Bright Simons, Vice President of IMANI Africa, has raised concerns over COCOBOD’s special-purpose financing vehicle, Cocoa Capital PLC, which is seeking to raise GH¢16.3 billion through domestic fundraising.
According to Bright Simons, the move to raise funds through commercial paper and bonds comes amid COCOBOD’s...
The three striking teacher unions are made up of National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) have rejected calls...
Four people have been tragically killed in a road crash involving a Toyota Voxy and a MAN Diesel trailer on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.
Reports suggest the crash occurred in the early hours of Monday,...
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, has sued the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, and broadcaster Abubakar Alhassan, popularly known as Blakk Rasta.
According to Nana Agyei Baffour...
Residents of Adipa in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region have given the John Mahama government a seven-day ultimatum to stop the transfer of waste from the Agbogbloshie landfill to the Adipa...
The Ghana Police Service has announced they have arrested three suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old Circle phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere.
The Police disclosed that the suspects have been...
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the establishment of a special-purpose financing vehicle, Cocoa Capital PLC, to support and supervise a planned GH¢16.3 billion domestic fundraising programme.
Reports suggest Cocoa Capital PLC was incorporated on August 7, 2026, under the Companies Act, 2019.
The Cocoa Capital PLC will be wholly owned by COCOBOD, with an initial paid-up capital of GH¢5 million.
The special-purpose financing vehicle's principal purpose is to raise funds and apply the proceeds to approved cocoa-sector financing and refinancing activities.
According to reports, the move is expected to give COCOBOD a dedicated vehicle to access the domestic capital market and raise funding under the Cocoa Notes Programme.
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Veteran Nollywood actor Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, known professionally as Olu Jacobs, has died at 84.
Reports of Olu Jacobs' death emerged on Wednesday, September 16.
Olu...
Bernice Offei, a Veteran Ghanaian gospel musician, has died at the age of 63.
According to reports, Bernice Offei died on Saturday morning, September 12, 2026.
Bernice Offei was a respected figure in Ghana’s gospel...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has challenged the Mahama government’s decision to set the producer price of cocoa for the 2026/27 season at GH¢2,650 per 64-kilogramme bag.
According to the NPP, the price is...
