A woman has died at Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital in Mampong Akuapem in the Eastern Region over unavailability of an ambulance. According to the Apesemakahene of Akuapem -Mampong Traditional Area, Nana Yirenkyi I, Nurses at the hospital claimed there was no ambulance to convey the deceased who was in critical …

Thousands of protesters in the Gambian capital Banjul have called for President Adama Barrow to keep his promise to quit after three years in office and step down next month. He came to power as the head of an alliance of parties opposed to the former autocratic leader Yahya Jammeh. …

Boeing will temporarily halt production of its troubled 737 Max airliner in January, the manufacturer said. Production of the jet had continued despite the model being grounded for nine months after two deadly crashes. More than 300 people died when two 737 Max aircraft crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia after …

Ghanaians are expected to elect their Assembly Members and Unit Committee members across the country today, December 17, 2019. The exercise will begin from 7am and end at 5pm. This will happen simultaneously across the country with 57,030 candidates contesting this year’s elections. The Electoral Commission says it has already …

The Chief Executive Officer of Northern Development Authority has been sacked. A letter from President Nana Akufo-Addo’s Executive Secretary, Nana Bediatuo Asante stated no reason for the revocation of the appointment of Dr. Alhaji Abdel-Majeed Haroun. “Please accept the President’s best wishes,” the letter said. Source: Myjoyonline.com

The planned increment in the prices of fuel at the pumps has been halted following an intervention by President Akufo-Addo, Starr News has learnt. National Petroleum Authority (NPA) had in a notice Monday morning directed oil marketing companies to effect a 4 pesewa adjustment in the price of fuel. However, …

An Accra high court presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Novisi Afua Aryene has awarded damages and cost against the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) and Crossroad Community Church Ministries, both at Haasto in the Greater Accra Region, for nuisance. The court further ordered the Municipal Chief Executive of Abokobi …

The Electoral Commission has justified the decision to change the voters’ register with just a year to the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. According to the Commission, the current register has been over-stretched, hence, the need for a new one with enhanced features to protect its credibility. Addressing the media …

The Ashanti regional Police anti-robbery task force has arrested Baba Musah one of the alleged deadly armed robbers in the region. Baba Musah until his arrest has been on the Police command’s wanted list for more than six years dating from the era of COP Kofi Nathan Boakye. The suspect …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers has threatened legal action against the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) over a directive to oil marketers to increase fuel prices at the pumps. This directive according to COPEC is illegal and unconstitutional and must be reversed immediately else face court tomorrow. According to the chamber, …