HEALTH DANGER!

Agbogbloshie Market now refuse dump

A visit to the Agbogbloshie Market at the weekend has revealed that the heavily patronised market in the central business district (CBD) of Accra is fast turning into a refuse dump with dire consequences for the health of traders and consumers.

Ken Ashigbey: I took Graphic job ‘hesitantly’

The incoming Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group, Ken Ashigbey, has confided in Citifmonline. com that he almost did not want to take up his new position, but upon a second thought he felt it was another opportunity to serve the nation. Speaking to Citifmonline. com, the outgoing chief operating officer of a private [...]

Eco Eagle scoops JA African Company of the Year Award again

Stories by Kwanele Dhladhla The group of Lusoti High School pupils outsmarted 22 companies from 17 African countries to emerge the winners of the schools entrepreneurial programme for the second time. This was announced on Saturday afternoon during the closing event of the African competition which was held in Accra, Ghana, last week. In 2010 [...]

13 finalists jostle for ‘Entrepreneur Award’ .

by: Oluyinka Alawode As preparation for the maiden edition of Ernst & Young’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award’ in West Africa region enters the final stage, 13 finalists from Nigeria and Ghana have been announced, following thorough screening processes. The award programme, launched in Lagos May this year, is being introduced in West African countries [...]

Ghana signs MOU to train 250 medical personnel in Cuba-Veep

GNA – Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday announced that government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cuba to start the training of 250 Ghanaians as medical doctors by next year. He said government is currently engaged in selecting the students from deprived districts, who on completion would be posted to serve [...]

Making a Sound Investment in Africa

Despite its problems, sub-Saharan Africa can offer high returns for astute investors. By Gerald Woels Conflict, famine, corruption, HIV/AIDS, genocide, risk—the media successfully portrays Africa as a continent of failure. But is this a true reflection of what encompasses Africa? For the savvy investor, it is not. Africa is a diverse continent rich in human [...]

Muammar Gaddafi Killed As Sirte Falls

Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after National Transitional Council fighters overran loyalist defences in Sirte, the toppled Libyan leader’s hometown and final stronghold. “We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Muammar Gaddafi has been killed,” Mahmoud Jibril, the de facto Libyan prime minister, told reporters on Thursday in Tripoli, the capital. [...]

The Woes of Women Amid Climate Change

by: Jamila Akweley Okertchiri As streams dry out, groundwater levels dwindle, and forests and other vegetation yield to droughts or sever storms, women who live their lives in the rural areas of Ghana have to spend more time and energy finding water and food for their families. For these women, climate change means more hard [...]