insert_link Local Former COCOBOD administration spent syndicated loans on themselves, not farmers – Inusah Fuseini The Ghana Cocoa Board's (COCOBOD) syndicated loan model was never sustainable, with significant portions of borrowed funds spent on administration rather than core operations, former Lands and Natural Resources Minister Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has stated. The former Tamale Central Member of Parliament, speaking on Joy FM's Newsfile programme, criticised the financial management that has left COCOBOD struggling with debt and unfulfilled delivery contracts. "Anytime they took the syndicated loan, they […] todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link Local Seven vehicles burnt as fuel tanker explodes on Nsawam-Accra highway At least seven vehicles have been destroyed in a fire following a fuel tanker explosion on the Nsawam-Accra highway in the early hours of Saturday, February 14, 2026. Preliminary reports indicate that a collision involving the tanker triggered the explosion, with the impact causing the vehicle to burst into flames.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
International US homeland security department partially shut down after lawmakers fail to agree funding Lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving an impasse over much-criticized agency’s fundingThe Department of Homeland Security has begun a partial shutdown, after funding for the much-criticized agency expired, with a range of services, including domestic flights and the US Coastguard, now vulnerable to disruption.The shutdown was all but confirmed on Thursday, after the Senate failed to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the DHS appropriations bill […] todayFebruary 14, 2026
International Munich security conference live: Starmer addresses summit after Rubio warns against west’s ‘dangerous delusion’ US secretary of state warns against idea that everyone is ‘a citizen of the world’Rubio insists that the US “do not seek to separate, but to revitalise an old friendship.”He says “we do not want allies to rationalise the broken status quo rather than reckon with what is necessary to fix it.”“We do not want our allies to be weak, because that makes us weaker. We want allies who can […] todayFebruary 14, 2026
Local Mahama: We’ll end foreign funding for cocoa purchases and process all minerals by 2030 President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will stop relying on foreign funding to purchase cocoa and will instead mobilise domestic resources to finance the crop, in a move he says will strengthen local processing and support economic growth. Read More …Source: www.graphic.com.ghRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link Local NUGS: Office of the President urges sustainable digital governance The Office of the President hosted a high-level technical review session on Monday, February 9, 2026 bringing together key stakeholders to deliberate on two critical documents: the Website Governance Guidelines for Public Sector Institutions and the Government Appointees' Social Media & Digital Presence Guidelines.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link Local Mahama meets UN Chief, discusses African security & democracy. President John Dramani Mahama on Friday held talks with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 39th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The high-level meeting centred on critical security challenges facing the African continent, particularly the deteriorating situation in the Sahel region, as well as strategies to strengthen democratic governance across Africa.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link Local Mahama vows to end export of raw mineral ores by 2030, shifts focus to local processing President John Mahama has announced a new policy direction aimed at ending the export of Ghana’s mineral ores in their raw form by 2030, as part of his government’s drive to boost industrialisation and job creation. Speaking at the Accra Reset Addis Reckoning event in Addis Ababa on Saturday, February 14, President Mahama said Ghana must move away from exporting unprocessed resources and instead invest in building strong local refining […] todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link International Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC: I felt crushed by horror – but I don’t feel anger In an extensive interview with Newsnight, the woman at the heart of France's biggest rape trial speaks about betrayal, healing and choosing the right path. Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 5
