A man in military uniform who is part of the Security personnel detailed at COVID-19 Barrier at Doboro near Nsawam to enforce the lockdown directive has reportedly shot a motor rider three times. The incident occurred Friday Morning around 8:00 am. It is not clear why the military man shot the rider but an eyewitness said, the ridder ignored orders ...

Old students of Akwamuman SHS in the Asuogyaman district have warned they will resist the decision by government to use the school as a quarantine centre for Covid-19. According to the old students, government failed to consult relevant stakeholders in the area before settling on the school. Speaking to Starr News on the development, acting president of the Akwamuman Old ...

Even as the woes of journalist and host of the Good Evening Ghana show on Metro TV continue to deepen over his unpalatable comments on the person of Dr Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings yesterday, investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has revealed that Mr Adom-Otchere had lied that he (Manasseh) had demanded a bribe of $100,000 from Zoomlion Ghana Limited in order to ...

Longstanding journalist and widely respected critic Afia Pokuaa has declared that no amount of attacks or threats will stop the Ghanaian media from playing its watchdog role of ensuring accountability of the government, emphasizing the point that the media’s role is not to sing the praises of any government. Ms Pokuaa, known for her bluntness of speech, lashed out at ...

Background The picture above shows the Ofankor Health Centre which was constructed by the Mahama Administration with funding from the African Development Bank standing abandoned by the government that took over in 2017. Spread all over the country are similar health projects, schools, roads/culverts that have been left to rot. Some of the health projects include district hospitals at Sekyere Kumawu, Fomena, ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Klottey-Korley Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings is disappointed that the Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Cynthia Morrison has flatly denied claims that food meant for the vulnerable in the midst of the fight against the novel Coronavirus is being shared on partisan lines. For her, the Minister should have, at least, pledged to launch an investigation ...

Klottey-Korley Member of Parliament Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has called on President Akufo-Addo to institute a probe into reports of politicisation of food aid to the vulnerable in the lockdown areas in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It comes after the Gender minister Cynthia Morrison denied her claims that NADMO officials are demanding party identification before dishing out food to ...

Ghana’s laboratories have been tasked to work round the clock to process a backlog of over 12 thousand samples collected for testing for covid-19. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in a tweet on Thursday evening said the processing will be in addition to 51,000 samples already tested as at yesterday. Contact tracing teams and lab technicians were tasked to trace ...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commended the hardworking staff of the COVID-19 Call Centre for their contributions to the national fight against the pandemic. Speaking during a visit to the Centre on Thursday 16th April 2020, the Vice President emphasised that the gathering and availability of data have played a significant role in Ghana’s battle against COVID-19 so ...

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) insists that only a new voters’ register can ensure Ghana has a credible 2020 elections. The EC since last year has justified why they need to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general elections. The EC has said it wants to ensure that the register that is used on the election day ...