…Toward new imperatives for natural resource diversification
Humanity is witnessing some of the most profound changes seen since the Great Depression. And, again, it is the vulnerable among us who will suffer the worst consequences. We are out on a limb, witnessing the most disruptive global transformational mutations observed in...
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, and an ideal time to learn more about Parkinson’s disease.
So what is Parkinson’s disease? It is a progressive disorder of the nervous system. Parkinson’s disease occurs when the brain stops producing dopamine, a neurotransmitter that regulates movement and emotions.
The main signs are tremor,...
Invest in Africa (IIA), a private sector-led initiative focused on growing local businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, has taken the decision to make its membership-based services offering COVID-19 support free to any small or medium-sized business (SME) in Africa.
The new ‘COVID-19 SME Survival Toolkit’ includes webinars, practical guides, solutions and...
The Pharmacists Forum has called on Prof. Samuel Ato Duncan, the Chief Executive Officer of COA Herbal Centre, to work with the Food and Drugs Authority to fix the problem of products contamination rather than fighting the issue in the media.
In a statement, the Pharmacists Forum said drug-recalls all...
The Second in Command of the Tarkwa Prisons, DSP Bright Bobo, has said society should embrace people who return home upon serving their term in prison because stigmatizing them affects the abilities of these ex-convicts to become fully reformed.
He said society has a role to play in the reformation...
The dramatic slowdown in industrial production, energy demand and transport activity in the first quarter of 2020 has led to significantly lower levels of air pollution, sparking debate on whether the coronavirus outbreak will lead to long-term shifts in consumer and industrial behaviours that could reorient economic policy towards sustainable...
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah, has called on Ghanaian industries to expedite production in order not only to be buoyant but also contribute to Ghana’s trade sustenance in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.
“I encourage our exporters to double their production and look for outside supplies...
The total number of confirmed coronavirus has now crossed 2,000 and currently stands at 2,074 with 212 recoveries and 17 deaths as of Thursday, April 30.
According to the Ghana Health Service's disease surveillance, the latest development brings the case count per region to 1,795 recorded in the Greater Accra...
…what they can do to prepare for COVID-19 recovery
In this COVID-19 moment when hospitality businesses are so much in need of a bail out and following the President’s directive to the Finance Minister to make available a GHC 1 billion stimulus package to support businesses, an economist, Dr. Lord...
The Ghana Ports and Habours Authority (GPHA) has waived all rent and related charges for transit cargo - goods bound for another country but discharged in Ghana - that overstayed at various transit yards due to challenges of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Several trucks with transit cargo that overstayed at GPHA...