Ghana's COVID-19 cases have crossed the 5,000 mark to reach 5,127 with 22 deaths. Most of the deaths are associated with underlying ill-health.
According to Dr. Badu Sarkodie Addo, Head of Public Health Directorate, the age range for the deaths are between ages 9 and 82 years.
He said the mean...
First National Bank Ghana has launched ASPIRE (Accelerated Support for Pandemic Intervention and Relief Effort) to assist the government and its stakeholders in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASPIRE is a rapid response fund to address the critical and immediate health care needs in Ghana. Richard Hudson, CEO...
The Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS) has been given approval by government to start the recruitment process to employ about 1,174 Environmental Health Officers and Assistants into Local Government Services.
This follows the granting of financial clearance by the government of Ghana (GoG) through the Ministry...
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...
Npontu Technologies has launched its multi-channel self-service customer engagement platform for USSD, SMS, Bulk Email and social media posting & analysis.
Described as Deywuro, the multichannel platform allows the user to send millions of SMS and emails with secure sender IDs. According to a statement from Npontu, with its targeted...
Solidaridad, through its Sustainable West Africa Oil Palm Programme (SWAPP II), funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana and Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, has partnered the Ghana Skill Development Initiative project to develop a curriculum and learning materials for competency-based training in...
African officials fear market exclusion on temporary bond help
Investors, IMF working on plans to ease countries’ debt burden
African ministers held a video conference call to discuss debt relief last week, the same concern kept cropping up: how to cut the payments without jeopardizing future access to markets.
One...
As part of efforts towards combatting and containing the COVID-19 pandemic, ZEN Petroleum Limited, a leading, Ghanaian owned Oil Marketing Company (OMC) has made donations to the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital. This was done in a bid to shore up reserves of crucial personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essential...