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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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Trump to sue Twitter, Google and Facebook
Posted on | CommentFormer US president Donald Trump has announced plans to sue tech giants Google, Twitter and Facebook, claiming that he is the victim of censorship. The class-action lawsuit also targets the three companies’ CEOs. Mr Trump was suspended from his social … Read more →
Galamsey: It’s good to burn excavators – EU Boss
Posted on | CommentDiana Acconcia, the head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Ghana says it is better to burn excavators than to allow them to be used for illegal mining. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show Tuesday (6 July) with Kojo Mensah, Acconcia … Read more →
Covid: Heathrow to trial fast-tracking vaccinated arrivals
Posted on | CommentTwo of the world’s biggest airlines will trial fast-track lanes at Heathrow airport for fully-vaccinated arrivals. Under the scheme passengers from some countries will be able to upload their vaccination status before boarding. The trial by British Airways and Virgin … Read more →
Ambassador Sullivan reaffirms America’s commitment to protect global environment
Posted on | CommentThe U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Stephanie S. Sullivan commemorated “Green Ghana Day” by planting a Lignum Vitae tree on the U.S. Embassy grounds. The chosen tree is commonly referred to as the “tree of life” or “wood of life,” … Read more →
1.2m Ghanaians vaccinated against Covid-19
Posted on | CommentSome 1.2 million eligible Ghanaians have received their Covid-19 vaccine since the exercise begun on March1, to help protect citizens against the virus. According to the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, about 380,320 of the total number of those vaccinated … Read more →
Ghana: Eni makes major oil and gas discovery
Posted on | CommentThe lead operator of the Offshore Cape Three Point (OCTP), Eni has announced a significant oil discovery in Ghana with the potential to produce 700 million barrels of oil equivalent (Mboe). The company in a statement said the discovery was made … Read more →
Relaxing Covid rules: Key changes in UK from 19 July
Posted on | CommentWhat are the rule changes from 19 July? We’ve had a quite a few coronavirus rule changes outlined to us today so here’s a recap of what they mean: Schools The system of sending classroom bubbles home after a positive … Read more →
Boris Johnson’s Covid-easing plan is ‘reckless’ – NI’s Deputy First Minister
Posted on | CommentBoris Johnson’s approach to ending Covid-19 restrictions in England is reckless and Northern Ireland won’t be following it, NI’s Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. She says: “I would be concerned for the people in England because of the … Read more →
Macho Kaaka was attacked by his brother – Police
Posted on | CommentThe Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service insists that social media activist Mohammed Iddrisu, popularly known on Facebook as Macho Kaaka, was attacked by his brother, Baba Iddi. The Command said Baba Iddi has since been arrested, arraigned … Read more →
Thieves break into Takoradi Harbour District Court
Posted on | CommentClerical and other electrical gadgets at the Takoradi Harbour District Court in the Western Region have been stolen. Staff, who went to work on Monday morning, discovered the items stolen and raised the alarm. Checks revealed that items such as UPS, system … Read more →
Makola fire reignites hours after firefighters doused it
Posted on | CommentFire has reignited at Makola hours after officers from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) doused the blaze late Monday evening. Reports are that a warehouse in the middle of the three-storey building had smoke billowing on Tuesday morning. The … Read more →
2,127 Students test positive for Covid-19
Posted on | CommentAn estimated 2,217 students tested positive for coronavirus in 351 schools across the country since school resumed. Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, made this known in an address to the media at the Information Ministry … Read more →
Gov’t acquires 10-acre land at Kofi Kwei for Agbogbloshie scrap dealers
Posted on | CommentThe government has secured a ten-acre land at Kofi Kwei in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region for scrap dealers at Agbogbloshie. This follows their eviction from the Agbogbloshie Onion Market on Thursday, July 1, 2021. In … Read more →
Landlords who charge rent advance beyond 6 months to face 2-year jail term
Posted on | CommentLandlords who demand more than six months advance from their tenants before renting out their property are liable to a two-year jail term. This is according to Ghana’s Rent Control laws. The Public Relations Officer of the Rent Control Department, … Read more →
Katanga, Unity halls clash over SRC vetting
Posted on | CommentStudents of the University Hall, popularly called Katanga, and their counterparts of Unity Hall (Conti) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in the early hours of Sunday, clashed at the vetting of candidates for the Students … Read more →
Pope admitted to hospital for surgery
Posted on | CommentPope Francis has been admitted to hospital in Rome for scheduled surgery to treat a colon problem. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said there would be more information after the surgery had taken place at the Gemelli University Hospital. Earlier on … Read more →
Achimota School COVID-19 Delta outbreak: All day Students to be tested
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) will test all day students of Achimota School for COVID-19 to help identify students and contain further community spread of the virus, following an outbreak in the school. It said althogh not all cases of … Read more →
PDS loses ECG assets management case
Posted on | CommentThe Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed an application by Power Distribution Services (PDS) challenging the cancellation of its operation licences following the termination of a concession agreement for it to manage the assets of the Electricity … Read more →
Ejura killings: Vladimir Antwi Danso, Appeal’s Court judge, part of 3 – member committee to investigate disturbances
Posted on | CommentThe Interior Ministry has constituted a three-member committee to investigate the shooting of two persons at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. This follows a directive by President Akufo-Addo, calling for a public inquiry to be conducted into the circumstances surrounding … Read more →
Xi warns China will not be ‘oppressed’ in anniversary speech
Posted on | CommentChina’s President Xi Jinping has warned that foreign powers will “get their heads bashed” if they attempt to bully or influence the country. He delivered a defiant speech at an event marking the centenary of the ruling Communist Party on … Read more →
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