As Burkina Faso battles with one of the worst growing seasons in recent years, Ghana risks facing a tomato shortage as the former delivers 90 percent of this product's imports. The growing season in Burkina Faso, over the last two years, has been facing challenges owing to extremely sparse rainfall in around 20 of the country's 45 provinces. Data from the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) indicate that Ghana currently imports 90 percent of its fresh tomatoes from Burkina Faso. Tomatoes currently have a national consumption demand of 800,000 tons per annum. Ghana is estimated to consume more than 100,000 tons of tomato mix annually, apart from the fresh tomatoes.

The five babies who were delivered at the ST. Martin’s De Porres Hospital in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Eastern Region, are currently under incubation at the hospital. However, the weight of the girls after the deliveries stood less than a kilogram, hence their incubation to ensure that they gain the minimum weight required. “We have to gain weight. So we are hoping to help them gain more weight. We are hoping to see them gain at least 1.8 kg before we discharge them,” she told Angel News reporter Simon Kwabena Agyemang.

Carlo Sdralevich, leader of the IMF negotiation team in Ghana, has reaffirmed the government's narrative that Ghana's economic hardship is partly a result of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Sdralevich, after meeting the various stakeholders in the country concluded that Ghana's fiscal and debt situation has severely worsened following the COVID-19 pandemic. He admitted that Russia's invasion of the territories of Ukraine is also hitting hard at a time when the country is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic shock. Carlo Sdralevich said, “Ghana is facing a challenging economic and social situation amid an increasingly difficult global environment. The fiscal and debt situation has severely worsened following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The three are the current Chairman, Freddie Blay; Frederick Freduah Antoh, the First National Vice President; and Sammi Awuku, a one-time National Youth Organiser of the party. In this article, GhanaWeb refocuses the lens on the aspirants for the various NPP national executive positions who have already done big U-turns. Charles Bissue:Initially aspiring for the General Secretary position of the NPP, a Presidential Staffer, Charles Bissue, announced his official withdrawal from the race on July 13, 2022. “On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, I officially withdrew my aspiration for the General Secretary position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Tumfuor Klinsman Karikari:For National Youth Organiser, Tumfuor Klinsman Karikari pulled out of the race after his initial interests.

Ofosu Asamoah said that teacher unions calling off their strike will prevent other stakeholders from issuing threats and will help foster discussions on the needs of the teachers. “Calling off the strike is for avoidance of threat from any of the parties... “So, it is in the interest of the teacher unions to call off the strike and negotiate,” asaaseradio.com reports. The Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union commenced a nationwide strike action on Monday, June 4, 2022. The government has insisted that the teachers must return to the classroom before the negotiations start.

Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has described as sad, the death of the Municipal Chief Executive for Bibiani Anwiaso Bekwai, Alfred Amoah and his driver on Tuesday night. The vice President in a Facebook post described the MCE and his driver, Samuel Gyasi as dedicated patriots. Alfred Amoah, MCE for Bibiani Anwiaso Bekwai Municipal Assembly and his driver Samuel Gyasi. MCE driver dies in ghastly accidentThe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Mr. Alfred Amoah and his driver, died in a ghastly road accident on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. The deceased Alfred Amoah and his driver, yet to be identified, died instantly at the time of filing this report.

Business News of Wednesday, 13 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comEuro and US Dollar now reach equal valueGhana cedi struggles against major trading currenciesRussia-Ukraine tensions stoke inflation pressures, energy demandThe exchange rate between the Euro and United States Dollar has reached parity – meaning the two major currencies now have the same worth. The development would make it the first in 20 years for such an occurrence. On Tuesday, July 12, the euro hit $1, which represented a decline of about 12 percent since the start of this year. Recent economic developments on the globe have sparked fears of a recession associated with supply chain disruptions, high inflationary pressures, energy supply uncertainty and tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank announced that it will hike interest rates this month [July] for the first time since 2011 in a move to stem inflation, as the current eurozone inflation rate is pegged at 8.6 percent.

Ghana's talks with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, for an economic rescue programme could yield fruits in the first quarter of 2023, a JoyNews reportage monitored by GhanaWeb has said. According to the report, sources close to the IMF made this revelation after a crunch meeting between the officials of the fund and Parliament’s Finance Committee on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. The IMF source, according to the report said, "the Fund is seriously concerned about the country’s debt position and will undertake a debt sustainability analysis before agreeing on a deal with the government." This was despite the insistence of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, government functionaries and President Akufo-Addo that Ghana will not return to the IMF. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.

In a Twitter post on July 12, 2022, the Embassy in Accra indicated that the decision was taken following a meeting between the Chief Justice, Anin-Yeboah and Ambassador Palmer, where legal reforms were discussed. The process said it is a process that will help track criminal cases from the beginning to the end. “The U.S. is supporting Ghana to modernize its legal system including a process to track criminal cases from beginning to end. Amb Palmer recently met Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah to discuss legal reforms. The U.S. is supporting Ghana to modernize its legal system including a process to track criminal cases from beginning to end.

Former Deputy Information Minister under the N.D.C in the John Dramani Mahama administration, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has alleged that the Electoral Commission is seeking to compile a new voters register for the 2024 elections with the Ghana card as the only source of identification. According to him, this comes barely two years after the Commission spent over $80 million on a new register for the 2020 elections. In a Facebook post, he said there must be something really amiss with Jean Mensah and her colleagues in the leadership of the Electoral Commission with regards to this decision. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.

Last week, President Akufo-Addo defended the decision by stating that a possible bailout from the Bretton Woods institution will in the short-run repair Ghana’s public finances which have been impacted significantly by recent economic developments. “In our case, we have decided to see the collaboration with the International Monetary Fund to repair in the short run, our public finances, which have taken a severe hit in very recent times,” President Akufo-Addo earlier said. He argued that the previous 17 IMF programmes that Ghana has participated in, never restored anything in the economy as they all failed. “Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo says an IMF bailout is “necessary to restore public finances.” SPOILER ALERT: None of Ghana’s previous 17 IMF bailouts restored anything. Akufo-Addo says an IMF bailout is “necessary to restore public finances.” SPOILER ALERT: None of Ghana’s previous 17 IMF bailouts restored anything.

Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party, NPP, has disclosed that all campaigns for national executive positions are to end 24 hours before polls begin on Saturday, July 16. Yaw Buaben Asamoa told Citi News that this was the latest directive the party was rolling out to ensure discipline in the internal reorganization process. “We expected campaign activities to come to an end when delegates travel to the conference venue and for them to come comfortably to the conference venue to vote. The current directive comes after the order to remove all billboards of aspirants in the upcoming elections. The National Delegates Conference is set to take place from 15th to 17th of July at the Accra Sports Stadium.

Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has suggested that the worsening economic situation in the country will lead to an uprising as citizens of West African nations including Ghana are boiling with anger. In an interview granted to Accra-based Joy News, Nunoo-Mensah opined that if this trajectory continues there will be a ‘big explosion.' Citing the recent Arise Ghana demonstration, the retired officer said there will be a time when someone with the character traits of late President Jerry John Rawlings will rise up to save starving citizens. Another Rawlings is going to get up and cause a big mess, bigger than Rawlings' mess. TWI NEWSArisa Ghana protesters poured onto the streets of Accra on June 28 and 29 in protest against worsening economic hardship.

General News of Monday, 11 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Immigration Service, GIS, has published the images and names of some jailbreakers from a prison in Nigeria who are believed to be part of the Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram. These persons freed by the Boko Haram rebels, on Wednesday, July 6, at Kuje Prison in Abuja are on the run and believed to be hiding in Ghana. There were reports on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, of about some 900 inmates who escaped in a jailbreak at the Kuje Maximum Security Prison in Abuja. The reports indicated that about 443 of the 879 escapees are still missing. Umar Abubakar, a spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service said, while hundreds of others have either been recaptured or turned themselves in at police stations.

General News of Sunday, 10 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comRenowned academic and lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata is one of the legal brains that has established his legacy in the law profession over the years. Having begun his law profession at a very young age of 20, he obtained his first-class honours in the LLB Part II examination. According to a Ghana News Agency (GNA) publication on July 2, 1969, Tsatsu Tsikata was one of 42 other students to have passed the examination and the only one to have obtained first-class honours among his colleagues. Two others; Emmanuel Victor Oware Dankwa and Mary Eunice Koranteng Sakyi obtained second class (Upper Division). Below is the post which was reshared by Graphiconline.com: