…CSOs question refinery’s long-term future The Managing Director (MD) of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Francis Boateng, has been sacked from his post, together with his deputy, Ato Morrison. The duo, who had been at the helm of the troubled state-owned refinery since May 2020, were reportedly served with their dismissal letters last Friday June 11, […] The post TOR MD, deputy fired appeared first
Samsung Electronics has partnered with satellite broadcast service provider SES HD Plus Ghana to feature its service into selected Samsung televisions. The partnership deal, which is the first in Africa, is to enable integration of the HD Plus services on 4K-ready TVs produced by Samsung using NAGRA’s TV-key Cloud technology. Under the deal, the integrated operator […] The post Samsung
Over the years I have watched with a pinch of salt bad management practices and decisions made by managers in both private and public sectors in Ghana with regards to their public relations efforts. The surprising thing is the fact that some of these managers are renowned experts and should know better but I guess […] The post Major public relations blunders committed
The Governing Council of the Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University (TaTU) in the Upper West Region has appointed Professor Elias Nortaa Kunedeb Sowley as the first Vice Chancellor of the institution, as the school has attained university status. The polytechnic was converted into a technical university according to the Technical University Act 2016 (Act 922), […] The post Prof.
Life is a series of continuous occurrences which we choose to either respond or react at each stage. A majority of the experiences we have in life are beyond our control but the fact remains that nothing outside of you defines you. The only person that can define who you are, how far you can […] The post Responding to life’s events appeared first on The
THE FUTURE OF WORK CAPSULES: At the just ended Egyptian African Businessmen Association (EABA)’s African Women’s Conference organized under the theme: “the role of the African woman in promoting inter-regional trade post covid-19” held virtually on zoom with participants from most African countries and beyond; I made a strong business case for the African continent […] The post The
As part of the national tree-planting exercise and to green the country, waste management company Zoomlion Ghana Limited has partnered the Forestry Commission to plant over 600,000 trees in the Greater Accra Region. The exercise, which is being replicated in the remaining fifteen (15) regions of the country, kicked off on Friday, June 11, 2021 […] The post Zoomlion,
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, commemorated ‘Green Ghana Day’ by planting a Lignum Vitae tree on the U.S. Embassy grounds. The chosen tree is commonly referred to as the ‘tree of life’ or ‘wood of life’, due to its traditional medicinal use as a remedy for arthritis and coughs. Ambassador Sullivan also launched […] The post U.S. Ambassador supports
According to the ILO’s 2017 global report (2012-2016), an estimated 152 million children worldwide are engaged in child labour, accounting for almost 10 percent of the child population in the whole world. The report says approximately 73 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 are engaged in hazardous; 35.4 million children between the […] The post Success
…Worse than absenteeism? It was a place a visited often so I knew a number of the front line employees there. I had even come to know the natural dispositions of each of them. This is why I could instantly tell that all was not well with one of the ladies that morning. Her eyes […] The post Presenteeism at the front line: appeared first on The
A case for globally accepted and tested macro- framework (Pt. 3) For the development bank or development finance institution to be successful there is a need to adopt globally accepted principles such as good corporate governance practises including effective and independent board, Disclosure and transparency; robust regulatory and supervisory framework, definitive mandate, stable macroeconomic stability, […] The post The
The recurrent refrain that runs through conversations with Ghanaians about what their dreams are, is the liberties that come with economic freedom. For many Ghanaians, finding opportunities that enable them improve their living standards is what they dream about. For a long time, however, this dream has proven elusive. What is comforting is that technology […] The post Technology – A propeller
Hollard Life Assurance, a subsidiary of Hollard Ghana, has supported the Kumasi Central Prison’s canteen project with bags of cement. The presentation was done by Nashiru Iddrisu, Managing Director of Hollard Life, in the presence of Kwaku Gyapong Fosuhene, Branch Manager of Hollard Life Kumasi, and Hollard Life Kumasi Sales Managers, Kingsley Gyebi and Helena […] The post Hollard
“Such thinking makes me feel that some people see secondary education as a privilege and not a right. To such people, once they classify it as a privilege, no one can hold them responsible if children do not gain admission to secondary school. Such people prefer to see more children on the streets, so that […] The post Attacks on Free Senior High School are misguided
The Kandifo Institute has hosted the maiden edition of the Kofi Annan Scholars Webinar with Dr. Kodjo Esseim Mensah-Abrampa, the Director General of the National Development Planning Commission as guest speaker. This comes on the back of the annual Kofi Annan lectures. The webinar themed ‘Kofi Annan and Africa’ saw the staff and associates of […] The post Kandifo
Africa is gradually emerging as a preferred business destination for most firms, multinationals operating in the global business environment. This may be principally due to its available rich natural resources, population size, growing democratic institutions, rapid urbanization and emerging retail industry. In fact, the region is consumption-driven, and that accounts for the emerging retail sector. […] The post Making
… as Gulf of Guinea accounts for 43% of reported piracy in Q1 2021 The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has entered into a strategic partnership to better communicate with vessels in Ghana’s waters as a means to enhance policing the Gulf of Guinea. The move is coming at a time piracy in the Gulf […] The post Maritime Authority moves to enhance policing
The First Primus Group (comprising Nigeria operations of Ogilvy Africa, among other subsidiaries) has announced senior level appointments to bolster its country’s leadership team and the business. The three new appointees announced by the Group CEO of First Primus Nigeria, Seni Adetu, include Henry Akpede, who will be the new Country Manager and Chief Creative […] The post Ogilvy
The process of developing a new vehicle from drawing board to showroom floor used to take more than five years Computer-aided design (CAD) and engineering (CAE) help accelerate this vehicle development Ford engineers still test vehicles all around the world and in some of the harshest environments New vehicle development can involve many hundreds of […] The post How
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – through its programmes Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC) and the Migration and Employment component of the Programme for Sustainable Development (MEP-PSED) and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) – held a kick-off meeting to start the implementation of a new project on […] The post GIZ,
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