Author: Nerteley Nettey
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WAPCo to undertake 10-hour shutdown of Tema site
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), operator of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), has announced that it will undertake a coordinated and planned 10-hour shutdown of its Tema Regulating and Metering Station (RMS) to complete outstanding works under the Takoradi Tema Interconnection Project (TTIP). According to WAPCo, the shutdown which will take…
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COVID-19: Tax Analyst urges further talks on SSNIT’s ability to help contributors
A Tax Analyst, William Demitia, is advocating for a thorough discussion of the efficiency of SSNIT’s operations to assess the Trust’s ability to allow contributors draw down on funds to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Former President John Mahama has suggested that SSNIT contributors be allowed to access some of their contributions in these difficult…
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We’re considering support for hard-hit hospitality sector – Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, says government is in the process of designing a unique model of intervention for the country’s hospitality industry following the severe impact of COVID 19 on their operations. According to the President, government’s intervention is more crucial in these times especially in the wake of challenges such as the low patronage…
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GOIL donates items worth over GHS50,000 to Poilce Hospital
As part of efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Oil Marketing Company (OMC), GOIL Company Limited, has donated items worth over GHS50,000 to the Police Hospital to help front line staff to fight the virus. The items include Medical scrubs, face masks, bed sheets, veronica buckets, liquid soap, tissue, hand sanitizers and…
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MTN to intensify social distancing measures after closure of Dansoman office
Telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana, says it is undertaking internal risk assessment to put measures in place for effective social distancing at its Dansoman Zodiac office in Accra. The Dansoman Zodiac office was closed down on Monday by the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, following customers’ total disregard for social distancing amidst the Coronavirus outbreak in…
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ECG works to rectify anomalies for prepaid users yet to enjoy relief package
The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, says it should complete the configuration of a few more prepaid meters to reflect the relief packages announced for electricity consumers by the end of this week. The ECG deferred the implementation of a three-month relief package for pre-paid consumers of electricity; from April to May, to allow it…
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Eunice Ankomah writes: CSR beyond Corporate Philanthropy in a global crisis.
COVID-19 has swept the world of its feet and has introduced a new world order and different ways of doing things. Nobody knows when the world will be entirely out of the woods. The uncertainty has left many businesses and their employees at a fix. More than ever, many people are looking up to cooperation…
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Goldfields Ghana records positive COVID-19 case in Tarkwa
Goldfields Ghana has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case at its Tarkwa mine in the Western Region. According to the company, it received the test results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on May 3, 2020. A statement issued by the company said the victim is a worker of one of its contracted mining…
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Locked-up Investments: Reminder of a forgotten emergency in the clouds of others [Article]
A number of emergencies have been identified and steps taken to address them in an attempt to mitigate the social and economic impact on people of Ghana. However, in the attempt to identify and attend promptly to emergencies, one important emergency, regarding the ‘LOCK DOWN’ of people’s investment with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
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Prince Armah writes: COVID-19 must awaken Ghana’s sleeping industrial giant
Amidst the haze of uncertainty around the global coronavirus crisis, there is one thing that is certain – we will not have the luxury of returning to the old order. Whenever this crisis ends, however it does, it will leave in its wake an upended global order that must be radically rethought. It is not…