27

Oct

Election 2020: Where are we heading towards?

IT is an election year and we will be deciding on the future and direction of the nation for the next four years and more. Manifestos have been launched. Speeches and have been given. Promises of what will be done are being thrown all over the place. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given its fair […]

27

Oct

Why Okonjo-Iweala should lead the World Trade Organisation

In the coming weeks, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) faces a historic choice. For the first time in its 25-year history, a woman will be named director-general. The finalists have been narrowed to two outstanding candidates — Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, and Yoo Myung-hee, the current Minister of Trade in South Korea. Both women are[…]

20

Oct

Impact of pandemic on employment

The first two cases of Coronavirus infection were detected in Ghana about three months ago. In this short period, the impact of the pandemic on our health and well-being has been overwhelming, as evidenced by the number of cases of infection and deaths reported by the health authorities. The destructive effects of the pandemic on our health[…]