Author: Krobea

Management of the newly established Consolidated Bank has assured staff who will be affected by its rationalization and integration programme of capacity building in making them resourceful for other sectors of the economy. Some will be taken through career training to “enable them provide essential outsourced services to the bank where appropriate”. There have been media reports of massive lay-offs by the Bank as a result of a restructuring process. Confirming the process in a statement, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Wilson Addo said the exercise is to rightsize the branch network and rationalize headcount. “Whilst this may involve some reduction…

Facebook’s Watch video-streaming service is rolling out worldwide, just over a year after its US launch. Users will be able to choose from a range of shows – from both established brands and new players – and have the ability to view clips saved from their News Feeds. The firm plans to allow all content creators to feature advertising breaks, so long as they hit certain metrics. Until now, only select publishers had been given the opportunity. To begin with, only videos shown to audiences in the UK, US, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will have this facility. The revenue…

Organisers of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have released a list of the seeded schools for the 2019 edition. The list is dominated by quarter-finalists of the 2018 edition. Top of the list are 2018 winners St Peter’s Senior High School and losing finalists West Africa SHS and Adisadel College. St Peter’s leapfrogs WASS, Adisco to reclaim NSMQ trophy The 27 seeded schools will not take part in the preliminary round from June, 2019 at the University of Ghana. They will make it directly into the one-eighth round for a place in the quarter finals. Find the schools…

‘ChaleWote” which translates as “Charlie (Friend) let’s go” is the brand name of one of Ghana’s biggest  events that attracts and invites people from many countries. It started in 2011 as a huge climax of the Ga Homowo festival for all Ghanaian artisans and lovers of culture and the unique beauty it reflects. Popularly known as the ChaleWote Festival, every year the event comes with an amazing effect that projects the beautiful African Traditional Culture in the Ghanaian way. Its beauty and inclusiveness by the youth has attracted the aged to also be a part of the history making trends…

The Government of Ghana and the United Kingdom on Tuesday signed a £20 million trade and economic diversification pact, aimed at creating jobs and promoting Ghana’s economic transformation agenda. The Memorandum of Understanding, which represents United Kingdom’s new working programme in Ghana, has been tailored along President Akufo-Addo’s vision of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’. According to the UK Minister of State for Africa, Harriet Baldwin (MP), who signed the MOU on behalf of the British government, the £20 million programme will focus its attention on four key areas. “It will focus on some of the policy suggestions to make it easier to…

The issue of Ghanaian Music icons being disrespected and  disappointed by Nigerian fans at a Menzgold Concert spells the need for us to rise to not only support our own but to push our own beyond the borders of this country for the  acceptance we crave. In Ghana, we are good at talking and reducing “something” to “nothingness” whilst in other countries, they’re always fighting to put everything that concerns them first. Put Ghana against Nigeria anyday on the issue of “Who Best Supports their own” and Ghana would always receive a knockout in the first round. We live in…

An MPhil student at the Department of History of the University of Ghana, Ishmael Annang, has urged all feuding ethnic groups in the country to amicably settle their differences and learn from the Asantehene’s visit to Kyebi. Otumfoɔ Osei Tutu II on Thursday, August 23 was hosted by Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II at Kyebi in the Eastern Region at a durbar to climax the 75th Anniversary of the late King of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Nana Sir Ofori Atta. Otumfoɔ’s visit to Kyebi was met with great expectation, that which could be likened to the Singapore meeting between…

Spare the public the blasphemy of assumptions, Manasseh. Your empty tirade laden with pontification that means very little and hardly touches the grain of the matter at issue is sickening. You assume that the public was condemning Mensa Otabil for no wrongdoing? Or that he was on the crucible despite his innocence? You claim that because he built an empire never imagined in human history, we can allow him to graze on public cash? What you failed to mention was the scam that Otabil and his ilk have pulled on the emotionally vulnerable and many with ill-acquired wealth, who naively…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer aspirant Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah says he is unperturbed by the public show of support exhibited by some Members of Parliament for former president John Dramani Mahama. He said since he – as well as the other aspirants – has not had the chance to be at the helm to appoint such persons, he cannot have similar support. But he firmly believes that the grassroots will give him the mandate given their views he solicited during his nationwide tour. Earlier this month, some NDC MPs agreed to raise funds for Mr Mahama to contest the presidential…

The second edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) has been slated for October 12 – 13, 2018 at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana. Ahead of the event, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has received over 600 entries of outstanding stories from journalists across 12 countries in West Africa. The entries, which cover print, electronic and online media, were received from about 250 journalists from over 150 media houses across the region. These outstanding works of journalism have come in many categories including health, anti-corruption, investigative, oil and gas, and Ecowas…