New Crystal Health Services (NCHS) has secured a capital injection of approximately 5.7 million dollars, as it seeks to take its services a notch higher in the provision quality healthcare.  The capital injection comprises a loan of US$2.5 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the...
The internet has revolutionized our society at an unprecedented speed, with mobile a key tool supporting its rapid growth. A recent study by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) found that a 10% increase in mobile broadband penetration yields a 1.8% increase in GDP in middle-income countries and a 2%...
In our decision-making process, as adults, teenagers or even as children, there is one thing I believe we all do before making a final choice, and that is to weigh our options; to ask why. We ask why to gain more context in order to have a better understanding,...
What makes a truly excellent service experience? In my years of studying service experiences, both the excellent and not-so-great, I have managed to catalogued some interesting experiences. Some I read of, others I heard of and still others, I personally experienced. In analysing all these experiences, I have always made it a...
One of the fastest growing digital payments markets in Africa, Ghana, gives the digital revolution a new meaning. The unprecedented growth of the digital economy in Ghana in recent years, especially its penetration in rural areas, speaks of the opportunities it offers in terms of social inclusion and accessibility....
Huawei has once again supported Ghana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic through the use of innovative technology. The Tech giant has this time donated two sets of ultra-modern intelligent Video Conference facilities and five sets of hi-tech body temperature-sensing cameras to the Presidency. The donation, which took place at Jubilee...
Rural and Community Banks play a vital and unique economic role in rural communities by providing credit to small scale farmers and small businesses, as well as the very low income earner They also support rural development projects through corporate social responsibility activities. Currently, there are 144 Rural and Community...
While almost all attention is focused on the Covid-19 pandemic running riot over the face of the earth, hilife musician, Obiba Collins has spent the ‘quiet time’ imposed on the nation by the authorities wisely by entering the studio to put this musical work together. Accompanied by the likes...
The Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has dismissed allegations that a disinfection contract for airports in Ghana was diverted. Reports had claimed Mr. Adda and Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GCAL), Yaw Kwakwa, had diverted the contract that was to be awarded to LCB Worldwide for...
The provision of capacity building and intensive awareness creation by Shea Network Ghana (SNG) encouraged more rural women to see Shea picking as a profession, a means of survival for their livelihoods and economic growth. The project, funded by Star Ghana under its Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) policy...