insert_link Local COCOBOD CEO admits pricing gap is costing Ghana cocoa sales The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is grappling with unsold cocoa beans due to uncompetitive pricing rather than smuggling, a sharp reversal from last year's situation, Chief Executive Dr Randy Abbey has disclosed. Speaking on Joy FM's Newsfile programme, Dr Abbey explained that Ghana's cocoa beans have become significantly more expensive compared to other producing countries, creating a pricing gap that has left the country with stockpiles of unsold produce.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead […] todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link Local Ghana stops cocoa Smuggling by narrowing price gap with neighbours – COCOBOD CEO Ghana has virtually eliminated cocoa smuggling this season by maintaining prices closer to international rates, unlike last year when a $3,000 price gap triggered daily smuggling incidents, Dr Randy Abbey, Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has revealed. Speaking on Joy FM's Newsfile programme, Dr Abbey explained that border communities typically operate in two markets and choose whichever is more favourable, making price differentials the key driver of […] todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link Local Livestream: Newsfile discusses cocoa crisis, galamsey complexity and election credibility in Ghana This Saturday's edition of JoyNews' Newsfile, Ghana’s cocoa industry, long a backbone of the national economy, finds itself at a crossroads. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
International Who is Matt Weston? The athlete who won gold for Team GB Matt Weston won gold in the men's singles skeleton competition, securing Team GB its first medal at the Winter Olympics in Italy.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link International Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, which have been at odds for months.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link International Live Updates: Rubio Emphasizes Shared History With Europe at Munich Security Conference Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed the Trump administration’s talking points on the threat of Western decline but also seemed to strike a constructive tone.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
International Munich security conference live: Rubio criticises mass migration, west’s postwar ‘delusion’, US and Europe’s mistakes 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
International Bangladesh publishes official poll results showing sweeping BNP win Interim leader Muhammad Yunus congratulates Rahman for 'the landslide victory of his party'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
International Two Philippine senators named ‘co-perpetrators’ in Duterte ICC case Former Philippine justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II also among eight current, past officials named in complaint.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 14, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 5
