2018

The Minister of State in-charge-of-Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has warned that many of Ghana’s private universities are in danger of collapse. One of the signs of this danger is in the unused capacity within the private…
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The Ghana Health Service says it is making efforts to secure a ban on the smoking of water-pipe tobacco popularly known as shisha and electronic cigarettes by the middle of  2018. The Principal Research Officer of the…
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Actress Yvonne Okoro has donated an amount of 2,600 dollars to help buy desks for pupils in Yikurugu D/A School, in the Upper West Region. Speaking to the media after making the donation, the actress said she did that as part of her…
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The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has called for a probe regarding the sale of crude by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited to BB Energy Company resulting in a loss of some GHS 23m to the state. Executive…
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The Second Lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia, has lauded the global movement for women empowerment, but has kicked against fighting men to attain such goal. She said men must be seen as partners instead of competitors “in the struggle” to give…
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A Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has called for a national discussion on the accepted cutoff grades for enrollments into tertiary institutions in Ghana. Prof. Yankah, who has a long held view …
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Four workers at Goldfields mines in Tarkwah in the Western region have been left injured amid firing of gun shots after allegations of military and police brutality on the mine workers. The workers, according to Starr News intend to…
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Traders and squatters operating around the private residence of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo pose a major security threat to him, Minister of State in Charge of National Security Bryan Acheampong has stated. According to Mr.…
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A massive rainstorm on Sunday has devastated properties including a nurses’ bungalow at communities in two neighbouring districts in the Northernr region – the Nanumba South and Kpandai – forcing many residents to evacuate from their homes.…
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Ghana’s population is now estimated at 29.6 million up from the 24.5 million recorded during the 2010 population and Housing Census, a Chief Statistician with the Ghana Statistical Service, David Kombat has disclosed to the Ghanaian Times.…
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