Browsing all posts in December, 2009.
Undercover Inside Ghana's "Mad House"
It is a sad and sorry sight of unimaginable human suffering; of bright lives, powerful brawns and brilliant brains badly bruised and blighted by disease. It is a tale full of terrible and tragic oddities. The Accra Psychiatric Hospital (Asylum Down), Ghana’s leading psychiatric treatment centre is haemorrhaging from serious administrative, operational and ethical lapses [...]
FACE OF AFRICA – TOP 10 INCLUDES GHANA'S BENEDICTA
The M-Net Face of Africa Boot Camp kicked off with 24 models from 16 countries – but after a tough week of challenges, tasks and no shortage of drama, only 12 made it through to participate in the prestigious Swahili Fashion Week. Representing Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, [...]
Press Release- G Girls: Africa's New Diva Darlings
By Pamela Paryo Call it chance, fortune, destiny or a lucky shot in the dark, but the G Girls, Africa’s new diva darlings, ascent to stardom has not been devoid of challenge and difficulties along the way. Take John 1:46 and revise the text to read,” Can any good thing come out of Liberia?” The [...]
Ghana oil and gas service providers association inaugurated in the Western Region
By Julius Ceaser Anadem An association to monitor and promote local content and assist in the training and provision of oil and gas services in Ghana has been inaugurated at Takoradi. The association made up of financial agencies and oil service providers will streamline service provision in Ghana’s emerging oil and gas industry.It’s been barely [...]
Nigerian commissioner cautions Ghana on its oil and gas development ahead of commercial drilling
By Ceasar Anadem The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana His Excellency senator Musiliu Obanikoro has urged the Government of Ghana to ensure massive local content in Ghana’s emerging oil and gas industry something Nigeria could only do in 2006 after drilling oil for some fifty years. The Commissioner gave the advice at the inauguration of [...]
Who Is Santa Claus?
Santa Claus is also known as St Nick, Kris Kringle and Father Christmas. Father Christmas was a traditional figure during the pagan celebration of the Winter. In the olden days, instead of bringing gifts to homes, Father Christmas, also known as Old Man Winter, would travel from home to home where the people would offer [...]
NIA To Print Cards Next Year
The printing of national identification cards (Ghanacard) is scheduled to begin in 2010, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has said. The authority is just awaiting the conclusion of a contract awarded for the installation of a local area network (LAN) and a high value uninterrupted power system (UPS) for the constant supply of power to [...]
Parliament vets Deputy Health Minister designate
Dr. Nii Oakley Quaye-Kumah, Deputy Minister of Health designate on Tuesday told Parliament that if he gets the nod, he would tour the country to acquaint himself with the health challenges of the people. ” In that case, I would be in a better position to help my Minister to design appropriate plans towards combating [...]
Ghana's ambassador to Senegal presents letters of accreditation
Mr Yakubu Abdulai, Ghana’s Ambassador to Senegal with concurrent accreditation to the Gambia and Cape Verde, has presented his letters of accreditation to President Abdulaye Wade of Senegal at a ceremony in the Presidential Palace, Dakar. President Wade and Mr Abdulai held discussions behind closed doors believed to have centred on the improvement of bilateral [...]
Libya donates to Foreign Affairs Ministry
Libya on Tuesday expressed solidarity with Ghana when it donated office equipment and furniture worth 250,000 dollars to the Foreign Affairs Ministry following a fire on October 21 that left the Ministry in ruins. The items the Libyans gave were 70 computers complete with printers and work stations, 70 office tables and chairs, a set [...]
