Donald Trump’s defence lawyers are set to present evidence in the US Senate, denying charges he incited insurrection in the Capitol riots of 6 January. The team has indicated it may take up only four of its 16 hours, and so move the impeachment trial to a speedy end. Democrats …

The UK economy shrank by a record 9.9% last year as coronavirus restrictions hit output, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says. The contraction in 2020 “was more than twice as much as the previous largest annual fall on record,” said ONS deputy national statistician Jonathan Athow. In December, the …

Akosombo International School is set to begin a shift system to curb the spread of Covid-19 infection in the school. This comes on the back of about 80 positive cases recorded in the school after three weeks of reopening. The Volta River Authority (VRA) announced the development in a press statement …

A lady has cried out after being taken to the hospital for perming her pubic hair and allowing it to sit overnight. The lady said she woke up to see her v@gina “on fire”. She further disclosed that when she went for a shower, her pubic hair and skin were going down …

Senators at Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial have been shown new dramatic and graphic video of the day his supporters stormed the US Congress. The footage showed police engaging in hand-to-hand clashes with rioters and desperately pleading for support. Officers ushered politicians to safety, sometimes within metres of the mob …

The Police have reportedly arrested An Emergency Nursing student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Simon Awini Ayamga. Simon Awini’s arrest comes after he reportedly threatened to burn down the Supreme Court of Ghana. According to a report by GhanaXtra, Simon while commenting on WhatsApp group warned …

Cecil Tetteh Kumah, a 16-year-old student of Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, who emerged overall best candidate in the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2020 has made history as one of the few people in the world to have the luxury of ‘bouncing’ offers from IVY League institutions. The …

A 14-year-old girl has fought a clique of armed-robbers with a machete who went into a shop and threatened and steal from her mum. According to details privy to OccupyGh.com, the incident took place in the neighborhood of Rafael Uribe Uribe in Bogota, the capital city of Colombia, on Thursday, …

The US Senate has found that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, allowing full proceedings to begin. Mr Trump’s defence team argued that he cannot face trial after leaving the White House. But a 56-44 majority voted in favour of continuing, with a handful of Republicans …

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UOG) has suspended its industrial action. Members of the association have been on strike for close to three weeks in protest of delay by the government to pay outstanding Tier-2 contributions of their retired members. The suspension follows an interlocutory injunction secured …

US president, Joe Biden has threatened to sanction countries that are yet to make laws to accommodate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) people. The Democrat issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding the protection of the rights of LGBTQI people worldwide. Biden’s memo reads, “When foreign …

The final results of the 2020 edition of the Francophonie French Quiz Competition have been released. The quiz is organized annually to enrich and revive the spirit of the study of the French language among Ghanaians.   Announcing the results during the last program for the Primary School category, which …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says schools in the country must be shut down in order to control the rising spread of Coronavirus in the country. The call comes in the wake of increasing fatalities among COVID patients in the country. The death rate of the virus has reached 464 …

Dozens of people are missing and feared dead after a Himalayan glacier crashed into a dam and triggered a huge flood in northern India. As the dam broke open, a deluge of water poured through a valley in the state of Uttarakhand. Villages have been evacuated, but officials warned more …

Woman, 25, chewed to death by her rescue dog that attacked her on her sleep A 25-year-old woman was savaged to death by her family’s rescue dog after it reportedly chewed her arm off as she lay in bed. Keira Ladlow, was alone at a house in the Kitts Green area of Birmingham, …

Recruitment of medical doctors and dentists who have completed their house jobs into the Ministry of Health, will commence on Tuesday, 9 February 2021. This was announced by the Ministry in a statement issued by its Acting Chief Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari on behalf of the Minister. The statement informed …

Ave Senior High School (AVESCO) in the Akatsi North District has received a donation of a new bus from the government. The 5×23-seater bus with registration number, GV 2196-20 was one of the 100 buses donated to second cycle institutions across the country. Until the donation, the School had just …

A woman has gone viral after a video of her shaving her hair in solidarity with her daughter who is battling cancer emerged. In a video that was posted on LinkedIn by Kaisar Hamid, the woman could be seen shaving her daughter’s hair. All of a sudden, she put the …

The Orthodox Church in Romania is facing growing pressure to change baptism rituals after a  six-week-old baby died following a ceremony earlier this week. The baby boy reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest during the Baptism on Monday and was rushed to hospital but died a few hours later, with autopsy …

A civil disobedience movement in Myanmar is gaining momentum with teachers and students protesting against Monday’s military coup. Demonstrators at a university in the biggest city, Yangon, chanted support for jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and wore red ribbons, her party’s colour. Ms Suu Kyi and other leaders have …

Three Pennsylvania neighbours are dead following a fatal shooting incident during a fight over snow shoveling. A video of the fatal shooting that occurred in Plains Township on Monday, Feb 1, shows a man shooting two of his neighbors to death following a verbal altercation. Just before 9 a.m. on Monday, …

Students admitted into the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology this year will be matriculated via an online ceremony. The decision to hold a virtual ceremony is a result of the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country. The ceremony has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2021. KNUST is not …

US President Joe Biden paid his respects on Tuesday at a solemn memorial in the Capitol to the policeman who died of accidents he suffered there final month in an attack by Donald Trump’s supporters. With the First Lady at his aspect, Biden bowed his head and rested his hand …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced plans to secure laptops for all teachers in the country. The GES Director General, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa who announced this in a letter to teacher groups said the development is in consultation with all the teacher unions and each teacher must compulsorily have …

Despite the surge in the cases of COVID-19 in the country, and government’s subsequent reintroduction of restrictions on funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances and parties until further notice, schools have still not been closed. According to President Nana Alufo-Addo, the situation in the various schools is being monitored for an …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said seven doctors have so far died of COVID-19 since it emerged in the country. Five of the doctors died last year with two passed this year, President of the Association Dr. Frank Ankobea told Morning Starr Monday. “The number of doctors who are …

Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for Minister for Health, has hinted that President Nana Akufo-Addo has instructed that the fee for COVID-19 tests at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) be reduced. The price of the test at KIA is currently at US$150, but per the government’s new directive, the fee …

The World Bank is preparing emergency vaccine financing projects in 21 countries in Africa, including Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Niger, Mozambique, Tunisia, Eswatini and Cabo Verde. This follows authorization of up to $12 billion to support countries in their vaccination efforts, which has paved way for individual vaccination …

The Holy Child Private Basic School at Nzema Aiyinasi in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region was gutted by fire on Friday afternoon. The cause of the fire is yet to be known but some eyewitnesses attribute it to flames from the school’s refuse dump. According to eyewitnesses, some …

The Head of Community Health at University of Ghana Medical School, Prof. Alfred Yawson is urging the government to urgently begin processes to recruit and train unemployed nurses to provide care and treatment for the increasing number of COVID-19 patients. According to him, the few health workers available are getting …