Cocoa farmers in Gyampokrom in the Sefwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region have threatened to ‘smuggle’ their cocoa products to Ivory Coast if the government fails to increase the cocoa producing price for the 2022/23 season.   They want a bag of cocoa, which currently sells at ¢660.00, …

A British Member of Parliament (MP) has been suspended for alleged racist comments against British-born Ghanaian MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, who was recently appointed UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer or what in other countries if referred to as Finance Minister.   Though the MP, Rupa Huq, has since apologized, the Labour …

The Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is asking the rank and file of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to call Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa Constituency Kobina Tahir Hammond to order.   “Failure to do so will mean their tacit endorsement of his reckless comments,” a statement …

Burkina Faso’s government says 11 soldiers were found dead and around 50 civilians are missing following a suspected jihadist attack on a convoy. Twenty-eight other people, including 20 soldiers, were wounded in the Monday attack and a search for the missing people is ongoing.   The vehicles, which were escorted …

Cocoa farmers in Ghana have warned that the country could lose more productive cocoa farms to illegal mining if cocoa prices remain unchanged. The call comes after the Coalition for Cocoa sector Reforms(CCSR)  held several consultative forum with farmers across the region in the country. In a statement sighted by …

The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Mr Kobina Tahir Hammond has taken a dig at some irate youths who booed at President Akufo-Addo at the Global Citizen festival. KT Hammond has described the action as backward and smacks of unintelligence which must not be countenanced at all. The Member …

A commemorative book, which has a compilation of quotes, speeches and addresses of late former President, Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills will be officially launched this Thursday, 29th September, 2022. The event, spearheaded by the Governing Board of the John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Heritage shall take place at …

The Bank of Ghana (Bog) has warned individuals who have acquired loans through mobile money platforms but have deliberately refused to register their SIM cards to enable them repay the loan. The central bank says data on all mobile money loan customers are avilable in the data base of credit …

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says six of its personnel are receiving treatment at the Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital in the Bono Region.   According to GNFS, the officers were attending an accident on the Dormaa-Berekum road when their vehicle got involved in a crash on Tuesday, September 27.   …

Ghana recovered from the humbling by Brazil to record a 1-0 victory over Nicaragua in Spain on Tuesday. Abdul Fatawu Issahaku scored a cracker to seal the victory for the four-time AFCON winners as they continue preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here are five talking points …