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Farmers have appealed to the Ministry of Agriculture to support farmers with subsidy to purchase organic fertilizer in order to meet the demand for fertilizer in the country. Fertilizer prices have risen nearly 30 percent since the start of 2022, following last year’s 80 percent surge according to the World Bank. Concerns about fertilizer affordability and availability have been amplified ...

A Former Deputy Finance Minister Casiel Ato Forson has welcomed the decision by the government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support. He said he is glad over the decision. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch the video Below; “I am glad that finally, the NPP government has taken the decision to go to the IMF in ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed his Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to commence formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) inviting the Fund to support an economic programme put together by the Government of Ghana. This follows a telephone conversation between the President and the IMF Managing Director, Miss Kristalina Georgieva, conveying Ghana’s decision to engage with the Fund. The Ministry of Information announced ...

Abanga Farms & Food Systems Limited, a Ghanaian agricultural-based company, has taken delivery of the first consignment of top-quality beef from MEATCO, the Namibian meat producing and exporting company to distribute in Ghana. It is the first of its kind between the SADC and ECOWAS regions. At a ceremony on Wednesday, June 29 2022 at the Tema Harbour, the Chief ...

Former President John Mahama says the Akufo-Addo led-administration can only salvage the nation from the current economic hardship with help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking at a forum on the Economy in Accra on Thursday June 30 2022, Mr. Mahama indicated that the IMF and its technocrats will come with solid policies such as fiscal discipline among others ...

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has served notice it will begin strike on Friday July1, 2022, over their Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). Speaking to Starr News, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman for NAGRAT, Henry Tettey Tetteh expressed worry over government’s neglect of their concerns. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch the video Below; “So ...

The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has raised doubts about the connection of a viral video to any of its professionally trained caterers as it conducts further probe into the video. In the video, which is making rounds on social media, a faceless woman, perceived to be a caterer, is seen dishing out what appears to be a hot liquid ...

The Russian Embassy in Ghana has urged the media to stop blaming Russia for  the increasing prices of food items in the country. According to the embassy, the media has fallen for the narrative by the West that they are responsible for the food challenges on the African continent. In a tweet Thursday, the embassy accused the media of deliberately ...

Former President John Mahama has criticised what he says is the poor handling of the economy by the Akufo-Addo administration. Speaking at a forum on the Economy in Accra on Thursday June, 30 2022, Mr. Mahama also bemoaned government’s reaction to the economic challenge. “It is apparent that even as the ship of state is being buffeted by the choppy ...

Two police officers have undergone emergency surgery following attacks on them during the Arise Ghana demonstration on Monday. A statement on the Official Police Facebook page revealed that the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery and the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Akuffo Dampare have visited the injured officer at the Police Hospital in Accra. “The number of officers who were ...