Several household appliances in rooms on the ground floor of a three-storey building, which houses nine police officers and their families of the Nkawkaw Police Command in the Kwahu West Municipality, have been burnt beyond recognition. The items include fridges, television sets, furniture, dresses and others None of the …
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Dolphins, tuna found dead in Axim beach
Close to 100 dead dolphins and other large fishes including tuna have been found dead at the Axim-Bewire beach in the Nzema East Municipality. The fisheries commission in a statement said similar incidents have been recorded in other coastal areas in the country. “Information got to Fisheries Commission yesterday, April …
Read More »US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams security barrier
An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries. A car crashed into a security barrier before the driver lunged towards the officers with a knife, police said. The officers opened fire and the suspect was shot …
Read More »Taiwan train crash: Over 50 dead as Lorry boss apologises
A construction site manager whose lorry slid on to a railway track and led to Taiwan’s worst train disaster in decades has expressed “deep regret”. Lee Yi-hsiang, 49, said he was “deeply remorseful” and wanted to give his “most sincere apologies”. His flatbed lorry was parked on an embankment but …
Read More »DMX ‘in grave condition’ in hospital following heart attack
US rapper and actor DMX is in serious condition in hospital following a heart attack, says his lawyer Murray Richman. Mr Richman told US media he didn’t know whether the heart attack was brought on by a drug overdose, as reported by TMZ. DMX has publicly battled substance abuse for years …
Read More »E/R: Man ‘kills wife’, dumps mutilated body on dumping site
A young man believed to be 24-years-old identified only as Isaac has allegedly murdered his ‘wife’ and deposited the mutilated body on a dumping site. The incident occurred at Onakwase a farming community near Kofi Pare in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region. Starr News gathers that a misunderstanding …
Read More »Ejisu Roundabout accident claims 1 life, 4 injured
One person has been killed in a road accident after a driver ran over pedestrians on a pavement at the Ejisu Intersection in the Ashanti Region. One of the victims, 62-year-old Kwaku Duku, was pronounced dead when he was rushed to the Ejisu Government Hospital with four others. The four …
Read More »Eleven Wonders banned from home venue for breaking COVID-19 protocols
Following the Directive of the Ghana Football Association in consultation with the National COVID-19 Task Force that Ghana Premier League Matchday 18 matches to be played behind closed doors, the Association has taken notice of the various violations that took place at the Nana Ohene Ameyaw Park at Techiman during …
Read More »Police bust eight fans who jumped stadium wall to watch Hearts – Aduana clash
Some passionate fans have been picked by the police for jumping a wall to watch the Ghana Premier League clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Aduana Stars. The fans, believed to be Hearts of Oak sympathizers climbed over the wall at the Accra Sports Stadium and jumped inside to watch the …
Read More »Mass fish deaths at Osu Castle beach: What we know so far
When tons of fish were found along the shores of the Osu Castle beach in Accra last Friday, April 2, 2021; many residents collected them, some for consumption whiles others also reportedly put their booty on sale. The development gave rise to a busy weekend for two government agencies …
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