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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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Notorious drug dealer, 12 others arrested in Walewale
Posted on | CommentThirteen suspected criminals have been arrested in joint police and military swoop at Walewale and Wulugu in the West Mamprusi municipality of the North East Region. A notorious drug dealer in the West Mamprusi municipality one Yakubu Saibu was arrested … Read more →
There’s power in a father’s encouragement – Pastor Mensa Otabil
Posted on | CommentPastor Mensa Otabil, General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), has advised fathers to praise their children for their successes. He said, “there is power in the encouragement of a father.” Pastor Otabil noted that praise from a … Read more →
Man stabs friend to death for calling him stupid
Posted on | CommentA 32-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his friend following a quarrel between the two at a funeral in Akyem-Nkwanta, a suburb of Akyem-Oda in the Eastern region. Kwame Frempong was stabbed with a knife by Nana Kwame, … Read more →
8million Structures listed within 6 days to 2021 Census
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Census Officer, Professor Samuel Kwabena Annim Sunday announced that more than eight million structures out of 11 million targeted have been chalked and listed within six days. The chalking and listing of structures started on June 14 and … Read more →
Man shot dead by friend over GH¢5 debt
Posted on | CommentA middle-aged man has been shot dead by his friend at Akuapem-Apiredi in the Eastern Region following a confrontation over a Ghc5 debt he owes him. The deceased whose name was given as Ben, a drinking spot operator, was shot … Read more →
Police grab armed men in viral video
Posted on | CommentPolice in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have arrested the three gun-wielding young men seen in a viral video that made rounds in the aftermath of the deadly attack on a bullion van at Adedenkpo last Monday. They have, however, … Read more →
Yaa Amoako-Adu joins HOPSA ’96 to renovate Holy Child SHS’ Lower School Block
Posted on | CommentOld Students of Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana are required to embark on a legacy project, as a cohort, 25 years after completing the school. One of such schools with such requirement is the all-girls Senior High School in … Read more →
Takoradi: We’ll stop picking overweight passengers – BU Taxi Drivers
Posted on | CommentTaxi Drivers at Butumagyebu popularly known as B.U, a suburb of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region have vowed to stop picking overweight people from their junction to Ketan until their roads are fixed. According to them, the road from B.U … Read more →
Kiosks, containers take over walkways in Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe increasing population and unguided commercial activities in the twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi have turned the well-planned and third largest city in the country into a town of kiosks. The commercial activities of road side-mechanics, food vendors, mobile money vendors, … Read more →
FDA closes Shoprite meat section
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority has closed down the meat section at Shoprite located in the Accra Mall. The move follows the alleged selling of defrozen imported chicken as fresh local chicken to the public at the store. The food … Read more →
Napo receives Ghana’s first electric car
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo, has received Ghana’s first electric vehicle. The vehicle was presented to the Minister by Hyundai Motors and Investment Ghana Limited at the Energy Ministry in Accra on Wednesday … Read more →
Biden-Putin summit: US and Russian leaders set for tense Geneva talks
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are preparing sit down for their first, highly-anticipated summit. The talks in Geneva, Switzerland, come at a time when both sides describe relations as being at rock bottom. Issues include … Read more →
TOR MD & Deputies sacked
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has sworn in a 3-member Interim Management Committee to oversee the affairs of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) as part of efforts to restructure and revamp it. The Chairman of the 3-member … Read more →
GHS20,000 bounty placed on killers of policeman in Jamestown bullion van robbery
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has announced a GHS20,000 bounty for information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of the bullion van attack that led to the killing of General Constable, Emmanuel Osei and a trader at James … Read more →
‘We may get our next vaccines in August’ – Health Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has indicated the shortest time Ghana would get its next vaccines would be in August 2021. His comments follow intense pressure on the government over its decision to use intermediaries to secure over three … Read more →
‘Provide armoured bullion vans or We’ll stop escorting your cash’ – IGP to banks
Posted on | CommentIn the wake of incessant robbery attacks on bullion vans in the country, the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has asked banks to provide fortified armoured vehicles for carting money. The vehicles used by most banks operating in Ghana … Read more →
Bullion van robbers made away with shot police’s AK rifle – Report
Posted on | CommentThe situational report of the police on the deadly armed robbery attack at Adedenkpo near Jamestown in Accra says the perpetrators made away with the AK 47 rifle of the police officer shot dead. They also took away unspecified amount … Read more →
James Town Bullion van attack: IGP directs CID to take over investigation
Posted on | CommentThe Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has directed the Director-General, Criminal Investigation Department to take over investigations into circumstances leading to the killing of a police officer and a bystander during an attack on a bullion van at Adedenkpo, a suburb … Read more →
US bans dog imports from more than 100 countries
Posted on | CommentThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a one-year ban on importing dogs from 113 countries over rabies concerns. The ban applies to all dogs, including emotional support dogs and dogs that have been in any … Read more →
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour says she has ovarian cancer
Posted on | CommentCNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour has announced she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Amanpour, 63, told viewers she had had “major successful surgery to remove it” and will now undergo several months of chemotherapy. The veteran reporter made … Read more →
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