NEWS

Group pickets at EC offices in Cape Coast

Some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Tuesday picketted at the Central Regional offices of the Electoral Commission (EC) to protest the compilation of a new voters register. Clad mostly in red, the protesters held placards some of which read “The new register is a waste”, ” we are for peace” “let’s all protect the public purse” ...

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Ayariga, Akpaloo brawl as voters’ register meeting ends in stalemate

The meeting organised by the eminent advisory committee with political parties and the electoral commission to find solutions to the voters’ register impasse has ended in a stalemate. The parties and the commission once again failed to settle on an amicable solution on whether the nation requires new voters register for the December polls. As tension engulfed the meeting, Starr ...

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Akufo-Addo gives his in-law GH¢136.7 billion tax exemption

At a time he has compelled Ghanaians to pay more taxes to his government, President Akufo-Addo has offered a tax exemption of $23,983,033.43 to a company called Platinum Properties Limited (PPL) to put up a hotel facility in Accra. PPL is a Special Purpose Vehicle owned and controlled by Inter-Afrique Holding Limited(IAHL) set up to put up the hotel facility ...

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Free SHS food suppliers threaten to withdraw services over non payment

Suppliers of foodstuff to the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) for the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) feeding programme are threatening to withdraw their supplies if monies owed them are not paid forthwith. The Suppliers of foodstuff for the sustainability of the Free SHS Feeding programme who spoke to starrfm.com.gh on condition of anonymity indicated that they have ...

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NLA Gets New Office Complex in Ho, Volta Region

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) under Hon. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw has built an ultra-modern Regional Office Complex for the Staff, Lotto Marketing Companies and other stakeholders in Ho, Volta Region. Previously, the Authority was renting an office space for its day-to-day businesses, administration and operations in the Region. The new office complex serves as a relief for the Staff of the ...

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OVER 600 NPP DELEGATES IN BIBIANI-ANHWIASO-BEKWAI CONSTITUENCY PICKS NOMINATIONS FORM FOR MR. ALFRED OBENG-BOATENG

Earlier today, January 30, 2020, over Six hundred delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency converged at the Party’s Office to pick a nomination form for Mr. Alfred Obeng-Boateng, popularly called APPROACHERS to contest for the Party’s Parliamentary slot. The triumphant entry to the party’s office saw Electoral Area Coordinators, Polling Station Executives, Former Constituency and ...

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Ghana not ready for Cyber attack – Cybersecurity advisor

The National Cybersecurity advisor Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako says Ghana has much to do in order to be able to defend itself from any attack in its cyberspace. According to Dr Antwi-Boasiako, the fact that individuals and even organizations fall for the simplest of scams speaks to how much work is required in securing the country’s cyberspace. Starr News’ Ibrahim Alhassan ...

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Western Regional Police Commander diagnoses cause of kidnappings

The new Western Regional Police Commander, DCOP Felix Fosu-Agyeman, has attributed the numerous cases of missing children and its associated kidnapping cases in the region to unresolved misunderstandings between parents and these children. According to him, most of the missing cases reported are as a result of broken homes, which often push children away. DCOP Fosu-Agyeman is therefore appealing to ...

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