21 h. ago Gov’t moves to improve prison welfare, increases feeding allocation for inmates – Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has announced sweeping reforms within the Ghana Prisons Service aimed at improving inmate welfare, enhancing nutrition, and equipping prisoners with employable skills for life after incarceration. Speaking at the first session of the Government Accountability Series, Mr Mubarak highlighted the urgent need to tackle the long-standing challenges […]

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21 h. ago Ghana Prisons Service introduces juvenile and secondary education to promote rehabilitation – Muntaka

The Ministry of the Interior has announced significant reforms in the Ghana Prisons Service aimed at improving inmate welfare, with a focus on education and expanded correctional facilities. Speaking at the first session of the Government Accountability Series, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak revealed that the Prisons Service has rolled out juvenile and secondary education programmes […]

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69 h. ago Cocoa sector witnessed improvement in late 2024; new financing model has reduced liquidity constraints – IMF

Ghana’s cocoa sector has seen some improvements since late 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. According to the Fund, production during the 2024/25 season recovered thanks to a more favorable climate and ongoing interventions to enhance productivity such as artificial pollination, mass pruning, mass spraying and hi-tech. The Fund in a Country Report […]

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7 d. ago Ghana has taken bold corrective actions to maintain ECF programme on track – IMF

The International Monetary Fund has applauded President Mahama’s government’s bold corrective actions to maintain the Economic Credit Facility (ECF) programme on track. Combined with ongoing reform efforts and an improved external position, the Fund said the corrective measures are set to support Ghana in reaching the goals of economic stabilisation, rebuilding resilience, and fostering higher […]

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2 w. ago Journey to the West: A Struggle through Ghana’s deteriorating roads

Last weekend, my family and I embarked on what was supposed to be a smooth trip to attend my late grandmother’s memorial service in Winneba. What should have been a straightforward one-and-a-half-hour journey from Sakumono turned into a frustrating three-hour ordeal — all due to the terrible condition of the road from Budumburam to the Ayensu River bridge. Our vehicle, a Land Cruiser, bounced violently over deep potholes and makeshift gutters. At several points, we were forced to slow down to a walking pace. On two occasions, we even had to turn around and approach the oncoming lane, improvising with different driving tactics just to move forward.

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3 w. ago IFC, Societe Generale enter into $40m partnership to boost cocoa sector

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a partnership with Societe Generale Ghana Plc, a leading Ghanian bank, to increase access to finance in Ghana’s cocoa sector, support sustainable production, and improve market access for tens of thousands of smallholder farmers. Under the partnership, IFC will provide a local currency loan of up to $40 […]

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3 w. ago Costly rollover contracts to sink Ghana’s troubled cocoa sector even deeper

Ghana has consistently missed its cocoa production targets over the past three years, even as global prices soar to historic highs. Once a reliable top producer, the world’s second-largest cocoa exporter has failed to surpass the one-million-tonne milestone last achieved during the 2020/2021 season. JoyNews Research estimates that with a few months to end the […]

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4 w. ago PRINCOF to serve only one daily meal to teacher trainees over financial constraints

The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) has announced a major change to the current feeding arrangement for teacher trainees in public Colleges of Education, citing financial constraints and the unsustainable nature of the existing model.

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