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Prices of vegetables surge in Takoradi market
Ghana News Agency
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August 4, 2025
By Gladys Abakah Takoradi, Aug. 04, GNA – Prices of vegetables and other consumables have experienced a significant rise in the Takoradi central market. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) observed during a market survey that prices of some vegetables,...
Ghana supports Palestine with 40 metric tons of cocoa products
Graphic
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August 4, 2025
The government has donated 40 metric tons of premium cocoa products to the people of Palestine as a gesture of solidarity and humanitarian support amid the ongoing crisis in Gaza. The donation, make up of Golden Tree-branded chocolates and other...
Gov’t rolls out Feed Ghana with 500 acres of maize, targets 2,000 acres by 2026
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August 4, 2025
The government has started the implementation of the Feed Ghana initiative with the cultivation of 500 acres of maize. This is expected to be scaled up to 2,000 acres by September 2026. The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, Mr George...
AFRICA/GHANA - Forgotten conflict in northeastern Ghana flares up again
Fides
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August 4, 2025
Accra (Agenzia Fides) - Donatus Akamugri Atanga, Minister for the Upper East Region, praised the role of the Catholic Church in assisting refugees and its commitment to ongoing peace efforts in the region during a visit to the region by Archbishop...
Tsatsu Tsikata celebrates 50 years at the Ghana Bar
Ghana News Agency
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August 4, 2025
Accra, Aug. 4, GNA – Ghana’s legal, academic and governance communities will honour Tsatsu Tsikata as he celebrates 50 years at the Ghana Bar. A commemorative three-day event will be held from August 6 to August 8, 2025, at the Accra International...
HR Frontiers with Senyo M Adjabeng: How the average worker makes ends meet: Surviving amid economic challenges
Business and Financial Times
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August 4, 2025
There has been this irking question that has been on minds for a while regarding the Ghanaian’s ability to survive especially in tough economic times. In essence, how are Ghanaians able to make ends meet when they earn so ‘little’? Some have said...
Chinese Mission Backs Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy with Push for Local Manufacturing Investment
Happy FM
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August 4, 2025
In a significant show of alignment with Ghana’s development agenda, the Chinese Mission in Ghana has expressed strong support for the country’s newly launched 24-Hour Economy policy, encouraging Chinese enterprises and investors to establish...
Economic prudence and the mid-year budget review
Business and Financial Times
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August 4, 2025
By Samuel AGYEMAN-PREMPEH Ghana’s Parliament has recently been at the center of rigorous national attention, primarily due to the presentation and examination of the 2025 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review. Delivered by Finance Minister Dr. Ato Forson,...
Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda FX reserves most at risk if gold slu...
Modern Ghana
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Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda face the highest risk in Africa of a plunge in their foreign-exchange holdings if gold prices fall suddenly, potentially putting renewed pressure on their currencies. The three countries already rely on bullion for a...
Gov’t reintroduces free cocoa Fertiliser Programme for 2025/2026 Crop Year — Finance Minister announces
Happy FM
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August 4, 2025
The government, under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama, has announced the reintroduction of the free cocoa fertiliser programme to provide much-needed support to Ghanaian cocoa farmers beginning from the 2025/2026 crop season. The...
KNUST Nkabom Project launches ‘Trainer of Trainers’ programme to empower agricultural tutors across Ghana
Joy FM
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August 4, 2025
The KNUST Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Project), has launched its maiden Trainer of Trainers programme. This initiative aims to equip 30 tutors from agricultural...
GNFS contain fire at Accra Tourist Information Centre
Ghana News Agency
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August 4, 2025
By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Aug. 4, GNA – A fire outbreak at the Accra Tourist Information Centre early Monday caused extensive damage but was swiftly contained, with no casualties reported. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirmed the incident...
Dr. Daniel McKorley Crowned Most Influential Entrepreneur of All Time at the 2025 Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana Awards
News Ghana
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August 4, 2025
Business magnate and philanthropist Dr. Daniel McKorley was honoured with the title *”Most Influential Entrepreneur of All Time”* at the 15th Anniversary and Awards Ceremony of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG), held at the Movenpick...
Ghana Gas CEO warns: Galamsey near pipeline a ticking time bomb
Kumasi Mail
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August 4, 2025
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Gas Company, Judith Adjobah Blay, has raised the alarm over the growing threat illegal mining poses to a vital national gas pipeline in Akango, a community in the Nzema East District of the Western...
LCB corporate games 2025 springs to life in Tema
Modern Ghana
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The much-anticipated LCB Corporate Games 2025 officially kicked off on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at the Nii Adjei Krakue II Sports Complex in Tema New Town, heralding the fourth edition of this flagship corporate football tournament. Organized by...
China Reaffirms Commitment to Ending Overseas Coal Financing in Accra Engagement
News Ghana
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August 4, 2025
China has restated its commitment to halting the financing of coal power projects abroad during a high-level engagement with Ghanaian journalists in Accra. The announcement came during an interactive session on Saturday, August 2, 2025, as part of...
Capital Bank Saga: Dr Ayisi-Ahwireng insists he has no case to answer
GhanaWeb
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August 4, 2025
Accra-based medical practitioner, Dr Kwadjo Ayisi-Ahwireng, is challenging the legal and factual basis on which he has been named as a defendant in a case against directors and shareholders of the defunct Capital Bank. Dr Ayisi-Ahwireng is one of...
Jospong-Komptech Waste Academy begins in Ghana
Modern Ghana
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The Jospong Group of Companies, in collaboration with Komptech GmbH, has initiated a project dubbed “Jospong-Komptech Waste Academy” to train all district waste managers of Zoomlion Ghana Limited. Mr Jacob Kwaku Ladi, the Jospong-Komptech Waste...
NDC has done nothing to deserve the goodwill it is enjoying from Ghanaians – Walewale MP
GhanaWeb
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August 4, 2025
A member of the Finance Committee of the Parliament of Ghana, Abdul Kabiru Tiah Mahama, has attributed Ghana’s current economic successes to the foundation built by the NPP. Speaking in a yet-to-be-aired episode of GhanaWeb TV’s The Lowdown,...
African-Israeli relations: Economic growth, soft power in development
Al Mayadeen
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August 4, 2025
"Israel" expands influence in Africa through aid and trade, despite pro-Palestinian sentiment and Gaza war backlash. The events of October 7, 2023, and the genocidal war on Gaza have made it clear that most African nations have aligned themselves...