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Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has dismissed suggestions by the Minority in Parliament that government is unfairly treating cocoa farmers in the face of a decline in international prices. At a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, Minority Spokesperson on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Eric Opoku demanded immediate usage of the Cocoa Stabilisation Fund created under John Dramani Mahama. But in a response, Cocobod said the Fund was established in the 2007/2008 cocoa season and just as it was activated in 2014, it will be activated this year though there is a long-term vision between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his aim is to make the Ghanaian economy the most business-friendly in the world. He says barely five months after taking office, the economy is already taking shape as the cost of doing business has been lowered. Addressing a luncheon for delegates of the 2017 Executive Meeting of the International Democratic Union, a group of center-right political parties, on Wednesday, President Akufo-Addo said his programme of social and economic transformation is “the most ambitious” in the history of the Fourth Republic “if not the entire history of Ghana”. “This programme is hinged on restructuring…

Youth in the Savelugu/Nanton municipality in the Northern Region have accepted and welcomed the Municipal Chief Executive Hajia Ayishetu Seidu as the substantive MCE after several failed attempts. This followed consultations between a government delegation led by the Minister for State at the Presidency in charge of National Security, Bryan Acheampong, and aggrieved members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The groups together with MCE Hajia Ayishetu Seidu, the Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed, Member of Parliament for Savelugu Somed Gunu, Minister Bryan Acheampong and some party elders and executives visited the palace of Alhaji Alhassan Ibrahim Yije-Na. There was…

Football is evolving and as competitions become keener, so are the errors. FIFA, in an attempt to rid the competition off some of those errors, has undertaken some initiatives with the aid of technology, which the football governing body believes would help make the game better. FIFA introduced Goal Line Technology a few months ago which has received positive response across the globe, with the latest being the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). The VAR though has been met with a myriad of reactions from football players, coaches and fans alike. Whereas some see it as a good innovation, others consider…

Miami FC midfielder Kwadwo Poku will join the Black Stars team for their upcoming friendly matches against USA and Mexico. Poku will join the team’s camp when they arrive in the United States over the weekend. The former New York City midfielder comes in to replace deputy skipper Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew who will not travel with the team for the matches. The two players and Leicester defender Daniel Amartey have all been excluded from the match after requests from their respective English Premier League clubs. The Black Stars will play Mexico in a friendly game on Wednesday, June…

The Minority in Parliament is challenging the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Joseph Aidoo, to make public funds accrued so far under the Cocoa Stabilisation Fund. The Fund, according to the Minority, was introduced during the tenure of John Dramani Mahama – precisely in October, 2014 – “as a risk-mitigation mechanism against declines in the international cocoa prices”. The primary objective of the Fund was to apply it to sustain the earnings of cocoa farmers and to cushion them, should the market price begin to decline. Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Minority Spokesperson on Food, Agriculture and…

Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince – replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef, as first in line to the throne. King Salman’s decree also means Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 31, will become deputy prime minister while continuing as defence minister. Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 57, has been removed from his role as head of domestic security, state media say. He has pledged allegiance to the new crown prince, his younger cousin. Why is this significant? Saudi Arabia has typically been ruled by kings in their 70s or 80s. Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rapid…

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Monday, June 26 is to be observed as a statutory public holiday, according to the Minister of Interior. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Ambrose Dery said the day marks Eid-ul Fitr, the end of the 30-day Muslim fasting. Ramadan began in Ghana on Saturday, May 27. It ends on Sunday, June 25 with a celebration to be marked across the country the following day. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

Assin South District Chief Executive Derick Owusu Ambrose has inaugurated the Muslim Council for the District in the Central Region. The Council, which is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring coordination, development and welfare of the Muslim communities in the Assin South District, has representatives from the three main Muslim sects namely Ahmadiyya, Ahlusunna and Tijaniyya. The nine-member Council has Sheikh Mustapha Adam Suleyman, Assin South Chief Imam of the Ahlusunna as its Chairman with Mr Issah Adam Cann, Assin South President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission as secretary. The rest of the members are Mallam Nuhu Ahmed, Assin South…