insert_link Local Avoiding Fiscal Risks in GCR’s deal with GoldBod No one can quarrel with “value addition”. It is a sweet phrase for those of us from African countries, like Ghana, that seem to have missed the industrialisation boat. But as I recently explained, the term is rather nuanced since every raw material base, to which “value” may be added, would typically have its own physics, chemistry, and economics. Gold is no different.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026
insert_link Local With galamsey still ongoing, who is buying the gold? – Oppong Nkrumah questions gov’t The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi in the Eastern Region, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has posed a pointed question to the John Dramani Mahama–led NDC government over the fate of gold produced by illegal miners, popularly known as galamsey operators.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026
insert_link Local A/R: ECG surcharges over 2,200 customers for illegal connections, recovers over GH¢4.3bn in 2025 The Electricity Company of Ghana office in the Ashanti West operational region has surcharged some 2248 customers for engaging in illegal connections in 2025.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026
insert_link International Sweden’s last stone topples U.S. in curling. Sweden’s sibling team took advantage of the hammer to edge the Americans in the final end. Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
insert_link International Canada Built a New Bridge and Here’s Why That’s Irritating Trump President Trump’s threat to block the opening of the new crossing is the latest in a long string of challenges for the project.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
International Wallace, Gromit and a new use for lentils: Aardman exhibition opens at Young V&A Children are encouraged to get hands-on as the world’s leading stop-motion studio showcases its work in east LondonWhat would Wallace – everyone’s favourite amateur Yorkshire inventor – look like with a moustache, straw boater and postal worker’s coat? Would a huge set of teeth suit his faithful beagle, Gromit? How about a nose shaped like a banana?Such questions are answered by an illuminating and sometimes alarming exhibition at east London’s […] todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
International Police arrest boy, 13, after two pupils stabbed at north London school Boy held on suspicion of attempted murder after two pupils, aged 12 and 13, were stabbed at Kingsbury high schoolPolice have arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder after two boys, aged 12 and 13, were stabbed at a school in north-west London .The Metropolitan police were called to the scene at Kingsbury high school in Bacon Lane, Brent, at 12.40pm on Tuesday to reports that a 13-year-old […] todayFebruary 10, 2026 1
International Iran tells US not to let Netanyahu thwart nuclear talks before Trump meeting Tehran’s intervention comes as the Israeli prime minister heads to a hastily arranged White House encounterTehran has told the US not to allow Israel to destroy the chance of reaching an agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme amid speculation that Benjamin Netanyahu intends to use a hastily arranged White House meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday to divert negotiations.Iran’s intervention came as the Israeli prime minister flew to Washington to plead […] todayFebruary 10, 2026
International Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows Ireland is creating a scheme that will give artists a weekly income in the hope of reducing their need for alternative work and boosting their creativity.The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists based in the Republic of Ireland in three-year […] todayFebruary 10, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
