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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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New Orleans in ‘dumsor’ as Hurricane Ida strikes
Posted on | CommentThe US city of New Orleans has lost power, with only generators working, as Hurricane Ida batters Louisiana. The storm brought 150mph (240km/h) winds when it made landfall and those people who did not flee have been advised to shelter … Read more →
It’s time for public officials to openly declare their assets – Prof Adei
Posted on | CommentA former Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Professor Stephen Adei, has said the time is ripe for every government worker to publicly declare their assets to curb corruption. According to him, this will help the country to … Read more →
Eastern Region: 17 suspected robbers arrested at Donkorkrom
Posted on | CommentA joint exercise between personnel of the recently formed anti-armed robbery task force and the Donkorkrom police has led to the arrest of 17 persons who unlawfully had weapons in their possessions. These suspects were arrested upon a tip-off in … Read more →
G20 Compact with Africa has been very beneficial to Ghana – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has said since signing the G20 Compact, Ghana has systematically tackled the structural challenges which have inhibited its drive towards becoming ‘Africa’s Investment Hub’. He said this has been “done through the implementation of targeted policies across … Read more →
Game stores in Ghana to be sold
Posted on | CommentMassmart, the owners of general merchandise Game stores in Ghana have announced that it is selling all its outlets in West and East Africa to stop losses in that struggling business. Reuters reports that the decision comes after the second-largest distributor … Read more →
Soldier commits suicide at Burma Camp [Photo]
Posted on | CommentA serving military officer with the Army Recruit Training School at Shai Hills, WO II Robert Doku, has allegedly committed suicide. WO Doku’s body was discovered Friday dawn hanging by a rope tethered to a tree at Burma Camp, headquarters of … Read more →
Ghana, North Rhine-Westphalia sign agreement
Posted on | CommentGhana and the North Rhine-Westphalia State of Germany have signed an agreement to deepen the ties between the two in seven areas of co-operation. The agreement covers non-governmental, not-for-profit and private-sector organisations, diasporan organisations, religious organisations of all denominations, business … Read more →
Daasebre Oti Boateng joins ancestors
Posted on | CommentThe Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng, has passed on, aged 83. He died about two weeks ago after a short illness. Multiple sources close to the New Juaben Palace … Read more →
GHc25.4m stolen from financial institutions in 2020
Posted on | Comment-56% of reported fraud cases involved staff – BoG The total value of reported fraud cases by financial institutions for 2020 amounted to approximately GH?1.09 billion. 773.6% increase in reported fraud casesThis represents an increase of 773.6% in value of … Read more →
Lightning kills Hilla Liman SHS Student
Posted on | CommentHeavy rains with its accompanying lightning on Wednesday struck dead a student of the Hilla Liman Senior high school in Gwollu in the Sissala West District of the Upper West region. The deceased, 20-year-old Daana Gbene Mustapha is a student … Read more →
Reported value of bank fraud for 2020 was GH¢1 billion – BoG
Posted on | CommentIn 2020, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said, many routine activities of institutions including financial transactions that usually would have been undertaken in-person were conducted online. According to the central bank, customers who were not used to digital/electronic methods … Read more →
Chief Imam contributes GHc50,000 towards construction of National Cathedral
Posted on | CommentConstruction of the National Cathedral has received a boost with a ¢50,000 contribution from the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu. Heis hopeful, the money will aid the speedy construction of the national edifice, which is also expected to … Read more →
Takoradi: PTC Interchange labourers put down tools over GHc19 daily wage
Posted on | CommentLabourers working on the PTC Interchange in Takoradi are unhappy with the daily wage of GHc19. According to the labourers who pleaded anonymity, they are woefully paid as compared to their colleagues who work on similar interchanges in Accra and … Read more →
Japan suspends 1.6 million Moderna doses over contamination fears
Posted on | CommentJapan has suspended the use of about 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine due to contamination. The health ministry said “foreign materials” were found in some doses of a batch of roughly 560,000 vials. Takeda Pharmaceutical, which sells and … Read more →
306 Murder cases recorded in first half of 2021 (Regional breakdown)
Posted on | Comment-Only 1 case closed so far, with one person convictedData from the Statistics Research and Monitoring Unit (SRMU) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service indicates that some 306 murder cases have been reported to the … Read more →
522 suspected criminals rounded up after police swoops in Ashanti Region
Posted on | CommentA total of 522 suspected criminals have been picked up by the Ashanti Regional Police Command. This was after the Police embarked on separate swoops in 44 of its districts in the past few weeks. Armed police officers raided some … Read more →
Father, daughter in ‘fufu pounding video’ at Pokuase interchange released by Police
Posted on | CommentThe Greater Accra Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has released two persons arrested in connection with the operation of a mini eatery at the newly commissioned Pokuase Interchange. They were arrested on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, but … Read more →
SHS graduate stabbed to death by friend in disagreement over Bluetooth speaker
Posted on | CommentThe Nkawkaw District Police Command in the Eastern Region is investigating circumstances that led to the alleged stabbing to death of a Senior High School graduate by his friend. The suspect, 22-year-old Yakubu Sharifu, is said to have stabbed his … Read more →
Massive Python filmed popping out of shelf in Supermarket
Posted on | CommentShoppers looking for seasoning at a supermarket in Australia on Monday had to contend with a large snake that had taken up residence in the herbs and spices section. The python was seen on video peeking its head out of … Read more →
No Zambian should go to bed hungry – President
Posted on | CommentIn his inauguration speech, President Hakainde Hichilema promised Zambians that change had arrived. The newly inaugurated leader, who won a landslide victory against the incumbent Edgar Lungu in elections earlier this month, said the future would not be without challenges … Read more →
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