The African continent grows most of the world’s raw cashews but it is not cashing in due to its lack of processing industries. The continent’s farmers and exporters get only a fraction of the final retail price. Cashews are a source of income for an estimated three million smallholder farmers in Africa. Although the global … The post Africa grows most
The Wenchi High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to produce only the original copies of documents on the Techiman South 2020 Parliamentary results, in three days. Mr Christopher Bayere Baasongti, the Techiman South Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress is praying the court, presided by Justice A.W.K Nawurah, to overturn the declaration … The post High
Scores of soldiers on Thursday assaulted members of the Coalition of La Youth Associations over the Kpletso lands when the group entered a piece of land they claimed has been released to them by government. These lands are behind Tsa Addo towards Airport Hills and close to the New Military Cemetery in Accra. The Coalition … The post Soldiers beat up
Stakeholders at the maiden National Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining, on Thursday, agreed by consensus that dealing with illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as ‘galamsey’ is a national emergency, which required urgent and concerted effort to tackle it. In a communiqué issued by the Group at the end of the two-day deliberations in Accra, and … The post Consultative
The Africa World Airline (AWA) has completed its first commercial flight, with its Embraer 145 to the Ho Airport, landing at exactly 1419 hours with Captain Kwesi Oteng, Chief Operations Officer of the Airline being in charge. His co-pilot was Togbe Afede, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State and the Chief Executive Officer of the AWA, which … The post AWA completes first
Madam Susana Dartey, Executive Director, Women of Dignity Alliance (WODA), a women’s rights advocacy group, has called for the acknowledgement of the human rights of Female Sex Workers (FSW). Speaking at a sensitization meeting held in Accra on the theme: “Women Speak to Power,” she said though sex work was illegal in Ghana, FWS are … The post Don’t demonise female
Shankiki, a 30 year old believed to be an accomplice in the Takoradi murder and robbery case, has been gunned down. Another suspect, Inusah Fuseini is in the grips of the law for further action. The two engaged the police in a shoot-out in their hideout in the Central Region. DSP Olivia Awurabena Adiku, Western … The post Suspect in Takoradi robbery and murder
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Thursday for Brazzaville, the Capital of the Republic of Congo, to attend the swearing-in of that country’s President-elect, Denis Sassou Nguesso. He is attending the event in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African … The post President
The European Union (EU) has threatened Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire with a law that could ban Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire from exporting cocoa beans into the EU market. This is due to the activities of illegal small-scale mining in cocoa growing areas in the two West African countries, which produced over 60 per cent of … The post EU warns
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