[ads3] Sunda lnternational, a Chinese Company in Ghana on Tuesday July 20, 2021, made a donation of several quantities of products to the Muslim community at the central mosque in Kumasi in the Ashanti region as part of the celebration of this year’s Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice is held every year by all moslems all over the world to commemorate the obedience of lbrahim’s commitment to God,where Allah came to to lbrahim in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his own son lsmail as an act of obedience to God.[ads1] During this period of celebration, moslems…
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[ads2] Astute Ghanaian businessman and highly-respected sports administrator, Herbert Mensah has called for an end to protest and looting in South Africa amid fear of rise of the devastating coronavirus. The arrest of former South African President Jacob Zuma this month has triggered looting and violence in the country’s two most populous provinces amid a record wave of Covid-19 infections. Why was Zuma arrested? Mr. Zuma was president of South Africa from 2009 until 2018, a time when alleged corruption escalated in government and the ruling African National Congress. After he resigned, a government-mandated commission started investigating some of these…
[ads3] Ghana national rugby team, Eagles have returned to the country after sweet victory over Algeria in the Rugby Africa Cup in Rwanda. The team touched down at the Kotoka airport in Accra from Kampala in Uganda earlier on Thursday, June 15, 2021. The team have returned to Ghana after taming counterpart from Algeria in a make-or-break encounter in Kampala on Wednesday June 14, 2021.[ads3] Before the encounter, Ghana had painfully lost to Uganda (the host nation) in the opening game and needed to defeat Algeria to secure a top 8 spot in the tournament. It was a magnificent display…
[ads3] The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has donated learning materials to the Presbyterian Cluster of Schools in Bantama in the Ashanti Region.[ads4] The Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament for the Bantama Constituency donated exercise books to the schools as well as other learning materials. The legislator interacted with the kindergarten pupils, taught the class three pupils and also went ahead to teach the class six pupils about government and political history of Ghana. According to the MP, this among other initiatives in the promotion of education in his constituency is the best tribute to his…
[ads2] Wholly owned Ghanaian airline Goldstar Air in collaboration with Network for Assin Development donated building materials comprising blocks and cement to Assin Brofoyedur M/A Basic School in the Assin Central Municipality in the Central region. The donation forms part of the airline’s corporate social responsibility and the NGO’s support of helping the school to rehabilitate the JHS Block which collapsed some time ago as a result of a heavy downpour.[ads1] The items were presented on behalf of both companies by the President for Network Development, Mr. Samuel Adobah and were received by the Headmaster of the School, Mr. Frank…
[ads2] The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has disclosed that Ghana has been ranked highly among African countries most exposed to risks from multiple weather-related hazards. In the past three decades, the country has experienced seven major floods – the devastating flood event in the Odaw Drainage Catchment on 3rd June 2015 led to an unfortunate loss of about 150 lives and about 50,000 people were directly affected to varying degrees. Speaking in parliament today, the minister stated that, the World Bank estimated that $3.2 billion (4.45% of GDP) worth of economic assets are at risk of flooding…
[ads4] The Works and Housing minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has said the Ghanaian government is collaborating with the World Bank to invest over $200million to tackle flooding at the Odaw drainage basin. According to the minister, the investment will address solid waste and flood risk challenges in the Odaw drainage basin and the project will also see the development and implementation of a Flood Early Warning System to enhance community safety and resilience. Speaking in parliament today, Mr. Asenso-Boakye stated that this is among the plans by the government to ensure flood risk is minimised in the country. Also, the minister…
[ads3] The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong, has advised Ghanaian Artisans to cultivate a business mindset necessary to running successful and sustainable private enterprises. Speaking at the registration and data collection exercise for the 2021 GNPC Foundation/Aseda Foundation Skilled Artisans Project in Bekwai, Dr. Sarpong said that success in every economic activity hinge on the highest display of professionalism and competence and hence the need for young people to seek continuous personal development in their various areas of interests while upholding positive business etiquettes. Reminding the Artisans on the importance of…
[ads3] The death toll of the recent floods in Kumasi has reached six, with one child still missing. During a tour to assess the impact of the rains, Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso Boakye, ordered the demolition of part of a storey building under construction on a waterway at the Asafo Market in Kumasi.[ads4] This comes after traders at the market issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to stop the private developer from reconstructing the market. According to the traders, this is the first time they are witnessing flooding, blaming the private developer for blocking the…
[ads2] The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye on Monday, June 28, 2021 together with experts from the Ministry embarked on a day’s working visit to the city of Kumasi, to have a first-hand assessment of areas affected by recent floods. They visited Kejetia, Asafo and Bantama markets where the Minister had an interaction with the traders. At Asafo, a group of traders expressed worry over construction of a market store on drainage channel ehich has a hindrance to the free flow of storm water, resulting in the recent floods in the market. As a matter of urgency, the Minister…