Workplace Communications in the Pandemic It is quite impressive the way human beings are able to quickly adapt to situations. It definitely has to be one of the reasons why we have survived this long as a species. Our adaptability is simply amazing. Who would have thought that wearing of...
Newly introduced taxes on petroleum products will do little to stabilise the energy sector, if inefficiencies confronting state-owned energy agencies are not tackled head-on, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has said. In a statement, the think-tank said the government should scrap the new taxes because a significant component...
The Board of Directors of Ghana’s premium high-definition (HD) satellite broadcast service provider, SES HD PLUS, has appointed Adelaide Ahovy Abbiw-Williams as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1,2023. Most recently, Adelaide was responsible for launching HD+ in Ghana, where she successfully positioned HD+ as the preferred choice for quality TV...
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), has indexed monthly pensions upward by 10 percent for the year 2022. This increment is in line with Section 80 of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Act 766). Per the Trust, all pensioners...
For agriculture to sustain economic growth of the country in this pandemic period, there will be the need for practical incentives to be formulated across the value chain, speakers at an agriculture conference have said. The suggestion comes after data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) showed that agriculture was...
Pardon me if I feel compelled to conjure up mental images of the overwhelming burden of road crashes that our minds refuse to recollect. The circumstances of constant accidents and deaths of people bleed my heart. There is no doubt drivers are the major actors when it comes road accidents....
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) emerged as the top vehicle exporter for September 2020, with a total of 6 995 units shipped to its more than 100 global markets – an increase of 11.3-percent compared to August 2020, and its highest export volume for the year. On the domestic...
Social media network, Twitter, has introduced a live audio conversation dubbed ‘Spaces’ to enhance interaction on the platform. Space which was introduced last year was fully built and tested by a limited group. After a successful piloting, Twitter has opened it up, announcing that users with over 600 followers can begin...
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a week-long celebration to mark International Data Protection Day. International Data Protection Day, also known as Data Privacy Day, is celebrated annually on January 28 by more than 50 countries across the world including Ghana. The purpose of the day is to raise...
Shipping costs soared over the past year as consumers unleashed pent-up savings to buy new merchandise while the pandemic continued to snarl the world’s supply chains. Container rates have more than quadrupled since the start of the pandemic, with some of the biggest gains concentrated in the first three...