Author: Krobea

A four-member delegation from Spain have met the business community and the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Western Region to explore investment opportunities. The delegation is looking for investment opportunities in tourism and manufacturing while building a strong trade relationship with the Western Region and their home country, Spain. The meeting follows an earlier visit of the Western Region Minister, Kobby Othere Darko Mensah, and some MMDCEs to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, where they participated in the 1st Spain-Ghana Tourism and Trade Forum. The meeting attracted heads of departments, representatives from the Ministry of…

The Western Region Office of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has resumed water supply to the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis from its Daboase Headworks in the Wassa East District after ten days of cut in supply. The cut in water supply was as a result of a cable blast, which affected the main transformer at the Daboase Treatment Plant. “On Monday, November 18, there was a cable blast. The blast was so severe that it affected our main transformer that gives power to our water pumps. So, we had to stop production since we could not pump water from the treatment…

Inspire to Rise partnered has partnered a Ghanaian-German ICT organization, Grow Ghana, to organise ICT workshops at Nungua St. Peters Anglican 1 & 2 JHS School as well as Kanda Estate 1 Basic JHS School. The beneficiary pupils were trained in digital skills. They received training on the introduction of new application Raspberry Pi, its parts and functions of use. They were also trained on how to source important information or research from the internet using the Raspberry Pi. The pupils were also taught the skills of basic coding. The two non-profit organisations partnered again to organise a menstrual hygiene…

Age 30 is a big deal in every woman’s life. When a single woman is about to celebrate her 30th birthday, there is often one thing running through her mind— marriage. Her married friends will remind her about it. Her parents will also do same. Approaching 30 as a single woman can sometimes send shivers down one’s spine. People can sometimes even make one look like a failure if they are not married yet. Many may have to unfortunately succumb to the pressure and settle for “anything”. One of the themes our new play, Emergency Wedding, tackles is how biological…

Cargill has announced a $13 million investment in the expansion of its cocoa processing site in Tema, Ghana to increase production capacity by 20 per cent. Cargill has also committed $3.4 million to Ghanaian community sustainability programmes and cocoa traceability efforts in Ghana. These programmes will enhance the safety and wellbeing of children and families in cocoa farming areas and provide a more transparent, traceable cocoa supply chain for customers and consumers, according to Cargill Chief Executive Officer David MacLennan. The announcement was made by Mr. MacLennan during a dinner hosted by the U.S Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan in…

A 30-minute rainstorm has caused havoc at Somanya in the Eastern Region. The rainstorm begun Monday around 3:00pm with no warning signs and lasted for 30 minutes. An uprooted tree fell on the Somanya-Kpong Highway, making the road inaccessible hence a heavy vehicular traffic for hours. A storey-building housing the Barclays Bank and other offices had its roof ripped off. Vehicles belonging to staff of the Bank parked close to the building were badly affected. The vehicles had their screens broken and parts visibly mangled. Some residents were also displaced as a result of the rainstorm. Efforts were made by…

The Bank of Ghana has indicated its resolve to scrutinize compensation package policies of universal banks to ensure that remuneration for key management personnel including Chief Executive Officers are linked to the performance of the banks and quality of its assets. The Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, addressing journalists at the 91st monetary policy press briefing, added that “to ensure transparency, banks will be required to publish Value Added Statements disclosing details of the compensation packages of key management personnel and Boards of Directors separately from total employee compensation”. Executive compensation in the banking sector has come…

Government has been accused of showing lack of commitment in searching for one Emmanuel Essien, a fisheries observer, who went missing five months ago. The missing fisheries observer was tasked on July 5, 2019 by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development to observe a Chinese vessel. He is said to be on board the vessel, Meng Xin 15, when it left for fishing. However, the vessel returned without this observer. The crew later reported that the observer was missing. On Monday, November 25, Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC) held a press conference demanding the whereabouts of the Ghanaian.…

The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council has called on government to immediately begin consultation with artisanal fishers before the selection of the specific months for the proposed 2020 closed season. Addressing a press conference in Accra, the Council with support from the Far Ban Bo (FBB) Project, funded by the European Union, noted the closed season should be implemented for all fleets at the same time rather than at different times. It also called for the implementation within biologically scientific period – the pawning period from July to September. The group noted this is the only time the closed season…

The Ghana Football Association has named former GFA Chairman, Lepowura MND Jawula as the new Chairman of a new seven-member Premier League Management Committee. The Vice Chairman of the Committee is Jesse Agyapong, a marketing consultant. The GFA has discarded the system which all Premier League clubs were represented on the Premier League Management Committee (formerly called Premier League Board). Under the new system, the Executive Council will nominate two representatives, who will be the Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively, and the eighteen Premier League clubs will nominate the remaining five members of the Premier League Management Committee. Lepowura M.N.D.…