Category: News

Accra: The Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has inaugurated three strategic sub-committees to promote transparency, accountability, and sustainability in the cocoa industry. The committees are the Finance Committee, the Cocoa Tertiary Education Trust and Scholarship Committee, and the Cocoa Sector Marketing Committee (COSMARC). According to Ghana News Agency, the event, held at the COCOBOD Headquarters in Accra, was attended by members of the Board, management, and staff. Dr. Ofosu-Ampofo stated that the inauguration marked a significant step in COCOBOD’s renewed commitment to reposition the cocoa sector in line with the Government’s Reset Agenda under President

Accra: The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipal office of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has urgently called for relief supplies for 587 residents displaced by a recent flood and rainstorm. According to Ghana News Agency, the disaster affected 171 male adults, 238 female adults, 88 boys, and 90 girls, with over 253 homes damaged, leaving families in precarious conditions as they sought refuge with friends and relatives. Mr. Edward Sortoh, the KEEA Municipal NADMO Director, made this plea during the 2025 International Day for Disaster Prevention at Bantuma, Elmina. The event, themed ‘Fund resilience, not disaster,’ aimed to raise public awareness

Accra: Mr Bernard Anaba, Head of Programmes at ISODEC, an NGO, highlighted the significant contributions of the Ford Foundation in supporting social and economic justice initiatives across Ghana, West Africa, and globally. Speaking at an event in Dodowa, Accra, Mr Anaba commemorated the Foundation’s 65-year presence in West Africa under the theme: ‘From Nation Building to Social Justice’. According to Ghana News Agency, the Ford Foundation has been instrumental in aiding ISODEC to combat inequalities, injustices, and poverty through enhanced governance of natural resources and fiscal transparency. The event, which gathered leaders and stakeholders from the Civil Society Organizations sector,

Accra: The Chief, elders, and people of Azulenloanu, a fishing and farming community in the Ellembelle District, have concluded their annual Kundum festival by urging the government to implement developmental projects in the town. According to Ghana News Agency, Nana Addo Nreda VI, Chief of Azulenloanu, acknowledged that while the government had previously introduced developments such as asphaltic overlay, toilet facilities, a market square, and electrification projects, the town still lacked adequate social amenities compared to other areas. Nana Addo Nreda VI shared these insights during an interview on the sidelines of the festival’s climax in the Ellembelle District of

Accra: A study by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Pure Earth has revealed alarming levels of mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic metals in areas of Ghana affected by illegal small-scale gold mining, otherwise known as ‘galamsey’. The research, which covered the Ashanti, Eastern, Central, Western, Western North, and Savannah regions, shows how galamsey is silently harming gari (cassava grits), and palm oil, two of the basic ingredients in one of Ghana’s favourite meals – gari and beans – commonly called ‘Gob?’, ‘yo k3 gari’, or ‘red red’. According to Ghana News Agency, galamsey is devouring farmlands that once

Accra: The Police have requested an arrest warrant for a third suspect allegedly linked to the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah. At the Adabraka District Court, Chief Inspector Apeweh Achana, who led the prosecution, informed the court that the warrant was necessary to facilitate the suspect’s apprehension. According to Ghana News Agency, the prosecution stated that due to the pending warrant, the duplicate docket had not yet been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Office for advice. The court, presided over by Nana Abena Asoh Owusu-Omenyo, granted the request and adjourned the case to November 4, 2025. Bright Aweh,

Kumasi: Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, Inspector-General of Police, has deployed a special investigations team to support inquiries into the death of Cheith Toure, a Senegalese, in Kumasi. The team includes homicide investigators, forensic experts, and intelligence officers. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, indicated that preliminary investigations revealed that on October 16, 2025, a man identified as Issah, who claimed to be the deceased’s brother, took him to Manhyia Hospital with multiple abdominal injuries. Issah reportedly informed the police that the victim had been involved in