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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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Ghana removed from EU’s money laundering blacklist
Posted on | CommentGhana is no longer on the European Union’s list of blacklisted countries that have failed to put in measures to fight money laundering. This was made known by global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) … Read more →
4 Arrested over James Town Bullion Van attack
Posted on | CommentTHE Police in Kyebi in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region have arrested four suspects believed to have been involved in the deadly bullion van attack at Adedekpon in Accra.The suspects: Collins Addae aka Kekye from Akim-Swedru; Ebenezer … Read more →
7 Arrested for abducting and killing 12-year boy at Nornyikpo
Posted on | CommentThe Kpetoe District Police have arrested seven persons in connection with the recent abduction and subsequent killing of a 12-year-old boy, Cornelius Negble at Nornyikpo, a farming community in Agotime-Ziope District of the Volta Region. The suspects are; Hunor Kofi … Read more →
Teenage pregnancies in Ghana hit 555,575 in 5 years
Posted on | CommentMore than half a million teenagers are on record to have gotten pregnant over the last five years, data from the Ghana Health Service District Health Information Management Health System (DHIMS) reveals. Between 2016 and 2020, about 555,575 teenagers aged … Read more →
Kumasi: Toddler swept away by flood found
Posted on | CommentA two-year-old boy Mohammed Awal, who was carried away by floodwater at Sawaba in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, has been found dead. But for the timely intervention of rescuers, two people in a car would have also died on … Read more →
Takoradi: Teacher remanded for assaulting pregnant colleague teacher
Posted on | CommentThe Takoradi Circuit Court on Wednesday, June 23, remanded a female teacher into prison custody for two weeks over attacking a female colleague teacher, Hassana, and threatening her life. The accused, Jamilatu Mohammed is a 34-year-old teacher at Islamic Junior … Read more →
AG to probe $170 million judgment debt
Posted on | CommentAttorney General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame says the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, will investigate the Power Purchasing Agreement signed between government and Ghana Power Generation Company (GPGC), exposing the nation to a financial loss. He … Read more →
35 Foreigners arrested for online fraud
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has arrested 35 foreigners suspected to be illegal immigrants who engaged in fraudulent activities. The suspects are made up of 27 Burkinabe’s, Four Togolese, and four Nigerians. They were arrested at Sowutoum in the Greater Accra … Read more →
Ken Agyapong cuts sod to construct 80-bed cardio centre at 37 Military Hospital
Posted on | CommentThe Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has cut sod for the construction of an 80-bed Cardiothoracic Centre at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The Centre will include a Cardiothoracic Training Centre and Conference room, VVIP clinic, 3 operating … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo inspects Watermelon Factory in Walewale
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has inspected ongoing works on the construction of a GH¢36 million watermelon juice factory at Walewale in the North East region. The construction of the watermelon factory is estimated to cost Gh¢36m which is being funded by the … Read more →
Takoradi: 22yr old Taxi Driver escapes death from armed robber
Posted on | CommentA 22-year-old taxi driver has narrowly escaped from death after a carjacker inflicted knife wounds on him in an attempt to steal his Toyota Yaris vehicle at Airport Ridge Residential Area in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. In … Read more →
684 Students get Covid in Eastern Region
Posted on | CommentA Medical Report from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate sighted by DGN Online indicates that a total number of 684 Senior High School students have been infected with Covid-19 in all the 33 Districts and Municipalities in the Region. According … Read more →
W/R experience increase in road accidents involving motorbikes, tricycles
Posted on | CommentWestern Region Director of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) Nana Akua Ansaah Cobbinah has disclosed that 17 persons were killed using either a motorbike or tricycle, also known as Aboboya or Pragiya, in the first quarter of 2021. “Statistics of … Read more →
Covid-19: Deadly Indian strain detected in Ghana – Sputnik V, AstraZeneca vaccines not effective against it
Posted on | CommentThe most contagious Covid-19 variant, originating from India, has been recorded in Ghana. Head of the West Africa Center for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens, WACCBIP, of the University of Ghana, Professor Gordon Awendare confirmed that the Indian variant, also … Read more →
Ghana scores higher on Global Peace Index
Posted on | CommentGhana has been ranked 38th in the 15th edition of the Global Peace Index, a jump of two places from the previous year’s ranking. The country scored 1.715 points to secure the second spot in Africa, while Mauritius, with 1.592 … Read more →
Covid vaccines running out in poorer nations – WHO
Posted on | CommentA large number of poorer countries receiving Covid-19 vaccines through a global sharing scheme do not have enough doses to continue programmes, the World Health Organization has said. WHO senior adviser Dr Bruce Aylward said the Covax programme had delivered … Read more →
5 illegal miners grabbed in Obuasi
Posted on | CommentFive illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso in the Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region. The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group has defied the government order to halt illegal mining also known as galamsey. The … Read more →
55% of Ghanaian children dream of traveling for greener pastures in future – Report
Posted on | CommentA report compiled by a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Child Rights International, has shown that 55% of children in Ghana dream of migrating to other parts of the world in the next 20 years in search of greener pastures. The report, … Read more →
Non-performing MMDCEs in Accra will be sacked – Henry Quartey
Posted on | CommentThe Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr Henry Quartey, says he will ensure that non-performing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in the region are sacked if they do not perform satisfactorily in their roles. Addressing a meeting of assembly members and MMDCE’s … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo re-elected ECOWAS Chair
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has endeared himself to his peers. It follows his re-appointment as Chair the subregional group, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for a second term as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government … Read more →
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