Former President John Mahama’s comments that the National Communication Authority (NCA) closed down only radio stations affiliated to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not true, Minister of Communication, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Monday, 14 October 2019, the minister said a total of 144 FM stations were identified for various ...

The Ministry of Communications has announced that all mobile phone users will have to re-register their SIM numbers (Subscriber Identity Module) from 1st January 2020 to 30th June 2020 or lose the numbers as they will be deactivated. The measure, according to Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, Minister of Communications, will help monitor and track down persons who use their phones ...

Today, President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, officially launched Ghana’s newest medical drone delivery base in the city of Mampong during a tour of the region. This marks the second of what will be four medical drone delivery bases that have been commissioned to help expand access to critical and life-saving medicines for people across Ghana. Zipline, ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Ghana’s economy a clean bill of health. According to an IMF team which is in the country for Article 4 Consultations, Ghana’s economy remains favourable. The team on Wednesday met with the Finance Committee of Parliament as part of its mission. The discussions, amongst others, centered on macroeconomic performance, revenue mobilisation, the financial ...

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr., has condemned some religious leaders who hastily joined the bandwagon criticizing the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). According to him, they should have double-checked their facts before coming out with their stand. “Some of the religious leaders much earlier should have been circumspect and sought information and education. If ...

The Government of Ghana will ensure that all issues relating to roads in the country including payment of contractors are addressed before the country enters 2020, an election year, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. Speaking to Accra-based Joy FM Monday 7th October, 2019, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta said: “We have been here for some thirty two odd months and the ...

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) said the fight against corruption must begin from the home and urged parents to lead by resolving to be incorruptible and good role models to their children. “This will give you the moral urge to effectively educate your children on the dangers of corruption while inculcating in them good values that include sincerity, ...

Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has strongly debunked suggestions by a section of the public that his government is bent on introducing ‘alien’ practices into the Ghanaian society through the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). “I will resign from the government if those suggestions turn out to be true”, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker ...

Hard drives in about five High Courts located in the Law Court Complex building have been stolen from system units of computers used for recording and storing Court records and proceedings, Starr News has learnt. The case of theft is believed to have happened during the just ended legal vacation which was observed from 1st August to 5th of October ...

The Cabinet of President Akufo-Addo rejected the proposed guidelines on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) when it came up for consideration, Kasapafmonline.com has learnt. The Minister of Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh who made the confirmation at the National Teachers Awards Ceremony in Kumasi said the country has no plans of implementing any policy that frowns on the culture and values ...