The Sekyere Kumawu District Chief Executive, Hon Samuel Addai Agyekum has urged the youth of Sekyere Kumawu to as a matter of urgency consider agriculture as a viable enterprise but not for the less privileged in the society. Addressing the gathering, Hon Samuel Addai Agyekum revealed the district has now …

Members of the Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association (GNACOFA) boycotted this year’s farmers’ day celebration following what they described as Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) failure to address their concerns. According to them, COCOBOD has over the years refused to consider their welfare as a priority. They also accuse COCOBOD of …

Renowned Ghanaian economist, Investment Banker and Global Business Strategist, Dr. Sam Ankrah has urged fellow economists to build a new non-partisan professional relationship with the managers of the national resources. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered Economists Ghana (ICEG)’s annual Economist Conference 2021, he said, economists must redefine the economic …

Hundreds of residents in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region on Friday, December 3, 2021, poured onto the streets to demonstrate to call on the government to drive development in the area. Led by the conveners for the #FixTheCountry movement, the residents clad in red bands had inscriptions such as “Why …

  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament has reiterated its opposition on the e-levy after it said the government rejected a compromise. In a statement, the caucus maintained that the levy is “regressive, punitive and draconian.” Though it said it has been open to negotiations with the state, …

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association has urged the government to focus on vaccinating passengers against Covid-19 instead of policing drivers of commercial vehicles for their vaccination cards. Speaking to Citi News on the matter, the Chairman for the Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Charles Danso said the directive if not properly …

The DCE for Atwima Mponua district of Ashanti region Hon Isaac Kofi Marfo has said the country will not experience any shortage of food in 2023 as many Ghanaians are suggesting. “We thank God very much that this year the country has experience a long range rainfall which is clear …

The General Secretary of the Musicians Unions of Ghana (MUSIGA) who is aspiring for president of the Union has announced fat packages for members of the Union when given the nod. Deborah Freeman, when speaking at her manifesto launch at Kumasi Cultural Centre, with the theme: Building a Modern and …

The National Media Commission, NMC, is disappointed in what it refers to as unprofessionalism on the part of managers of Onua TV/FM following its broadcast of some unsavoury pronouncements that hinge on peace and security. The NMC in a statement issued on Thursday, December 2, 2021, said “on the morning …

Despite the tussle over the approval or otherwise of the 2022 budget statement, some committees of the house have commenced consideration of the budget estimates for the 2022 fiscal year. The committees considering the estimates are Roads and Transport, Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, and the constitutional, legal and parliamentary …