Vultures Cause Power Cut – ECG Explains Recent Dumsor

The Director of Operations at Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG),Tetteh Ankamah Okyne, says the power cut the nation is currently experiencing is due to the activities of vultures and other birds, stressing that, it is working hard to address the problem. The company disclosed this last week when the Public Utility Regulatory Commission convened a … Read more

Vultures Cause Power Cut – ECG

The Director of Operations at Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG),Tetteh Ankamah Okyne, says the power cut the nation is currently experiencing is due to the activities of vultures and other birds, stressing that, it is working hard to address the problem. The company disclosed this last week when the Public Utility Regulatory Commission convened a meeting … Read more

4 Telcos To Electronically Transmit 2016 Election Results

Four mobile telephony companies have been contracted by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to electronically transmit (e-transmit) the results of the 2016 general elections to the national collation centre in Accra. The four are Vodafone, MTN Ghana, TiGo and Airtel. The country has been divided into four zones, with of the telephony company assigned … Read more

Hearts Poised To Become A World-Class Club

The acting Managing Director of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited, Mr. Vincent Sowah-Odotei has said that, management is committed to building a brand that will be competitive and capable of competing at the highest level. He said this at the club’s 105 anniversary ceremony at the Club’s secretariat on Friday in Accra. Mr. … Read more

Ibrahim Kwarteng Honored By Stability Organisation

Stability Foundation International in partnership with the National Peace Council has honoured Mr Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng for his contribution to humanity at the Ghana National Peace Awards in Accra. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com is your source for all Ghana News. Get the latest Ghana news, breaking … Read more

Legendary Coach E.K Afranie Passes Away

Veteran Ghanaian coach E. K Afranie has been confirmed dead by Citi Sports sources at the Suhum Government Hospital. He was involved in a vehicle accident on the Suhum stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway. Afranie was rushed to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital barely a fortnight ago after he suffered a mild stroke. He was … Read more

Harvard Lecturer Hosted At Appolonia On Real Estate

Appolonia, an urban development near Accra, has held discussions with John D. Macomber, a visiting faculty member of Harvard Business School, on the real estate landscape in Ghana and Africa. A statement signed by Madam Josephine Agyeman-Prempeh, Marketing and Communications Department, Appolonia, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said Macomber, who lectures on Real … Read more

Everything You Missed At ‘S Concert’

The Accra Sports Stadium on November 6, witnessed Accra-based radio station StarrFM put up spectacular all star concert dubbed ‘S Concert’. Thousands of patrons got energized as artistes billed to thrill about 50,000 people had nonstop fun. For the third year running, the station’s event attracted incredible patronage as they continue to deliver from last … Read more

Ghana Is A Haven For Investors – French Ambassador

Mr Francois Pujolas, the French Ambassador says the political and socio economic stability in Ghana has made it a haven for investors the world over. He said business organisations in France were highly interested in the Ghanaian market adding “we in France have great confidence in the Ghanaian market, and this is buttressed by the … Read more

Ghana Is A Haven For Investors

Mr Francois Pujolas, the French Ambassador says the political and socio economic stability in Ghana has made it a haven for investors the world over. He said business organisations in France were highly interested in the Ghanaian market adding “we in France have great confidence in the Ghanaian market, and this is buttressed by the … Read more

Ghana Will Have 100% Water Coverage By 2025

Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Dr. Kweku Agyemang-Mensah, has reiterated government’s readiness to ensure there is hundred percent water coverage in every part of Ghana by the end of 2025. According to the sector minister, government’s vision of achieving 100% water coverage for all by the 2025 is on course, mentioning the injection … Read more

Carpenter Jailed For Robbing Driver’s Mate of Daily Sale

A carpenter was on Monday jailed 15 years by an Accra Circuit Court, for robbing a driver and a driver’s mate of an unspecified amount of money. Mohammed Seidu, a resident at Kanda, stabbed Ebenezer Lartey (driver’s mate) in the stomach and right thigh at about 9pm some day in December last year at the … Read more

Two In Court For Allegedly Robbing Businessman

Two persons who allegedly attacked a businessman with cutlasses at Rawlings Park and made away with his money, two mobile phones and gold watch have appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra. Tettey Ashong and Isaac Boateng, both unemployed, have been charged with conspiracy to rob and robbery. They have pleaded not guilty to the … Read more

Election Year Projects Wrong

Inaugurating projects in an election year is wrong, Prof Felix Asante, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has said. Speaking at a Business Breakfast Meeting on Election Budget Deficit and Its Implication on Macroeconomic Stability organised by Graphic Business and Stanbic Bank in Accra on Tuesday November 1, Prof Asante … Read more

Parliament Approves Four Loans Within 2 Hours

Four loans sent to Parliament by government have been approved by the 275-member body. Parliament, which is expected to break on Thursday, November 3, 2016 for the December 7 polls is said to have given the approval for four loans within two hours in the House on Monday. The four loans included an 11 billion … Read more

MPs Caution Mahama Against $1bn Last Minute Borrowing

Some Members of Parliament (MPs) are not happy with the rate at which the legislature is considering and approving loans for the Government of Ghana some few weeks to the general elections. They do not understand why the government is sourcing for about US$1billion to pursue some developmental projects within the last days of the … Read more

Great Olympics Set To Begin Pre-Season

Players of Accra Great Olympics are set to report back to camp on November 7, as they begin preparations for the upcoming 2016/17 Ghana Premier League season (GPL), sportscrusader.com can exclusively reveal. A source close to the club’s management has revealed that, the players are expected to arrive in Accra on Sunday, November 6, 2016 … Read more

Elections Are Not Won Through Manifestos – Lawrence Tetteh

Dr Lawrence Tetteh, a World Renowned Evangelist on Wednesday stated that the December 7 general election is not about strategies, manifestos, rallies, bill boards and campaigns, because leaders are enthroned by God. He therefore asked Ghanaians “to go to the throne room of God and asked for a leader through prayers”. Dr Tetteh, an Economist … Read more

Elections Are Not Won Through Manifestoes – Lawrence Tetteh

Dr Lawrence Tetteh, a World Renowned Evangelist on Wednesday stated that the December 7 general election is not about strategies, manifestoes, rallies, bill boards and campaigns, because leaders are enthroned by God. He therefore asked Ghanaians “to go to the throne room of God and asked for a leader through prayers”. Dr Tetteh, an Economist … Read more

Outages Due To Maintenance, Not Dumsor – ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has allayed fears that country may be falling back into its power crisis days by explaining that the recent wide-spread outages were as a result of scheduled maintenance works on some Bulk Supply Points (BSPs). At a press conference to explain the current happenings, the ECG’s Director of Operations, … Read more