Eastern Region became the eighth region to benefit from the on-going integrated recycling and compost plants being constructed across the country by Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) and its partners, Komptech, in partnership with government. With the exception of Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions whose plants have been inaugurated, work was currently on-going on solid waste […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Nsukwao Basin Drainage Project, in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region, under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme (GSCSP). It will be recalled that the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme was launched on 7th May 2019, […]
Two traditional priests are in the custody of the police for allegedly killing a biochemist consultant and siphoning what is suspected to be his blood into a gallon. The deceased Edward Quartey-Papafio, 64, had left his house on January 15, 2020, at about 3:30 am after receiving a phone call. According to the Director-General of […]
At least three headless bodies have been exhumed in a bush at a village called Sakyikrom, near Adeiso in the Eastern Region. A police team that carried out the operation hauled the person they suspected to have killed the two men and a woman to the scene to point the very spots where the bodies […]
A sub chief at Akim Tweapease has received severe beating from the youth of the town over allegations that he is into illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in local parlance. NtintanHene, Kwadwo Gyapong has been accused of colluding and aiding illegal mining activities by some Chinese Nationals in the area. Kumasi based Nhyira Fm […]
Ghana’s leading telecommunications company, MTN over the weekend held a customer soirée for its customers and stakeholders in the Eastern Region. The event which took place on Saturday July 6 2019 was to gel and bond with customers of the company in the region and to reward them for their continuous support and patronage. Chief […]
A 43-year-old man has been shot dead in a hunting expedition gone bad at Jumapo, in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The deceased identified as Yaw Foster is popularly known as Efo-Anyway, reportedly went to hunt in the company of three others but was mistakenly gunned down in their attempt to […]
A young woman has been found dead in a gutter at Agormanya in the Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. Residents identified the deceased as Sandra, a native of the area. She was found lying naked in the gutter. Details about the cause of death remains sketchy and it unclear if the deceased, suspected […]
The corpse of the late Kwadwo Oduro a man buried three months ago at Moseaso Public Cemetery, near Anyinam in the Eastern Region has disappeared from the grave. The corpse is suspected to have been stolen together with the dresses, clothes and other items buried with it by his family. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) […]
The Government of Ghana (GoG) remains unrelenting in its decision to mine bauxite in commercial quantity from the Atewa and two other forest reserves, as it consults the United States Forest Service (USFS) for technical support to ensure strict adherence to best management practices. This step taken by the government is an indication that it […]
In her effort to enhance her beauty by fixing artificial eyelashes, it went wrong, the 24-year-old lady only identified as Maame Esi is fast losing her sight. Maame Esi who resides at Adweaso a suburb of Koforidua in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region with her brother Paa Yaw according to a report […]
The Municipal Chief Executive for Birim Central in the Eastern Region, Kwabena Bempong, has tendered his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo. The MCE confirmed to Starr News Wednesday but added, the President is yet to accept his resignation. He, however, dispelled allegations that he has been forced to resign by the constituency executives of the […]
