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Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has commended President Akufo-Addo for bringing the three former Presidents together in a meeting at the Flagstaff House. President Akufo-Addo invited the former Presidents, John Dramani Mahama, John Agyekum Kufour and Jerry John Rawlings to the Flagstaff House for a private discourse. Following the meeting, the general ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has asked financial institutions to stop charging the 17.5 percent VAT on financial services. A statement released by the GRA said the tax has been abolished as part of government’s tax reliefs announced in the 2017 budget statement. Below is the full statement from the GRA: Source:Starrfmonline.com Share on: WhatsApp

Two people have been shot dead, while two others have sustained gunshot wounds at Nkonya in the Volta Region in resurged violence on Wednesday. The renewed violence occurred barely hours after a curfew imposed on the area in view of the violence there, was reviewed on Wednesday. Police say the perpetrators of the gun violence are from Alavanyo, a rival ...

The banking industry average base rate as at the end of March stood at 26.7%, data from the Bank of Ghana has shown. The data indicates a drop of 0.9 percent in the base rate from the month- end January rate of 27.6%. The data is contained in the Central Bank’s latest data on Annual Percentage Rates (APR) of interest ...

John Dramani came face to face with Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Daniel Bugri Naabu for the first time since the NPP stalwart made scathing allegations against him. The two prominent sons of the North met at the 41st National Congress of the Gonjaland Youth Association held at Sawla in the Northern. Whiles exchanging pleasantries with ...

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia constituency in the Eastern Region, Baba Jamal has threatened to lead a demonstration against former President John Mahama if the latter decides not to contest for the presidency again. The former Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations said the demonstration would happen because he believes that former President John Mahama is the ...

After weeks of confusion in Great Olympics, the management board of the club have  finally settled the difference between player-coach Godwin Attram and newly appointed trainer Tom Strand. Attram  divided the playing body after he separated his registered players from the entire team and decided to train at the Ghana National Fire Service pitch last week ahead of their encounter ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to construct 1000 metric tonne-capacity warehouses across the country to store foodstuffs in each of the 216 districts in the country. “Government intends to construct a 1000 metric tonne capacity warehouse in each of the 216 districts. The purpose of these warehouses will be to handle produce as well as to store the ...

Delese Mimi Darko The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has seized over a metric tonne of expired goods, including medicines, beverages and babies’ foods from various shops in Koforidua and some districts across the Eastern Region. Samuel Kwakye, Regional Director of the FDA, disclosed that the other items include antibiotics and analgesics, Aptamil, Cerelac, biscuits, energy drinks, Lucozade, margarine, dairy ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is fully aware of the implications of ignoring the agricultural sector of the Ghanaian economy and has, therefore, pledged not to do so. Speaking at Goaso in the Brong Ahafo Region on Wednesday, 19 April at the launch of the Planting for Food and Jobs programme, the ...