Author: Nerteley Nettey
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Post COVID-19-Management 1.0 is dead; lets welcome management 2.0 [Article]
There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads to fortune. On such a full sea we are now afloat, And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. – Shakespeare Ripples of COVID-19 The world, according to the World Health Organization, is confronted with…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases hit 4,012 with 323 recoveries; 18 deaths
Ghana’s case count of the novel Coronavirus has shot up to 4,012. This was captured by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on its website on Friday, May 8, 2020. According to GHS, “Over 50% of these cases were as a result of an outbreak in an industrial facility with 1,300 workers of which 533 have…
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Ghanaian Human Rights lawyer appointed to Facebook, Instagram global content board
A Ghanaian human rights lawyer and Program Manager at the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, has been appointed as Board Member to the newly created New Global Independent ‘Oversight Board’ for Facebook and Instagram Content. The 20-member ‘Oversight Board’ will review certain content decisions by Facebook and Instagram and make binding…
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COVID-19: Banks can hold AGMs electronically to satisfy BoG requirement
Banks have been urged to organize their Annual General Meetings electronically to meet the Bank of Ghana requirement of meeting shareholders every year. Per the Banking Act, banks are expected to publish their statements of account and also hold Annual General Meetings with shareholders annually. But with the imposition of a ban on public gathering…
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Angry freight forwarders, importers picket at GRA to demand suspension of UNIPASS
Some Freight Forwarders in Takoradi on Thursday, May 7th, 2020, picketed at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority offices in Takoradi to demand the suspension of UNIPASS which they say has been problematic for their operations. According to them, although they raised several issues with the UNIPASS throughout the training and piloting of…
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Receiver to pay outstanding locked up funds after 2nd level validation in May – Gov’t
Government says the receiver of the defunct Microfinance companies and savings and loans firms is set to complete a second level of validation processes to pay all affected customers whose funds were locked up after the Bank of Ghana revoked the licenses of the institutions. This follows an initial validation and payment of some 5…
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Gov’t begins 3-day cabinet retreat to assess economic impact of COVID-19
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his cabinet will later on Thursday, May 7, 2020, begin a 3-day retreat to review data gathered on the effects of COVID-19 on all sectors of the Ghanaian economy. The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who made this known said the government now has more concrete…
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GEPA to distribute 160,000 coconut seedlings to farmers to boost production
As part of efforts to boost evenue from non-traditional exports, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, GEPA, is set to distribute 160,000 coconut seedlings to some farmers in the country to increase coconut production. Ghana is seeking to rake in 2 billion dollars from the export of coconut by 2023. Already, GEPA has distributed 100,000 coconut…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases now 3,091 with 303 recoveries; 18 deaths
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has increased to 3,091 with 303 recoveries. However, the death toll still remains at 18. This comes after 372 new cases were recorded from various parts of the country. The Bono Region has also become the 13th out of the country’s 16 regions to record a case. The case in the…
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Advertisers Association of Ghana laments impact of COVID-19 on members
The Advertising Association of Ghana, AAG, says the industry has also taken a hit in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Although some areas of the industry has experienced great results, the Association says other areas have been hit hard. As part of efforts to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the country,…