The Ghana Bankers Association has donated 72 hand-washing materials to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as part of efforts to fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic at the country’s premier health facility. The items include what has been termed Veronica buckets, metal stands, and washing sinks which can be directly...
Perhaps COVID 19 can be a springboard for African scientists and governments to invest time and resources into developing an initiative for developing an African vaccine.
At the outset President Akufo-Addo said the pandemic had given Ghana an opportunity to scale up domestic production for medical material, protective equipment as...
Zoomlion Ghana, contracted by the Ghana Education Service to fumigate all Senior High Schools in the country, has commenced the exercise in Ashanti Region.
The fumigation exercise started last week and is expected to benefit about 190 schools in the Ashanti Region, aimed at eliminating bedbugs and other insects in...
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has presented Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) worth GH¢20,000 and seed money of GH¢10,000 to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to help agriculture extension officers and farmers mitigate possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The West Africa Head of AGRA, Mr....
The global financial landscape has witnessed increased regulations and legislations following the 2008 financial crisis. Regulatory compliance in the financial sector implies strict adherence to policies and regulations surrounding the regulatory and supervisory environment of financial institutions.
This includes, but not limited to compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Anti-Terrorist Financing...
Policy think-tank, Imani Africa, has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over a potential GH¢33m average daily revenue loss due to current challenges with the new integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS), otherwise known as UNIPASS, deployed at the country’s sea ports.
Imani, in the petition signed by its Founding President...
Ghana’s aviation sector is set to commence domestic flights operations after three weeks of lockdown for passenger flights. In this regard, protocols have been developed to guide the operators of domestic flights to contain the coronavirus spread and prevent infection.
Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, speaking during a virtual...
Even as Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister for Transport, via a letter has directed shipping companies to waive their demurrage/detention charges - fees importers pay for overstayed containers - with good intention, the lack of proper consultation among stakeholders, especially shipping companies, could render the directive a fantasy.
A B&FT...
Managing Director of the Republic Bank, Farid Antar, has reassured the business community - including small-scale enterprises - that banks in the country will do their best to offer financial assistance to businesses hit hard by impacts of the coronavirus pandemic for them to recover faster.
Many businesses have suffered...
Child Rights International (CRI), a child-centred organisation, has called on the Ministry of Education (MoE) to consider using the continuous assessment method as an alternative to award certification or grade students who are going to write BECE and WASSCE in the absence of written examinations at the end of...