President Akufo-Addo has announced a new producer price for Cocoa for the 2020/2021 crop season. The government has pegged the new price at GHS10, 560 per metric ton of cocoa— which translates to GHS660 per bag of cocoa. The current 2019/20 producer price of GHS8,240 per metric ton (GHS514/64kg Bag) was an increase of 8.2 […] The post President
The World Bank has approved $125 million from the International Development Association for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project (GAMA SWP). This additional financing will support the Government of the Republic of Ghana’s effort to reach 550,000 people in low income urban communities of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) and the […] The post World
Achimota Retail Centre has set off its month-long fifth anniversary celebration in a public-spirited fashion, with the donation of a consignment of medical supplies and PPEs to the Achimota Hospital in Accra. A delegation led by Mr. Isaac Kyei-Mensah, a Director at the Centre, handed over items including latex examination gloves, disinfectants, industrial sanitizers, face […] The post COVID
The 2020 edition of the Livestock, Poultry and Fisheries Training Tradeshow (LiPF) has been slated for September 25th and 26th, 2020. The event that will have the United States Department for Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Ghana Poultry Project (GPP) playing lead role in training, showcases and promotes the Livestock, Poultry and fisheries production value chain in Ghana. […] The post 2nd
The country is relieved that the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) called off its strike action yesterday, which started on Monday. The strike action by the GRNMA, the Ghana Physicians Association and the Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anesthetists lasted for three clear days before the National Labour Commission (NLC) managed to begin […] The post Editorial:
Huawei has unveiled major upcoming updates for HarmonyOS 2.0, EMUI 11, HMS (Huawei Mobile Services), HUAWEI HiLink, and HUAWEI Research in its keynote speech at the Huawei Developer Conference 2020 held in Songshan lake, China. These improvements they revealed will empower global developers and ecosystem partners to provide enhanced and innovative user experiences. At the […] The post Huawei
Recently data management systems have become an integral theme in the oil and gas sector. Oil and gas industries are leveraging data centers to systematically manage enormous volumes of data generated from operational activities. This is because volumes of data in the sector have experienced significant surges, thus calling for high-tech data storage and processing […] The post GNPC’s
REAL ESTATE MINUTE With Cyril Nii Ayitey Tetteh God day Ghana, trust you are keeping well. Have you enjoyed our serialized sessions from the 3rd Ghana Green Building Summit? In the light of COVID -19 Pandemic and the need to create healthy spaces, one of the relevant topics we discussed was building retrofitting. According to […] The post Healthy Spaces-
The Rotary Club of Tema-Community 25 held a fundraising dinner last Saturday September 12, 2020. This event was aimed at raising funds for the Club’s flagship project for this Rotary year which is to construct a school library and washroom with support to improving the learning environment in some selected schools within the Ningo Prampram […] The post The
Operators of beaches in the country may be licking their wounds whiles wondering why beaches remain closed when bars and restaurants have been allowed to operate during this COVID-19 pandemic. Some may be wondering if social distance, wearing of nose masks and all other safety protocols cannot be implemented at our beaches. It is a […] The post Feature: The effect of COVID-19 on
Following the lifting of the Presidential embargo on the organization of Awards ceremonies, the Ghana Premier Business and Finance Excellence Awards Ceremony has now been re-scheduled to take place at the classy Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel, Accra on Saturday 10th October 2020. Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, Minister of Business Development will be the guest of […] The post All
Onua Television, a subsidiary of leading Ghanaian media conglomerate, Media General, is set to introduce a new entertainment talk show dubbed Anigye Mmr?. The show will be driven by analysis of topical issues and discussion on approaches to develop the creative arts sector. Anigye Mmr? is set to premiere on Thursday 24th September 2020 from […] The post More
Since World War II, the global economy has performed beyond the wildest dreams of its post-war architects, yielding unprecedented gains in health, education, living standards, poverty reduction, and wealth. Central to this success was the growth and liberalization of international trade, which was made possible with US leadership in the creation and stewardship of an […] The post Trump’s
Digital financial services have experienced increased adoption in Africa and specifically Ghana over the last decade. Traditional banks, mobile operators and fintechs have invested heavily in deploying various solutions aimed at facilitating the delivery of efficient payments and collections services in the economy. From person to person (P2P), person to business (P2B) business to person […] The post Consolidating
2020 marks the Decade of Action call on countries including Ghana to accelerate efforts towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The achievement of the SDGs will however be meaningless without the existence of peace, as emphasized by SDG 16. As part of activities to commemorate the 2020 International Day of Peace, under the […] The post Feature:
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have established the COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility, a global initiative and collaboration bringing together public and private sector partners to help local communities recover better from the pandemic. Deutsche Post DHL Group, Microsoft […] The post ICC,
As part of efforts to provide sustainable economic opportunities to help boost income levels of women in its host communities, AngloGold Ashanti (Iduapriem) Limited has commenced construction of a soap production factory in New Tokunaso in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality. The ultra-modern factory, which is eighty-five percent complete, will have an office, raw materials sculpturing […] The post Iduapriem
How will COVID-19 affect developing countries’ growth prospects? The answer will depend largely on how globalization – and intellectual support for it – evolves in the pandemic’s aftermath. The prospects are not encouraging. Even before the pandemic struck, the global merchandise export-to-GDP ratio had been declining for the first time since World War II, falling […] The post Feature:
The presidential election contest of 2020 is the third between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his immediate predecessor President John Mahama. In 2012 and 2016, Mahama was the incumbent whereas Akufo-Addo was the challenger. On this occasion, the table has turned, with Akufo-Addo as the incumbent and Mahama as the opposition candidate. Doubtlessly, this election will […] The post Feature:
Nana Yaw Oti Boateng, 15-year-old Ghanaian boy based in the United Kingdom was adjudged as the Phenomenal Abrantie of the Year at the JSA Phenomenal Abrantie Academy Graduation organized by Junior Shapers Africa (JSA). The graduation event held virtually also coincided with the fifth anniversary celebration of the organization. JSA is the leading non-profit personal […] The post Nana
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