Emmanuel Bruce

ACCRA, May 25 (Reuters) - Ghana's government is committed to renewing the mining lease for Gold Fields' Tarkwa mine, it said on Monday, adding that it will subject the South African miner to fresh scrutiny of its plans before any renewal is granted. o Isaac Andrews Tandoh, CEO of Ghana's Minerals Commission, the sector regulator, denied the government was delaying the lease renewal process, saying officials had held meetings with Gold Fields as recently as last Friday.

ACCRA, April 30 (Reuters) - Ghana's cocoa regulator has accused some officials at licensed buying companies of using government funds to buy cheap beans smuggled from the Ivory Coast, depriving local growers of income and threatening Ghana's reputation for quality cocoa.

ACCRA, April 22 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in Ghana say payment delays of up to six months are preventing them from harvesting a rain-boosted mid-crop, despite strong yields in the world's second-largest producer. Farmers told Reuters this week that the delays have drained their operating funds, leaving them unable to hire labour or cover harvesting costs in Ghana, where the cocoa sector supports the livelihoods of some 800,000 farming families.