Accra, Nov. 03, GNA - While corporate firms may have the capacity and credit worthiness to access large amount of loans and other credit facilities from banks to expand their operations, same cannot be said of SMEs. STRATEGY, RISK AND INVESTMENT SERIES PART ONE By the nature of their formation and the fact that majority of SMEs in Ghana are sole proprietorship businesses...

Accra, Nov. 2, GNA - The conversation about the covid-19 and vaccinations continues to linger on as the government, through the Ghana Health Service (GHS) rolls out plans and programmes to ensure that about 20 million of the Ghanaian population would be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity by close of the year 2021. There have been several interventions such as the COVAX provision of facilities...

Accra, Nov. 2, GNA - Ghana this week joined the rest of the world in Glasgow, United Kingdom to find the best approach to keep the rising global temperature below 1.5 Degree Celsius. It will be the 26th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the biggest meeting on the UN’s calendar. Pollutants from industries, vehicles, bush fires, smoke...

Tamale, GNA - The AIDS epidemic in western and central Africa is an ongoing emergency. The early gains made against HIV in this region have not been translated into the sustained progress that has been made in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Last year, there were 150 000 AIDS-related deaths in the region, and 200 000 people became newly infected with HIV. Every week more than 1000...

Accra, Oct 31, GNA - October 31, 1971, will always be a memorable day for People's Republic of China. It was on this day that the 26th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, with an overwhelming majority, Resolution 2758, and the decision was made to restore all rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations. It was also to recognize...

Wa, Oct. 31, GNA – Wearing of the face mask is one of the most important protocols recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the prevention and transmission of COVID-19 from one person to another. To fight the spread of COVID-19, many places now require people to wear face masks. WHO AND THE FACE MASK Masks according to the WHO is a key measure to suppress transmission...