First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has stated that a consignment of cocoa beans destined for Japan has been rejected because of high residue levels.
Osei-Owusu indicated that the detection of metals in the consignment could be as a result of chemicals used by ‘galamsey’ operators in extracting gold from cocoa-growing...
Raaaaid. Kills insects dead! That is the advertising message of one of the insecticides on the market. The rains will soon come, and we cannot afford to keep our drains choked. Choked drains have always been breeding ground for mosquitoes which drain our blood. You can imagine the feeling...
Over the decades, organizations have played significant roles in the lives of people and society at large. Through their activities, goods and services have been provided for both survival and luxurious purposes, as well as even securing a source of livelihood for people. It goes without saying, therefore, why...
Volunteer travel, volunteer vacations or voluntourism is travel which includes volunteering for a charitable cause. (Wikipedia). Tourism in which travelers do voluntary work to help communities or the environment in the places they are visiting (Dictionary.com). “Voluntourism” is the intersection of international volunteering and tourism, also called variously “volunteer...
The Rent Control Act 1963, Act 220 under Section 255 states that no landlord has the right to take rent advance for more than three months and six months for residential and commercial areas. The Rent Control Department was created to ensure a favourable rent environment.
Unfortunately, due to demand...
A chartered banker, accountant and economist - Dr. Williams Abayaawein Atuilik - recently addressed a one-day practitioners’ forum at KNUST where experienced, practicing professionals spoke to students on relevant topics - and the topic for the day was ‘Corporate Governance and Ethics’.
Dr. Atuilik minced no words when he lay...
This is an extract from a talk that we gave last Wednesday (April 18th) at MEST (Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology), as par of our CSR Activities for April, the International Month of Customer Loyalty.
Btw, we are giving an extended version of this talk on May 11th at WorkShed...
Despite its huge agricultural potential, Africa spends around US$35bn each year on food imports. This number may rise above US$110bn by 2025 due to rapid population growth, changes in dietary habits and the increasingly severe impacts of climate change. The lack of food sustainability, as well as food and nutrition...