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A routine site preparation for a new quarry project turned fatal on Monday when unknown gunmen opened fire on a crew working within the Awutu Kwame Whettey Forest in the Awutu Senya West District.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Political historian at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Prof. Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, has expressed support for the government’s plan to rename Kotoka International Airport.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Ghana's finance minister has offered to cut a mining levy by two percentage points to help push through a new gold royalty regime that mining companies warn could deter investment, the head of the miners lobby has told Reuters. Read More …Source: www.graphic.com.ghRead full article

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has intensified its call for the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to break the interest rate ceiling and drive commercial lending rates into single digits.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has rejected the government’s proposed sliding-scale mineral royalty regime, describing it as a continuation of a “colonial” system that deprives Ghana of the full value of its natural resources.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

There is a comforting lie we repeat to ourselves because it sounds righteous and conveniently relieves us of deeper responsibility. It goes like this: every wasted public cedi, dollar, or shilling is corruption. It is emotionally satisfying. It gives us villains. It fuels hashtags. It allows outrage without introspection. But here is the harder truth, the one we instinctively dodge because it turns the spotlight back on us: Not all […]

Nana Oboadie Bonsu II, National President of the Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana (CFA-Ghana), popularly known as the “Farmer General,” has raised serious concerns over the ongoing destruction of cocoa farms by illegal mining activities.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) in the Volta Region will shut down its Kpeve Headworks on Thursday, February 5, for a scheduled 12-hour maintenance exercise expected to affect several communities. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Celebrated music icon Samini has revealed plans to release his eighth studio album, ORIGIN8A, on February 12, 2026.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article