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Tamale: ‘Girls to Women Foundation’ advocates for women empowerment, trained women in Soap, Detergent making

1,799  The Executive Director of Girls to Women Foundation, Hajia Mariam Iddrisu Bugala says the Ghanaian woman need economic empowerment to make positive changes in society and defy odds against household violence. According to her, homes are better manage when a woman is financially independent and economically empowered. “When a woman is financially independent and […]

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We’ll keep burning excavators used for galamsey – Western Regional Minister

1,913  The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has stated that the government will keep burning excavators and other machinery used in small-scale mining otherwise known as ‘galamsey’. This he said is to deter people from giving out their excavators for galamsey activities. He warned that the move is to deal ruthlessly with big men […]

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Lotto Agents Association Fires NLA Over Assault Of Operators

1,858The Concerned Lotto Agents Association of Ghana (CLAAG) has said some officials of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA), and members of the security services have vandalized some lotto kiosks with the bat of guns, harassing and arresting some Lotto Agents and Writers in Accra. Executive Secretary, CLAAG Kwaku Duah Tawiah in a press statement lamented […]

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Republicans Win U.S. House Majority, Setting Stage For Divided Government

1,895  Republicans have won majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party held control of the Senate. The victory gives Republicans the power to delay or deny Biden’s agenda, as well as to launch potentially politically damaging probes of his administration […]

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Kufuor Invites 98 NPP Mps For Talks Over Planned Boycott Of 2023 Budget

1,972 Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reportedly invited the 98 NPP MPs threatening to boycott the 2023 budget presentation should the current Finance Minister go ahead to read it in parliament. The meeting Starr News understands is for the former leader to resolve the standoff that has prevailed over the past weeks. Spokesperson for […]

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Producer Price Inflation jumps from 45.6% to 65.25% in October

2,015  The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for October 2022 shot up to 65.25 percent from 45.6 percent recorded in September. The rate represents an increase of 19.3 percentage points. The Producer Price Inflation measures the average change over time in the selling prices of goods and services as received by domestic producers. The Government Statistician, […]

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Foreign Ministry withdraws advisory on non-essential travel to Abuja

2,003  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has discredited its earlier travel advisory warning to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. In a new statement, the ministry said its warning on non-essential travel to Abuja was not authorised. “The Ministry is not aware of any threat targeted at Ghanaians who continue to live in harmony with […]

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Government to establish Labour bank – Dr Kingsley Agyeman reveals

2,066  The registrar of Ghana scholarship secretariat Dr, Kingsley Aggyeman has disclosed that his outfit in collaboration with other state actors including Ghana investment promotion centre (GIPC) will create a labour bank to address challenges of investors and also for export , According to him,this innovation will create a platform for the supply of the […]

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Did Hon. Ato Forson “Misrepresent His Own CV” to Parliament in 2013? – Razak Kojo Opoku Writes

1,744  Hon. Ato Forson has accused Akufo-Addo’s Government of misrepresentation of Economic Data to the IMF, an allegation he is yet to provide any reasonable and credible evidence in support. The matter is before a Committee of Parliament so I will not go into details for the purpose of this Article. However, it is emerging […]

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Sack me if I’m involved in galamsey – Western Regional Minister

1,899  The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says President Akufo-Addo should not relent in sacking him if he finds out he is involved in illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. Various government officials have been alleged to be involved in the act. They claim they are the sponsors of persons who mine illegally in […]