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Shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers could be the “tip of the iceberg”, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said. Certain products are hard to come by in UK supermarkets due to poor weather reducing the harvest in Europe and north Africa, Brexit rules and lower supplies from UK and Dutch producers hit by the jump in energy bills to heat glasshouses. The NFU’s deputy president, Tom Bradshaw, said a reliance on imports had left the UK particularly exposed to “shock weather events”. He said the UK had now “hit a tipping point” and…

When pandemic aid that has boosted food-stamp benefits gets cut next week, millions of low-income Americans will confront smaller balances in the accounts they use to pay for groceries, leaving food banks bracing for a spike in demand. As of March 1, the emergency allotment for individuals and households enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will end in 32 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. That means recipient households will see their monthly grocery allocations reduced by at least $95, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning…

Some schoolchildren in the Fanteakwa South District in the Eastern Region have stated that they find it difficult to understand subjects being taught solely in the English Language. The schoolchildren who are in the kindergarten stage to primary have, therefore, suggested the use of the local language predominant in their area as well to enable them to fully comprehend what they are taught in class. Two of the children who are from the Osino Presbyterian Basic School, Esther Mensah and Kwame Dankwa, made the suggestion on the sideline of this year’s International Mother Language Day celebration organised in the district…

Speakers at a programme on Preventing and Containing Violent Extremism (PCVE) in Accra have underscored the need for enhanced collaboration among state and non-state actors to prevent violent extremism in the country. For them, collaboration among civil society organisations, the citizenry and the various security agencies was critical to dealing with violent extremism. The speakers included the Principal Analyst at the Ministry of National Security, Dr Sayuti Baba; the Chairperson of the National Commission for Civil Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy; the Director of National Centre for Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism (NCCRM), Col. Joseph K. Merdiemah; Team Leader…

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has revealed that 36 oil marketing companies (OMCs) owe the NPA GH¢193m ($32m USD). Of the total amount owed, approximately 80% is owed by eight out of the 36 companies. Some of the OMCs have also failed to renew their licenses for over two years, resulting in the revocation of their licenses. The NPA is working in collaboration with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to retrieve all monies that were accrued from margins, levies, or taxes on fuels which had not been accounted for by…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has threatened to cancel election results of crisis-ridden areas during the presidential and National Assembly elections in Kogi State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Hale Longpet, sounded the warning while reacting to the crises that erupted in some Local Government Areas while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja. A report sourced from The Punch indicates that there were reports of interference of thugs in some polling units in Anyigba and Dekina in the Kogi East and Mopa in the Kogi West as well as parts of Kogi Central, where voting…

A Parliamentary Think Tank, Africa Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has backed the Minority in Parliament over the new Electoral CI aimed at using only Ghana Card for Voter Registration in the country. This comes on the back of Parliament sacking officials of the Electoral Commission and the National Identification Authority over the absence of EC chairperson Mrs. Jean Mensah Adukwei. Officials of the EC and the NIA had been summoned to brief MPs on a new CI seeking to make the Ghana card the only proof of nationality for voter registration. The CI is also seeking to scrap the…

Ghanaian diets are becoming more westernised and generally suboptimal, a needs assessment study conducted by a team from the School of Public Health of the University of Ghana, has revealed. This means that Ghanaians are now consuming diets that look like those of Western countries, a co-chair of the team, who is also a lecturer at the School of Public Health of the University of Ghana, Professor Richmond Aryeetey, explained. He said instead of the traditional maize-based foods and other local foods, Ghanaians were now eating more rice, and baked and fried foods associated with Western countries. Prof. Aryeetey said…

Broadcaster, Bridget Otoo is puzzled over Kwabena Duffour Jnr’s decision to contest in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries despite his unimpressive performance as a leader when he served in different capacities.Duffour Jnr is eyeing the Sekyere Afram Plains seat which is being occupied by NDC’s Alex Adomako Mensah.Dr. Kwabena Duffour Jnr holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Banking and International Finance from Cass Business School, United Kingdom respectively. He has also worked with the Ghana International Bank Plc London – Treasury Department and with Star Assurance Company Limited as an underwriter trainee and now wants to become a…

A community has been left shaken after a group armed with samurai swords and machetes stormed through their town. The alarm was raised in the early hours of this morning following a ‘public order incident’ on Regents Street in Reading. Officers were made aware of a group of people with weapons at around 3am, Thames Valley Police said. The weapons included samurai swords and machetes. An order granting additional police powers has been enacted in Reading following the scare. Thames Valley Police said there were reports of up to eight people armed with samurai swords and machetes, as well as…