COCOBOD to pay debt to Cocoa Farmers and License Buying Companies today
The Minister of Food and Agriculture nominee, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, says government, through COCOBOD, will start paying debt owed License Buying Companies (LBCs) and cocoa farmers across the country today February 22. He explained that the payments had delayed because of the decline in chocolate production across Europe and America due to the COVID-19 […]
Tiger Woods hopeful of Masters start after latest back surgery
Tiger Woods “hopes” to play in the Masters at Augusta National in April after undergoing a fifth back surgery. The 45-year-old American had a microdiscectomy to relieve a pressurised disc fragment in January. Woods recovered from spinal fusion surgery in 2017 to win a 15th major at the 2019 Masters, but his participation in this year’s […]
Young Ghanaian boxer gets schorlaship to study nursing in USA
American-born Ghanaian juvenile fighter, Joseph Awinongya Jnr, has gained admission to the Joliet Junior College in Illinois having received a Joliet Chamber Scholarship award from the institution. Awinongya Jnr, a seven-time US national boxing champion, believes his dream of becoming a medical practitioner after hanging up his gloves up is on course. Having been honoured […]
Five more die from Covid-19 with 29 others in critical condition
Five more people have died from COVID-19 in Ghana, taking the country’s death toll to 577, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. The latest update from the GHS on Sunday, February 21, also disclosed that 113 people were currently in severe conditions, while 29 others were in critical condition. Additionally, the country’s active cases […]
Fisheries Sector needs a Minister with in-depth knowledge – GTA
The Ghana Tuna Association (GTA) over the weekend maintained that the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector needs a Minister with in-depth knowledge about the industry in order to steer affairs, “the sector is not a glooming grounds for inexperienced personalities”. A statement issued and signed by Mr John Davidson, GTA President and copied to the Ghana […]
GCNet ready to pay redundancy compensation
The management of Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) says it is prepared to pay redundancy compensation to its laid off workers in accordance with legal processes. According to the management, it is challenging the arbitration award by a panel of the National Labour Commission (NLC) not because the company wants to deny the workers […]
Supreme Court to hear another review application today
The Supreme Court will today hear another review application of the Petitioner, John Dramani Mahama to reopen his case in the ongoing 2020 Election Petition. On February 16, the Court unanimously dismissed the Petitioner’s application to have his case reopened for a subpoena to be issued and directed at the Electoral Commission Chairperson,Mrs, Jean Mensa,to […]
Five arrested in Yong Dakpemyili chieftaincy clashes
The police have arrested five persons in connection with renewed chieftaincy clashes at Yong Dakpemyili, a farming community near Tamale in the Northern Region. The suspects were arrested on Friday, February 12, for allegedly causing unlawful damage to buildings and rioting with weapons. Briefing the media on the arrest in Tamale, the Northern Regional Police […]
