondly, the first major election of the new electoral commission’s (EC) chairperson, Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei. The EC on Monday October 10, 2016 disqualified … Read more
The Socialist International says it is confident the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would win hands down the December 7 polls, following the expanded infrastructure development and provision of social services by the government. The worldwide progressive political organization of social democratic, socialist and labour parties said the ruling NDC government’s commitment to delivering quality education … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant has called-up 23 players including Sogndal’s Gilbert Koomson for Friday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda in Tamale. The Norway-based midfielder has been handed his first Black Stars call-up while midfielder Enoch Adu Kofi, who plays in Sweden, returns to the national team for the first time since December 2014. Captain … Read more
The foreign-based players invited for Ghana’s opening 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda on Friday will arriving tonight. Head coach Avram Grant’s 23-man squad has only goalkeeper Richard Ofori as the home-based player. Those who were involved in action on Saturday are expected to jet in on Sunday from their destinations ahead of Monday’s … Read more
Ghana Black Stars head coach Avram Grant has named a 23-man squad for the friendly match with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on October 11. The former Chelsea Boss handed a debut call up to Hearts of Oak defender Inusah Musah while Enock Adu Kofi was also handed a call up. The Ghana FA … Read more
Ghana ace Wakaso Mubarak would miss Thursday evening’s Europa League clash between Greek Super League giants Panathinaikos and Celta di Vigo due to suspension. The winger was sent off during the Group G opener against Ajax Amsterdam a fortnight ago in Greece where the Greens suffered a 2-1 home reverse. Wakaso, who has experience from … Read more
“Two robbers breaking into a museum, devastating, looting and burning, leaving laughing hand-in-hand with their bags full of treasures; one of the robbers is called France and the other Britain.” Horse Head. One of the dangers of not remembering the past is the risk of repetition of the past as a surprise. Some African countries … Read more
Excavations will begin on Monday at farmland on the Greek island of Kos in the hunt for missing Sheffield toddler Ben Needham. Ben was 21 months old when he disappeared on 24 July 1991 during a family holiday. New information revealed 10 days ago suggested he could have been crushed to death by a digger. … Read more
The Italian Olympic chief has reacted angrily to the Rome mayor’s decision to reject the city’s bid to host the 2024 Games, and has vowed to fight on. Calling the decision “demagogic and populist”, Giovanni Malago insisted the project was financially viable. Mayor Virginia Raggi, elected in June, said holding the Games in Rome would … Read more
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its “massive violation” of EU fundamental values. He cited the Budapest government’s treatment of refugees, independence of the judiciary and freedom of the press. “Hungary is not far away from issuing orders to open … Read more
Ghanaian powerful midfielder Abdul Aziz Tetteh says he is very delighted after opening his account for Lech Poznan. The 26-year-old midfielder picked up a booking in the game but popped up to score a beautiful goal on the 89th minute to seal victory for his side over the weekend. “I am very delighted to have … Read more
From Rio to Rio with Kyoto, Copenhagen and Durban in between Paris right after and the recent China’s G-20, the conclusion remains the same: There is fundamental disagreement on the realities of this planet and the ways we can address them. A decisive breakthrough would necessitate both wider contexts and a larger participatory base to … Read more
The sophisticated ISIS network that plots foreign strikes had planned for the carnage in the November 2015 Paris attacks to be far worse, to occur in other European countries as well and, investigators believe, had planned to follow them up with strikes in several locations, CNN has learned. CNN has obtained thousands of pages of … Read more
Study to shew thyself approved unto God; a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth. II Timothy 2:15 It’s become a regular trademark – what the Bishop says or does is now prevailing against what God’s Word says. Consequently, our society is inundated with all sorts of fellows who … Read more
GHANASTAR/Accra – Reports reaching GhanaStar.com indicate that, Mr. Nouredin Atta, the notorious human organ smuggler in Egypt, has told investigators, following his detention that, some Ghanaians and other illegal immigrants mostly from African countries have fallen prey to the hands him and other dangerous human organ traffickers in Egypt where they use prostitutes to tempt … Read more
About 6,500 migrants have been rescued off Libya, the Italian coastguard says, in one of the biggest operations of its kind to date. Some 40 co-ordinated rescue missions took place about 20km (12 miles) off the Libyan town of Sabratha, it added. Video footage shows migrants, said to be from Eritrea and Somalia, cheering and … Read more