The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that producer prices for cocoa will remain unchanged for the 2026 Light Crop Season, which is set to begin on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The announcement was made in an official directive signed by the Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Agronomy and Quality Control, Dr. Francis Baah. […]

Ghana and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched a high-level partnership aimed at strengthening the country’s Blue Economy, with a focus on sustainable fisheries management, aquaculture expansion, and long-term food security. The initiative was highlighted during a strategic meeting in Accra between FAO Deputy Director-General Maurizio Martina and Ghana’s Minister for Fisheries and […]

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Frank Amoakohene, has announced that the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has fully resumed normal operations after a temporary congestion at its Accident and Emergency (A&E) Centre disrupted admissions earlier this week. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, June 3, Dr Amoakohene disclosed that he had received confirmation from the hospital’s […]

Jamaica is facing a significant gap between consumer demand for digital payments and the infrastructure needed to support a cashless economy, according to a recent study by Mastercard. While an overwhelming majority of Jamaicans are eager to embrace digital financial services, inadequate merchant infrastructure and high operating costs continue to keep cash at the center […]

The Bank of Ghana has directed Mobile Money Fintech Limited (MMFL) to suspend its planned 0.75 percent fee on wallet-to-bank transfers, just days before the new charge was scheduled to take effect on June 1, 2026. The central bank’s intervention temporarily halts the proposed fee pending further consultations with key industry stakeholders and government institutions. […]

Ghana’s national currency, the Ghanaian cedi, has officially emerged as the worst-performing currency in West Africa and the weakest in sub-Saharan Africa so far in 2026, according to new market data compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group and Reuters. Despite signs of improving macroeconomic stability earlier in the year, the cedi has continued to […]