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Illegal miners in the Gbani community of the upper East region have reportedly clashed with workers of a Chinese mining firm called Shaanxi Mining Limited. The illegal miners reportedly attacked three workers of the mining firm inflicting severe cutlass wounds on them, Starr News has gathered. The incident is happening months after government ordered the Chinese mining firm to suspend ...

Government is to renegotiate existing Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights as it firms up plans to establish a new national airline to serve the West African market. Large European, American and Gulf carriers, by virtue of the Fifth Freedom, are able to operate flights directly from their respective bases into Accra and then fly into a neighboring West Africa country before ...

Former Presidential Staffer and member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team, Agbesi Nutsu, has accused a former chairman of the party, Obed Asamoah of acting like a “political vulture”. Agbesi Nutsu was reacting to Mr Asamoah’s assertion that former President Jerry John Rawlings is not the founder of the opposition party and that there are many founding fathers. ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has served notice that public officials will be held accountable for their decisions, actions and inaction in the management of public resources. He gave an assurance that the government would ensure the strict implementation of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Act to bring sanity into public financial administration. That, he said, would enhance the fight ...

A doctor at the Tema General Hospital Lawrence Hoedoafia has allegedly battered an Anesthetic on duty Regina Efia Biama.Mrs. Biama has been complaining of body pains, swollen forehead and mouth after Dr. Hoedoafia allegedly slapped her and she eventually sank into a sofa in the process.“He then grabbed my legs and pulled them forcing me off the sofa to hit ...

Ashesi University College has awarded a scholarship worth $50,000 to Tubare Kolah to undertake a four-year engineering programme at the university. The scholarship covers his full tuition and any other amenities needed to successfully undertake the degree programme. On Monday, Joy News broke the touching story of 20-year old Tubare whose mother was driven out of marriage when he was ...

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissing claims that it is bent on jailing African leaders. He was speaking in the wake of calls by the African Union (AU) for the mass withdrawal of member states from the ICC in January, after a divisive debate at its annual heads of state summit in ...

The Works and Housing Minister has assured land owners at Adjen Kotuku in the Greater Accra region that government will pay their over ¢1 million compensation in two weeks time. Samuel Atta-Akyea said he is aware a committee is studying the reports to come out with its recommendations but it ought to be nudged into action. “We should not give ...

The family of the deceased man who drowned in the Boti Falls is blaming management of the tourism facility for safety negligence. Jeremiah Bediako met his untimely death in an attempt to rescue his American friend who was drowning. An uncle to the deceased, Paul Atta, told Starr News the management of the facility must be blamed over their failure ...

Hundreds of Muslims embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage are stranded in Tamale due to an emergency at the destination country – Mecca. About 500 pilgrims were expected to be airlifted from the Tamale International Airport Thursday at 8.30pm but the flight was cancelled. Airport managers have hinted the problem is coming from source and are working frantically to fix the ...