The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection was instrumental in distributing food items to vulnerable groups in the country, like the poor and needy, during the partial lockdown that was in place at the onset of coronavirus.
However, the Ghana Blind Union (GBU) has bemoaned being left out of...
The industry that is suffering the most immediate repercussions in view of COVID-19 is hospitality and leisure.
Hospitality is among the hardest hit due to fears of community spread through travel and group environments.
No doubt, the global trend in cancellation of flights, closure of borders (land, sea and air), and...
General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Yankson, has cautioned that with the rising number of infected COVID-19 cases, if we don't take time and our health system is overwhelmed, deaths that we are worried about could go up.
As of yesterday, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, Ghana's...
Illegal fuel trade along the coast in the Central Region and the Takoradi enclave is assuming alarming proportions, and as a result the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) is seeking legal backing to both seize and destroy vessels engaged in the illegal activity.
The Authority’s Director General, Thomas Kofi Alonsi, speaking...
Africa accounts for 53% of global cashew production, but less than 10% of global processing. Through local processing there is a value addition potential of US$2.8 billion every year and potential employment of 275,000 people in the processing plants.
USIBRAS Ghana Limited, subsidiary of a leading cashew nut processing firm...
President Akufo-Addo, during his 9th address to the nation on COVID-19 updates, extended the ban on public gatherings until the end of May 2020. This did not come as a surprise to many since the country has recorded increased number of infections in recent days.
This means that during this...
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has presented its report on the impact of COVID-19 on the country’s banking sector, and announced that banks should brace for substantial credit losses, increased cybersecurity challenges, and increased cost in keeping employees safe while the pandemic ravages the economy.
The report paints a grim outlook for the...
A new WHO Africa study based on assumptions that no containment measures are put in place projects that the novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the first year, and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year.
Thankfully, most countries on...
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has again received high plaudits from his colleague African Heads of State for his sterling leadership. Former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and South Africa’s President and African Union chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa jointly commended Akinwumi for his visionary leadership and bold...
Global merchandise trade is set to plummet by an estimated 13-32% this year (2020) because of COVID-19, trade analysts have indicated.
The pandemic has paralysed manufacturing networks and supply chains – especially in China, which accounts for 28% of global manufacturing output. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the global economy...