The Israeli Trade and Economic Mission in Ghana, in partnership with the Israeli Export Institute, has organised an exclusive event for top management personnel of investment companies and business advisory firms at its maiden VIP Investors Forum, which took place at Dawhenya Greenhouse Village in the Ningo Prampram Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Participants […] The post Israeli
Ghana Insurance College, the premier training institution for insurance practitioners in the country last weekend held its 13th and 14th graduation ceremony at the auditorium of the National Insurance Commission (NIC). About 299 students qualified to be awarded certificates and diplomas in the 2019 and 2020 academic sessions. A break down shows that 10 qualified […] The post GIC graduates
GASO Petroleum Limited, a contractor for Abosso Gold Fields Limited (AGL), has presented 10 desktop computers with accessories to Huni-Valley Senior High School (HUNIVASS) in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The computers are to assist the research work of teachers to build their capacity and improve the performance of students in Information […] The post GASO Petroleum
Government should consider entering into Public-Private Partnership agreements with the private sector to source COVID-19 vaccines for the general public, the Minority in Parliament have urged. “The health needs of Ghanaians must remain paramount in all considerations of this government, and failure is not an option. If funding is becoming a challenge for government, it […] The post Consider
Neoliberalism is dead. Or perhaps it remains very much alive. Pundits have been calling it both ways these days. But either way, it is hard to deny that something new is afoot in the world of economic policy. US President Joe Biden has called for a vast expansion of government spending on social programs, infrastructure, […] The post Beware economists bearing policy paradigms
Technology enabled payment solutions have for the past decade revolutionized the payments and collections industry with fit for purpose functions meant to address specific needs within financial ecosystems. Institutions that collect and move bulk cash have had their fair share of these apps. Of particular notice is apps designed specifically for payments and collections in […] The post Benefits
(A late entry) [Whereupon the conclusion is reached on 9 May by the writer (with you reading it on the 12th) that the gods are, in fact, not to blame] A traditional title just won’t cut it—not today. I did try my hands on a few. Thank God I didn’t go with this fleeting thought […] The post Attempted Prophecies: A title just won’t do appeared first on
Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020 Conflicts, or economic shocks that are often related to COVID-19 along with extreme weather, are continuing to push millions of people into acute hunger. The number of people facing acute food insecurity […] The post Acute
Following Frontiers Services Limited’s reports of increasing cases of COVID-19 at Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Occupy Ghana issued a statement. They identified the following problems; Travellers arriving in the country from high-risk countries; Travellers arriving with fake PCR test results; Non-availability of quarantine facilities for large numbers of travellers; Hotels not willing to be used […] The post ‘Vaccine
The Ministers in charge of Agriculture and Food Security of ECOWAS Member States have resolved to work towards adequate food reserves at the local, national and regional levels to ensure food security in the sub region. They would, therefore, mobilise and allocate significant resources to strengthen and expand community and private storages in the region […] The post We’ll work
Civil Society Organisation BudgIT Ghana has noted with great concern the ‘FixtheCountry’ campaign by some Ghanaian youth dissatisfied with the country’s situation. “While acknowledging the economic hardships induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge government to take immediate steps to address some of the key concerns which predate the health crisis,” a statement from BudgIT […] The post BudgIT
…tables in Ashaiman meat market almost empty The Ashaiman Main Market Butchers Association has decried the importation of meat products into Ghana, arguing that the situation is crippling their business activities. They fear losing their business for the reason that about 80% of their customers preferred cheap imported meat to the fresh ones on the […] The post Meat imports
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has urged the 37 countries which have ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement to resort to the dispute settlement body that has been set up to address any challenge they might face. He has also asked them to endeavour to comply […] The post Comply with trade
CSOs say taxes will promote already lucrative illegal trade The economy loses over GH¢3billion in revenue every year from official and unofficial trade in petroleum products. A breakdown of the amount shows that official trade – products that come into the country through approved channels but cannot be traced – is GH¢1.5billion a year, according […] The post GH¢3bn
GOIL Company Limited, GOIL, has presented food items to the National Chief Iman, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, toward celebrations of Eid Fitr or the end of Ramadan. The items included 20 bags of rice, 15 gallons of oil, 15 cartons of tinned tomatoes, 20 cartons of assorted drinks, 40 packs of bottled water and 50 […] The post GOIL donates to Chief Imam towards Eid Al-Fitr
A former Director of Engineering at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Ing. Norbert Anku, has said that the nation’s grid infrastructure is well structured to integrate nuclear energy once the power is generated. According to him, electricity integration is one of the mandates of GRIDCo and enough technology is available to support the grid integrate electricity […] The post Ghana’s
Getting high is no longer a thing of the “stoner” stereotype, but something for all kinds of people to do recreationally in their free time. As weed rapidly becomes legal in a growing number of states throughout the nation, it is becoming a more accepted and less stigmatized aspect of society and everyday life. In […] The post How to Break Stereotypes
The Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) at Mampong-Akwapim has called on government to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to establish the long overdue Institute for Emerging & Re-emerging Infectious Disease Research. According to CPMR, depending on the challenges experienced and lessons learnt over the past one year with outbreak of the global pandemic, […] The post CPMR
Ghana has received the 350,000 additional doses of the much-awaited second batch of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total number of vaccines to 950,000. The country received the vaccines through the COVAX Facility (CEPI, GAVI, UNICEF, WHO), with logistical support from UNICEF. The move has come at a time where Ghanaians had heightened […] The post COVID-19
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