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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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Enforce mining laws without fear or favour – W/R Security tasked
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Security Council has been asked to enforce the laws regulating the small-scale mining sector to the letter, without fear or favour, irrespective of political affiliation. Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, said … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo joins Sierra Leone to mark 60th anniversary
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Monday, April 26 to attend the 60th independence anniversary celebration of Sierra Leone. He travelled at the invitation of President Julius Maada Bio. The President is also attending the event in his capacity as Chairman of the … Read more →
All to know about Kissi Agyebeng, the proposed new Special Prosecutor
Posted on | CommentKissi Agyebeng is set to become the country’s Special Prosecutor after Marin Amidu left the role last year in circumstances that is fair to say embarrassed President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo. The 43-year old will step into one of the … Read more →
Takoradi: 2 Motorcycle riders crash to death
Posted on | CommentTwo Motor bicycle riders have been crushed to death in Takoradi. The fatal accident happened in the dawn of Monday, April 26, 2021, at Esaman a community in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. According to reports, the … Read more →
MCE of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis ‘raise your body’ – Too much congestion in the CBD
Posted on | CommentOne of the attributes of Sekondi-Takoradi has been the free flow of traffic in the city. This attribute obviously cannot be a permanent one as a result of growing population and internal migration but with lessons from cities that have … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong’s daughter gets promotion at Google
Posted on | CommentAmanda Agyapong, the 23 year old daughter of business mogul and politician Kennedy Agyapong has been promoted at Google Ann Arbor. Amanda Agyapong is the second of Kennedy Agyapong’s seven daughters. The 23-year-old started her career in the organization as … Read more →
Sir Sam K. Jonah speaks his heart out – Down the up escalator: Reflections on Ghana’s future
Posted on | CommentProtocols, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a pleasure for me to be here today as the guest speaker for this occasion. The first time I spoke at a Rotary Club function sometime in the 90’s my speech got me … Read more →
Ghana recording ‘alarming rate’ of coronavirus at KIA – FHS
Posted on | CommentGhana appears to be recording increasing cases of the deadly coronavirus at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) among arriving passengers. This has raised concern among officials. The company tasked to conduct Covid-19 tests for travelling passengers, Frontiers Healthcare Services (FHS), has … Read more →
Idriss Déby obituary: End of Chad’s ‘Great Survivor’
Posted on | CommentIdriss Déby, Chad’s president for 30 years, was known as “The Great Survivor” but his luck has finally run out. The 68-year-old, who had just been re-elected for a sixth term, has been killed in clashes with advancing rebels, ending … Read more →
Central Region: Palm wine tapper found dead with head missing (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA man believed to be in his 50’s has been found dead with his head missing on a farm at Dunkwa Asoboa in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region. According to reports gathered, the man was alleged … Read more →
Son of Chadian President, General Kaka named interim Head of State
Posted on | CommentGeneral Mahamat Kaka, the son of slain Chadian President, Idriss Deby has been named the interim Head of the State of that country, succeeding his late father. Army Spokesman, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna announced this minutes after the death of … Read more →
NADMO, US Embassy to collaborate on disaster management
Posted on | CommentThe United States Embassy in Ghana is to collaborate with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to find solutions to disaster challenges in Ghana. According to the US Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Stephanie S. Sullivan, disaster prevention and management were … Read more →
Pokuase Bulk Power Supply point to be ready in July 2021
Posted on | CommentThe Bulk Power Supply Point (BPS) being constructed at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region is 95 per cent complete and on schedule for handover to the government at the end of July 2021. According to the site engineers, all … Read more →
George Floyd officer convicted of murder
Posted on | CommentFormer Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all charges in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, up to 25 years for third-degree murder and up to 10 years … Read more →
Abandoned quarry pit kills 13-year-old boy at Essipong
Posted on | CommentThe National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) together with the Ghana Police Service and traditional authorities of Essipong, a suburb of Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis have retrieved the body of the 13 year old boy who got drowned in a pond at an … Read more →
Boris Johnson to meet FA as gov’t moves to block Super League
Posted on | CommentPrime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to meet English Football Association (FA) officials today. The meeting is to find ways to block the so-called European Super League which has caused confusion across Europe. Already, the UK Government has promised to … Read more →
COVID-19: 345 schools record Covid -19 cases since re-open
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that 345 schools have recorded covid-19 cases with Volta region recording the highest since the re-opening of schools. At the media briefing on Sunday April 18, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye … Read more →
Why Kumasi-bound flight landed in Côte d’Ivoire – PassionAir
Posted on | CommentThe management of domestic airline PassionAir has explained that their Kumasi-bound flight from Accra had to be diverted to Côte d’Ivoire because of bad weather conditions in the Ashanti Regional capital. The domestic airline in a press release said the April … Read more →
88% of 2020 WASSCE 8As are Ghanaians
Posted on | CommentA total 411 out of the 465 candidates who scored grade A in all subjects at the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), were students from Ghana pioneering the Government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) Programme.Immediate past Minister … Read more →
Ecobank records GH¢550m profit after tax
Posted on | Comment-It represents 24% increase in 2020 over the 2019 figure of GH¢445m In spite of the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ecobank Ghana Limited showed sterling performance in the 2020 financial year, growing profits (before tax) from GH¢642 million in … Read more →
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