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Cocoa farmers demand increase in farm-gate prices to GH¢1,380

Cocoa farmers are demanding a farm-gate price of GH¢1,380 for a 62.5kg bag of cocoa beans, a 72.5 percent increase over the current price of GH¢800. As COCOBOD gets ready to announce new prices for the upcoming 2023/2024 cocoa season in the coming days, a group known as the Ghana …

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DVLA to phase out PVC card driver’s license with smart card driver’s license by March 2024

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority has said that effective March 2024, all Polyvynl Chloride (PVC) Card driver’s license will declared invalid and replaced with a Smart Card driver’s license. The DVLA in a statement issued on September 6, 2023 said it is therefore inviting all holders of the PVC …

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US$60K ‘lavish trip to Ghana’: I don’t travel on taxpayer revenue – US politician fights back

An American politician mired in an alleged travel spending scandal tied to a visit to Ghana has replied angry residents. Phyllis Randall, Virginia’s Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair and two others were accused of spending taxpayers’ money to the tune of US$60,000 for a lavish trip to Ghana in …

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3 American politicians under fire over US$60,000 lavish trip to Ghana

Local politicians from Loudoun County in the American state of Virginian have come under fire over a trip to Ghana in the middle of June this year. Residents in the area on Tuesday (September 5) turned up at a Board of Supervisors meeting “to voice their concerns about their taxpayer …

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Watch as police officers ‘arrest’ woman after she refused to let them search her bag

A young woman’s insistence on her rights led to her being arrested by some officers of the Ghana Police Service in the nation’s capital, Accra. The officers requested that the lady, who was in a ride-hailing vehicle, give them her bag so that they could search it but she refused. …

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Asantehene can elevate a chief to Omanhene status in Bono – Obiri Boahen challenges Dormaahene

The former deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has refuted an assertion by the Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II, that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has no authority to elevate a chief to a paramount chief (Omanhene) in the Bono Region. According to him, …

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Jail me for life if I’m not able to lead you to 3 govt officials with $100m at their homes – Kusi-Poku challenges OSP

The Executive Director of the Good Governance Advocacy Group Ghana (GGAGG), Listowel Nana Kusi-Poku, has said that he can help the state recover $100 million from three appointees of the current. Speaking in an interview on Accra FM on Monday, September 4, 2023, Kusi-Poku challenged the Office of the Special …

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NPP primaries: Quit and allow Bawumia to be the flagbearer if possible – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to aspirants

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency and Majority Leader of Parliament, has called on flagbearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to step aside and allow Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the NPP into the 2024 elections. Speaking in an interview on Okay FM on September 4, 2023, …

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What Will Happen To The Body Of A Man When He Takes Yogurt Everyday

Yogurt is a versatile and popular food that offers numerous health benefits. It is a fermented dairy product that is rich in essential nutrients, probiotics, and antioxidants. While yogurt is beneficial for both men and women, this article will focus specifically on the impact of daily yogurt consumption on the …

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Suspended Mkhwebane wants to return to work, but Ramaphosa says no

Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants to return to office, believing that she is no longer suspended. Mkhwebane announced on Monday that she intended to return to work on Tuesday based on her interpretation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s suspension letter dated 9 June 2022. She claimed that the president suspended …

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