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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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Nduom responds to money laundering, wire fraud allegations against him
Posted on | CommentGhanaian businessman and politician Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has officially responded to the suit against him by a US-based company for $63m in alleged money laundering, wire fraud. An equity fund and securities investment company based in the United States, … Read more →
Gov’t to construct 6,000km of roads, 200 bridges
Posted on | CommentThe President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration has promised to construct an estimated 6,000 kilometers of roads nationwide over the next four years. Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta revealed this known at a press conference held at the Information Ministry … Read more →
US-based company sues Groupe Nduom, 18 others alleging money laundering, wire fraud
Posted on | CommentAn equity fund and securities investment company based in the United States, Birim LLC, has brought charges against the founder and former flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom. In a writ sighted by this medium, Groupe … Read more →
Ministers tour water bodies in Western Region (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentMr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Lands and Natural Resources Minister and Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Western Regional Minister have undertaken an aerial tour over the Pra River to ascertain the progress of the sanctioned operations of illegal mining. The sanctioned … Read more →
67 apply for MMDCE positions in Western Region
Posted on | CommentA total of sixty seven (67) persons have applied for the job of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the Western Region of Ghana. Most of the incumbent MMDCEs reapplied for the position. Interestingly, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly … Read more →
Ghanaian appointed to Universal Health Coverage 2030 Advisory Group
Posted on | CommentThe UN General Assembly has set an ambitious target of achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030. The goal is to ensure that all citizens of the world have access to health services including financial risk protection, access to quality essential … Read more →
COVID is surging in the world’s most vaccinated country, Why?
Posted on | CommentThe small archipelago nation of Seychelles, northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, has emerged as the world’s most vaccinated country for COVID-19. Around 71% of people have had at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, and 62% have been fully … Read more →
Task force set up to halt ‘illegal increase’ in transport fares
Posted on | CommentA joint task force has been set up to ensure compliance with existing transport fares despite the increment in fuel prices. This will be in force while the leadership of the road transport operators continue an ongoing engagement with government … Read more →
GRA offers tax incentives to businesses
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has rolled out a tax incentive scheme for taxpayers to help cushion businesses and people against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The scheme involves waiving the penalty and the accrued interest on tax arrears for both … Read more →
Sekondi–Takoradi Mayor warns traders who are back on walkways
Posted on | CommentSekondi – Takoradi Mayor, Abdul Issah Mumin has warned that traders who have come onto the road and walkways to trade even though they have been allocated shops at the New makeshift Market will have their shops reallocated. “Almost everyone … Read more →
Nigerian judge kidnapped inside court
Posted on | CommentA Nigerian judge was on Tuesday kidnapped from inside a court in the northern state of Katsina, local media report. The Sharia court judge, identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila, is said to have been kidnapped in the afternoon local time … Read more →
Hostel attendant killed by hit-and-run driver at Sefwi Atronsu
Posted on | CommentA hotel attendant, Regina Anarfi, 22, has allegedly been killed by a hit-and-run driver at Sefwi Atronsu within the Bibiani Anhwianso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. Information gathered indicates that the late Regina and one security man identified … Read more →
PHOTOS: Man, 28, busted with ‘wee’ at VIP
Posted on | CommentA 28-year old man has been arrested by some officers of the Ghana Police Service for carrying a substance suspected to be Indian hemp popularly known as ‘wee’ at the VIP Jeoun Transport Company Limited in Accra. On Tuesday afternoon, … Read more →
Cancel Africa’s debts – Prez. Akufo-Addo at Summit on Financing African Economies
Posted on | CommentPresident of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is calling for the restructuring of the global financial architecture so it can respond better to the needs of Africa, as well as the cancellation of debts owed by African countries, in … Read more →
Senior Staff of Universities of Ghana declare nationwide strike
Posted on | CommentMembers of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, have declared a nationwide strike following the failure of the government to meet their demands. They declared the strike on Tuesday May 18. Chairman of the Association, Zakaria Mohammed … Read more →
Sunyani: 14-yr-old JHS Student found dead in suspected suicide
Posted on | CommentA 14-year-old final year student of Miracle Junior High School at Sunyani in the Bono Region, Leticia Kyere Pinaman, is believed to have died by suicide. She is suspected to have hung herself on Monday evening at the school’s dining … Read more →
Re-register your SIMs with Ghana Card or risk losing your phone numbers – Bawumia
Posted on | CommentVice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says plans are underway to ensure that all Ghanaians with SIM cards re-register them using the National Identification card also known as Ghana card. According to him, the move is part of plans to rid … Read more →
ECG ends 8-day load-shedding in Accra
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity of Ghana (ECG) says the eight-day load shedding experienced in parts of Accra ended at 6:00 am today, May 18, 2021. The power distribution company made this known in a press statement issued on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. … Read more →
Bill Gates left Microsoft amid affair investigation
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft was investigating its co-founder Bill Gates over a 20-year-old affair shortly before he stepped down from the company’s board last year. The tech giant confirmed that it had launched a probe after concerns were reported about his behaviour. The … Read more →
Israel-Gaza violence: Joe Biden calls for ceasefire
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden has voiced his support for a ceasefire after eight days of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Mr Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US was working with Egypt and other … Read more →
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