A 15-year-old boy, Bright Mensah, has drowned in an abandoned illegal mining pit at Amuanapraso a farming community in Birim North District of the Eastern Region. According to distraught parents of the deceased, he left home on April 30, 2020, that was going to visit a family member in the …
Read More »Money, women and juju: Street boy opens up on daily ‘hustle’
As Benabi Discovery set out to tackle streetism in Ghana, they came across a young boy who was fighting with a colleague in traffic at Opebea – Accra. His opponent who happens to be a street mate seem to have had a misunderstanding with him. They were surrounded by other …
Read More »VIDEO: Persons in isolation unhappy with poor conditions at PCC
A group of people who have been kept in Isolation at the Pentecost Convention Centre at Gomoa Fetteh have bemoaned the poor conditions they have to endure during their stay at the centre. Complaining about things such as the food served to both persons in isolation and medical officers, the …
Read More »‘Galamsey’ pit caves in at Akyem Mampong, one dead
A 37-year-old illegal miner has died after a mining pit caved in. The incident occurred Friday, May 1, 2020, at Akyem Mampong in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region Information gathered by Starr News indicates that the deceased Razak Bempong and other illegal miners were illegally mining in …
Read More »I won’t wear nose mask, my ‘juju’ says coronavirus is fake – Okada rider
While the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service have put in a lot of efforts in sensitizing Ghanaians about the deadly coronavirus, it seems others are yet to accept that coronavirus is real. To contain the spread of the virus, the Minister of Health by the Public Health Act, …
Read More »Action Chapel Int, Regional Maritime University Disinfected Against COVID-19
As part of its corporate social responsibility and helping the country to fight the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has disinfected the Regional Maritime University, Nungua, Accra and the headquarters of Action Chapel International, Accra. The exercise, which was carried out by Vectorpes Company Limited of …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Man falls in Chemu Lagoon after improvised bridge failed him
One young man is likely to loathe crossing the Chemunaa Lagoon for a while due to the experience he had while crossing on an improvised bridge on Thursday. Just as he reached the end of the bridge, the young man lost his step and feel into the waste filled lagoon. …
Read More »2 Ghanaians found dead in US
Two Ghanaians have reportedly been found dead in the United States. One of them named Charles, is said to be a son of Kwame Osei Fosu, a staunch member of the New Jersey branch of the NPP. Mr Osei Fosu’s son is believed to have been killed by NJ Transist …
Read More »Ban on social gathering: Families rush to KATH mortuary for corpses for private burials
Body withdrawals at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) mortuary has increased from five to sixty a week as bereaved families have resorted to private burials. The move was as a result of President Akufo Addo’s appeal to decongest the various morgues across the country as results of the ban …
Read More »Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama donates to constituents of Yendi
In keeping with her convictions since 2018, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah has sustained her contributions to the Constituents of Yendi, specifically the Muslim community, Chiefs, Elders Youth Groups and All Delegates (Muslims and Christians alike). The beauty of it all is that she has kept that bond with all …
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