Government will relocate the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus to ensure its safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. This comes a day after Citi News reported the statue had been defaced by some unknown persons who were incensed by its presence in the academic community. A statement issued by … Read more
Running mate to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today [Thursday] deliver a lecture on “The State of the Ghanaian Economy-A Foundation of Concrete or Straw’ as the nation inches towards the 2016 general election. Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana who is described … Read more
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has debunked claims that it denied the New Patriotic Party’s vice presidential nominee, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia access to the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) for his public lecture slated for today [Thursday]. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Emmanuel Bombande, described the accusations as “petty” in … Read more
The Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) and its supervisory Ministry, Foreign Affairs, appears to be strongly contradicting themselves over the availability of the centre to hold the public lecture by the largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday, September 8. The renowned Economist was scheduled to deliver a paper … Read more
The largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will deliver a paper on the State of the Ghanaian Economy tomorrow Thursday September 8, despite rumoured impediments that has been put in his way. There have been allegations that the government which controls the Accra International Conference Centre, (AICC) through the Ministry … Read more
The vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is under pressure to look for an alternate venue for his public lecture, since he has been denied access to the Accra International Conference Centre. A statement being prepared by the Office of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and seen by Starrfmonline.com, said the … Read more
Steps taken by the Minority in Parliament to cause a Parliamentary probe into a controversial gift to the President was rejected on Thursday. Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, single-handedly shot down the Minority’s motion which occasioned a recall of Parliament. Below is the Minority’s full statement I thank you for the opportunity to move … Read more
Preparation for the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-VI) began today with a Senior Official’s Meeting (SOM) at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. This is the first time since its inception in 1993 that TICAD is being held in Africa and the TICAD VI Summit demonstrates the continent’s ownership of the … Read more
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, a lawyer and political scientist, was born in Ghana on December 7, 1950. He attended Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast and Government Secondary School, Tamale. He holds degrees in Political Science from University of Ghana, Legon, (B. A. 1973) and Cornell University Ithaca, New York (M.A. 1977, Ph D (1980). He has … Read more
The Ghana Government has finally received the certified and registered land ownership documents on the 1.5-hectare plot of land allotted for the construction of the Ghana Embassy complex in Moscow. This comes after years of diplomatic negotiations; Dr. Kodzo Kpoku Alabo, the Ghana Ambassador to the Russian Federation, on Thursday received the documents from the … Read more