1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (223+ words) Tano North MP, Gideon Boako, says the 21st Century Gold Standard was piloted in Ghana under the leadership of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According to Dr Boako, Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme and Gold-for-Oil initiative demonstrated that gold could…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (120+ words) MyJoyOnline Receive news updates on the go. Mahama to oversee handover of right-of-way clearance for Accra-Kumasi Expressway President John Dramani Mahama will on Monday, September 14, oversee the handover of the right-of-way clearance for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway Project at Kwaso, near…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (579+ words) President John Mahama has outlined three major concerns over the National Cathedral project — its financing, location and the demolition of public and private properties to make way for the facility. Speaking at a citizens’ engagement during his tour of the…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (351+ words) The Commanding Officer of the 48 Engineer Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Osei Amponsah, has dismissed claims that property owners at Laboma were not given prior notice ahead of the ongoing demolition exercise. His comments come amid concerns from business owners affected…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (585+ words) The Director of Laboma, Daniel M. K. Okpoti, has appealed to the government to halt the ongoing demolition exercise at Laboma Beach, expressing concern over the impact of the exercise on businesses, investors and workers. Mr Okpoti described the demolition as “really…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago   (410+ words) The 48 Engineer Regiment is leading a demolition exercise at the Laboma Beach Resort after a 21-day deadline granted by the Greater Accra Regional Minister elapsed. The exercise forms part of measures by the government to mitigate the impact of flooding…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (595+ words) President John Mahama says the National Cathedral project was a personal pledge made by former President Nana Akufo-Addo to God and was not a government policy that his administration is obliged to continue. He said although his government has committed…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (223+ words) The Paramount Chief of the Ngleshie Alata Stool, Obrempong Dr Wetse Kojo II, has called on chiefs and other traditional leaders to shun the abuse of traditional power and be agents of peace rather than conflict. He made the call…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (958+ words) Recent data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveals a critical national unemployment rate from 14.7% in 2023 to 13.0%, with youth joblessness (ages 15–35) escalating to a staggering 21.9%, meaning nearly one in every three young persons is locked out of the economy. This…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (609+ words) President John Mahama says the Christian community in Ghana has the capacity to finance the construction of a National Cathedral without relying on taxpayers’ money. He argued that if Christians across the country contributed GH¢1,000 each towards the project, they…...