Author Archives: larryehu

Student loan beneficiaries threaten demo over delayed payment

A group called the aggrieved students’ loan beneficiaries and concerned tertiary students, Ghana have threatened a demonstration over the non-payment of student loans from the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF). They described the non-payments of loans as the failure of the body not being able to accomplish their duty in support of students not to talk of providing services to ...

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COVID-19 cases in Ghana now 7,616 with 9 more recoveries

Ghana has recorded over 300 more cases of COVID-19 increasing the country’s tally to 7,616 from 7303, according to latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service. The recoveries have also increased marginally to 2,421 from 2,412 while the death toll still stands at 34. The Greater Accra region continues to be the epicentre of the virus in Ghana with ...

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Is Ghana’s fisheries on the verge of collapse? – Ohene Gyan writes

Ghana’s fisheries sector plays a significant role in the socio-economic development of the nation. However, fisheries stakeholders have raised an alarm that Ghana’s fisheries are on the verge of collapse. To assess the issue, Starnewsonlines western region correspondent Emmanuel Ohene Djan, interviewed stakeholders to understand the status of Ghana’s fisheries sector. In an interview with, Mr. Kyei Kwadwo Yamoah, Programme ...

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Why Shatta Wale sacked Militants

Dancehall musician Shatta Wale has finally broken his silence on the status of his signees, Militants, after months of speculations. According to the “Ayoo” hitmaker, he sacked the group in January this year but kept mute on the matter because he didn’t want the issue to dent his reputation. The controversial dancehall star said he sacked the Militants – made up of ...

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Impact of COVID-19 on economy severe than other crisis – Terkper

A former Finance Minister under the erstwhile John Mahama administration has stated that the negative impact of COVID-19 on the Ghanaian economy is severer than the impact of the power crisis and the global financial crisis that had a direct impact on the economy. Mr Terkper’s comment comes after the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday, presented a report to ...

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EC possessed by some higher spirits, beyond exorcism – Franklin Cudjoe

President of Policy think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe is convinced the posture and utterances of the Electoral Commission (EC) as regards this year’s electoral process are indications that the body is under a spell. “The more one listens to the EC commissioners on this horribly managed electoral process, it becomes obvious immediately, that they have been possessed by some ...

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No court has ordered me to pay GHC1.5m tax liability – Obinim

Bishop Daniel Obinim has dismissed reports that he has been ordered by court to pay GHC1.5 million in tax liability. According to him, the Commercial High Court presided over by Justice Doreen Boakye-Agyei, did not order any such payment against him urging the public to dismiss the reports. The case against the popular preacher did not bother on tax liability, ...

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COVID-19: Renault cuts 15,000 jobs

Renault is cutting 15,000 jobs worldwide as part of a €2bn (£1.8bn) cost-cutting plan after seeing sales plunge because of the virus pandemic. “This plan is essential,” said chief executive Clotilde Delbos, who announced cuts in production to focus on more profitable car models. Some 4,600 job cuts will be in France, and the firm said on Friday that it ...

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