Dzodze chiefs beg Akufo-Addo to reappoint Kofi Dzamesi

The Chiefs and Queen mothers of the Dzodze Traditional Area in the Ketu North Municipality have called on President Akufo-Addo to consider the re-appointment of Kofi Samuel Ahiave Dzamesi as a Minister to serve for the second time under his government. Mr. Kofi Dzamesi is a former Volta Regional Minister under the Kuffour administration and […]

US Embassy suspends visa applications in Ghana

The United States Embassy in Ghana has announced the postponement of some scheduled visa appointments. This follows the upsurge in the country’s COVID-19 cases. In a public notice on Twitter, Monday, 8 February, 2021, the US embassy said; “The ongoing pandemic and current conditions in Ghana have compelled the postponement of some scheduled visa appointments. […]

Supreme Court to decide Jean Mensa’s cross-examination on Tuesday

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, February 9, hear legal arguments from parties involved in the 2020 Election Petition on whether the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa will mount the witness box to testify or not. After the Petitioner John Dramani Mahama had closed his case after calling three witnesses, lawyer for […]

South Africa halts AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine Rollout

South Africa has put its roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed “disappointing” results against its new Covid variant. Scientists say the variant accounts for 90% of new Covid cases in South Africa. The study, involving around 2,000 people, found the vaccine offered “minimal protection” against mild and moderate cases. But […]

Jean Mensah served me tea but not biscuits – Mettle-Nunoo | Watch Video

The third witness for John Mahama in the ongoing election petition at the Supreme Court has revealed that he was served tea by the Electoral Commissioner when he went to consult her on some irregularities he had observed during the collation of results. Rojo Mettle-Nunoo who took his turn on Monday to testify for the […]

Koforidua: Cylinder explosion kills mother; husband, baby injured

A mother has died in a gas explosion at Abogri, a suburb of New Jauben South Municipality of the Eastern region. The deceased Ellen Adubea Antwi Christabel died while on admission at Eastern Regional Hospital. Her 29-year-old husband Zakaria Osmanu and their seven (7) month old baby also sustained second-degree burns. Both were admitted at […]

‘Missing’ St. Louis JHS students found with their boyfriends

The two female St. Louis Junior High School students who were reported missing have been found with their boyfriends. They were found at Tafo in Kumasi by the Police after a search party was commissioned on Sunday following a report by their parents, Starr News’ Ashanti regional correspondent Isaac Bediako Justice has reported. Their alleged […]

COVID-19: Close schools now – GMA to gov’t

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says schools in the country must be shut down in order to control the rising spread of Coronavirus in the country. The call comes in the wake of increasing fatalities among COVID patients in the country. The death rate of the virus has reached 464 following the confirmation of eight […]

Ghana’s Covid-19 Deaths Rise to 464

Seven more patients being treated for Covid-19 have succumbed to the infection. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS),this has increased the death toll to 464 from the previous 457. The GHS has also recorded 765 new cases of the infection bringing the country’s active cases to 6,411. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases […]