First Lady Mrs Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo on Wednesday commissioned a new Paediatric and Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Named the Rebecca Akufo-Addo PICU, the facility which consists of a 21-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a 20-bed Paediatric Intensive Care Unit was constructed under the patronage of The Rebecca Foundation, and is the first ...

Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) Dr Steve Manteaw has called for an immediate end to the phenomenon where the president appoints head and board members of state-owned companies. The call comes after the auditor general indicted the board of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC) for astronomically and illegally increasing the monthly fees and sitting allowances ...

FIFA says the final squad list of players for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup is complete with eight days before the kick-off. A statement issued by the FIFA Media Office said that 504 players would be representing the 24 teams to follow in the footsteps of global stars like Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba who were first ...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Michael Carrick, Kieran McKenna and Mark Dempsey will be staying on as part of his coaching staff at the club next season. Former player Carrick joined the coaching staff after retirement while McKenna from the U18s. “They are all going to stay. I think that’s important, that we keep that team ...

Opponents of Liberian President George Weah in a meeting of the council of patriot, on Tuesday maintained their stands to demonstrate on June 7 despite a call for dialogue launched by the head of state. The call is to demand that President Weah “resign or find a solution to the appalling economic situation of the country, affecting most of the ...

Eritreans are unable to access social media networks as at today (May 15), the BBC’s Tigrinya Service reports. People have thus been forced to turn to Virtual Private Networks, VPN, to exchange messages. In Eritrea, the internet cannot be accessed via mobile phones, the report added. The government is said to have taken the measure to avert an intended protest ...

Benin’s justice system opened a “judicial investigation” on Tuesday following the kidnapping of two French tourists on May 1 and the death of their Beninese guide in the north of the country. The Office of the Special Prosecutor of the Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) of Benin reported on Tuesday that it “opened a judicial ...

Barely a week after final results from the May 8 polls were declared, South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF, have launched a post poll campaign. The party – the third biggest – is embarking on the removal of all campaign posters with a two pronged mission – showing leadership and for financial considerations. “Fellow fighters, we are called upon to engage ...

Mr. Isaac Asiamah, the Minister of Youth and Sports has called on traditional leaders in the country to take active roles in the sporting industry. He said this would improve community involvement and attention to certain sporting disciplines that traditional leaders will take up, adding that, this would o ensure proper development of sports in the country. “I humbly request ...

The Municipal Chief Executive for Birim Central in the Eastern Region, Kwabena Bempong, has tendered his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo. The MCE confirmed to Starr News Wednesday but added, the President is yet to accept his resignation. He, however, dispelled allegations that he has been forced to resign by the constituency executives of the party over poor performance rather ...