2,186Stakeholders have started discussions on the development of a national social protection shock response strategy. The strategy involves interventions focused on unexpected adverse events such as floods, fire outbreaks, pandemics and conflicts that affect large proportions of a population. At a maiden social protection shock response system workshop to solicit ideas in Accra yesterday, the […]
Politics
Let peace prevail – Hon, Mireku Duker to Kenyasi youth, Newmont staff
2,084 The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, Hon. George Mireku Duker has made a passionate appeal to the youth of Kenyasi and the management as well as staff of Newmont Mining Limited to bury the hatchet and allow peace to prevail. Hon. Mireku Duker said both the mining company […]
Francis Owusu Akyeaw Donates Cadet Instrument To Juaben SHS
2,397 An old student of Juaben Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, Francis Owusu Akyeaw has donated cadet instruments including special drums to Juaben Senior High School, his alma mater. The instruments were purchased at several hundreds of cedis for the famous school in Ashanti. The gesture by the old student and minerals expert […]
Ofori-Atta’s Removal: I Have Not Invited 98 NPP MPs For Any Meeting – Ex-Prez Kufuor
2,079 The Office of former President John Kufuor has refuted publications in the media, both social and traditional media, to the effect that the former President has extended an invitation for a meeting with him to the almost a hundred NPP members of Parliament who are demanding the sack of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta […]
We’ll keep burning excavators used for galamsey – Western Regional Minister
1,918 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 […]
Republicans Win U.S. House Majority, Setting Stage For Divided Government
1,899 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 […]
Kufuor Invites 98 NPP Mps For Talks Over Planned Boycott Of 2023 Budget
1,973 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 […]
Did Hon. Ato Forson “Misrepresent His Own CV” to Parliament in 2013? – Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
1,750 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 […]
Sack me if I’m involved in galamsey – Western Regional Minister
1,903 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 […]
Ghana Enterprise Agency to train 50,000 youth under YouStart Programme.
2,068 Ghana Enterprise Agency is set to to provide entrepreneurship training to 50,000 youths and support a number of them with start-up grants under the Ghana Jobs and Skils Project. The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Enterprise Agency Mrs. Kosi Yankey-Ayeh made this disclosure on Monday this week, at a press launch of […]