The outgoing High Commissioner of Malaysia to Ghana, Mr. Cheong Loon Lai, has bid farewell to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, after the completion of his three-year service in Ghana. Mr. Cheong Loon Lai, who was at the Presidency on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, stated that his three-year stay in Ghana had been a fulfilling one, …

An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Abena Oppong Argine Doku has  acquitted and discharged Queenie Akuffo on the charge of having unnatural canal knowledge of a 22-year-old Janet Amankwah. The court also acquitted and discharged her on the charge of indecent assault. Queenie last year was arraigned before the court on the charge of inserting artificial man’s organ into …

A 17-member committee set up by the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has recommended for a review of the AMERI emergency power deal with the Government of Ghana. The committee chaired by lawyer Philip Addison recommended to the government that it should call back owners of the Dubai–based company for renegotiation. It turned out that AMERI Energy was charging over $150 …

A 14-year-old class six pupil of the Tinkong SDA primary School in the Eastern region has been compelled to drop out of school after she was impregnated by the son of her school’s management committee chairman. The committee chairman, Mr. Michael Enyonam is allegedly forcing the 14-year-old girl to marry his son, classmate of the victim. Starr News investigations have …

As part of its comprehensive observation and interventions to promote credible and peaceful elections, the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will conduct a three-day workshop to assess the conduct of the 2016 Presidential and General elections. The workshop, which will bring together  diverse election stakeholders to brainstorm on …

Young Entrepreneurs from four (4) West African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone) came together to found and officially launch the commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs in West Africa (CAYE-WA) in Accra-Ghana. The Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAYE) is an initiative of the Commonwealth Secretariat which seeks to strengthen and support the ambitions of young entrepreneurs in Commonwealth …

The High Court hearing Gregory Afoko’s murder trial has for the second time rejected his application for bail. Mr. Afoko who is being tried for allegedly killing the Upper East regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama, through his lawyer, Safo Buaben,  requested for bail at today’s hearing following the inability of the first prosecution witness in …

Four people, including an armed police officer and a man believed to be the attacker, have died in a terrorist incident near the Houses of Parliament. One of the victims was among several pedestrians hit by a car on Westminster Bridge, before it crashed. An officer protecting Parliament was stabbed by an attacker, who was then shot by police. At …

A Metro Mass Transit bus caught fire Wednesday on its way towards Cape Coast, destroying the vehicle beyond repairs. No passenger on board the bus with registration number GR 5182-15 got injured. Fire fighters dashed to the scene at Opeikuma Junction to bring the blaze under control. According to an eyewitness, the bus started showing signs of defect at Sakaman …

An Accra High Court has convicted former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, Akrasi Sarpong of contempt. He was found guilty over his comments after a High Court granted bail to one Chief Sunny Ikechukwu Benjy Eke, a 53- year-old businessman, and his alleged accomplice, James Eleke Chukwu, 47, a second-hand clothes dealer in Accra. The applicant, Chief Eke …