Mobile Telecommunications giant MTN Ghana has voted some Five Million Ghana Cedis to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount according to a statement from the company and sighted by BestNewsGH.com, will go into the purchase of Medical supplies including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as well as other essentials to cushion frontline […]
A British Airways pilot out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic has got a new job as a Tesco delivery driver. Peter Login, who is used to flying passengers around the world in a 747, has been saluted for his temporary change of career as a key worker dropping groceries off to customers in […]
The National Lottery Authority as part of measures to ensure sales doesn’t dip following the lockdown as a result of COVID-19, has activated a Short Code *890#. A statement issued by the Authority’s Public Relations Unit and in the possession of BestNewsGH.com said the pandemic has greatly affected its sales. ‘’The Restrictions on Movement and […]
Construction Company, Ussuya Ghana Limited has donated items worth One Hundred and Fifty Thousand (150,000) Ghana Cedis to the Upper West Region as the Company’s contribution towards the fight against COVID-19. The Company, whose Managing Director, Alhaji Yussif Yakubu is a native of the Region, made the donation which was received by the Regional Minister, […]
The National Lottery Authority is due to resume its daily lotto draws effective Monday, April 6 2020, according to a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of the Authority. The statement which is in the possession of BestNewsGH.com, warns that Lotto Marketing Companies in the lockdown areas are NOT Permitted to sell lotto to […]
Crisis management Company, LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited has continued with the disinfection of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) as part its contribution towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Saturday’s exercise is a continuation of what the company started last weekend during which several Ministries including the Ministry of Transport, Roads and Highways, Gender, Children and Social […]
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited (TCCBCGL) has donated 3,000 packs of assorted beverages to frontline workers in support of government’s efforts to control the spread of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19). The products, according to the company, are to provide refreshment to frontline staff who in their course of duty, put their lives on […]
Oil marketing giant, GOIL has reduced its petrol price by a margin of 10 percent. The reduction comes as the two weeks partial lockdown of Kumasi, Accra, Tema, due to the outbreak of coronavirus enters its fourth day. The reduction is taking effect at all its pumps with Diesel XP now selling at GHC4.32 and […]
In 1990s, Eric Yuan heard Bill Gates speak about the internet. Yuan was in China, his home country, and in his 20s then. The talk from Gates sparked a dream and he yearned to go the US, to Silicon Valley. This is the story of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan. But when he had set out […]
The first time I used Zoom, it was for a job interview. It was terrifying. Videoconferencing wasn’t a normal way of working for me, and the thought of sitting there staring at my computer screen–while someone stared back–was not my idea of a relaxing interview scenario. I mean, I’ve used FaceTime, which made it possible to connect face-to-face […]
Google is committing to donate more than $800 million to support businesses, organizations and healthcare workers as part of its coronavirus response — most of it in the form of free advertising. The tech company said it will give the World Health Organization and global government agencies a total of $250 million in ad grants — […]
The African Development Bank has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies. The Fight Covid-19 Social bond, with a three-year maturity, garnered interest from central banks and official institutions, bank treasuries, and asset managers including […]
