Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Most debts are arranged at an interest rate often determined by the creditor, but are often negotiable. Interest rate on loans can be a floating or fixed...
You still think it doesn’t matter who you know and who knows you?
The competitive nature of the job market makes it invaluable to forge varied strategic relationships; hence, networking skills cannot be overemphasised. It is a widely-held perception that people do business with people who know them. The ‘referee’...
Three Ghanaians have been disembarked at the Port of Tema, after being nabbed mid-voyage in Namibian waters during their stowaway attempt.
The three, who were hiding in a ship in order to make a journey without paying, were identified as Emmanuel Agyei-45 years, Akesse Francis Alan-46 years, and Samuel Yalley-45...
Tang Palace Hotel has been honored by the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) for its outstanding performance for the year 2019 under review.
This year’s GTA Greater Accra Regional Awards which was marked under the theme: Growing Tourism beyond the return, the Tang Palace Hotel was adjudged 4-Star hotel of the...
Few days ago I made a little history in Accra and met with the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, . Khalifa Yousif Alzaabi.
That was the first meeting ever of an Israeli and Emirati ambassadors in Ghana and it was very successful.
During the meeting, which was hosted in a...
The Programme Manager of the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Keziah Malm led a delegation from her outfit to inspect an on-going larval Source Management activity undertaken by Zoomlion in some parts of the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions.
Larval Source Management forms part...
Meridian Port Services Ltd (MPS) has relaunched its sea turtle conservation initiative in fulfilment of the company’s Environmental Action Plans for Sea Turtle Conservation and as per the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standard (PS6) for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources and the No-Net-Loss commitment.
The...
The COVID-19 crisis has devastated people’s lives, jobs, and businesses. Governments have taken forceful measures to cushion the blow, totalling a staggering US$12trillion globally.
These lifelines have saved lives and livelihoods. But they are costly and, together with sharp falls in tax revenues owing to the recession, they have pushed...
Government has officially unveiled the Ghana CARE Guarantee Scheme, a GH¢2 billion package to support businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The initiative, which falls under the GH¢100 billion Ghana CARES programme, provides guarantees for lending to SMEs that ultimately reduces the risk of lending for banks,...