Strategic Communications Africa Ltd. (Stratcomm Africa) has won the United Nations Award for Public Relations and Sustainable Development at this year’s International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards for Excellence in Public Relations at Doha, Qatar.. The prestigious UN Award, one of the two top Golden World Awards, is for outstanding achievement in Public Relations, giving recognition to PR [...] The post Stratcomm Africa wins Global Award for excellence in PR appeared first
Airtel Ghana’s transformational CSR programme has been globally adjudged ‘Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative’ at the 2016 Global Carrier Awards held in Paris, France, making the company one of three African operators to be recognised at the prestigious awards. The Global Carrier Awards, now in its 12th year, recognises telecom operators and carriers who have distinguished themselves across 45 categories [...] The post Airtel Ghana honoured in France appeared first on The Ghanaian
Ghana is Opera Mini’s most mature Android market with 73 per cent of users of the Android platform, according to internet company, Opera in its latest State of the Mobile Web Africa 2016 Report. The report which was released a few days ago in Johannesburg, said Ghanaians, Kenyans, Seychellois and Mauritians are the highest data users with an average usage [...] The post Ghana is Opera Mini’s most mature Android market- report reveals appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Vegetables sellers in the Kumasi metropolis are making good sales as consumer demand keeps rising. Madam Comfort Antwi, leader of the Vegetable Sellers Association at the Abinkyi market, confirmed to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that they were doing good business. They could now sell an average of 400 fertiliser bags each of carrots, cabbage, green pepper, cucumber, spring onion [...] The post Vegetable sellers make good sales appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
AngloGold Ashanti said yesterday that illegal miners who have occupied its Obuasi mine in Ghana were slowly leaving the site after the military returned to the area. Up to 5,000 miners were working at Obuasi in mid-October, a more than 100-year-old mine where production was halted in 2014 when falling gold prices made it uneconomic to access new and deep-lying [...] The post Fewer illegal miners at Obuasi mine – AngloGold Ashanti appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The second Annual Scientific and Africa Regional Conference opened in Accra yesterday, with a call on nurses to develop the right attitude for quality health care delivery. The four-day conference is being organised by Critical Care Nurses Group (CCNG) Ghana and World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (WFCCN). It is providing the platform for sharing of ideas and experiences to [...] The post Nurses urged to show right attitudes appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Black Queens Head Coach, Yusif Basigi has dropped nine players as he names his final squad for the African Women’s Championship (AWC) in Cameroon. Alima Sadia Moro, the only foreign-based goalkeeper was dropped from the squad as well as Deborah Afriyie who was touted the Lionel Messi of the side. Another goalie, Beatrice Nketsia and defenders Hillia Kobblah, Mabel Baffoe [...] The post Basigi selects team for women AFCON appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Mr. Prosper Douglas Bani, Minister of the Interior, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial and Departmental Committee on Friday in Accra, tasked to deal with activities of nomadic herdsmen in the country. It comes after several violent clashes between herdsmen, mostly Fulanis, and the local people in some parts of the country, especially in Asante Akyem Agogo in the Ashanti Region and [...] The post Committee set up to tackle nomadic herdsmen menace appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Substitute Tayla Christensen scored a dramatic last-minute winner to help New Zealand (NZ) to a hard-fought 1-0 win over an unlucky Ghana on the opening day of Group C action at the 2016 FIFA Women’ World Cup. The match was an entertaining affair played at a good tempo throughout, but New Zealand’s Nadia Olla was far the busier of the [...] The post NZ late show breaks Black Princesses appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Ghana coach Avram Grant has praised his team despite Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Egypt in the second Group E game of the World Cup qualifiers, dismissing claims that the Stars journey to Russia was over. A goal each from Mohamed Salah and Abdallah El-Said was all the Pharaohs needed with their vociferous fan support to pick an important three points [...] The post Grant: It’s not over for Stars appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
President John Mahama has asked investors and the private sector business operators not to harbour any fears about the impending general election, “There is nothing to worry about because the elections would be held peacefully and smoothly,” he assured. Although elections create uncertainty among the business community, he said “nothing will happen,” and urged the players to continue investing in [...] The post President allays business community’s fears of electoral violence appeared
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has asked employers to provide full time employment to casual workers who have served beyond the mandatory six-month period. He gave this directive at a press conference in Accra to announce a two-day stakeholders’ forum on the informal economy scheduled for November 16–17 at the Accra International Conference Centre, in [...] The post Employ casuals working over six months- Minister appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
President John Mahama yesterday, inaugurated the multi-million Euro Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra, a monumental project that has transformed the capital. Being the flagship project of the government in Accra, the iconic three-tier flyover provides a major boost for the transport sector in the capital, as it will help to significantly ease traffic in the business district, reduce travel time [...] The post Ghana’s landmark interchange in Accra opens appeared first on The Ghanaian Times
Thousands of people yesterday thronged the former Kwame Nkrumah Circle to see its transformation into a three-tier interchange. The imposing structure was inaugurated by the President amidst pomp and pageantry yesterday. Clad in national colours and party paraphernalia, the people celebrated the event with singing and dancing. Activities around the interchange came to a standstill, when President John Dramani Mahama [...] The post …..Thousands witnessed inauguration appeared first on The Ghanaian
Mfantsipim School, the premiere senior high school in Ghana, has celebrated 140 years of blazing the trail of quality education in the country, with a call on stakeholders to support senior high schools to achieve academic excellence. Under the theme, “Mfantsipim at 140th milestone-contributing to professionalism and meritocracy for national and global development,” the weeklong celebration was climaxed with a [...] The post Mfantsipim School celebrates 140th anniversary appeared first on The
The Government of the United States of America (USA) has condemned what it called “political violence in Ghana”, as the country prepares to elect a President and 275 Members of Parliament to manage its affairs for the next four years. The USA’s admonishment comes in the wake of clashes between members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the [...] The post US govt condemns political clashes in Ghana appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has condemned the attack on his residence by supporters of the National Democratic Congress describing it as a sad day in the nation’s history He said Sunday, November 13, was the day Ghanaians saw a most unbecoming sight in the country where his home was attacked by [...] The post Akufo- Addo condemns attack on his residence appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Anthony Nukpenu, Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday said his party is peaceloving and would therefore not do anything that would jeopardise national unity. “We will however no longer tolerate any organised attacks from the members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on our members in the region.” Mr Nukpenu, who was speaking in [...] The post ‘NDC not violent’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Loyal Ladies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), a women’s group championing the ideas of the NPP on Sunday organised a free health screening exercise for residents of Maamobi and its surrounding communities. Preceding the exercise was a “Kenkeyfest” which served hundreds of underprivileged persons with free balls of kenkey with fish to promote healthy eating habits. The medical [...] The post NPP women’s group organise health clinic appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG), an Islamic advocacy group yesterday called on political parties to tell Ghanaians how they would address discrimination such as abolishing of practising their faith in state institutions when voted into office. According to the COMOG, the bias towards them violated the principle of freedom of association and worship enshrined in the 1992 Constitution [...] The post Muslim coalition supports Mahama appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
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