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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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Prez. Mahama’s mother to be buried on June 17
Posted on | CommentThe late mother of Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama is likely to be buried on Friday, June 17 at Busumura in the Damongo district of the Northern Region, Joynews has gathered. District Chief Executive (DCE) for Damongo, Ali Kassim, has … Read more →
Gift saga: Prez. Mahama cannot be extricated from this scandal – Criminologist
Posted on | CommentLawyer and Criminologist, Prof Ken Attafuah, says the president cannot be extricated from a scandal in which he has been accused of receiving a Ford Expedition from a private contractor. He said the president’s conduct was a “palpable violation” of the … Read more →
Fuel prices to go up on Thursday
Posted on | CommentThe Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, Ghana has forecast a 2% fuel price adjustment beginning Thursday.According to the Chamber, the move is “very unfortunate and totally unnecessary considering the fact world market prices though currently volatile has not seen any significant … Read more →
How Alan Kyerematen was robbed – The inside story
Posted on | CommentDetails are emerging on how some suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Saturday attacked and robbed Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, at his West Land residence in Accra. According to DAILY GUIDE’s … Read more →
Prez. Mahama’s mother is dead
Posted on | Commentwww.233times.net is informed that, the mother of President John Dramani Mahama, Abiba Nnaba has passed away. According to the deep throat, the mother of the Commander-in-Chief of Ghana’s armed forces passed away last night (14th June, 2016). www.233times.net is working around … Read more →
Students stopped from writing BECE
Posted on | CommentSome candidates sitting the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E) have been reportedly stopped from writing their papers due to a mix-up in their index numbers. It is unclear who directed the affected students who are writing the exams in … Read more →
Don’t accept restrictions imposed on you by circumstances – Dr. Mensa Otabil
Posted on | 1 CommentPastor Mensa Otabil has said his dad was not a good father. Using his childhood as an example to teach his congregation about generational leadership and how to break clean from the bad leadership and examples of generations gone by, … Read more →
Cape Coast: Torrential rains kill 5
Posted on | CommentFive people have been killed in floods in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast. Three died after a building caved in on them as a result of the torrential rains which have been falling for the four days continuously. One … Read more →
Dumsor hits Kotoka International Airport
Posted on | CommentPassengers at the arrival hall of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) were on Saturday afternoon left in total darkness for close to an hour after power supply to certain parts of the airport went off. The power cut which happened … Read more →
PHOTO: 10-yr-old electrocuted to death
Posted on | CommentA ten-year-old boy has died through electric shock at Dichemso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Sunday. The boy, Dada is said to have joined his friends for bird hunting on June 12 at exactly 5:45p.m. According to … Read more →
50 killed in gay nightclub
Posted on | CommentFifty people are now known to have died in Friday’s shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and a “state of emergency” has been declared, the city’s mayor has said. The gunman, named by officials as Omar Mateen, was … Read more →
Simpson-Kent admits murder of wife and kids
Posted on | CommentARTHUR Simpson-Kent, the man who fled to Ghana from London after his girlfriend and children were found dead, is facing three life sentences after admitting their murder. The 48-year-old one-time model and hairdresser appeared at the Old Bailey, one of … Read more →
461,013 Candidates begin BECE today
Posted on | CommentThe Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) begins today, June 13 to Friday, June 17, 2016 across the country at 1,598 examination centres. The West African Examination Council’s (WAEC) statistics indicate that a total of 461,013 candidates from 14,267 public and … Read more →
McDonald’s employee quits after winning £682,875 on lunch break
Posted on | CommentJames T. walked into work yesterday one of the poorest men in the building; four hours and a half shift later, he walked out one of the richest. A mobile-focused online casino site was offering new players 200% cash bonus towards … Read more →
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Prez. Mahama rides on motorbike in town
Posted on | CommentPresident John Mahama today took a breather from his herculean presidential duties and went for a ride in Accra on a motorbike.Sources told StarrFmonline.com that the President rode the bike through the city of Accra, unaccompanied. He is reported to … Read more →
VIDEO: Children made to swallow live fish to cure asthma
Posted on | CommentA video shows children gagging and squirming as they are forced to swallow live fish as part of a ritual thought to ease breathing problems in India. A crowd of 100,000 people gathered at Hyderabad’s Exhibition Ground to take part … Read more →
Dumsor: Mines spend $1bn in 3 yrs
Posted on | CommentWithin a space of three years, the mining industry in Ghana has spent a whopping $1.2billion in procuring electricity from the national grid for its operations, Business Finder’s checks have revealed. In 2015 alone, the industry coughed $314million to pay … Read more →
Frmr GREDA boss charged with SIM-box fraud jailed
Posted on | CommentA former GREDA boss, Dr Alexander Tweneboah who was charged with SIM-box fraud has been sentenced to two years in prison. He is also supposed to pay a penalty of ¢24000. Dr Tweneboah faced charges of providing electronic communication service without license and … Read more →
AGAIN!: Accra sinks in flood (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentTorrential rains Thursday morning has left large parts of Accra in terrifying floods. The 2015 GJA Photojournalist David Andoh has captured some scenes at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra where flood waters have brought the city to a standstill. There is a … Read more →
PHOTOS: Oil leakage into flood waters causes fear and panic at Circle
Posted on | CommentA man bitten by a snake before runs away at the sight of worms. That may well be the classic representation of what happened to residents around Odawna who feared the worst when rain water turned dark as oil from a … Read more →
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