GENERAL NEWS

A new study published in Emotion, titled The Expanding Class Divide in Happiness in the United States, 1972–2016, has determined that money can buy happiness, disputing the age-old adage “money can’t buy happiness.” The study found a correlation between income and happiness. “We don’t find a tapering off of happiness at the top …

A Taxi driver identified as Kwasi Michael, 44, has died in multiple car accidents on the Nkawkaw stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highways. The accidents occurred Monday about 2:20 pm when a driver Godfred Adade, 28 in charge of a Mercedes Benz Sprinter bus with registration Number GG 2277-20 …

Scores of senior police officers have been transferred in the latest shake-up to hit the service. Over 50 senior officers have been moved from their current work stations. The changes take immediate effect, Starr News sources revealed. The development comes few months ahead of the 2020 Presidential and parliamentary elections. …

Parliament has approved an amount of 1.6 million cedis tax waiver to procure equipment to monitor weather and earthquake movements. The approval of the waiver is in respect of the Ghana radio astronomy project and colocation of the satellite earth observation group receiving station at Kuntunse for Ghana Space Science …

A total of 54 Nigerians arrested for unlawful entry into Ghana through unapproved routes along the Ghana-Togo frontier are awaiting repatriation, officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have said. The illegal travellers, who are currently in the custody of Aflao Sector Command of the GIS, were apprehended at various …

A Ford Explorer vehicle with registration number AS 6836 12 caught fire afternoon on the Tema-Accra highway, Monday. According to eyewitnesses, there were loud sparks from underneath the vehicle after the driver had negotiated a U-turn. “We just saw sparks which developed into a wildfire, we started shouting to draw …

Businessman Ibrahim Mahama has sued maverick politician Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi for defamation. The popular businessman is among other things demanding a GHC5 million compensation for the damages caused him by the Ashanti regional chair of the ruling party. It suit comes after Chairman accused the …

The Appeals Court has thrown out an appeal against Nii Odartey Lamptey filed by his ex-wife Gloria Appiah. Gloria Appiah’s petition to the Appeals Court to be given Odartey Lamptey’s seven-bedroom East Legon mansion as part of her alimony was thrown out. In June 2017, the Accra High Court Justice Cecilia Don-Chebe …

A 29-year-old Mason has drowned in Densu River at Teacher Mante in the Eastern Region. According to Abraham Afatsawo a foreman at Koans Estate at Panpanso near Teacher Mante the deceased Yaw Kunorvi who was one of his workers, went to Panpanso stretch of River Densu to wash, after the …

Seven (7) month old aborted foetus has been dumped in a school in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The foetus was found swarmed by termites at Betom Methodist School in the New Juaben South Municipality. It is presumed that it was dumped at dawn by the perpetrator. According to the …