President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that trade between Ghana and Singapore reached over US$215 million in 2024, and he is now targeting billion-dollar growth. Speaking at the opening of the 8th Africa–Singapore Business Forum in Singapore on Tuesday, he said Ghana is ready to deepen ties with Asia and scale up trade. “Ghana-Singapore trade […]
The Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) is ushering in a new era with the election of Mr. Dominic Asamoah Danquah, popularly known in industry circles as Mr. Fish, as its new National President. His decisive victory signals a fresh chapter for the Association, which is currently navigating several critical challenges. Mr. Danquah emerged victorious in […]
The police anti-galamsey task force has intensified operations in the illegal mining areas, making several arrests in the Ashanti and Western regions in separate exercises over the weekend. The Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force based at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region, last Saturday extended its daily operations to Juaso, a suburb of the Asante Akim […]
An official tour of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) centres in Accra today, August 25, by the Head of the National Office for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr. Rosemond Wilson has uncovered a case of alleged examination malpractice. An invigilator was caught with a mobile phone containing examination questions at Forces […]
A weekend attack by the jihadist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in Burkina Faso has resulted in the deaths of four government militiamen, with their weapons looted. JoyNews correspondent Eliasu Tanko reported from the Upper East region, indicating that the incident occurred on Saturday, August 23, in Bittou, a town located near the Ghanaian […]
Police in the Eastern South Region have arrested 10 individuals and seized nine firearms in a series of targeted operations in Akwatia, as part of heightened security measures ahead of the upcoming by-election. The Police Command confirmed that the weapons recovered include eight pump-action shotguns and one locally manufactured single-barreled gun. Police say the operations […]
Sixteen people have picked up nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary for the Tamale Central Constituency by-election. The Electoral Commission has planned to run the by-election on September 30, 2025, to find a replacement for the Member of Parliament, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who passed away in the August 6 […]
The government of Burkina Faso, through its national electricity company, SONABEL, has announced it will commence controlled spillage of the Bagré Dam on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, due to rising water levels caused by heavy rainfall. In a statement dated 22nd August and signed by Kindo Issiaka, Head of Hydraulics at SONABEL, the company disclosed […]
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “doing everything it can” to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war. US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together, but he said on Friday, “that’s like oil and vinegar… they don’t get along too well”. Russian Foreign […]
US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his family has said. Over a 40-year career in Rhode Island, he famously used compassion and humour to make judgements that took into consideration the personal circumstances of the people in the dock. Videos of Judge Caprio presiding over cases on his […]
The entire US-Mexico border wall will be painted black to make it hotter and harder to climb, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said, crediting the idea to President Donald Trump. While domestic detentions and deportations have been the primary focus of the current immigration crackdown, Trump’s policy bill passed earlier this summer, also allocated […]
Dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., popularly known as Shatta Wale, has been detained by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in an investigation related to the tax obligations of a yellow Lamborghini Urus. According to a press release from his management, the artiste voluntarily reported to the EOCO offices on Wednesday, August […]
