Ironically, just as the “democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders has suspended his presidential campaign in the United States, many of his policy proposals are becoming necessary around the world. Social-distancing measures to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted production and household income streams alike. But the effectiveness of social distancing...
There is no historical precedent for the current worldwide shutdown of most ‘non-essential’ economic activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nor do policymakers have any experience of trying to engineer a smooth recovery after a shock of this magnitude. Clearly, however, governments now need to take responsibility. With...
The unprecedented shutdown of much of the US economy that has been ordered by federal, state, and local governments is understandable given the need to slow the coronavirus’s spread. Too often, however, well-intentioned and often long-lasting government interventions prevent markets from working properly and thus do more harm than...
Thanks to the internet and social media platforms, work is still on going for many institutions and organisations in the midst of the worldwide lockdown following the COVID 19 pandemic. The lockdown has been necessitated by the nature of its spread from person to person at a very close...
The telecom companies have provided services for free for customers who browse educational sites and all websites for the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Information, the Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has revealed.
This, she noted at a press conference organised by the Information Ministry, forms part of efforts...
A policy brief by the Africa Centre for Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment (ACEYE)
Ghana’s startup entrepreneurship ecosystem is dotted with a few dozen organisations looking to use technology as a lever to augment traditional financial services, contribute to building a better national financial system, and expand financial inclusion among other...
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye has announced that some 17 persons have fully recovered from COVID-19 in Ghana.
According to the Dr Kuma, their recovery results were achieved after the they had tested double negative after undergoing all treatments.
"Some 17 people have fully recovered...
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These are unprecedented times. This pandemic of such magnitude and global scale has affected each member of this generation, with countries around the world hoisting...
“These are no ordinary times.” Those were the words of President Akufo-Addo when addressing the nation for the very first time on steps being adopted by government to mitigate the harsh effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those words truly encapsulate the general feeling all over the world as this...
The government has responded comparatively quickly to the global pandemic: on March 17 it barredentry for all travellers – excluding Ghanaian nationals – who had visited a country with more than 200 confirmed Covid-19 infections.
A mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travellers was instituted at the same time, with 1030...