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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 […]

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 […]

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

Director of Communications for the United Party, Solomon Owusu, has accused figures linked to the previous administration of exploiting weaknesses in the current government’s cocoa sector reforms to incite protests among farmers. Speaking on The Prime Insight on Joy Prime, Owusu said individuals who once played key roles in managing the sector were now leading press conferences and demonstrations after “seeing the weaknesses” of the present administration.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has reaffirmed its commitment to due process and the rule of law following a decision by INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of Files (CCF) to delete a Red Notice previously issued at Ghana’s request for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

As the world marks Valentine’s Day, a new episode of Behind The Lens with Queen Liz invites audiences to pause and reflect on what 14 February truly represents.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

In an illuminating revelation on JoyNews' Personality Profile, Ghanaian gospel icon Diana Hamilton has shared the surprising story of how she nearly became an architect instead of the nurse and celebrated psalmist the world knows today. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Multi-award-winning Ghanaian gospel musician Diana Hamilton has opened up about her formative years in the health profession, describing her time in nursing school as the pivotal era where her personal and professional lives converged. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), TAG Transport and Logistics Company Ltd., Tony Bonsu, has been honoured as a ‘Green Mobility & Sustainable Transport’ Personality of the Week, for his contribution to environmentally protective business operations. The recognition, conferred on him by the ‘Technology Boardroom’, an exclusive global executive platform curated by RADComm Group, designed to convene […]Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article