Day: August 4, 2025

Accra: The Rubber Association of Ghana (RUPAG) has raised concerns over the persistent illegal exportation of cup lumps, which hampers the growth of local value addition efforts and industrialization. Data reveals that these illegal exports jeopardize over 1,300 direct jobs and more than 70,000 indirect livelihoods throughout Ghana’s rubber sector. In response, the Association has urged security agencies to address the illegal and unregulated export of raw rubber to protect Ghanaian farmers and the national economy. According to Ghana News Agency, the illegal trade contravenes the Tree Crops Development Authority’s (TCDA) directive under the Tree Crops Regulations, 2023 (L.I. 2471),

Tema: Ms. Ebi Bright, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, has pledged to ensure that the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) uses its mandates to promote traditional activities of Tema, especially the Homowo festival. Ms. Bright made this commitment while leading some officials of the TMA to present items to the Tema Traditional Council in preparation for the 2025 Homowo celebrations. According to Ghana News Agency, the items presented included sacks of maize, palm-nut fruits, schnapps, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, bottles of water, and an undisclosed amount of cash. Ms. Bright emphasized the importance of ensuring that residents, institutions, and workers in

Tamale: The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) has conducted a two-day training workshop aimed at raising awareness and enhancing the capacity of women’s rights organizations on issues related to unpaid care work and time poverty. According to Ghana News Agency, the workshop, held in collaboration with Alinea International, was part of the United for Care-Sensitive Approaches to Rights and Empowerment (UCARE) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada. This five-year initiative is being implemented in 10 districts across the Northern, North East, and Savannah Regions, coupled with national-level advocacy to support care-sensitive policy reforms. The event, themed ‘Unpaid, Underprivileged:

Kumasi: The Ashanti Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has intensified its outreach programmes to educate the public, particularly market women, on food safety and the discouragement of additive use in food preservation. This initiative is part of activities marking World Food Safety Day. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. John Laryea Odai-Tettey, Ashanti Regional Head of the FDA, spearheaded the outreach programmes, emphasizing the FDA’s commitment to comprehensive food safety. He highlighted the importance of educating market women on protecting food from contaminants and warned against the use of additives in palm oil and other foodstuffs.

Tamale: Veterinary technical officers from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and selected District Departments of Agriculture in the Savannah Region have undergone a week-long training to enhance animal health and disease prevention efforts. According to Ghana News Agency, the training took place in Tamale and focused on improving participants’ knowledge of animal disease prevention, management, antimicrobial use, and antimicrobial resistance. Officers from Central Gonja, North Gonja, and North East Gonja Districts participated in the programme. The training was organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with MoFA. It was part of

Accra: Government has announced an increase in the producer price of cocoa from GHS49,600 (US$3,100) per tonne to GHS51,660 (US$5,040) per tonne for the 2025/26 crop season, which begins on August 7, 2025. It has by this decision increased the producer price significantly by 62.58 percent in dollar terms. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister for Finance, who chaired the Producer Price Review Committee, said the increase in the producer price represented 70 percent of the gross Free-On-Board (FOB) value of $7,200 per tonne, and aligned with President Mahama’s promise to pay cocoa farmers 70 percent of the FOB price.

Tarkwa: Two men who planned to rob commuters on the Asankra Saah-Asankragwa Road in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region have been handed 15 years’ imprisonment each with hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. They are Mohammed Abdul Salam, 28, and Karim Yakubu, 42, both unemployed. According to Ghana News Agency, the convicts pleaded guilty to conspiracy, preparation to commit crime, and possession of arms and ammunition without authority. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samuel Ahiabor, who prosecuted the case, stated that the complainant is the Asankragwa Divisional Police Command, while the convicts are natives of