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2020 Budget: Ghana’s economy has miraculously turned around – Finance Minister

he Finance Minister says the economy of Ghana has miraculously turned around and moving in the right direction. He says God’s blessing of hard work is beginning to manifest in the country. “We have stabilised the macroeconomic turbulence” Despite the limited resources at government’s disposal, it implemented flagship programmes, gave out stimulus packages and funded social programmes, he told parliamentarians. ...

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Not much has changed for Ghana since AFCON – Bafana Bafana coach

South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki says he has gathered important information on their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers Group C opponents Ghana whom they play away in the Cape Coast on Thursday. Ghana appear on paper to be Bafana Bafana’s toughest opponents in their bid to qualify for the 2021 Afcon finals to be held in Cameroon. Sudan ...

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Gunshots at Akyem Tafo GCB bank; One injured

A man believed to be mentally deranged has been shot by Police at the premises of the GCB Bank branch at Akyem New Tafo in the Eastern region. The incident occurred Monday afternoon. Starr News has gathered the victim attempted to disarm the Police officer on guard duty but was overpowered and shot in the leg. According to an eyewitness, ...

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Kurt Okraku is new GFA President

Kurt Okraku has been elected as the President of the Ghana Football Association after George Afriyie conceded defeat before the 3rd round. The Dreams CEO got 59 votes whiles George Afriyie earned 43 votes in the 2nd round of elections. Nana Yaw Amponsah bagged the rest of the 16 votes. The NC in charge of the elections will still go ...

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Kufuor wades into CSE debate

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has poured cold water on the public outcry against the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). According to him, the teaching of the subject would rather make children aware that they have to allow nature to mature them. “With the improvement of educational standards, there is no way CSE will impact negatively on school-going children as being ...

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Boy, 6, drowns while crossing river to school

A six-year-old boy has drowned in a river while crossing to School. The incident occurred at Togodo, a farming community in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region on Wednesday, October 17, 2019. The body of the deceased – Tetteh Osmond – is yet to be retrieved despite a search by a joint team of Police, NADMO and Local ...

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Ghana’s economy in a trap – Kwabena Donkor

Former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor says Ghana’s economy is in a structural trap. In his view, the economy was deliberately put in the trap to serve the ends of the West. “Our economy is not what it is by accident but rather by design. Our economy is a structural trap. We break out by deliberately breaking the structure. This is ...

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‘Sex for grades’ lacks elements of sexual harassment – Lawyer

A lawyer who has done extensive research into sexual harassment in various institutions in Ghana and abroad says the ‘sex for grades’ investigative piece by the BBC lacks the elements of sexual harassment. According to Dr. Ismael Norman, even though the lecturers who were seen in the video exercised bad moral judgment, it will be impossible to hold them for ...

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DJ Armani leaves Citi FM

One of Citi FM’S finest radio presenters, DJ Armani has left the station after 11 years. DJ Armani, real name, Fouad Christopher Wulff-Cochrane, was best known for his stint on his evening urban music show, Rhythms in the Citi. He joined Citi FM in May 2008 after two years at Accra-based Choice FM. In that time, he built up his ...

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Ato Essien denies wrongdoing in Capital Bank collapse, defends Otabil

The Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has spoken for the first time denying that he misappropriated depositors’ funds resulting in the collapse of the financial institution. He also defended the integrity of head pastor of the International Central Gospel Church and Board Chair of the Bank, Mensa Otabil, who has been criticised over his purported role in ...

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