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The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has granted Sibton Communications Limited ISO 9001 Certification which gives the company global recognition. This is after the company passed a thorough inspection process and met the requirements to be an internationally recognised entity with the ability to satisfy customer expectations by delivering high-quality service and expertise that meets global standards. Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), an internationally recognised ISO body based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dispatched officials from the Gulf State of Dubai to conduct the needed inspections and procedures at Sibton’s local offices in Ghana. The company is now ISO…

The Ministry of Works and Housing has once more brokered  a deal with the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to complete the over 2,000 affordable housing units at Borteyman and Asokore Mampong. Work on the projects started by the government to provide affordable housing to Ghanaians, especially those in the civil and public services, have stalled for years due mostly to financial constraints. In March 2014, the Borteyman project in the Greater Accra Region started in 2006 but abandoned, was handed over to SSNIT by the Ministry to complete it within 18 months. Though SSNIT announced the approval…

Ghana says it is working hard at becoming the information and communications technology (ICT) hub in the West African sub-region. Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, said in line with that, government is improving its ICT infrastructure to take up the leadership role in the sector, which she observed, is driving socio-economic development. In an interview at the ongoing World Telecommunication Development Conference in Argentina, Mrs owusu-Ekuful said Ghana is looking at greater application of ICT in all sectors of the country’s economy to drive the needed growth. “We’re looking forward to even greater applications of ICTs in all sectors of our…

Vice president Mahamudu Bawumia has asked Ghanaians to disregard posters suggesting that he has declared intentions to contest the New Patriotic Party flagbearership ahead of the 2020 presidential election. A poster of the vice president emerged Thursday suggesting he has declared intentions to contest the flagbearership, and urged NPP members to vote for him to lead the NPP into the next elections. “Vote Dr. Bawumia for 2020,” the poster which has the NPP logo stated, and further described him as the “Northern Muslim with the competency to lead the NPP” into the 2020 elections. But the vice president’s office has…

Ghana’s world cup dream died even before it was over the past weekend. For all the protests about South African referee Daniel Bennett’s decision not to award a penalty and disallow what looked a clean goal against Uganda, every Ghanaian football fan knew the die was cast long before that disastrous refereeing performance in Kampala. Disastrous is an adjective that will describe Ghana’s world cup qualifying campaign too. The Black Stars had appeared at three straight world cups on a simple formula in the past; create a fortress at home, become very difficult to beat away but all that was…

A book that chronicles a mother’s inspiring journey with her four year old daughter with cerebral palsy was launched over the weekend to coincide with the celebration of World Cerebral Palsy day. The book titled: “The Unexpected” authored by Mrs Hannah Awadzi, initiator of the Special Mothers Project, with a pen name: Adwoa Okorewaa, serves to empower especially parents of a child with cerebral palsy to engage in effective advocacy. It is also expected to help people have a positive attitude towards life. Adwoa Okorewaa, who read a portion of the book to the gathering, said she got inspired to…

I have spent a few days in Zimbabwe, visiting some of the most iconic places of culture, leisure and tourism in the Southern African country. In due course I will tell you about some of the experiences I have had. For now, I want to talk about something very huge that happened while I was away: The thanksgiving service at ICGC to commemorate the 20th anniversary celebration of TV3 last Sunday. The service emphasized the fact that 20 years ago a new station was established, which for the most part of its existence, has led the way in giving meaning…

The classroom block of the Agona Amanful Basic School in the Agona East District of the Central Region has been turned into a ‘ghetto base’ by some miscreants engaged in prostitution and illegal drugs. Pupils of the school say the activities of these miscreants leave their classrooms in a mess all the time, noting they have to sweep used condoms, marijuana embers and faeces every morning before classes take place. Doors and windows to the classrooms are without locks, and currently in a deplorable state, which the pupils say, give the miscreants the opportunity to access the place at night…

West Africa is most at risk of fatal haemorrhagic fever epidemics, including Ebola, researchers said on Wednesday, calling for greater preparedness to save lives. A study in The Lancet medical journal assessed the likelihood of four viruses – Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and Crimean-Congo – spreading on the continent, charting progress from a first human case through to a potential pandemic. The world’s worst recorded Ebola outbreak ravaged Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone between 2013 and 2016, killing about 11,300 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The viruses, which are often transmitted by rodents and bats, can cause fever,…

A 45-year-old spiritual mallam accused of killing people for rituals at Gomoa Ankamu in the Central Region has been remanded by the Apam District Magistrate Court into prison custody. Mallam Yaa Wudada was arrested on October 10 for allegedly killing people for rituals and for assaulting residents. Prosecutors told the Magistrate, Annie Adabo, that angry residents of Gomoa Ankamu at the weekend demonstrated against the spiritual mallam leading to his arrest. Led by Chief Inspector Joshua Otoo, the prosecution said they have commenced investigations into the case and needed more time to conclude, hence prayed the court to remand the…