The parent company of Jubilee partner, Kosmos Energy is reported to have raised more money than it expected in its initial public offering on Teusday. American news outlet, CNBC reports that Kosmos sold 33 million shares for 18 dollars each, raising 3 million more than the planned sale of 30 million shares at between 16 [...]
Read the rest of this story »Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom the CPP Presidential Candidate in 2008 has said in Sunyani that Ghanaian youth can do a lot to deepen democracy in Africa.
Read the rest of this story »The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and the Governance and Institutional Development Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat have organized a five-day capacity building workshop on the theme “Strengthening Good Governance and Decentralization in Africa”. Participants include Chief Executives, management level officers in local government and other senior officers involved in management of [...]
Read the rest of this story »Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has admitted that he must fight to regain his starting position in the Black Stars. The Chelsea star announced his return to the national team on Monday after a one-year absence after suffering two serious injuries with the national team. In his absence players like Andre Ayew, Prince Boateng, Agyemang Badu [...]
Read the rest of this story »Televisions in Ghana can now be used to browse the Internet, credit to Vodafone Ghana, which has introduced a specialized keyboard with an in-built edge modern and memory card. Wedbox, the device, is a Vodafone concept and design for consumers in emerging markets to bridge the digital divide and to provide affordable ready internet access [...]
Read the rest of this story »Standard Chartered Bank Ghana remains neutral as to whether it is leading a syndicate to contribute to raising US$1.5 billion to fund the STX Housing projects in parts of the country. Last week the Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr. Alban Kingsford Sumana Baggbin, claimed that two large banks, Standard Chartered Bank and [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Ghana Embassy in Bamako, Mali, in conjunction with the Association of Ghana Industries, has held a nine-day Solo Trade Exhibition of made-in-Ghana products in Bamako, a statement from the Embassy said Tuesday. The statement, sent to the GNA, said the exhibition, which ran from April 29-May 7, was part of its trade promotion activities [...]
Read the rest of this story »By Michael J.K. Bokor, Ph.D. As the in-fighting in the NDC rages on, some disquieting developments have begun emerging to threaten our peace of mind and must be stemmed before they blow us off our feet. I am tempted to infer from those happenings that some elements are pushing Ghanaian politics to its lowest depths [...]
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