The Minority in Parliament has demanded an immediate removal of the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey from his duty for what they have described as a failed reset agenda that has crippled the wellbeing of millions of cocoa farmers. Cocoa farmers have complained about delay in payment since November […]

Pressure is gradually mounting on mining firm Heath Goldfields, as a group known as the Catchment Area Community Alliance (CACA) is calling for the immediate revocation of the company’s mining lease. The group is also demanding urgent intervention from the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and all relevant institutions, arguing that Heath Goldfields lacks […]

Raheem Sterling has signed for Dutch side Feyenoord on a contract until the end of the season, bringing an end to his time at Chelsea and marking the first move of his career outside England. The 31-year-old England international left Chelsea by mutual consent in January after agreeing a settlement covering the final 18 months […]

The Minority in Parliament has criticized the government’s directive ordering the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to immediately pay cocoa farmers, describing the move as ineffective and raising concerns about the Board’s financial position. Reacting to the directive at a press conference in Parliament, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah […]

Owners and workers of industrial trawler companies have met with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Agriculture to deliberate on key challenges affecting their operations. The meeting held on February 12, focused largely on concerns surrounding the implementation of the new fisheries law, particularly the directive requiring industrial […]

As the world marks Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day 2026, Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) has issued a strong call for urgent and sustained action to protect the health and dignity of women and young people. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Dr. Charity Binka, the organization emphasized that this year’s commemoration […]

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government’s reduction of cocoa producer prices to GH¢41,392 per tonne, describing the move as unfair to farmers.

Secretary General of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Mr. Charles Osei Asibey has challenged sports journalists at the AIPS Africa Congress in Banjul, Gambia that their mission for the African Sports is to work on revealing the rot within the system while simultaneously protecting the foundation of the house they are trying to […]

The Chairman of the National Democratic congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has taken his Thank You Tour to the Effutu Constituency in the Central Region. Speaking to party faithful and traditional authorities on February 12, he said the purpose of his visit is to appreciate their support for the party in the 2024 elections. He […]

The Ghana AIDS Commission will distribute thousands of condoms and HIV test kits on February 13 to mark International Condom Day.

LIVE: Minority Speaks After Finance Minister Announces Major Cocoa Sector Reforms || 12-02-2026

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The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassile Ato Forson, has announced that the government has reduced the prices of cocoa to 2,587 Cedis per bag. He said during a press conference in Accra on Thursdfay Febraury 12 , that the reduction takes immediate effect. He said ,”Wasteful and uncontrolled expenditure practices are to be curtailed immediately. […]

Government has announced financial and structural reforms in the cocoa sector, including plans to revive the state-owned Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) and restructure billions of cedis in legacy debts owed by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson at a press briefing on Thursday, February 12, 2026 disclosed that CPC will […]

The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced the following reforms for immediate implementation in the Cocoa sector. Addressing a press conferefnce in Accra on Thursday Febraury 12, he said that a careful review of the cocoa sector over the last eight years revealed gross mismanagement, which requires immediate and comprehensive reforms to […]

Government reduces cocoa producer prices for the 2025/26 season following a 63% drop in global prices.

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate arrest of persons who angrily locked up offices of the NHIS in Tema earlier this week. A angry group, who claimed to be executives of the governing NPP in Tema, earlier in the week locked up the offices in protest at certain government appointments they […]

The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has disclosed the causes of the situation in the Cocoa sector as follows. He said that the current situation is largely driven by the unwillingness of buyers to purchase Ghana’s cocoa because it has become uncompetitive. He said cocoa from other producing countries is now selling at […]

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that 50% of cocoa beans produced in Ghana will be processed domestically from 2026/2027 crop year. This forms part of the measures to reform the cocoa sector of Ghana’s economy. Dr Cassiel Ato Forson also announced that the cabinet has directed the management of the Ghana […]