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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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PHOTO: Suicide-attempt patient missing at Effia Nkwanta Hospital
Posted on | CommentFamily of a 22 year old man is accusing the Management of Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital for Negligence leading to the missing of their Relative who was admitted at the hospital last Sunday, December 13, 2015. The where about of … Read more →
We’ll boycott your Churches for allowing NPP Fundraising – Members threaten
Posted on | CommentWe wish to expreSs our dismay to these churches at Asankrangwa for allowing ‘Wontumi’ and the NPP to raise funds at their congregation. We just can’t understand the motivation to which these churches had to an extent of allowing the … Read more →
Jacob Zuma apoints 3 Finance Ministers in a week
Posted on | CommentSouth African President Jacob Zuma has replaced newly appointed Finance Minister David van Rooyen with the more experienced Pravin Gordhan in a surprise Sunday night announcement. On Wednesday, the president sacked Nhlanhla Nene in a move that sent the rand … Read more →
Banksy: ‘Steve Jobs was son of a Syrian migrant’
Posted on | CommentBanksy’s latest works have appeared in a refugee camp in Calais, France. One depicts the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, carrying a sack over his shoulder and a Macintosh computer. Photographs of the new works are featured on … Read more →
Anas scares Lawyers – Legal practitioners afraid of giving Christmas gifts to Judges
Posted on | CommentSome Practising Lawyers are overly disturbed about what constitutes a ‘gift’ and ‘bribe’ following the judicial corruption expose’ by ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. As a result, the lawyers are appealing to the General Legal Council of the Judicial Service … Read more →
Donald Trump’s name taken from Dubai luxury golf course
Posted on | CommentFollowing the Republican presidential candidate’s call to ban Muslims from entering the United States, his name has been taken down from a billboard advertising a golf course and luxury-housing development on the outskirts of Dubai. Developer Damac Properties Dubai Co, … Read more →
Ghana’s fertility rate on a decline
Posted on | CommentThe average number of children that would be born to a Ghanaian woman over her lifetime, measured as the country’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR), has been on a steady decline over the past few years. According to the Ghana … Read more →
432 new AIDS cases in Asante-Akim South
Posted on | CommentA total of 432 new cases of deadly HIV/AIDS infection were recorded in Asante-Akim South this year. Mr Ringo Sulley Narh, the acting District Director of Health Services, said the figure showed a prevalence rate of 0.3%, and described the situation … Read more →
Robert Gordon University strips Donald Trump’s honorary degree
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump has been stripped of his honorary degree by a Scottish university after he called for Muslims to be banned from entering the US. The US presidential hopeful was awarded an honorary DBA by Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen … Read more →
UK parliament to debate ban on Trump entering country
Posted on | CommentBritish MPs will have to consider debating a petition to block United States Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump from entering the country. By Wednesday afternoon, the “Block Donald J Trump from UK entry” petition had been signed by more than 185,000 people. Having received … Read more →
Donald Trump: Call for degree honour to be stripped by RGU
Posted on | CommentA petition calling for Donald Trump to be stripped of an honorary degree awarded by an Aberdeen university has been signed by thousands of people. Republican US presidential candidate Mr Trump was presented with a Doctorate of Business Administration by … Read more →
Electricity tariffs up by 59.2%, water 67.2%
Posted on | CommentThe Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has increased electricity and water tariffs by 59.2% and 67.2% respectively ahead of the Christmas season. The Commission explained that it increased the tariffs after a “careful investigation” of proposals submitted by the utility … Read more →
UN seeks $20bn for humanitarian aid
Posted on | CommentUN aid chief Stephen O’Brien said suffering in the world had reached levels not seen in a generation, with 87 million people needing urgent help. An unprecedented number of people have also been driven from their homes. Alongside Syria, the crises … Read more →
2016 will be a dangerous year for Ghanaians – Security expert warns
Posted on | CommentDr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, a security expert at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPC) has predicted that 2016 would be a challenging year for Ghanaians due to the stakes for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections. He said security … Read more →
PHOTO: Shatta Wale’s father installed as Chief of Amanfro
Posted on | CommentDancehall artiste, Shatta Wale sent a congratulatory message to his father after being installed as Chief of Ngleshie Amanfro. The ‘Kakai’ singer wrote on his facebook page; “Congrats Daddy… at least the world will know I was truly born from … Read more →
Anas, Pope Francis, Angela Merkel et al named 100 leading global thinkers
Posted on | CommentToday Foreign Policy magazine named Ghanaian journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas one of this year’s 100 leading global thinkers. Also recognized are Pope Francis, Banksy, Chai Jing, Angela Merkel, and Mosoka Fallah. In addition to his own reporting in Ghana, … Read more →
Western Region: Brother shoots sibling whilst playing (DISTURBING PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentBismark a primary 2 pupil of the Wassa Atobiase D/A School in the Wassa East District of the Western Region, has been shot dead in a closed range with a riffle by his brother. The siblings according to witnesses were … Read more →
PHOTO: Couple are so fat, they’ve never had sex
Posted on | CommentA Chinese couple too fat to consummate their union has decided to undergo his and hers weight-loss surgery so they can have kids together.Lin Yue and Deng Yang tip the scales at a combined weight of nearly 882 pounds, according … Read more →
Major shake-up in Police hierarchy
Posted on | CommentThere has been a major shake-up within the top hierarchy of the Ghana Police Service. A statement signed by the Acting Inspector General of Police John Kudalor Friday stated that COP Rose Bio Atinga, Director-General/ Administration is now the Director … Read more →
Power barge arrives
Posted on | CommentThe much touted power barge from Turkey, which is expected to produce 225 megawatts of electricity, has finally arrived in Ghana’s territorial waters and it is expected to be in Tema by 2pm today. The power ship, built by Karpowership – … Read more →
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