Government has pegged the producer price for cocoa at GH¢800 per bag of 64kg. The new price takes effect from Friday, October 14, 2022, for the 2022-2023 crop season. This depicts a 21 percent increase from GH¢10,560 per tonne to GH¢12,800 per tonne. Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. …
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by;brightwebtv A former President of the Association of Magistrates and Judges, Justice Victor Ofoe, has jumped to the defence of his 16 colleagues cited by the Auditor-General for ‘unlawfully’ purchasing their official vehicles. Justice Ofoe rather questioned the work done by the Auditor-General, saying he does not understand or …
Read More »Transport fares set to go up again as fuel price surge
By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Following the upward fuel price adjustment at the pumps, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has also announced that commuters should expect an increment in transport fares. Fuel price hikes causes transport fares to increase. In an interview with Joy News, the Head of …
Read More »Fuel price: GPRTU “accepts” 15 Pesewa reduction but…
By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The General Secretary of Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Mr Godfred Abulbire says the Driver Union Unions have accepted the 15 pesewas reduction of fuel but will take further step if government fails to meet their demands within an expected time. The Coalition of Commercial Transport …
Read More »Reduce fuel price or ‘we’ll spend Christmas at Jubilee House’ – Drivers to Akufo-Addo
By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Commercial vehicle drivers in the country have appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to address rising fuel prices in the country immediately. Aggrieved members of the Regional Concern Drivers Association of Ghana, one of the numerous driver unions in the country, have served notice that they will be …
Read More »Government increases cocoa price by 8.42 per cent
By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah JOSEPH BOAHEN AIDOO (CEO, COCOBOD) The government has increased the price of cocoa from GH¢7,600.00 to GH¢8,240.00 a tonne and GH¢475.00 to GH¢515.00 a bag, Dr. Gyiele Nurah, a Minister of State at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) announced on Tuesday. That implies 8.42 percentage …
Read More »US visa sanctions: Gov’t ready to pay price to defend Ghanaians – Hadzide
By:brightwebtv.com/Martin Awuku. Deputy Information Minister, Pius Hadzide says government is ready to pay the price of the visa sanctions slapped on Ghana by the United States of America, over claims it is not cooperating on the deportation of some Ghanaians from the US. “The attitude of this …
Read More »Bread Price Shoots Up
By Martin Awuku 23 January Price of some basic commodities, including bread, sugar, fire woods have gone up this week in Kumasi, marginally raising the cost of living for urban households. Figures giving out by some bread bakers in Kumasi show slim increases in the cost of the family …
Read More »Zimbabwe deploys riot police to control violent fuel price hike protests
Zimbabwe police were deployed in Harare to patrol and stop and search citizens after protests erupted over a sharp increase in the price of fuel. Picture: Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo Harare – Zimbabwe police were deployed in Harare on Monday to patrol and stop and search citizens after protests erupted over …
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