by: Colleen Lowe Morna When the story about a Jules High School girl being allegedly raped on the school grounds hit the headlines, I had a flash back to my worst moment as a mother of two daughters, then aged seven and ten. One afternoon about 16 years ago my two princesses came rushing back [...]
Read the rest of this story »Global business has a strong presence at the 2010 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), in Cancun, Mexico. The conference, which began on Monday, is seeking enhanced channels for engagement, to ensure that the process benefits from business dynamism and expertise. “Talks in Cancun offer an opportunity to take solid steps towards [...]
Read the rest of this story »BBC Panorama’s claims of corruption against FIFA vice-president Issa Hayatou are to be investigated by the International Olympic Committee. Hayatou is also an IOC member and Panorama alleged yesterday he was given a bribe worth £10,000 in 1995 by the now-defunct marketing company ISL. The IOC said in a statement: “The IOC has taken note [...]
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Read the rest of this story »SABMiller Group, owners of Accra Brewery Limited says it strongly rejects allegations of tax evasion in Ghana and other parts of the developing world where it owns subsidiaries. In a widely publicized report released in London Monday November 29, 2010 by the civil society group ActionAid, the organization says the multinational giant SABMiller has turned [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Government of Ghana has signed a US$6-billion contract with the Chinese National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) for the construction of railway infrastructure in Ghana. The project, when completed, will provide rail lines from Nsawam through Kumasi to Paga and from Tamale to Yendi. According to the contract, the first and the second [...]
Read the rest of this story »Two organisations in Ghana will collaborate to capitalize on the skills they learned on a recently completed Commonwealth Secretariat project to continue helping micro-businesses develop in the country.
Read the rest of this story »Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho says it will be easy to come to terms with the 5-0 loss suffered at the hands of Barcelona in el Clasico because the Blancos were not simply good enough at Camp Nou. Barca jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half and never looked back en route [...]
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