6 h. ago Ghana Narcotics Agency Nabs Key Suspect in Major Airport Drug Bust

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-narcotics-agency-nabs-key-suspect-in-major-airport-drug-bust/Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has apprehended Lincoln Nii Okaija, the prime suspect behind a foiled attempt to smuggle 738 parcels of suspected cannabis through Kotoka International Airport. Okaija was arrested at the Aflao border while fleeing to Togo en route to France, ending a days-long manhunt. Authorities confirmed Okaija played a central role in […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-narcotics-agency-nabs-key-suspect-in-major-airport-drug-bust/

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6 h. ago Ghana Armed Forces cautions media over speculative reports on helicopter crash

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has urged media practitioners, commentators, bloggers, and content creators to exercise caution and avoid speculative or unverified reports about the recent military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region.

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10 h. ago Prof William Coffie appointed acting Managing Director of Cocoa Processing Company Limited

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Prof William Coffie as the acting Managing Director of the Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC). This crucial appointment comes at a time when the CPC, a vital component of Ghana’s cocoa value chain, is facing significant financial and operational challenges. Prof Coffie is a distinguished financial economist, chartered accountant, […]

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13 h. ago Development Banks Drive Industrial Farming in Africa, Report Finds

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/development-banks-drive-industrial-farming-in-africa-report-finds/Public development banks are steering Africa toward large-scale industrial agriculture at the expense of small farmers and food sovereignty, according to a new study by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa. The report details how Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have invested over $3 billion directly in African agribusiness since 2019, accelerating a shift toward […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/development-banks-drive-industrial-farming-in-africa-report-finds/

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16 h. ago Asiedu Nketia urges caution over prophecies after helicopter crash

The National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for control in the delivery of prophecies in the wake of last Wednesday’s helicopter crash, which claimed the lives of eight people.

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17 h. ago Inside Ghana’s cocoa: The pressure and the children caught in between

Just beyond the tree line that borders the forest reserve, Samuel Tobi stays on the farm alone while it rains, with his boots crunching over the wet, dead leaves on the ground.

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17 h. ago Gov’t to establish fund for children of helicopter crash victims – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced the creation of a dedicated fund to support the children of the eight persons who perished in the 6th August helicopter crash.

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17 h. ago Mango farmers reap big as PPEDCO turns crop disease into a success story

For years, mango farmers in parts of Ghana watched helplessly as a deadly plant disease, Bacterial Black Spot (BBS), destroyed their farms. The disease caused lesions, rotted the fruits, and crippled livelihoods. But today, in many farms across Kintampo North, the BBS are gone, thanks to the work of a local agricultural company, Plant Pests […]

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23 h. ago Afriyie Ankrah warns defiant prophets of public backlash over prophecy directive

Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has cautioned prophets and spiritual leaders that those who ignore the newly issued national directive on the handling of prophecies will be subjected to public scrutiny and judgment.

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23 h. ago Digital Cedi Backed By Gold, Cocoa Proposed to Boost Stability

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/digital-cedi-backed-by-gold-cocoa-proposed-to-boost-stability/Ghana could anchor a future digital currency to its gold and cocoa reserves, creating a more stable foundation for monetary policy and reducing reliance on foreign financial systems, according to Professor Yegandi Imhotep Paul Alagidede, the Bank of Ghana Chair in Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana. Speaking at the launch of his […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/digital-cedi-backed-by-gold-cocoa-proposed-to-boost-stability/

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23 h. ago Honour helicopter crash victims by combating illegal mining – Nii Moi Thompson to gov’t

The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Nii Moi Thompson, has urged the government to redouble its fight against illegal mining (galamsey) as a meaningful tribute to the eight victims of the August 6 helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region.

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29 h. ago Ghana Christian Council Seeks Clarity on Prophecy Rules After Gov’t Directive

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-christian-council-seeks-clarity-on-prophecy-rules-after-govt-directive/Ghana’s Christian Council has formally requested a meeting with the Presidency to discuss new protocols requiring prophets to share sensitive revelations about national figures with authorities first. The move follows a directive issued by Presidential Envoy Elvis Afriyie Ankrah last week, which the Council acknowledges amid ongoing national mourning after a helicopter crash killed eight. […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-christian-council-seeks-clarity-on-prophecy-rules-after-govt-directive/

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33 h. ago Ghana’s Economic Surge Faces Sustainability Test, Report Warns

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-economic-surge-faces-sustainability-test-report-warns/Ghana’s economy shows dazzling short-term gains under President Mahama’s second-term administration, but a new mid-year review cautions these victories rest on shaky ground. The cedi’s unprecedented 42.6% surge against the dollar, inflation’s 10-point drop, and robust 5.3% first-quarter growth signal a “near-perfect turnaround,” according to EM Advisory’s analysis. Yet the report flags gold exports, IMF […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-economic-surge-faces-sustainability-test-report-warns/

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34 h. ago Ghana Cocoa Farmers Reject Government’s Price Increase as Broken Promise

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-cocoa-farmers-reject-governments-price-increase-as-broken-promise/Cocoa farmers across Ghana are protesting what they call a betrayal by President John Mahama’s administration after it failed to deliver a promised sixfold price increase. Last week’s announcement of a GHS128.75 per bag hike bringing prices to GHS3,228.75 fell drastically short of the GHS6,000 pledge central to Mahama’s 2024 election campaign. The gap leaves […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-cocoa-farmers-reject-governments-price-increase-as-broken-promise/

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37 h. ago Ghana Mourns: Gov’t announces media accreditation and coverage guidelines

The Government of Ghana has officially invited media houses and their representatives to cover the upcoming State Funeral of the eight distinguished individuals who tragically lost their lives in the line of duty in the recent helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyedru near Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region on August 6.

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37 h. ago Second chances are not a reward for weak candidates: they are for winnable ones

Like the infamous amendment to the laws in George Orwell’s Animal Farm that eventually read, “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others”, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Executive Committee (NEC) directive cautioning aspirants in the flagbearer race not to campaign until after the Akwatia by-election was clearly never intended to be applied evenly.

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41 h. ago Backing cedi with resources like gold and cocoa will ensure long

Professor Yegandi Imhotep Paul Alagidede, the newly appointed Bank of Ghana Chair in Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana, has proposed that backing the cedi with strategic national resources such as gold and cocoa could deliver long-term currency stability.

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42 h. ago Deloitte cautions government against return to capital market

“Reliance on foreign debts must be moderated, with inflows strictly channeled into strategic capital investments that can adequately support repayment of such loans”, it said in its assessment of the 2025 Mid-Year Review Budget.

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47 h. ago Cedi’s Rise Squeezes Cocoa Farmers Despite Global Price Surge

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cedis-rise-squeezes-cocoa-farmers-despite-global-price-surge/Ghana’s currency appreciation is delivering mixed blessings for its vital cocoa sector. While the cedi’s 40% gain this year bolsters national economic stability, it has sharply limited local benefits from soaring global cocoa prices. Farmers recently learned their produce will fetch only 4% more in cedis this season, despite international prices jumping over 60% in […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cedis-rise-squeezes-cocoa-farmers-despite-global-price-surge/

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54 h. ago No One Can Swerve Death: A Reflection on Mortality, Legacy and Ethical Reckoning

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Nana Akwah, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/no-one-can-swerve-death-a-reflection-on-mortality-legacy-and-ethical-reckoning/Let me begin by sounding caution to so-called men of God, turned charlatans. They feed the innocent with poison. They should stop noisy noises claiming they averted death. Be known to them, no one can swerve death. It’s an inevitable process.   Death is the one certainty that binds all living beings. It is not […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Nana Akwah, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/no-one-can-swerve-death-a-reflection-on-mortality-legacy-and-ethical-reckoning/

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