The woes of commuters on the Eastern Corridor road in the Northern Region are far from over as contractors have abandoned the road over lack of funds. Motorists who use the road have had to go through lots of challenges over the years. Currently, the two main bridges left in the middle of the road at Lepusi present the biggest ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has written to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National petroleum Commission demanding answers to why the commission sold Ghana’s TEN crude oil lower than the lowest on the market. A letter addressed to the GNPC CEO and sighted by Starrfmonline.com said as a result of the low pricing of the crude by ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is working on a model to be issued to all commercial banks in the country as a measure to curb the rising economic and cybercrimes in the banking sector. The move, according to the Central Bank, will compel all the banks to appoint a cybersecurity and information officer as part of the banking requirement. In ...

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has spoken for the first time on the banking scandal, refuting claims that there is a government-led effort to collapse indigenous banks. “We cannot have a situation where the dominant banks in our country are all foreign banks. It is very dangerous for our future if we allow that to happen. But if our own indigenous ...

Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed government is working to ensure that mobile money, e-zwich and other payment systems are fully integrated by 2019, allowing all government payments to be done electronically. Speaking at this year’s Ghana Economic Forum, the Vice-President said the move is part of government’s drive to formalise the economy through digitisation and enhanced financial inclusion. “Mobile ...

The Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom says the president’s aim of putting Ghana on the level beyond aid will be achieved if local enterprises are supported. According to him, the action to put Ghana beyond aid can start with Ghanaians supporting made in Ghana goods and patronizing them. “If you bring more new factories to my district ...

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a lawyer and founder of the Danquah Institute has sued the Editor of the Herald newspaper, Larry-Alans Dogbey for defamation. Mr Otchere-Darko who is a member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is asking for aggravated damages against Larry-Alans Dogbey for his publication on the controversial Ameri deal, which among other things, accused Mr Otchere-Darkof wrong-doing. ...

Barely a week after it was announced that a memorandum of understanding had been signed between Ghana and German firm, Volkswagen, to set up a car assembly plant in Ghana, President Akufo-Addo has revealed that meetings have been held during his state visit to China to get another multi-national company to set up their Africa operations headquarters in Ghana. President ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has responded to the minority’s request for some clarification on Ghana’s US$2billion Sinohydro deal with China. The response from the Brittion Woods Institution asked for more time in order to take a decision as to whether it qualifies as part of government debt or not. The response is coming after the Minority in parliament wrote ...

The future of a 7-month pregnant woman lies in uncertainty as she has been abandoned in a thick forest by her family on suspicions of being a witch. 26-year-old Martha Ama Appiah resides in a dilapidated structure engulfed with worms, rodents, reptiles and at the mercy of wild animals because her family believes she is under a curse. According to ...