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Mr Ray Ankrah
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) in collaboration with COCOBOD and Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) will begin this year’s National Chocolate Week celebrations today with a series of activities lined up to commemorate it.
Under the theme ‘Eat Chocolate, Stay Healthy, Grow Ghana,’ the celebration would be held at the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange (Accra Mall) with the exhibition of variety of chocolate products.
It would be a five-day event to end on February 14 (Valentine’s Day).
Dubbed ‘Explore Ghana, Eat Chocolate,’ there would be enough locally manufactured chocolate for all, according to the organisers.
Speaking at the launch of the celebrations, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Tourism Board, Mr Akwasi Agyemang, assured that this year’s celebration would be used to showcase amazing products from Cocoa with the call on Ghanaians to patronise Ghanaian chocolates.
“This year’s celebration would be used to appreciate the excellent works of Cocoa farmers across the length and breadth of the country,” he stated.
For his part, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the COCOBOD, Mr Ray Ankrah, said the annual celebration was to highlight the consumption of locally cocoa-manufactured products.
He called on Ghanaians to embrace chocolates made from Ghana’s cocoa to generate revenue for developmental projects across the country.
Mr. Ankrah also announced that the consumption rate of chocolate had increased from 21 percent to 40 per cent due to hard work by the management of COCOBOD over the years.
By Michael D. Abayateye
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
