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Goldband data shows 98.8% of Ghana’s small scale gold exports went to Dubai and India in 2025
Posted on with No CommentData obtained by JoyNews Research from GoldBod through a Right to Information request shows that Ghana’s small scale gold exports in 2025 were overwhelmingly concentrated in just two markets. Of the 103,804 kilograms of small-scale gold exported through GoldBod in … Read more →
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Man puts himself up for sale over poverty
Posted on | CommentA 26-year-old man from Kaduna state has put himself up for sale. The man, identified as Aliyu Na Idris, who is a tailor by profession, said his decision to put himself up for sale was because of the hardship in … Read more →
Ban on ‘aboboyaa’ postponed to February 2022
Posted on | CommentThe effective date for the ban on the operations of motorised tricycles, popularly known as aboboyaa, on highways and major roads in the Greater Accra Region has been moved from November 1, this year to February 1, next year. This … Read more →
7 Killed in Central Region
Posted on | CommentSeven persons have been confirmed dead in two separate accidents that occurred in the Central Region on Sunday, October 24. Five persons in a taxi met their demise on the Abeadzi Dominase-Mankessim road when a trailer crashed into their vehicle. … Read more →
Ban on ‘aboboyaa’ on highways takes effect Nov. 1
Posted on | CommentFrom November 1, this year, tricycles, popularly known as “aboboyaa”, will not be allowed to operate on highways and major roads in the Greater Accra Region, including the Accra-Tema Motorway. The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr Henry Quartey, who announced … Read more →
Takoradi: 3 arrested for faking kidnapping incident
Posted on | CommentThe Police in Takoradi in the Western Region has arrested three people who allegedly faked a kidnapping incident last Friday. The suspects are in custody at the Takoradi Divisional Police Command. The suspects are Joana Krah, aged 29; Susana Awortwe, … Read more →
NACOC busts drug ring
Posted on | CommentThe Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), has seized about 5,700kg of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis worth a street value of about GH¢6.84 million. The seizure was made near Atimpoku last Wednesday from a drug syndicate operating in the Eastern, … Read more →
25% Ghanaians could suffer stroke by 2040 – WHO
Posted on | CommentOne in four Ghanaians will suffer stroke in the next 10 to 20 years if nothing is done to control the conditions that induce the ailment. Presently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 94,000 people suffer stroke annually in … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo commissions Phase II of Accra Compost and Recycling Plant
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned Phase II of the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP), executed by the Jospong Group and Partners. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony on Thursday, 21 st October 2021, President … Read more →
Ablakwa demands apology from Prez. Akufo-Addo for disrespecting Aflao Chief
Posted on | CommentThe Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okuzeto Ablakwa, has taken on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for asking the Chief of Aflao, Torgbui Adzongaga Amenya Fiti V to go ahead and complete the … Read more →
Nana Care and Health Solutions screen women in Sekondi-Takoradi for breast cancer
Posted on | CommentAs part of efforts to kick the dreaded breast cancer out of Sekondi-Takoradi, Nana Care and Health Solutions in collaboration with Richard Addison Foundation, two not-for-profit organisations are embarking on free breast cancer screening and education in the Metropolis. The … Read more →
University of Ghana appoints first female Vice Chancellor
Posted on | CommentCouncil of the University of Ghana has, today, October 20, 2021 appointed Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University. The appointment takes effect from October 26, 2021. Prof. Appiah Amfo by this appointment, becomes the … Read more →
Drivers, passengers cry over fuel price hikes
Posted on | CommentSome drivers and passengers on commercial vehicles in Accra have expressed displeasure over the recent increase in fuel prices. They complained that the prices of fuel products had gone up twice in the past week and were troubled it would … Read more →
350,000 to enjoy improved power
Posted on | CommentMore than 350,000 customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are expected to directly benefit from improved electricity supply following the commissioning of the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) in the Greater Accra Region. The Pokuase BSP, considered the … Read more →
Polish PM accuses EU of blackmail as row over rule of law escalates
Posted on | CommentPolish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has accused the EU of blackmail in a heated debate with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen over the rule of law. The clash in the European Parliament follows a top Polish court ruling … Read more →
2 arrested in Tarkwa bullion van robbery attack
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Police Command has arrested two employees of Mon-Trans Limited to help in investigations into Monday morning’s bullion van robbery in Tarkwa in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. Two armed robbers amidst sporadic shooting, robbed a bullion van of … Read more →
2021 Census: Over 70% of residential clusters don’t have basic education
Posted on | CommentThe 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) report on the Residential Proximity to Essential Services facilities reveals that 73 per cent of residential clusters in rural areas nationwide do not have access to basic education. The Deputy Government Statistician, Mrs Fautina … Read more →
North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile into waters off Japan
Posted on | CommentNorth Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile into waters off the coast of Japan, South Korea’s military has said. Pyongyang unveiled the missile in January, describing it as “the world’s most powerful weapon”. It comes weeks after South Korea … Read more →
Komenda Sugar Factory to be operationalised by March 2022 – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has promised the people of the Central Region that government would operationalise the Komenda Sugar Factory in the first quarter of 2022. The $35 million factory, built from an Indian Exim Bank facility, has not worked since its … Read more →
Man, 28, slashes friend’s penis
Posted on | CommentA 28-year-old man has slashed his friend’s penis and stabbed him in the thigh after the latter, took a picture of the Kwesi John body while bathing at Kobina Ansa in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. Information gathered … Read more →
Ellembelle District has more HIV cases in Western Region
Posted on | CommentA worrying analysis by the Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that the Ellembele District has the highest HIV prevalence for adults in the Western Region. “The Ellembele District has the highest HIV prevalence for adults between 15 and 49 with … Read more →
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