The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has cautioned importers and exporters to stop engaging in illegal activities during their shipping transactions, saying there will be no mercy for any shipper once a transaction has been classified as illegal.
According to the GSA, its offices across the country receive multiple complaints every...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has warned applicants for the NBSSI/Mastercard Foundation’s Nkosuo to disregard any message soliciting money from them to complete the application form and qualify for the loan. According to the NBSSI, any such communication should be treated with contempt, as it is...
MUSIAD is a vibrant and highly competitive civil society organization based in Turkey with the ultimate goal of bringing producers, manufacturers, suppliers together with entrepreneurs, business people and government officials for the purposes trade and business. MUSIAD has about 11,000 members both at home and abroad.
The membership is predominantly...
For Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic will likely mean negative GDP growth at unprecedented rates. In addition, several African countries are dealing with the aftermath of a commodity price collapse – another key contributor to current recessionary trends.
The continent must now navigate economic recovery while building resilience to future shocks....
As supply chains around the world are disrupted and the demand for certain types of food drops following the COVID-19 outbreak, questions have begun to emerge about Africa and its ability to ensure food security for its citizens.
While parts of the continent have faced recent food production challenges due...
All is set for the official launch of ‘The Wish List: Thoughts that can shape society’, a book by award-winning PR practitioner, blogger and columnist Georgina Asare Fiagbenu on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at the Accra City Hotel.
The seasoned communications expert, who was adjudged Public Relations (PR) Discovery by...
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt E.S. Okraku, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of First National Bank Ghana, Dominic Adu.
The visit was to seek support from First National Bank in the development of Ghana’s football, foster a mutually beneficial relationship between the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an engagement series dubbed ‘Time with the Commission’ to drive closer partnerships with the investing public and other market operators in the capital market.
The initiative forms part of the Commission’s mandate for regulating, innovating and promoting the growth and development of...
The Food Sovereignty Platform (FSP), a group of Civil Society Organisations, is calling for withdrawal of the Plant Variety Protection bill, 2020 -currently before parliament.
According to the group, the bill is the same as the Plant Breeders bill that sought to promote the production of genetically modified organisms -...
“A clear conscience fears no accusation.” – African proverb
Democracy first emerged when the Athenians, dissatisfied with the governments of aristocracy and tyranny, demanded and actually ensured the institution of a better system. History has it that Pericles, the philosopher, championed this cause. His belief that all citizens (which only...