The Fisheries Commission has reversed a decision that would have allowed tuna vessels to use lights to attract fish after an uproar from canoe fishers, who are prohibited from using this fishing method. The decision to grant an exemption for tuna vessels is against Ghanaian law in the first...
Field Ready Ltd. - a UK SME that collaborates with government and industry to run employability programmes that prepare young graduates with the skills - ran a Field Ready ventilator challenge which was a 4-week challenge to design simple, practical and scalable ventilators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, Rev. Professor Frimpong-Manso, is certainly a voice of reason - as he is asking religious bodies not to rush the president into taking a decision to re-open churches in the wake of increasing numbers of COVID-19 in Ghana.
This is in view...
Field Ready Ltd. - a UK SME that collaborates with government and industry to run employability programmes that prepare young graduates with the skills, knowledge and behaviour required by industrial companies - has recently concluded the first phase of its Field Ready ventilator challenge.
Sixteen teams of male and female...
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Ghana Airport Company (GACL) have waived landing charges indefinitely for all flights that use Ghana’s airports. The move is to help alleviate the plight of airlines and other stakeholders in the aviation space due to the effect of COVID-19 on their operations.
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Vodafone Ghana’s exemplary digital channels have simplified its engagement with customers during this unprecedented period. The telco has empowered customers to digitally access its products and services from the safety of their homes while enjoying convenience, ease of use and speed. This is in line with Vodafone’s commitment to ultimately...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has partnered with United Way Ghana to provide COVID-19 relief to vulnerable households in the Ayawaso district of the Greater Accra Region.
The relief package comprises nutrition packs, health and hygiene items to vulnerable households, literacy materials for children and sanitation items to a Community Health...
Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) could face exacerbated liquidity challenges in the times ahead if the impacts from coronavirus on the economy persist for long as they await payment of locked up investments with collapsed fund management firms.
The future looks quite bleak for the rural banking space as the two...
...as it kicks against plans to turn Ghana Gas into aggregator
It is high time Ghana stopped the continuous political experimentation with gas resources, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said - insisting that government halts the proposed plan to make Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) a gas...