Faced with an unprecedented economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers in rich countries have adopted a ‘whatever it takes’ approach to save their economies from meltdown. But, confronted by an even worse crisis in the rest of the world, the same policymakers have echoed US President Herbert...
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread all over the world at an accelerated pace and the disease has already had adverse consequences on multiple countries across the globe. According to the World Economic Forum, the outbreak of COVID-19 has “highlighted cracks in global trust, the pitfalls of global interdependence and...
“Facing the pandemic, is not what happened matters, it is how we respond.” ― Napz Cherub Pellazo Last week, I examined the need for a thorough update of Business Continuity Plans in banks to contain the COVID 19 pandemic. The scale of the pandemic is unprecedented and some of the effects...
Dear Mr. President, I wish to extend my warm regards to you Sir. How I wish to know the pressure on you, but I believe you are doing very well by the grace of my God, Jehovah. You may not know me Sir, but it is my hope that this...
Perhaps COVID 19 can be a springboard for African scientists and governments to invest time and resources into developing an initiative for developing an African vaccine. At the outset President Akufo-Addo said the pandemic had given Ghana an opportunity to scale up domestic production for medical material, protective equipment as...
Ghanaian Youth Leader and Physician, Mr. Patrick Fynn, has been selected as fellow of the 2020 Yunus&Youth fellowship. Founded with the support of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Yunus & Youth (Y&Y), combines social entrepreneurship training with technology to remove educational barriers between countries and generations. Since 2014, Y&Y...
Over the past two decades, there have been some significant developments in the Ghanaian fashion industry. Whether one has taken the liking to scroll down social media pages or reading fashion magazines it has become quite the norm to come across images of African models or young people dressed...
The world is currently facing a crisis of unpredictable magnitude, and South Africa is no exception. Measures have been taken across the globe by governments and industry to address this crisis, and in this regard, the South African wine industry takes pride of place as a leader in responsible...
I fell in love with Accra when I first visited in 2002. At the time I was living and working in the US, but my work brought me to many parts of Africa. Outside of my home country of Cameroon, Ghana was where I felt the most at home....
Honorary Consuls General Corp-Ghana has presented a special financial package to some selected media houses in the country. The donation, presented by John Mitchell, Consul General for Trinidad and Tobago was in fulfillment of Ambassador Ray Quarcoo, Consul General of Haiti’s pledge on behalf of the Consul General Corp to media practitioners as...