Author Archives: larryehu

CHASS demands arrears of Mahama’s Progressive Free SHS funds

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools(CHASS) has written to Management of Ghana Education Service demanding payment of outstanding arrears of subsidies for the last batch of Fee-Paying Senior High School Students who completed School in June this year. A letter signed by President of CHASS, Alhaji Yakub.A.B Abubakar, and sighted by Starr News also reminded GES to pay ...

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GRA to tax clothing allowance of bankers

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is set to tax clothing allowance of bankers in the country. A letter addressed to the Banking Association and sighted by Starr News noted an agreement has been reached over the move between the two bodies. “As was discussed in relation to taxation of clothing allowance paid by members of your Association, we wish to ...

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Kojo Antwi ‘shuns’ Kweisey Pee, vows not to respond to him

Ghana’s music legend, Kojo Antwi says he has vowed never to engage in any banter with musician, Kweisey Pee, over series of allegations the latter leveled against him. The Maestro said the late father of Kweisey Pee, Agya Eku, was inspirational to him while he was growing up as young musician and due to that respect he has for the ...

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Brutal ‘fight’ at House of Chiefs

The brutal ‘fight’ that engulfed the National House of Chiefs (NHC) over the ‘No’ vote position, which was taken before the referendum was aborted, has reared its head once again. The reason is that the Western Regional Chiefs are venting their spleen on the President of the NHC, the Agbogbomefia Togbe Afede XIV, for removing Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II as ...

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Chaplain caught raping blind student in classroom

Tension is mounting between students and authorities at the Akropong School for the blind after a chaplain at the school was caught molesting a blind female student in a classroom. The students are angry at what they say is an attempt by the authorities to cover up the incident which occurred on Tuesday. Leader of the concerned students, Richmond, told ...

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Anin Yeboah more of a “stickler” than me – Sophia Akuffo

Outgoing Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has cautioned would-be law students, law students and practising lawyers who are entertaining thoughts that the incoming Chief Justice, Justice Anin Yeboah, will relax standards, to manage their expectations because her potential successor is more of a person who insists on things unyieldingly than she has been. Addressing a valedictory ceremony held in her honour ...

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Why most causes of kidney disease in Ghana are unknown

kidney diseases are on the rise globally and in Ghana. We are seeing more cases of kidney diseases in our health posts, clinics and hospitals and I believe many more do not even come to the formal health institutions. About 13% of Ghanaians have chronic kidney disease and many are dying on daily basis from kidney diseases. The young and ...

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Takumi Minamino: Liverpool to sign Red Bull Salzburg winger in January

Liverpool have confirmed they will sign winger Takumi Minamino from Red Bull Salzburg when the transfer window opens on 1 January. The Japan international, who is thought to have a release clause of £7.25m, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal until summer 2024. Minamino, 24, has scored nine goals and provided 11 assists in 22 appearances for the Austrian side this ...

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Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital Burgled: Management Cry For tight Security

Management and staff of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital (APH) in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) municipality of the Central region could not believed their eyes on Tuesday morning as some unidentified robbers had broken into the finance department of the facility. The robbers who probably stormed the facility on Tuesday dawn, broke the main administration door, made their way into ...

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Foh-Amoaning claps back at Australian High Commissioner over corruption claims

“Australians are more corrupt than Ghanaians,” that is coming from law lecturer and anti-gay campaigner, Moses Foh-Amoaning. He makes this comment on the back of the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana expressing shock at the level of corruption in the country although it prides itself with Christian dominance. The Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Andrew Barnes, made these remarks at ...

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