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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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Facebook to hire 10,000 in EU to work on metaverse
Posted on | CommentFacebook is planning to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to develop a so-called metaverse. A metaverse is an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets. Facebook CEO Mark … Read more →
Netherlands Ambassador reacts to Suhuyini’s visa denial
Posted on | CommentNetherlands’ Ambassador to Ghana, Jeroen Verheul, has expressed reservations about Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhunyini’s visa denial statements. The MP, in a Facebook page last week, indicated he was denied a visa to the Netherlands with the … Read more →
Colin Powell: Former US secretary of state dies of Covid complications
Posted on | CommentTributes are being paid to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died of Covid-19 complications aged 84. The former top military officer died on Monday morning, his family said. He was fully vaccinated. Powell became the first … Read more →
Central Region: Tipper truck offloads sand unto toddler
Posted on | CommentA tipper truck offloaded sand unto a one and half year old toddler at Awutu Ahuntem, a community near Bawjiase in the Central Region on Wednesday evening. The incident which happened around 6pm [October 13, 2021] resulted in the death … Read more →
NAGRAT cautions Controller and Accountant-General to withdraw ‘no Ghana card no salary’ notice
Posted on | CommentController and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has been urged to withdraw the notice indicating that all public sector workers without Ghana Card won’t receive salaries from December 1, 2021. President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, who … Read more →
These are the ONLY 16 schools licensed to run Cambridge Assessment in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) has released the list of schools licensed to run the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) curriculum for the 2021/2022 academic year. Out of the 74 schools claiming to run the Cambridge Assessment International Education … Read more →
Money doubling ‘World Remit’ in Ghana is a scam – Bank of Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has identified a money doubling scheme operating in Ghana under the pseudo name “Worldremit”. According to the BoG, this fraudulent scheme is distinct from the globally renowned Fintech, “WorldRemit” which is in the business of … Read more →
25yr old Teacher found dead in his room
Posted on | CommentA 25-year-old teacher, Blankson Aboagye, has been found dead in his room at Etsi Fawomaye at Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. The teacher, who was posted to the school in January 2021, was found dead on his … Read more →
Former Aviation Minister Kofi Adda has died
Posted on | CommentFormer Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda, has died, Starr News has reported. The former lawmaker reportedly died Thursday dawn at a hospital in Accra after a short ailment, a family source confirmed to Starr News. He was former Member of Parliament (MP) … Read more →
No Ghana Card, no salary- Controller
Posted on | CommentWorkers on Government of Ghana payroll without National Identification Authority (NIA) numbers will not be paid salary from December 1, 2021 says Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Kwaning Bosompem. According to Mr Bosompem, the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD), is collaborating … Read more →
Biden has canceled $11.5B in student loan debt
Posted on | CommentOver the months since he took office, President Joe Biden has been showing a willingness to help out America’s student loan borrowers. The U.S. Department of Education under Biden just reported that it has canceled over $11.5 billion in student … Read more →
Protests held in New York, California against Ghana anti-LGBT bill
Posted on | CommentGhanaians and allies in New York and California on Monday, October 11, 2021, organised a protest against the anti-LGBTQI+ bill before Parliament for consideration. The protest saw rallies organised in Harlem, New York, and in Oakland, California over what they … Read more →
NCA to ‘approves’ licenses of Radio Gold, XYZ and 131 others
Posted on | CommentThe Governing Board of the National Communications Authority (NCA) has approved the licenses of some 133 radio stations to operate in the country. A statement from the NCA said the stations include those whose licences were revoked after an audit … Read more →
Ghana, 5 others to benefit from flood, drought alert system
Posted on | CommentThe World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is assisting Ghana and five other riparian countries along the Volta Basin to develop a web-based flood and drought alert system. The other beneficiary countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Togo. This … Read more →
NPA approves removal of recovery levy on fuel prices
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has approved the removal of the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levies (PRSL) on petrol, diesel, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for two months. This was announced in a press statement issued by the Authority’s Corporate … Read more →
2 Aged men butchered to death at Wawase (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentTwo elderly men have died after a young man inflicted cutlass wounds on them at Wawase in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased have been identified as 84-year old Kwabena Adu Agyei and 85-year old … Read more →
I will build a new Accra – New Mayor
Posted on | CommentMadam Elizabeth Kwatseo Tawiah Sackey, the new Mayor for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly says her main agenda is to build a new Accra. “My vision is to build a new Accra; a model city whose inhabitants have a shared responsibility … Read more →
Tesla to move headquarters to Texas
Posted on | CommentTesla has announced it will move its company headquarters to Texas from California. Chief executive Elon Musk announced the move at the electric carmaker’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Austin. Mr Musk had fallen out with local politicians in Alameda county, … Read more →
2 jailed 8 years for stealing GH¢ 1,020,500 from bullion van
Posted on | CommentTwo persons who stolen GH¢ 1,020,500 from a bullion van in 2017, have been sentenced to four years imprisonment each by an Accra Circuit Court. Bismark Abem, a Cash in Transit (CIT) Officer, and Eric Larbi, a driver, were found … Read more →
US deeply concerned over Taiwan-China tension
Posted on | CommentThe US is “deeply concerned” about actions that undermine peace across the Taiwan Strait, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has told the BBC. His comments come after China sent a “record number” of military jets into Taiwan’s air defence zone … Read more →
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