The Secretary-General of the Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA), Jean Marie Koffi, said the COVID-19 has not disrupted maritime activities within the West African Sub-region so far since all goods are still being imported and exported in ports of member states. “Activities at the port are...
Do you run a physical business and you are concerned about business sustainability due to stricter labor regulations in an attempt to contain this pandemic? Here are nine (9) ways you can stay in business: Review your business processes and departments Coronavirus has certainly brought about the need for enterprises...
How did we get here? Suddenly the world as we knew it came to a grinding halt and tottered on the brink of despair. In a swift moment, our sanity became questioned, our livelihoods and freedom of movement threatened by an invisible enemy called Corona that spread fear and...
The Northern regional director of the Ghana Health Services (GHS), Dr. John Bertson Eleeza, has stressed the need for the public to collaborate with GHS and state agencies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, the collaboration with authorities will help curb the issues affecting lives and the economy...
Sekyere Rural Bank Limited at Jamasi in the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region has presented Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, and disinfectants to three hospitals in the bank’s operational territories. The beneficiary health institutions include Jamasi Health Center, Agona Asamang SDA Hospital and Pope John Paul ll Medical Center at...
After 16 years of eking out a living as a small-scale builder, Misheck Woyo’s business came to an abrupt halt on March 27 when South Africa imposed a lockdown. Unable to pay rent and wages or even feed himself, he doesn’t know where to turn to for help. Woyo’s plight is...
Republic Bank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), has donated medical equipment worth GH¢240,000 to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, to support the treatment of patients under critical condition. The equipment donated to the hospital included two brand new ultramodern ventilators and two patient monitors to...
The world is at risk of widespread famines "of biblical proportions" caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has warned. David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme (WFP), said urgent action was needed to avoid a catastrophe. A report estimates that the number suffering from hunger could go from 135...
Some high-profile sovereign creditors are signalling a tentative willingness to help poorer countries with debt relief during the coronavirus pandemic - but many also caution that it won’t be as simple as it sounds. Recent agreement by G20 governments to freeze as many as 77 poorer nations’ debt payments for...
A strong advocate for intra-African trade because of the manifold benefits it holds, David Ofosu-Dorte - Executive Chairman of law firm AB & David, is positing that African countries should position themselves well in commerce, so as to be known for the distribution of certain goods and services throughout...