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Mövenpick sacks staff who stole gold from guest’s room

The contract of the expatriate staff of Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel who allegedly stole eight bars of gold from the room of a hotel guest has been terminated. The action was as a result of a protest by the Ghanaian staff against what they said was racial discrimination by the management of the hotel. According to the staff, management wanted to ...

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Rockson Bukari resigns over Shaanxi bribe saga

A Minister of State at the Presidency, Rockson Bukari, has resigned after a tape of him attempting to prevent a Starr FM journalist from publishing a damaging story about Shaanxi Mining company leaked. Mr. Bukari had earlier denied claims he attempted to bribe the Starr FM correspondent based in the Upper East region to kill the story against a judge ...

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NDC, NPP agree to engage religious bodies, CSOs in eliminating vigilantism

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have agreed to commence a discussion on the elimination of vigilantism with other key stakeholders and experts. The representatives shall include representatives of Civil Society Organisations, Security Agencies and religious bodies. This was captured in a communiqué signed by Chairmen of both NDC and NPP, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and ...

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Nigerian kidnapper jailed 3yrs for escaping lawful custody

A Takoradi District Magistrate Court has sentenced the Nigerian Kidnapper, Samuel Wills, who has refused to open up about the kidnapped girls, into 36 months imprisonment. The jail term was handed over to the accused Monday Morning, Empire FM’s Emmanuel Ohene Gyan reported from court. The accused who was charged initially on three counts: Escaping from lawful custody, causing damage ...

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We’re borrowing and begging to Survive – NABCo Coordinators

District Coordinators of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) in three regions in the north have served notice they will lay down their tools by the start of the new month, May. The Coordinators are angry over their unpaid allowances which they say have been in arrears since they were commissioned into office in August, 2018. Speaking to Starr News, the ...

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Akufo-Addo sacks Controller and Accountant General

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has finally relieved Mr. Eugene Ofosu-Hene as Controller and Accountant-General after he attained compulsory retirement age of 60 and was still hanging onto the job. A letter from the presidency dated April 23, 2019 and signed by Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo has through the Finance Minister directed Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem to take over ...

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Kweku Baako schools ‘ignorant’ Nzema Chief on Ghana Gas

Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has schooled Chief of Akropong in the Ellembelle District, Nana Adu Kwame on how Ghana Gas Company came about. The Chief at the weekend hailed Former President John Dramani Mahama for his vision of establishing the Ghana Gas Company Limited at Atuabo in the Nzemaland of the Western Region ...

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