COCOBOD IS FINANCIALLY VIABLE TO PURCHASE COCOA BEANS – BRYAN ACHEAMPONG ASSURES
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has strongly refuted assertions that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is not in the position to purchase cocoa beans from farmers. COCOBOD, ahead of the start of the 2024/2025 cocoa season, disclosed plans to use self-financing alongside syndicated loans for cocoa purchases. Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin...
85% INFORMAL WORKERS POOR IN URBAN CENTRES — RESEARCH FINDINGS
A research finding by the Women in Informal Employment Globalisation and Organisation (WIEGO) has found that majority of informal workers in urban centres including Accra live in poverty or near-poverty conditions. The research indicates that majority of these workers, who constitute about 85 per cent of the working force in the urban centres, operate under precarious conditions,...
OVER 5.3M UNDER 5 CHILDREN TO BE IMMUNISED AGAINST MEASLES-RUBELLA FROM OCTOBER
About 5.3 million children under 5yrs would be immunized against measles -Rubella in an upcoming mass vaccination campaign scheduled for October 2- 6th following an outbreak of the disease across the country. These children aged 9months to 5yrs include some 600 thousand of them who had been missed since the last mop up exercise since 2018 and...
2024 ELECTION: ALAN KYEREMATEN FILES NOMINATION, GIVING HOPE TO GHANAIANS
Wednesday, September 12, marked a pivotal moment in Ghana’s political landscape as Alan Kyerematen officially filed his nomination to contest the 2024 presidential elections as an independent candidate, backed by a political alliance known as the Afrafranto Alliance. His entry comes at a time when the youth are increasingly disheartened with the political status quo, offering a...
NO POWER OUTAGES DESPITE PLANNED MAINTENANCE BY ENI GHANA – ECG ASSURES
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured the public that there will be no power outages despite a planned maintenance exercise by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Limited and its partners on the FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor and related infrastructure. The maintenance, scheduled from Thursday, September 12 to Wednesday, September 18, 2024, is...
Ablakwa Establishes GH¢100K Rent Fund To Support Akosombo Dam Spillage Victims
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced a GH¢100,000 emergency rent fund to support victims of the Akosombo dam spillage to enable them access accommodation as residents continue to grapple with the impact of the disaster occasioned in October 2023. According to Ablakwa, the intervention seeks to ensure the total resettlement and...
Walewale Primariesi: Lariba Zuweira Abudu Withdraws
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Walewale, Hajia Lariba Zuweira Abudu has withdrawn from the Walewale New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary. She announced the decision in a letter dated September 10, 2024 and addressed to the General Secretary of the NPP. In January, Dr Kabiru Mahama, a special aide to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, narrowly...
Lawyer Shortage Hits Legal Aid
The Public Defenders Division, one of the three functional divisions of the Legal Aid Commission, was able to resolve only 323 out of the 1,518 criminal cases it received between January 2023 and July this year. This is due to the shortage of lawyers (public defenders) available to support the work of the division charged with the...
I’m Not Affiliated To Any Political Party – Asamoah Gyan
In a significant move, former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has declared his exit from politics, distancing himself from any future affiliations with political parties. Gyan’s brief involvement in politics began in February 2024, when he attended the campaign launch of NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Shortly after, he was appointed as the...
OLYMPIC ATHLETE REBECCA CHEPTEGEI’S EX-BOYFRIEND WHO SET HER ON FIRE IS DEAD
The ex-boyfriend of the Ugandan Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegei, who set her on fire, also died from the burns he received when he attacked her. The ex-boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema poured petrol on her and set her on fire after she returned home from church last week. According to reports, the athlete and her ex-boyfriend have...
