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The Dutch Prime Minister Mr. Mark Rutte is in Accra for a two-day visit from 29-30 November, 2017. He was welcomed on arrival by Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Wednesday evening. The President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid will also be arriving later today. With this visit, the first of a Dutch Prime Minister to Ghana, Mr Rutte wants to ...

Four vehicles were on Wednesday involved in an accident opposite the Allied Filling Station on the Tema-Aflao Highway leaving several persons injured. The dawn accident according to the police, left seven persons, including two females with varying degrees of injury. The injured have since been sent to the Tema General Hospital for treatment. The Tema Regional Commander of the Police ...

One of the Libyan migrants who arrived home Wednesday night has told Starr News that he was sold by a fellow Ghanaian in the Northern Africa country. About one hundred and twenty-seven (127) Ghanaian migrants returned from Libya with one in a critical condition. The migrants were brought in by two flights, Air Libya and Afriqiya Airways after they were ...

Over 40 cases of a new dangerous type of Tuberculosis have been recorded in the Ashanti region, according to the Ghana Health Service. The different type of Tuberculosis is resistant to the normal tuberculosis drugs. A cough from a victim, according to Tuberculosis specialist, Dr. Alberta Bretum at the Ashanti regional directorate of the Ghana Health Service spreads faster and ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has added his voice to other concerned people around the globe to condemn the alleged slave trade of black Africans in Libya. The former President said it was worrying that black Africans were being subjected to inhuman treatments in Libya, such as being sold as slaves by their own African Libyan brothers. It has come ...

Seven people including two ladies were rushed to the Tema General Hospital Wednesday morning when a Tipper truck fully loaded with chippings rammed into a 207 Benz bus at the Motorway Roundabout, off the Tema-Ada road. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when the tipper truck, in an attempt to avoid hitting an oncoming O.A Bus, unfortunately, ran into the ...

The ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for a military raid on slavery camps in Libya to free inmates. Video recording of men being auctioned off as slaves in the North African country has been met with outrage with the UN’s Secretary-General calling on the international community to “unite in fighting this ...

Founder and Leader of the Church of Rabbi, Prophet Kwabena Tawiah has predicted many chiefs, lawyers and prostitutes will die next year. In an exclusive interview on KOFI TV, the spiritual leader said he will stop interceding on the nations behalf due to the lack of support. “All the things I prophesied about came to pass but I prevented it ...

Former president, John Dramani Mahama, has turned 59. The birthday of John Dramani Mahama will see best wishes pour out from far and near. John Mahama remains the only political figure under the 4th republic who was led to the seat of government by unfortunate circumstances. The death of former president, John Evans Atta Mills in 2012 opened the doors ...

The Supreme Court yesterday threw out an application filed by embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, which was intended to halt attempts by the state to retrieve the GH¢51.2 million he fraudulently received as judgement debt. Lawyers for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier filed the application at the apex court to stay proceedings, as well as curtail efforts by the ...