Following the outbreak of COVID-19 globally, the planning committee for the Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA) has officially announced that GBA 2019 will be held virtually and streamed on TV and online on June 13, 2020. The beverage awards, which is in its fourth year, closed nominations to the general public...
Senior mentor for the African Leadership Initiative and Executive Director of Salt and Light Ministries, Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, has shared insights on the qualities and attitude needed to get the future leaders ready for the leadership mantle ahead. Speaking on Y FM’s Yleaderboard Series, she sought to erase the...
To stay ahead of the competition post COVID-19, hotels and other private sector players in the hospitality industry must innovate or face total collapse, Godfred Edem Gaogli, Group Front Office & Marketing Manager, Central Hotel, has said. He explained that even though the hospitality sector is near shutdown, Central Hotel,...
Staying at home and not living one’s normal life is not an easy situation to bear. Covid-19 has brought about a new term known as “The New Normal”. This means many things are no more normal and we have to live them. This term was coined by El-Erian the now...
The National Hospitality Association of Ghana (NHAG) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider re-opening the restaurants for business as a matter of utmost urgency. Considering the fact that the sector has borne the brunt of efforts by government to curtail spread of coronavirus in the country,...
The predicament of hospitality facilities, emanating from the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic lingers on as there is no sight to the end of the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 precautionary and control measures like border closures, ban of public gatherings including conferencing and other social event weddings have culminated to paralyze...
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has produced a video entitled – Obour, a MUSIGA success story, 8-years on covering the eight-year reign of the former President of the Union, Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour. The video chronicles the elections in Tamale that resulted in Obour’s presidency from 2011 through...
The predicament of hospitality facilities emanating from the outbreak of coronavirus lingers on, as there is no end in sight to the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 precautionary and control measures like border closures, ban on public gatherings including conferencing and other social events like weddings have culminated to paralyse the hospitality...
The Ghana Tourism Authority’s (GTA) office in the Northern Region has put in place strategies to reboot the tourism sector when a clear roadmap is seen after COVID-19. The authority is building capacity of the hospitality industry players, liaising with the traditional authorities to rehabilitate tourism sites, ensure the hospitality...
Five international air transport and tourism bodies have launched an appeal to international financial institutions, country development partners and international donors to support Africa’s Travel & Tourism sector which employs some 24.6 million people on the African continent. Without urgent funding, the COVID-19 crisis could see a collapse of...