Singapore’s Senior Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam has made a strong case for the promotion of technical and vocational education especially in developing countries like Ghana. He believes that making heavy investments in technical and vocational education will help train more young people with skills relevant to the job market. Mr. Shanmugaratnam made the comment in a Citi […]
The Municipal Coordinating Director for the Bibiani–Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal Assembly (BABMA), Mr Sahib M. Abdul Rahman, has commended the European Union (EU) for its support programmes to the assembly in the past three years. Through the EU’s support programme, he said, the assembly had witnessed improvements in its projects, especially in the area of transportation where […]
Liberian president George Weah on Monday (November 4) confirmed the imminent return of Air France flights to the West African country. “I am excited to announce the return of Air France to Liberia. This is a testament of the measures we have put in place to promote a conducive business climate – wherein we can […]
Mr. Shi Ting Wang, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, says western countries want to take undue advantage of the issue of Hong Kong to undermine China’s stability. “The issue of Hong Kong is by no means an issue of democracy and human rights. Its essence is that western countries want to use Hong Kong as a […]
The government of Korea has pledged to invest more in Ghana’s health sector, which remains a priority area of development assistance and cooperation between the two countries. According to the Korean Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Sungsoo Kim, health constituted a fundamental human right, hence Korea’s resolve to partner Ghana to make quality health care accessible […]
The US House of Representatives is set to vote on how the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump should proceed. The resolution to be voted on sets out a more public phase of the process and is not a ballot on whether or not to impeach the president. The measure also sets out the rights […]
The Embassy of Israel in Accra has announced that it has resumed full service until further notice. On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, the Israeli mission in Ghana announced that due to the decision of the Israeli Ministry of Finance to breach understandings that were agreed upon and signed by the Director General of the Ministry of […]
The Israeli embassy in Ghana has shut down, a statement by the consulate announced Wednesday. As a result, consular services will not be extended to members of the public. No individual will also be allowed inside the premises of the embassy. A statement from the embassy copied to Starr News said: “Due to the decision […]
Ghana and India appear to be following a similar development path in the way in which both economies are run by their current leaderships. Speaking at the ongoing Future Investment Initiative (FII) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Damodardas Modi, underscored the need for countries to speedily embrace […]
The United Nations is working for fair globalisation and bold climate action, its Secretary General, Mr António Guterres, has said. He said the world body was also focused on the vulnerable and less privileged in society and therefore, called for more attention to be paid to such people, adding that we are focused on ”the […]
