Archive for September, 2011

VODAFONE LAUNCHES ULTRA MODERN INTERNET FACILITY IN KNUST

Posted by on September 26, 2011 at 4:09 pm in Business, Other Business Stories

Telecommunication giant Vodafone has commissioned its first ultra modern campus cafe with one of the best internet speeds in Africa on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Commissioning the facility, Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Kyle Whitehill said his organisation believes that education is the key to Ghana’s [...]

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Moving CPP Forward – PRAGMATISM or IDEALISM?

Posted by on at 4:04 pm in Other Top Stories, Politics

As I begin to highlight on these salient issues, I thank God for giving me courage to do so, as many people have run away from them for far too long. Now you, the reader of this article, should make a careful study of it and digest it very well. I have witnessed the unsightly [...]

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‘NDC lacks discipline’

Posted by on at 4:02 pm in Top Story

A senior member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Cape Coast, Mr. Kojo Hobo, has stated that the party is suffering from indiscipline.

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‘Nawuris,Gonjas at peace’

Posted by on at 4:00 pm in Top Story

…Argue Nawuri youth
The Nawuri Youth and Development Association (NYDA) has vehemently protested what it describes as attempts by some of their tribesmen to create tension between Nawuris and Gonjas.

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Secret recruitment EOCO uncovered

Posted by on at 3:46 pm in Top Story

Copious information available to Today indicate that the Economic and Organised-Crime Office (EOCO), formerly known as the Serious Fraud Office), has begun a secret recruitment exercise to bring on board new members of staff.

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German-trained African entrepreneurs meet in Ghana

Posted by on at 3:43 pm in Business

From: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie/ Radio Maxx/Takoradi A Group of German-trained African students who have returned to their home countries as entrepreneurs under a Returning Experts Programme financed by the Germany Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, have met in Ghana to deliberate on their experiences and to share ideas to impart other African students. The [...]

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Ghana, Togo Agree To Settle Insurance Claims

Posted by on at 3:42 pm in Business, Insurance

Ghana and Togo has agreed to settle a total of CFA 36,187,985 arising from claims incurred between the two countries under the ECOWAS Brown Card Insurance transaction. B&FT learnt that, in all, Togo had 65 claims against the Ghana market, while Ghana had 43 cases against the Togo market. A breakdown of these claims shows [...]

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Standard Chartered Bank boosts services in Africa

Posted by on at 3:41 pm in Business, Financial Institutions, Other Top Stories

by Mridula Sudharsan Standard Chartered Bank has launched its direct custody services in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, taking its coverage in Africa to a total of 17 markets. The other countries include Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Tunisia, South Africa and Rwanda. Following the successful integration of Barclays [...]

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