Top African financial service technology company, OPay, and leading web browser and software company in Opera, has donated 100,000 face masks to the the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Health. The donation is aimed at supporting government in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Receiving...
… as it sells Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine to Future Global Resources for US$95m Golden Star Resources (GSR) Limited, the gold mining company that owns and operates the Wassa and Prestea underground mines, has said the sale of its Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine to Future Global Resources (FGR) for US$95million presents the...
Rev. Dr. Asie Kabukie Ocansey, a renowned member of the African Union Labour Migration Advisory Committee, representing the Diaspora African Forum and founder of the Nekotech Centre for Labour Migration Diplomacy in collaboration with the Deadly to Decent Work Coalition-Middle-East and the University of Ghana’s Centre for Migration Studies,...
…to stop post-harvest losses, boost exports The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) is pushing for the setting-up of radiation facilities across the country to support the food export market as well as prevent post-harvest losses. According to the Commission, radiation is one of the best methods to address the perennial post-harvest...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for construction of a solid waste treatment facility at Fiaso, a farming community that lies on the banks of the Fia River in the Bono East Region. The sod-cutting ceremony was graced by the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Madam...
Gold Fields Ghana Limited has presented two brand-new fully-equipped Mercedes Benz ambulances to the Apinto Government Hospital and Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Hospital in the Western Region. The two ambulances cost US$248,000 and are to ensure good healthcare delivery for people of the area in which it operates. Stephen Osei-Bempeh, General Manager of...
The CEO of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, says impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic have proven to be more far-reaching than was anticipated at beginning of the year. Mr. Adadevoh says the company has invested a lot of resources - estimated to cost around GH¢100million - to guarantee the safety and...
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the industry regulator, has once again raised a red flag over the menace of agrochemicals misapplication by farmers, indicating that the wrongful practice poses threats to sustainable cocoa production and productivity. Over the years, the frequency of agrochemicals application, over- and under-use of pesticides and insecticides...
Ace Medical Insurance, a private health insurance company, has donated some items to the 37 Military Hospital. The donation, in execution of the company’s corporate social responsibility, was aimed at helping to alleviate the strain on the hospital’s resources caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Donation Items donated to the hospital...
A new report backed by Novartis Foundation and Microsoft has revealed that low- and middle-income countries could soon leapfrog high-income countries in their adoption of new AI-enabled technologies in health. According to the report, technologies such as mobile phone trading platforms, e-banking, e-commerce, and even blockchain applications have often been...