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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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KNUST hit hard by senior staff strike
Posted on | CommentManagement of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says the senior staff strike is taking a serious toll on work at the university. According to University Relations Officer Dr Norris Bekoe, over 70 percent of the university’s internal and … Read more →
Basic four pupils to write National Standard Test in November – Minister
Posted on | CommentAll primary four pupils in public schools will, in November, this year, write the new National Standards Test (NST) to assess their knowledge, skills, values and attitudes, which is central to the new pre-tertiary education curriculum. The National Standards Test … Read more →
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcome baby girl
Posted on | CommentThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday morning in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Both mother and child are healthy and … Read more →
Burkina Faso attack: At least 160 killed in village raid
Posted on | CommentArmed men killed at least 160 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s worst attack in recent years, officials say. Homes and the local market were burned during the raid on Solhan in the … Read more →
G7: Biden calls for nations to boost their economies
Posted on | CommentThe deal struck on tax understandably grabbed most of the attention at the G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting, ahead of this week’s Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall. This should transform the international tax treatment of multinationals, tax havens and low tax jurisdictions. … Read more →
T.B. Joshua dies after church program
Posted on | CommentA prominent Nigerian televangelist has died hours after presiding over a program at his Lagos-based megachurch on Saturday.Prophet T.B. Joshua, the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), passed away one week before his 58th birthday, his church … Read more →
US Embassy holds orientation for 2021 Mandela Washington fellows
Posted on | CommentThirty-two young Ghanaians selected for the 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship have been taken through a two-day pre-fellowship orientation to equip them with some leadership skills ahead of the main program in June 2021. The 32 Ghanaians selected comprise of young … Read more →
‘House boy’ uses penis as feeding bottle for baby
Posted on | CommentThe Social Welfare Director for Western Region, Jonathan Djan Gyau, speaking on child abuse in the region recounted on an incident where a ‘house boy’ used his penis as feeding bottle for a baby at his pleasure. Speaking on the … Read more →
Cancel contract of mechanic who used ambulance to carry cement – Dr. Okoe-Boye
Posted on | CommentA former Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has called for severe punishment for the mechanic who was caught using a state ambulance to carry cement. The former lawmaker for Ledzokuku told TV3’s Johnnie Hughes on the New Day on Wednesday June 2 that … Read more →
Universities Senior Staff extend strike
Posted on | CommentSenior staff of the various public universities in Ghana have announced an extension of their industrial action. According to a statement issued on Thursday June 3, this is necessitated by government feet-dragging and lackadaisical attitude which the staff say is … Read more →
Daily minimum wage increased for 2021 & 2022
Posted on | CommentThe National Tripartite Committee (NTC) on Thursday, June 3 concluded negotiations on the national daily minimum wage for the next couple of years. Constituted by representatives of government, the Ghana Employers Association and the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the Committee increased the … Read more →
Collapsed Banks still keeping 93% of assets
Posted on | CommentGOVERNMENT HAS been able to recoup only GH¢1.7 billion out of a total of GH¢25 billion assets belonging to banks which collapsed in 2017 under the financial sector clean-up exercise embarked upon by the Central Bank. Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor … Read more →
Business confidence dipped in April
Posted on | CommentTHE BANK of Ghana’s latest confidence surveys conducted in April 2021 showed some dip in both consumer and business sentiments. Consumer confidence dipped slightly on account of recent increases in petroleum prices at the pump, new taxes, and transportation fares. … Read more →
EU cautions Ghana over illegal fishing
Posted on | CommentThe European Union (EU) has issued a ‘yellow card’ – a formal warning that could lead to a seafood export ban to the EU – to the country. The warning follows the failure by the government to tackle illegal fishing … Read more →
Venus: Nasa announces two new missions
Posted on | CommentNasa has announced that it is sending two new missions to Venus in order to examine the planet’s atmosphere and geological features. The missions, which have each been awarded $500m (£352m) in funding, are due to launch between 2028 and … Read more →
Amazon beefs up Covid testing capabilities
Posted on | CommentAmazon is to expand its Covid testing lab facilities in the UK as the pandemic continues. The online giant said this was to benefit employees and UK public health. However, analysts said it could also provide business opportunities in the … Read more →
BBC’s Sex for Grades: Nigerian lecturers dismissed
Posted on | CommentThe management of the University of Lagos has dismissed two lecturers caught on camera demanding sex from a ”student” in a special BBC report. The lecturers – Dr Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and Integration Studies, Faculty of Arts, … Read more →
Judgment debt: NDK’s GH¢1.2bn claim thrown out
Posted on | CommentA legal action by the Attorney-General (A-G) has saved the state from paying more than GH¢1.2billion in judgment debt which was being claimed by NDK Financial Services. The company went to court compel the government to pay GH¢1.273 billion it … Read more →
Chinese, Ghanaian galamseyers arrested; 592 assorted items destroyed
Posted on | CommentSome three Chinese and two Ghanaians allegedly involved in illegal mining activities popularly known as Galamsey have been arrested. Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, made this known to the media on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Addressing the media from the Information … Read more →
Nduom’s ‘$100m transfers’ pop up in US court
Posted on | CommentDocuments filed at a court in Chicago, United States, by Birim Group LLC against Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, his family and his companies, have revealed how the businessman cum politician allegedly wired over $100 million from Ghana to the US … Read more →
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