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myjoyonline35m ago

NPP national youth wing sends best wishes to 2026 BECE candidates

The National Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has extended warm wishes to all students sitting for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across Ghana, encouraging them to approach the exams with confidence and determination.

myjoyonline1h ago

GoldBod task force cuts illegal gold trade, boosts forex repatriation

A dedicated anti-smuggling taskforce established by the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has significantly curtailed illegal gold trading activities across the country, helping to channel artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold exports through formal systems and strengthening foreign exchange inflows into the national economy.

myjoyonline1h ago

Deadly floods and landslides kill at least 18, hit 54,000 households across Kenya 

Torrential rains and devastating landslides have killed at least 18 people across multiple regions of Kenya over the past week, the National Police Service confirmed on Sunday. Most fatalities were attributed to drowning as the seasonal March-to-May downpours reached a lethal peak, triggering mudslides in Tharaka Nithi, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and Kiambu counties. While authorities urged extreme […]

myjoyonline42m ago

The Genetic Panopticon: The dangerous reality of mandating newborn DNA

When Gomoa Central MP Kwame Asare Obeng recently unveiled a Private Member’s Bill proposing to criminalise “paternity fraud” and mandate DNA testing for every newborn in Ghana, it touched a raw and deeply emotional nerve. The argument is seductive in its simplicity: no man should be tricked into raising a child that is not biologically […]

myjoyonline1h ago

BoG losses justified for stabilising economy — Joe Jackson

The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has maintained that there is sufficient evidence to suggest the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has incurred significant losses, contrary to repeated denials by both the central bank and government.

myjoyonline2h ago

WAEC warns BECE candidates against assaulting officials, carrying phones

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cautioned candidates sitting for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) that assaults on examination officials or possession of prohibited items could lead to severe sanctions, including cancellation of results and bans from future examinations.

myjoyonline6h ago

Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City Mayor and a long-time champion of President Donald Trump, is in a "stable but critical condition" in hospital, his spokesman Ted Goodman said in a social media post on Sunday.

myjoyonline51m ago

John Jinapor encourages Yapei-Kusawgu BECE candidates to stay focused

Minister for Energy and Green Transition and Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu, John Abdulai Jinapor, has extended a goodwill message to candidates sitting for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), urging them to remain confident and focused throughout the examination period.

myjoyonline1h ago

Education Minister begins BECE monitoring tour in Sefwi

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has commenced a monitoring tour of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Sefwi area of the Western North Region, as new data from the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicates cases of examination malpractice in parts of the region.

myjoyonline3h ago

KMA deepens citizen engagement to promote accountability

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to citizen engagement as a critical tool for promoting transparency, accountability and inclusive governance with a social accountability town hall meeting.