The management of Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) says it is prepared to pay redundancy compensation to its laid-off workers in accordance with legal processes. According to the management, it is challenging the arbitral award by a panel of the National Labour Commission (NLC) not because the company wants to deny the workers compensation, […] The post GCNET ready
Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency has said he would be sponsoring a private member’s bill to push retirement age upward. The bill will push for an amendment to the constitution to extend the compulsory retirement ages for public servants and judicial officers from 60 years to 65 years. He made […] The post Mahama
New beginnings (such as the current pandemic) bring about opportunities for transformation if we suppress current realities and augment possibilities. This enables us to adopt agile strategies to create new systems which then become our new realities. I have codified below, the relation between Transformation, Vision, Team, Time, Resources and Resolve in a model which […] The post The
Local assemblies which form the Greater Kumasi, of the Ashanti Region, have received some support to help fight COVID-19 in the city, as the second wave of pandemic threatens to disrupt economic activities and impede social life. The joint support, offered by the Association of Local Government of Netherlands (VNG) and Local Federation of Local […] The post VNG
Five distinguished Ghanaian Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Information Technology (IT) professionals have made entries into the 2020 edition of the World CIO 200 Awards, another milestone for the country since joining the network in 2018. Due to COVID-19, the African CIO roadshow was hosted by Ghana through Strategic Plus Solutions where over 20 African […] The post Ghana
A conversation with Richard Adjei, CEO, Kasapreko Company Limited (KCL) Like many other countries in the region, Ghana has long had an over-dependence on the extraction of the glut of natural resources with which it has been endowed. However, history is replete with evidence that without diversification into manufacturing and services and away from simple resource extraction, the […] The post Kasapreko:
At any least opportunity, Africa spins and drifts apart, thereby totally disregarding the canons of collective responsibility and togetherness. As the axiom goes, always, there is strength in unity. However, it seems this maxim is not known to leaders and nations of Africa. Even if it is known to the leaders and nations of Africa, […] The post Kandifo delves into Africa
PZ Cussons Ghana, Ghana’s leading producers of personal and homecare goods, have donated GHC 250,000 to the Childhood Cancer Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The donation culminates the first phase of the Camel “Because We Care” Campaign which was launched in November 2020 as a Corporate Social Responsibility campaign aimed at creating awareness […] The post International
Botweburg, a social club made up of professionals from varied backgrounds in Accra, has made a donation to the Nii Sowa Din Memorial Cluster of Schools in Ashaley Botwe to aid the ongoing efforts to halt the spread of COVID-19 in schools. The items donated include 4,000 disposable nose masks and 240 bottles of hand […] The post Botweburg Donates Covid-19
says economy being exposed to huge financial risk Government needs to make drastic change to its policy on gas in order to reduce the huge financial risk it exposes the economy to, Executive Director of Institute for Energy Policy (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has advocated. The country pays around US$700 million yearly for excess or […] The post Time for drastic change to gas policy
Despite the possibility of the country’s first hung Parliament delaying government’s business, it is the best thing that has ever happened to Ghana’s democracy as it has started positively impacting the economy, including forcing government to cut down on the number of ministers, thereby, reducing burden on public purse, senior associate lawyer at Fugar & […] The post Hung
Dr. Josephine Akpalu, at the Endocrinology Unit, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has indicated that high blood pressure and kidney failure issues among young ones in the country are on the rise due to lifestyle related issues. Speaking on episode nine of Vodafone Healthline, she explained that putting on extra fats can lead to a lot of […] The post Hypertension,
GCB Bank Limited is the most corporate media visible bank in Ghana, according to a 2020 survey on the banking sector. An extract of a broader traditional and online Ghanaian banks visibility analysis conducted by the Institute of Brands Narrative Analysis (IBNA) put GCB ahead of the other 22 banks operating in the country. The […] The post GCB is the most media visible bank
The President of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) Ing. Leslie Alex Ayeh, has delivered the 50th Presidential address of the Institution on the theme: Aviation, A Catalyst for Structural Transformation and Sustainable Development in Ghana. The impressive event was hosted by the GhIE in Accra due to COVID-19 restrictions, the address was done via […] The post GhIE holds 50th
Despite the craze for renewable energy or clean energy worldwide, fuelled by considerable reduction in cost and its numerous benefits to the environment, high initial cost and lack of access to funds are impeding efforts to increase its adoption in the country. Renewables, particularly solar and wind energy, have experienced a significant reduction in prices […] The post The
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