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… Singapore, which I’ll return to, is at over $130,000. The gap is not explained by colonialism. …
Remagine Ghana with H. Aku Kwapong, PhD: Escaping the colonial lens and mindsetA 19-year-old French student studying in Singapore was fined S$600 ($465) after pleading guilty to public nuisance for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and returning it to the dispenser, an act he posted to Instagram that went viral. The vending machine company replaced all 500 straws in the dispenser following the incident.
7 hours ago · Joy Online →
A 19-year-old French student studying in Singapore was fined S$600 ($465) after pleading guilty to public nuisance for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and returning it to the dispenser, an act he posted to Instagram that went viral. The vending machine company replaced all 500 straws in the dispenser following the incident.
7 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority has challenged Ghana's youth to reject the notion that they are merely "leaders of tomorrow," arguing instead that they are essential partners in building Ghana's prosperity now. He stated that a nation's future depends less on natural resources and more on the capabilities, character and execution of its people, citing examples from Singapore, South Korea, Finland and Botswana.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Fast-fashion retailer Shein swung to a $99m loss in the first quarter of the year as US President Donald Trump's removal of import duty exemptions on small packages slowed sales, amid ongoing US-China tariff uncertainty. The company, preparing for a Hong Kong stock market debut, said it is considering raising US prices to offset increased costs.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An editorial argues that Africa's development is hindered not by politics itself but by "politicking"—the prioritization of party survival and factional victory over national interest and problem-solving. The piece distinguishes between politics as a noble tool for organizing society and politicking as a destructive end in itself.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that while Africa's colonial and historical adversities must be acknowledged, the continent cannot allow historical explanations to become permanent excuses for institutional failure, corruption, and poor governance—and must instead focus on the choices it can control.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Professor Robert E. Hinson has called for closer linkage between universities and industry in Ghana to make business school curricula globally competitive, arguing that programmes should incorporate practical tools like AI and reflect evolving workplace demands.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Professor Robert E. Hinson has urged Ghana's business schools to work more closely with industry to ensure curricula are globally competitive, arguing that programmes should incorporate modern skills like AI expertise and entrepreneurial thinking to meet employer expectations.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Meta's Facebook and Instagram social networks experienced outages on Sunday, with 4,808 reports filed by U.S. Facebook users and 2,829 reports by U.S. Instagram users according to Downdetector; access was also intermittent in Singapore. Meta did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has urged the government to prioritise investments in Artificial Intelligence, STEM, and robotics education, arguing that such interventions are crucial to Ghana's transformation agenda and economic competitiveness. He noted that KNUST's integration of AI into education, particularly in biomedical sciences, has potential to position Ghana among Africa's most innovative countries.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Pew Research Center study of over 42,000 people in 36 countries found that in 25 of those countries, more respondents held favourable views of China than the US—the first time the organisation has recorded such results since tracking global sentiment since 2002. While the US was seen as respecting personal freedoms more than China, China was seen as interfering in other countries' affairs less than the US, and respondents expressed low confidence in both Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, though Xi scored higher.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Singapore court ordered Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay S$460,000 ($356,000) to two ministers, K Shanmugam and Tan See Leng, over a 2024 article about property transactions that the judge found implied wrongdoing. Bloomberg disputed the ruling, arguing the reporting was accurate and served the public interest.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Joy Online opinion piece argues that instead of blaming young people for declining discipline and work ethic, African society should examine whether adults are modeling the very behaviours — intolerance, corruption, and civic indifference — that they then observe in the next generation.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening its first outlet in Mexico this week in the state of Nuevo León, a move the company calls a "significant milestone" and "proof-of-concept" ahead of planned expansion to Mexico City in 2027. The announcement has drawn mixed reactions on social media, as US restaurant chains have historically struggled in the countries their cuisines originated.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Black Volta Gold Project, one of West Africa's most promising undeveloped gold deposits, has become the centre of a cross-continental legal fight involving an international arbitration tribunal in London, the High Court of England and Wales, and the Ghanaian government, centring on a $100 million transaction and disputes over control of Ghanaian operating companies Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd, Upwest Resources Ltd, and Phoenix Resources Ltd.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Interior Minister announced that Ghana is implementing intelligence-driven border monitoring to prevent the country being used as a drug transit point, citing the Volta Region's 102 illegal crossings and supported by scanning equipment donations from the Netherlands and Singapore for deployment at major ports and border entry points.
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana is set to receive an ultra-modern narcotics scanner at the airport this week, with additional scanners expected through support from the Singaporean and Dutch governments. About eight more scanners are expected to be deployed strategically at major ports and border points including Tema Port, Takoradi, Elubo, Aflao, Paga and Hamile.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Heavy rains on June 29 submerged large parts of Accra across multiple districts, revealing a citywide drainage failure rather than localized issues. The article argues that without decisive action, future floods will worsen, and that the public focus on refuse dumping in sewers overlooks deeper infrastructure problems.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Joy Online opinion piece argues that recurring floods and infrastructure failures across Africa stem not from inevitable natural causes but from systemic neglect and a culture of responsibility-shifting, where governments, opposition parties, citizens, and local authorities each blame others rather than addressing root causes of poor planning and weak enforcement.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum recently called certain university programmes in Ghana, including Development Studies at the University for Development Studies, "university degree to nowhere" that fail to prepare graduates for the job market. An opinion piece argues this critique contradicts Adutwum's own emphasis on development and nation-building, and suggests development education expertise could have strengthened his ministry's work.
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations clarified that the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving is an established annual observance, not a government response to recent floods, and that this year's second edition was planned before the flooding occurred.
3 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Police in Singapore have seized a luxury mansion allegedly purchased using proceeds from smuggling Nvidia AI chips subject to US export controls. The property, valued at 55 million Singapore dollars, is suspected to have been funded with at least two-thirds criminal proceeds, and its chief executive of Aperia Group faces money laundering charges.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's urban flooding crisis stems partly from unplanned settlements, rapid urbanisation, and construction on waterways. The article argues that embracing modern multi-storey apartment developments could preserve land for drainage infrastructure and natural flood-control systems, citing examples from Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan and South Korea.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The United Party has urged the government to revive and implement the 1963 master plans for Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Sekondi-Takoradi to address persistent flooding, which the party says reflects decades of poor urban planning. The party noted that desilting efforts on the Odaw drain by both major parties have failed to yield lasting results, and that flooding has remained a pressing challenge for more than six decades.
2 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's GANRAP gold-reserves policy is a step toward national resilience, but the country needs a comprehensive National Strategic Reserve Framework covering food, energy, and critical supplies to protect against global shocks like war, pandemics, and climate disruption.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Chinese film "Dear You," filmed in Teochew, has sparked debate in Singapore after most screenings were dubbed into Mandarin rather than offered in the original language; this has reignited discussion about Singapore's government push for Mandarin over other Chinese languages, which some argue has driven dialects like Teochew, Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka into decline.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An education commentator argues that Ghana's current minimum entry requirement for colleges of education—a credit pass (grades A1 to C6) in six WASSCE subjects, with C6 representing 50–54%—is too low and fails to ensure teachers have a strong academic foundation. The article cites a six-year trend in Core Mathematics pass rates to suggest that low entry standards are clashing with unpredictable student exam results.
25 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghanaian businesses often find it cheaper to source from Europe, Asia, or the Americas than from neighbouring African countries, according to AmCham Ghana. High logistics costs, expensive air travel, fragmented customs systems, and infrastructure bottlenecks continue to obstruct regional trade and economic integration despite the African Continental Free Trade Area initiative.
25 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An opinion piece argues that developing nations should treat public procurement as a strategic tool for industrialisation, innovation and job creation rather than as a routine administrative process, citing remarks by UK Labour's Andy Burnham about using government spending to build productive capacity at home.
24 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An opinion piece reflects on the Achimota Golf Club's upcoming annual general meeting, arguing that Ghana's tendency to prefer foreign managers over qualified Ghanaians weakens domestic institutions and stems from colonial-era assumptions about competence originating from abroad.
24 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Successful economies increasingly use public procurement as a strategic instrument for industrialisation, innovation, and job creation, rather than treating it as a routine administrative process. The article argues that African nations must decide whether government spending builds productive capacity at home or finances prosperity elsewhere.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →