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 “Please put a hold on the renewal of my car insurance, the car is parked because COVID-19 has caused me to temporarily close my guest house.” These were the words of a client on the phone asking me not to renew his comprehensive car insurance until further notice. I...

Ghana, like many other developing countries, is faced with putting the economy back on track since several forecasts have predicted difficult times ahead for poor countries. On April 14 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest economic update, in which it provided details of impacts on the global economy from the...

On 17 March 2020, it was reported that a study from the National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University revealed that SAR-COV-2 (i.e. coronavirus) was stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces. Specifically, the study found that the virus was detectable in aerosols for...

It is too soon to tell how heavy the human and health toll from COVID-19 will be in Sub-Saharan Africa. But the pandemic’s terrible economic impact on the region is already clear. I have worked across Sub-Saharan Africa on and off since the early 1990s, and the scale of the...

As a newbie in business with all the creative ideas, it is not easy to get people to see you as a star as others may have made their name and mark already in the business space. It, therefore, requires additional effort to develop and sell your brand to...

  I Between life and death Between censored panting and measured breathing Choose which to cling Between Corona lungs and hunger pangs Between cooked beans and raw lentils Between a flattened intestine and a punctured lung Between indulgence and abstinence Between living in the city and running thither Between Edweso and Greater Kumasi Choose where to hang Between air atmospheric...and air...

As the pandemic leads more children to online learning, cybersecurity remains crucial. With COVID-19 forcing young students to learn online, opening up more time on Internet-connected devices, the need to understand how to keep kids safe online is paramount. As you know, the Internet has become an integral part of...

"After the silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." These words uttered by the 19th-century novelist Aldous Huxley have never been more accurate in this anomalous period for humanity. The emergence of the novel coronavirus has fed the world with a hefty dose of silence...

Currently, there are no effective treatments against COVID-19. Medications commonly used against malaria or Ebola, as well as antiviral drugs, are being considered for repurposing. Herbal treatments used in Traditional Chinese Medicine were explored to treat coronavirus infections during the SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV outbreaks. Initial studies in China showed...

Success is possible in the midst of difficulties The reality of life is that it is not easy. As we move along to grasp our aspirations, we face obstacles. Some of the obstacles come with a sense of invincibility. Obstacles are mountains that seek to obstruct our advancement. An obstacle...