[ads2] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has urged architects, engineers, planners, construction managers and all key stakeholders in the built environment to strive towards designing and building the nation. He said the nation-building is a collective responsibility of the government, private sector, academia, civil society organisations and professionals, and that the is the need to look critically at the way the cities are developing, and offer strategies that can develop the environment in a more robust and resilient manner. The Minister was speaking at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Institute Architects which was…
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[ads2] Former Asante Kotoko Chairman, Herbert Mensah has reacted to the offensive sermon by the founder and leader of Lighthouse Chapel International Bishop Dag Heward-Mills on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The renowned Man of God has been making the headlines for the past two days after a video of him chastising Otumfuo in a sermon popped up online. Bishop Dag Heward-Mills was preaching at a conference with his church elders where he chastised Otumfuo for not impacting positively on Asanteman since his enstoolment.[ads4] But the video has been circulating on various social media platforms with many condemning the act of…
[ads2] The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has visited communities affected by tidal waves in the Ketu South District in the Volta Region. The minister alongside a team of experts from the ministry visited the three affected communities namely Agavedzi, Salakope, and Amutsinu on Thursday, June 17, 2021. These communities have been affected by the tidal waves along the coastal stretch, a situation that has resulted in beach erosion, loss of land, property and sometimes flooding in the event of wave overtopping The erosion of the beaches also impacts negatively on fishing, which is the main source of livelihood…
[ads3] Francis Asenso-Boakye, the Minister of Works and Housing, on Wednesday said the government is deeply concerned about the perennial destruction caused by tidal waves in communities along the country’s coastal lines. He has, therefore, expressed his resolve to put in measures to curb the phenomenon to mitigate its impact on residents. Addressing the media after touring some coastal communities, which were recently affected by tidal waves in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, the Minister said the protection of those communities was high on the government’s agenda and would do everything possible to address the situation. The…
[ads2] As part of efforts to build the human capacity of athletes off the table, the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF) is set to hold a one-day workshop for all pullers recognized under the sport’s governing body. The workshop which would be held in partnership with Legaci 101, a sports event and marketing organization is expected to come off on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at The Media Center located on the Accra Sports Stadium at 2pm. According to GAF, the workshop is to guide Pullers and Armwrestlers on personal branding, public speaking social media Communications, competition /training protocols and the new…
[ads2] Renowned football agent Georg Bikritski has joined sports management agency International Sports Consulting Ltd. The well-connected UK based football agent has joined International Sports Consulting based in London – a football agency currently managing the careers of over seventy football players as well as athletes in other sports in Europe and other continent. He holds a degree in Sports Management at Cambridge University and Master’s degree at Sports Barcelona Institute (SBI) in Football Business Management. Also, FA Level 2 qualified coach in England, scout with Pro category together with other numerous qualifications in football and sports industry.[ads4] His move…
[ads3] The management of Sunda International – a Chinese company in Ghana have responded to agitations of residents of Bortianor ( a suburb in Accra) and its environs. There were a reported agitations from the residents of Bortianor, and other communities in Greater Accra in the media over the recent activities of the company. According to the reports, these residents have raised concerns of the recent activities of the company causing artificial earthquakes and tremors in the enclave where the company are working at. But in a statement, the management of Sunda International have reacted to the agitations, stating that…
[ads2] Telecommunication giants, MTN Ghana has constructed a blood bank facility for the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. The facility which costed MTN a whopping Gh¢300,000 boast of reception area, office, donor lounge or corridor, bleeding room, laboratory, fridge room, store room, washroom and locally fabricated donation couches. Speaking at the hand over ceremony on Monday, June 14, 2021, the Chief Corporate Services Executive of MTN Ghana, Samuel Koranteng stated that his outfit embarked on the project when they received the request to construct the blood bank for Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. He said that, ” We saw it as a…
The Chief Executive Officer of leading steel manufacturing company in West Africa B5 Plus Limited, Mr. Mukesh Thakwani has been named the iconic industrialist of the decade. The astute businessman was named the Iconic Industrialist of the decade at this year’s edition of the prestigious Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards. The Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Award is an initiative to honour, reward, inspire and recognize the most successful and respectful entrepreneurs, business executives, corporate executives who own and manage successful organizations in the private and public sector. The awards scheme is an initiative of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of…
The President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, Herbert Mensah has called on Ghanaians not to forget the victims of the June 3 flood disaster in the country. June 3, 2015 will forever be indelible in the minds of Ghanaians as it became a day of depression for the country with over 150 souls perishing at a glance, others sustained various degree of injuries due to a heavy rainfall in Accra that turned to a storm and caused heavy flood in the nation’s largest city. The over 150 lives, children, women and men were snuffed out in the most horrifying…