64% increase in cocoa price woefully inadequate – GNACOF
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Ghana National Association of Cocoa Farmers (GNACOF) has described the 64 percent increase in the producer price of cocoa announced by the government earlier this week as woefully inadequate. According to them, farmers will likely continue to smuggle cocoa to Ivory Coast, where prices are higher. The 64% increment came after […]
209 first time voters registered in Takoradi Sub-Metro District
Three days into the limited voters registration exercise, a total of 209 voters have been registered by the Electoral Commission (EC) officials in the Takoradi Sub-Metro District. The exercise, which started on Tuesday, September 12, saw 76 persons being registered and 103 also went through the process successfully on the second day, with 30 registered […]
Tourism Ministry projects to generate US$6 million by 2026
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), says it will work to widen the nation’s foreign exchange earnings, projecting to generate US$6 million through arrivals by 2026. Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, the sector minister, said in 2022, the one million tourist arrivals fetched the nation about US$300,000. Addressing the opening session of a day’s […]
New DDEP open for ESLA, Daakye bondholders -Finance Ministry
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The government has opened fresh invitations to E.S.L.A. Plc and Daakye Trust Plc bondholders to trade their holdings for a new package under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The announcement, which was contained in a press release from the Ministry of Finance, also urged holders of domestic notes and bonds to […]
