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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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Guinea coup leader Col Mamady Doumbouya quoted J.J. Rawlings in takeover speech – All to know about him
Posted on | CommentCol Mamady Doumbouya is seen as the new man in charge of Guinea after he led a unit of elite soldiers to seize power on Sunday. “The president is with us, he’s in a safe place,” he told French media … Read more →
ECOWAS, Ghana condemn Guinea Military take over
Posted on | CommentThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Ghana Government have strongly condemned the coup d’état that toppled the democratic process in the Republic of Guinea on Sunday. President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, condemned the action … Read more →
Poultry farmers to receive free vaccines
Posted on | CommentThe United States Department for Agriculture (USDA) has donated about 560 birds to the Accra veterinary lab to aid in the manufacturing of New Castle Disease Vaccine. Speaking at the birds handing over ceremony, the head of Accra veterinary Laboratory, … Read more →
Land borders remain closed until… – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has responded to the scads of protests in border towns Elubo in the Western and Aflao in the Volta Regions against the closure of land borders. In an interview on Skyy Power FM in Takoradi … Read more →
Storm Ida: Death toll climbs to 45 across four US north-east states
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden says “historic investment” is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that have killed at least 45 people. The US is facing climate-related destruction across the country … Read more →
Tafo prisoner bites off inmate’s testicles during fight (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA fight between two inmates in a cell left one hospitalised after his testicles were damaged. The cause of the incident, which happened Thursday morning at Tafo Pankrano charge office, is currently unknown. Giving his account, G/sgt Johnson Mensah, who … Read more →
FDA cautions against body enhancement products
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned manufactures and sellers of unregistered body enhancement products on the Ghanaian markets to desist from such act. The FDA said this act is illegal and can have adverse health implications on consumers. The FDA said … Read more →
GBC spent GH¢17 million on 2020 elections
Posted on | CommentThe Director-General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan has revealed that the public service broadcaster delivered on its mandate at the cost of GH¢17million for the coverage of the 2020 general election. Speaking at the second edition of … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo on 2 day tour of Western Region
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo will undertake a two-day working visit to Western Region as part of his “Thank You Tour”. The President is expected in the resource endowed region tomorrow September 3, and would be paying a courtesy call on Dompim … Read more →
Afghanistan: Facebook says it helped people flee, including staff
Posted on | CommentFacebook has told the BBC that it took part in an effort to help 175 citizens leave Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. The company said some staff members were also on the flight to Mexico City. … Read more →
UCC ranked best global university for research influence
Posted on | CommentGhana’s University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked the number one university in the country and best university globally for research influence. UCC has also been ranked as the number one university in West Africa and part of the … Read more →
Multimedia, CEO sue Ken Agyapong for defamation
Posted on | CommentThe Multimedia Group, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kwasi Twum, and one of its subsidiaries, Joy FM, are heading to court today, Wednesday, September 1, over “repeated false and defamatory statements” made by Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Ohene … Read more →
Texas passes law banning abortion after six weeks
Posted on | CommentA law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into effect in the US state of Texas. It bans abortions after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat, something medical authorities say … Read more →
Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine
Posted on | CommentJapan has put a batch of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial. A pharmacist saw several black particles in one vial of the vaccine in Kanagawa Prefecture, according to authorities. Some 3,790 … Read more →
$874m Investments recorded in first half
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC) has recorded $874m in investments in the first half of this year from 122 projects. Figures from the GIPC revealed that out of the total investments, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) component amounted to … Read more →
Nigerian Students amass degrees to stay in Europe
Posted on | CommentAfter more than 200 unsuccessful job applications on LinkedIn alone, Nigerian student Modupe Osunkoya knew time was running out for her to extend her stay in Belgium. With three months left on her student visa, she either had to get … Read more →
US ends 20 year presence in Afghanistan
Posted on | CommentThe last US military flight has left Kabul airport, marking the end of a 20-year presence in Afghanistan and America’s longest war. Officials said the last C17 aircraft took off with the US ambassador onboard after midnight local time on … Read more →
Germany donates 1.5m COVID-19 vaccines to Ghana
Posted on | Comment-Govt dispatches plane to bring it-Eugene Arhin Ghana is expected to take delivery of some 1.5 million doses of the 70 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to be given to African countries by Germany this year.German Chancellor Angela Merkel, made … Read more →
Food shortages hit some Senior High Schools – GNAT
Posted on | CommentThe General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, says some Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the country have been hit with food shortages. He said the schools are mostly found in the Eastern, Ashanti, Northern, … Read more →
Man commits suicide after hacking wife to death (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA 40-year-old driver has reportedly butchered his wife to death at Number 8, a suburb of Zenu in the Kpone-Katamansu Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.The tragic incident happened on Tuesday dawn over divorce. The driver, Thomas Kontoh butchered the … Read more →
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