A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Chief Justice (CJ) Anin Yeboah has deferred judgement in the suit challenging Martin Amidu’s age as Special Prosecutor to May 13, 2020. Judgement for the case was set for today Wednesday, April 28. But when the case was called the CJ said it has been adjourned to May 13. Starr ...

The Technical lead on Health and Aviation at the Bureau of Public Safety Dr Akaribo Yakubu says lockdown is the most effective way of curbing the spread of the deadly COVID-19. According to him, the measure is deemed most effective because there is proven record of its efficiency in China and other places since the pandemic took over the world. ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority has asked GCNET to resume operations at the Tema port today, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in order to restore the disrupted Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). In a letter sighted by Starrfm.com.gh, GRA stated that discussions with GCNET have been occasioned by the challenges being faced by agents processing their custom documents on the new Integrated ...

Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has questioned the locus of Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, who is urging the public not to discredit the work of medical experts leading the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The NDC accused the government of massaging figures of the number of people infected with COVID-19. Asiedu Nketia is convinced the ...

Trade facilitation and revenue generation at Ghana’s ports came to a total standstill yesterday and not a single import was cleared because Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo had instructed the trade facilitation vendors, GCNet and West Blue to stop work and let Ghana Link/UNIPASS take over. If the two companies, West Blue and GCNet, do not return to work, the situation ...

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has stated that Government’s fight against the novel coronavirus is possible because of the resilient economy it has built in the past few years built. Speaking in a press briefing today, 28th April 2020, Mr. Nkurmah said Ghana’s ability to introduce the various interventions towards the fight against the virus in the country is largely ...

Paul Adom-Otchere, host of Good Evening Ghana says Prof. Kwesi Botchwey’s likely nomination as John Dramani Mahama‘s running mate will not please the founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) because of some fractious relationship between Rawlings and Botchwey. According to Adom-Otchere, if John Mahama selects someone that will get the blessing of Rawlings, then the former Finance Minister should not be ...

Covid-19 death toll in Ghana has now inched up to 16 from 11 as of Saturday. This was disclosed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye on Tuesday. Positive cases of the Virus in Ghana have also risen to 1,671 from 1,550. Addressing a Press Conference Tuesday, Dr Aboagye stated that 1,461 are doing well with ...

The 2020 3Music Awards is taking place on Saturday May 2. The virtual event will come live from a location in Ghana’s capital, Accra, to audiences on Joy Prime, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram as well as partner web platforms. The event will feature only three physical performance blocks while others will come through virtually. Originally scheduled for last month, ...

The Headmaster of the Kumasi Secondary Technical Institute (KSTI), Mr Haruna Oppong Boateng, has revealed that aside contending with bedbugs in his schools, the student population of over 5000 also have to endure the bites of rodents, mostly mice. He said these rodents feed on the legs and ears of his students, a situation he described as unfortunate. Mr Boateng ...