POLITICS

For the 2022/2023 cocoa production season, the government has increased the producer price for cocoa beans by 21% to Ghc 800. This is less expensive than Ivory Coast, which listed its pricing for the same season at around $858. A bag of cocoa cost 660 Ghana cedis prior to the …

The Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Atwima Nwabiagya North Constituency  Raphael Osei-Wusu has urged the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) to publicly announce their support for the fight against galamsey in Ghana. His remarks follow the National House of Chiefs, presided over by President Ogyeahohuo …

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic, has reaffirmed his commitment to collaborating with Chiefs, traditional chiefs, and other stakeholders in the fight against galamsey. “It is evident that, if we are to win the war, you and I have to take the lead and partner closely to …

The Minority in Parliament has demanded that a new cocoa farm gate price be announced as soon as possible for the 2022–2023 growing season. COCOBOD, the industry regulator for the cocoa industry, has obtained a $1.13 billion syndicated loan for the upcoming crop season, but has not yet changed the …

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has acknowledged how challenging the battle against galasmey, or illegal mining, has been. On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the President remarked that since taking office, the fight against illegal mining has been high on his priority list. “Since I assumed office in 2017 I have made …

The war against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, can be successful if it is not politicized. According to him, the battle against the threat cannot be won until it is approached from a nationalistic perspective. The President lamented the failure of all …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been urged by the Paramount Chief of the Bunkpurugu Traditional Area, Naba Alhaji Abuba Nasinmong, to concentrate on his good works for the country and not be deterred by the negativity of his opponents, who, according to him, will always find negative things …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia noted that the government’s desire to address the glaring lack of access to healthcare facilities, particularly in remote areas of the country, led to the decision to launch Agenda 111, possibly the largest investment in the nation’s health care system. Dr. Bawumia noted that this was …

The murder trial of late social activist Ibrahim Muhammed, often known as Kaaka, has been repeatedly postponed for more than a year, and Kaaka’s family feels that justice will not be done in the case. Kaaka passed away in June 2021 at Ejura in the Ashanti region after allegedly being …

Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings have been lowered by the rating agency Moody’s from Caa1 to Caa2, and the ratings have been put under review for a possible downgrade. Ghana was downgraded by Moody’s in February of this year from B3 to Caa1. The rating agency asserts …