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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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Focus 1 Media pays courtesy call on EKMA MCE following death of Coordinating Director
Posted on | CommentManagement of Focus 1 Media on 8th April paid a courtesy call on the Municipal Chief Executive of Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA), Hon Kojo Acquah, following the recent demise of Mr. Samuel Andoh Owusu, Municipal Coordinating director. The visit was … Read more →
Golden Star Resources to invest $ 15m in Wassa underground mine
Posted on | CommentGolden Star Resources Limited, a gold mining company in the country, is investing an amount of $15 million in exploration in its Wassa underground mine this year. The Chief Operations Officer of Golden Star Resources Limited, Graham Crew who disclosed … Read more →
Trailer overturns and falls on MTN MoMo stall at Ketan junction
Posted on | CommentA trailer with registration number GT 1675 – 11 carrying lime stones has rammed into an MTN Mobile Money merchant’s kiosk after a break failure at Ketan Junction in the Sekondi-Takoradi Municipality. According to an eye witnesses, the trailer lost … Read more →
George Floyd died from lack of oxygen, not fentanyl – Expert
Posted on | CommentGeorge Floyd died from a lack of oxygen during his arrest, a doctor at the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis has said. Contradicting the defence, Dr Martin Tobin said fentanyl did not cause Mr Floyd’s death. He … Read more →
IGP hunts for Police Officer who allegedly exhumed over 10 bodies
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service is investigation an officer who allegedly exhumed and bolted with over 10 dead bodies from the Gomoa Fawomaye Cemetery in the Central Region. The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, in a statement, appealed for calm and … Read more →
New virus mutations raise concerns – IMF report
Posted on | CommentThe World Economic Outlook (WEO) report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said global prospects remain highly uncertain one year into the pandemic. According to the report, new virus mutations and the accumulating human toll raise concerns, even as growing … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo puts Ghana on earthquake alert
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo, has issued a number of directives to Ministries, Departments and Agencies in response to a report compiled by a committee of experts tasked to assess the country’s state of preparedness for the occurrence of earthquakes. Speaking at a … Read more →
iPhone 13 release date, price and every important new iPhone leak
Posted on | CommentThe iPhone 13 – or perhaps the iPhone 12S – is set to be the new iPhone for 2021, and it’s likely the smartphone from Apple you’ll be considering later this year. Thanks to a variety of iPhone 13 leaks … Read more →
UK COVID-19: Under-30s offered alternative to AstraZeneca jab
Posted on | CommentUnder-30s are to be offered an alternative Covid jab to the AstraZeneca vaccine due to mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots, the UK’s vaccine advisory body says. A review by the drugs regulator MHRA found by the end … Read more →
Woman, 25, killed in Somanya hotel
Posted on | CommentA 25-year-old woman has been found dead at the Gamali Guest House in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo municipality in the Eastern Region. The deceased, Believe Sakitey, a petty trader in vegetables, was suspected to have been murdered by a … Read more →
Why murdered 10-yr-old boy can’t be buried per Islamic dictate
Posted on | CommentAn uncle of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah, who was murdered near the Great Lamptey Mills School at Kasoa in the Central Region, has explained why the boy cannot be buried according to Islamic tradition. It is expected that Ishmael being the … Read more →
Over 1,200 Companies caught evading tax
Posted on | CommentAbout 1,200 local and international companies have been cited for their alleged involvement in money laundering, under-invoicing and tax evasion. The companies are said to have included automobile company, frozen fish and chicken company, rice, sugar, spare parts importers, mineral … Read more →
Covid: Brazil has more than 4,000 deaths in 24 hours for first time
Posted on | CommentBrazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuels a surge in cases. Hospitals are overcrowded, with people dying as they wait for treatment in some cities, and … Read more →
BoG cautions banks on money transfers abroad
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Manager of the Banking Supervision department at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mr Philip Danso, has cautioned commercial banks against the transfer of funds abroad under the Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) if the agreement was not registered in … Read more →
38 Dolphins released back into sea
Posted on | CommentA team of experts from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fisheries Commission has released 38 of the dolphins that were washed ashore at Axim-Bewire last Sunday back into the sea. However, 25 of the marine mammals that were … Read more →
PHOTOS: Thieves return stolen items after they were arrested by swarm of bees
Posted on | CommentTwo men, who stole a television set and a cylinder, have returned them after being arrested by a swarm of bees. The bizarre incident is said to have occurred at Eldoret in Kenya after the victim hired the services of … Read more →
Police chase jujuman over Kasoa teenage murder
Posted on | CommentThe police have launched a manhunt for the arrest of a suspected jujuman who allegedly ordered the Kasoa teenagers to supply human parts for money rituals. The spiritualist is said to be domiciled in the Volta region. Following the arraignment … Read more →
Tullow commences drilling of wells in Jubilee Field
Posted on | CommentTullow Oil has announced the start of a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana with the commencement of drilling of its first well at the Jubilee Field yesterday. The company in a statement said it had contracted a high-specification seventh-generation … Read more →
Kasoa ritual killing: Teenage suspects remanded
Posted on | CommentThe two teenagers accused of killing an 11-year-old, Ishmael Mensah at Kasoa in the Central Region, have been remanded into police custody by the Ofaakor District Court presided over by her worship, Rosemond Vera Ocloo. The two, Felix Nyarko and … Read more →
Reopening date for SHS 3 Students moved to May 5
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening of schools for form 3 Senior High School students to May 5. According to the service, this followed a proposal from the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS). Schools … Read more →
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