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Ghana’s balance of trade is set to receive support from cocoa export and oil production revenues this year according to researchers at Standard Bank, parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana. This was contained in the April edition of the African Local Markets Monthly report prepared by Standard Bank. According to the report, “after strong economic growth in 2017, reaching 8.5 ...

The Association of LPG retailers will embark on a strike across the nation on Monday over the government’s plan to implement the cylinder re-circulation policy. This means consumers will not be able to buy the product at various retail outlets from Monday. The Operators, who are opposed to the policy, say their businesses will collapse if the government goes ahead ...

Mr David Asante-Apeatu, the Inspector General of Police, Thursday, called for calm following the tension arising from Wednesday’s clashes between some Police and military officers in Tamale. He said Military-Police cooperation engendered better national security, citing operations Vanguard and Calm Life as positive examples. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Cadet Officers’ Course 48, at the Police Academy, in Accra, ...

Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in partnership with Narcotics Control Board and Pharmacy Council on Tuesday engaged stakeholders in a six-hour forum on combating Tramadol abuse and illicit drugs in Upper West Regional capital, Wa. The Agencies entrusted to fight illegal drugs and drug abuse in the country decried the growing abuse of Tramadol, the medicine meant for relieving moderate ...

It has emerged that an estimated 6,215 mothers with HIV and AIDS in need of antiretroviral (ART) drugs are not on the treatment. According to available data, out of an estimated 18,263 mothers who need Prevention of Mother-to-Child-Transmission (PMTCT), only 12,048 mothers are receiving it. These were contained in the 2017 HIV Sentinel Survey (HSS) and Estimates Report, jointly released ...

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has painted a gloomy picture of the country’s basic educational sub-sector. According to the organization, just about 40% of basic school pupils are able to read and understand as well as solve basic numeracy problems. Speaking to Starr News’ Parliamentary correspondent Ibrahim Alhassan, Social Policy Specialist with UNICEF Charles Dzradosi attributed the problem ...

The Minister for Education and MP for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has underscored Ghana’s commitment to promoting the teaching and learning of French as a second official language in the country. The Minister was speaking at a ceremony in Paris, France, where a linguistic pact was signed between Ghana and the International Organisation of the Francophone for improved ...

Kuoro Abu Diaka Sukabe Ninia V, the Paramount Chief of the Zini Traditional Area, has declared zero tolerance for child marriage and gender-based violence against women, a situation that is widespread within communities in his area. He described those cultural practices and many others as bad and militated against development of communities in the 21st Century where assaults against women ...

On Friday December 15, 2017, the President Nana Akufo Addo cut sod for the commencement of work on the Marine Drive Project in Accra, at a ceremony attended by chiefs, political leaders and the business community.  The project, which is estimated to cost about US$1.5 billion, is a Public-Private Partnership project expected to transform the beachfront stretch from the Osu ...

The Ministry of Health will, next month, launch a medicine policy to deal with pharmaceutical crime, substance abuse and counterfeit medicine. The policy will also serve as the guideline and standard for stakeholders in the health sector to address the abuse of drugs, including Tramadol and Codeine. Addressing stakeholders at a forum in Accra on Monday, the Minister of Health, ...