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Tamale, Ghana – The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has urged herbalists who claim to have a cure for HIV/AIDS to make available their herbal preparations for scientific testing or desist from deceiving the public that they had found a cure for the disease. Such tests, it said, would determine the …

Walewale, Ghana – Frustrated members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) seeking jobs in Walewale, the West Mamprusi district capital Wednesday morning shut down the Zoomlion agency in the municipality, the local head of the agency, Abdulai Mashud confirmed to Starr News. About nine muscled men intruded with padlocks and …

Accra, Ghana – The Israeli government has sponsored some 50 Ghanaian graduates in agriculture to Israel for education projects. This follows collaboration between the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and its partners in Israel to provide state-of-the-art training, as well as opportunities for young graduates in agripreneurship and agribusiness. …

Accra, Ghana – Mr Selorm Adadevoh has been appointed as the new CEO of MTN Ghana. Mr Adadevoh, whose appointment takes effect from today, Wednesday, 20 June 2018, succeeds Mr Ebenezer Asante, who is currently the Vice President of the MTN Group. Until his appointment, Mr. Adadevoh was the CEO …

Accra, Ghana – The Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Ghana Chapter, has opened nominations for the second edition of its annual media awards aimed at recognizing outstanding work of journalists in agriculture and biotechnology. The OFAB 2018 awards ceremony, to be held in September this year in Burkina Faso, …

Alhaji Ali Muhammad Katu, General Manager of Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP), on Monday called on the government to take steps to urgently institute a Ghana Agriculture Insurance Policy to protect the investment of farmers and build confidence in the sector. He explained that such a policy would transform the …

Wa, Ghana – The Wa campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) is to introduce a Bachelor of Arts and Education programmes in French next academic year, if it is able to secure approval from National Accreditation Board (NAB). Authorities of the University say a request to run the …

Accra, Ghana – The National Identification Authority (NIA) has confirmed it has not issued a Ghana card to any Minority Member of Parliament. “Neither the A.g Executive Secretary nor any NIA authorised Registration Official has anything to do with the creation and circulation of the said pictures which can only …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – 38 brand new tricycles belonging to the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), now the Northern Development Authority (NDA), have been left to rot away in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region. The tricycles attached with their trailers and meant for farmers under SADA have been parked in …

Katajale, Ghana – At least nine persons sustained injuries and many others fled their homes during a chieftaincy clash among Nawuris at Katajale in the Kpandai district of the Northern region, the police confirmed. The violence broke out Friday following efforts by a feuding faction to depose a queen mother …