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COCOBOD struggles to pay cocoa agents after coronavirus hit exports

COCOBOD is having a hard time paying debt owed purchasing agents after the coronavirus pandemic slowed exports and sales, the Bloomberg reports. Purchasing agents typically secure beans from farmers and sell it to the regulator. Spokesperson for Ghana Cocoa Board Fiifi Boafo states that his outfit has recorded poor gains …

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We’re not reducing registration centres- EC

The Electoral Commission has refuted claims by the Minority in Parliament that the commission is knocking off over 6,000 centres for the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu after a meeting between the special budget committee and the chairperson of the EC Jean Mensa told the media that …

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Baba Iddrisu is second most valued Ghanaian player in Europe

Real Mallorca midfielder Baba Iddrisu has a staggering €45 million release clause in his contract to make him the second most valued Ghanaian player in Europe behind Atletico Madrid star Thomas Partey, GHANAsoccernet.com can report. The 24-year-old, who was denied a chance to sign for Spanish giants Real Madrid last …

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Uganda bans campaign rallies ahead of elections

Uganda’s Electoral Commission has banned mass campaign rallies and encouraged aspiring candidates to campaign through the media. The commission said the country’s general elections will go ahead in January 2021, but with strict measures to protect voters against coronavirus. Wearing of masks, hand hygiene and social distancing will be enforced …

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Popular fetish priest Torgbe Shitor dies [Photos]

Exclusive reports reaching us indicates that popular Eastern Regional fetish priest, Torgbe Shitor has died. The young-but-popular priest was said to have complained of a boil that had appeared on a part of his body just days before his death. He died on the evening yesterday Monday, June 15, 2020 at a …

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Two held over stolen NIA Laptops granted bail

An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday admitted bailing Frank Nketia, a trader and Victor Maduka a businessman accused of stealing 15 HP Pro book laptops belonging to the National Identification Authority (NIA). Nketia was granted bail in the sum of GH¢85,000.00 with four sureties, three of whom should be public …

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Govt sets June 25 to evacuate Ghanaians stranded in the U.S.

Government has indicated in a statement that it will evacuate stranded Ghanaians in the U.S. who are registered with the Consulate-General on June 25. The statement, issued by the Consulate General in New York, also revealed that, as part of the evacuation plans, the flight will take off from the …

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Covid-19 Fight: SHS Heads Assure Students of Their Readiness

    As senior high schools (SHSs) prepare to re-open on Monday, June 22, heads of SHSs in the Eastern Region have assured that all arrangements were in place to receive both the final-year and Form Two students.   These arrangements, they said, included availability of Veronica buckets, soaps, and …

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Rapist father jailed 18 years

  A 42-year-old Zimbabwean man who raped his 11-year-old daughter on numerous occasions since she was eight years, was yesterday sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Bindura magistrate. The man from Mhasvi Village in Chiweshe, kept his daughter isolated and silenced her by saying no one would look …

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