Tag: COVID-19
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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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Food prices to keep rising due to impact of COVID-19 – Esoko
Commodity price survey service company, Esoko, is predicting that the prices of food items will continue to rise in the coming weeks due to the impact of COVID-19 on supply and production of some commodities. This is premised on the fact that for the post lock down period, two of the major staple foodstuff, cassava…
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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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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…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases hit 2,719 with 294 recoveries; 18 deaths
Ghana has confirmed 550 new COVID-19 cases. The current case count now stands at 2,719, according to the Ghana Health Service’s latest update on the country’s COVID-19 situation. The update also indicates that Sixty-five (65) more persons have recovered from the novel Coronavirus infection in Ghana. The total recoveries now stand at 294. However, the…
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Dannex Ayrton Starwin PLC pharmaceuticals donates GHS50,000 to COVID-19 Fund
Dannex Ayton Starwin PLC has donated an amount of 50,000 Ghana cedis to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. Making the donation, Chairman of the company, Nik Amarteifio, said the gesture is aimed at supporting government’s fight against the pandemic. He urged Ghanaians to assist the government’s fight by adhering to the necessary safety protocols. Last…
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COVID-19 slows down selling of Life Insurance policies – NIC
Ghana’s Insurance sector has taken some hit due to the novel Coronavirus pandemic, specifically life insurance. According to the National Insurance Commission, this could significantly affect Ghana’s insurance penetration and insurance companies. Speaking to Citi Business News, a Deputy Director of the NIC, Mr. Michael Kofi Andoh, explained that, because life insurance policies are mostly…