When the world’s biggest retail company, US-based Walmart, bought a majority stake in South Africa’s Massmart — also a retail company — for a staggering $2.5 billion last year, eyebrows were raised.
Read the rest of this story »GENERAL Overseer and founder of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, last week delivering a lecture at a function to celebrate William Ofori Atta expressed his angst at the path that Ghana was moving. In that famous speech Pastor Mensa Otabil really had some harsh criticism for Ghanaian politicians and journalists. ACCORDING to [...]
Read the rest of this story »STORY: FROM MAGDALENE SEY, MANKESSIM, C/R Few weeks after preventing the former headmaster of Ghana National College, Mr. Robert Koomson Barnes, to head the school, staff and management of Mankessim Senior Technical High School have inducted Mr. Kingsley Kwaku Attah as the new headmaster. Mr. Attah’s induction came as a surprise during the 20th anniversary [...]
Read the rest of this story »STORY: WILLIAM BEEKO & EMELIA N. A. ARYEE The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has opened a three–day capacity building seminar on economic and financial crimes for judges from Anglophone West African countries. Opened last Monday, 28th March, the workshop ended yesterday 30th March, 2011 in Accra, Ghana. The seminar [...]
Read the rest of this story »By Michael Fleshman When thousands of ministers, scientists and activists descended on the Mexican resort town of Cancún for another gruelling round of talks on climate change last December, there was little of the debate about the science of global warming that marked the chaotic 2009 meeting. The weather had seen to that. From scorching [...]
Read the rest of this story »As they filed through the interview zone at Wembley on Tuesday night, the appearance of one England player unexpectedly provoked the sort of excited scrum that was previously reserved only for David Beckham. Important player: Fabio Capello sees Danny Welbeck (right) as a key part of England’s future Photo: ACTION IMAGES By Jeremy Wilson Danny Welbeck [...]
Read the rest of this story »The UK Government in London has described Nigeria as the fourth fastest growing economy in the world. Mr Henry Bellingham, UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State For Africa and Overseas Territories, said this at a two-day investment forum tagged: “Making Nigeria Your Goal.” “Nigeria has averaged growth of 8.9 per cent which is really stunning. [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Abuakwa District Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the defilement of a six-year-old-girl at the Tweneboa Kodua Primary and Junior High School at Abuakwa in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of the Ashanti region. The girl, (name withheld), who is in Kindergarten II, was allegedly defiled after school hours by one Sarfo Peprah, a 16-year-old final [...]
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