NEWS IN GHANA

MTN'S OFFICIALS IN A GROUP P PICTURE WITH SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS AT HO COMMUNITY FORUM MTN, Ghana’s giant market leader in the mobile telecommunications industry has organized community engagement fora to interact directly with customers, update them on the company’s operations and solicit feedback. The fora which took place in two capital towns of Ghana, namely Ho(Volta Region) and Cape Coast(Central region) was in line with MTN’s policy to give customers a listening ears to customers plea, take feedbacks in a bid to offer   a superior quality service delivery to the meet their demand and satisfaction. Following similar engagements which was held in Adentan and La communities earlier in Accra was also aimed at providing an avenue for MTN to have closer interactions with a cross section of customers to find out about their challenges and to offer an amicable solution. Some members who represented the various groups within the selected co

The President of the Faith International School, USA-Ghana Alumni has appealed to all clergymen in Ghana and beyond to adopt a lifestyle of self-defense and to ensure proper security practices in their daily lives in dealings with the public instead of only relying on prayer as a the means of protection from danger. This he said will keep them safe from being hurt by their detractors. He was speaking to a group of journalists at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Ghana International Pastors and Ministers conference (IPMC) in Accra yesterday 25th, August. Rev.  Dr. Biney who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Security Network Limited, a Ghanaian Private Security Company has bemoaned   the so called faith that most pastors argued about as holy and pious considering themselves as “untouchable beings” without ensuring that they have to undergo some form of security training which he believes will grant them the edge over staying out of trouble over the re

The Pharmaceutical Association of Ghana(PSGH) has partnered with two Accra based award winning digital agencies namely mpedigree Network and Pop Out to support the fight against the inflow of fake drugs in Ghanaian markets through the use of social media technology. As a result of this partnership, PSGH has launched a technology driven program dubbed "PREVENT INITIATIVE" in Accra yesterday which seeks to prevent the inflow of fake and counterfeit medicines into the country. The Preventive Initiative according to President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, James Ohemeng Kyei employs the combination of social media tools, such as Facebook, twitter, instagram, whatsapp and what he described as an end user pharmacy- level authentication of medicine by mobile technology. He noted with the partnership between PSGH, mpedigree and Pop Out, growing number of medicines made and marketed by members of PSGH have been coded with unique ID's covered by safe scratch-off

Mr. Eli Kpodo interacting with participants during the forum The Former President of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), Mr.Kwasi Gyan- Apenteng has charged news editors and media platform managers to take the advantage of the internet revolution as a useful tool in promoting businesses rather than abusing it. Mr. Apenteng was speaking to some selected managers and editors of various online media platforms in Accra at the first ever online news editors’ forum organized by MTN Ghana. He recounted the olden days where technology was not available to help him discharge his duties on time as a Journalist and call on the participants to make good use of the technology for useful gains He was optimistic that the MTN’s Vision of leading the delivery of a bold new digital of experience will go a long way to enhance speed, comfort, and reliability and to meet customer demand and satisfaction The MTN Online Forum according to Brand and advertising Manager o

Joseph Kobla Wemakor (aglahsoliner@yahoo.com) Efforts to control weeds in cassava farms received a boost with Nigerian engineers joining forces with experts from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to seek sustainable solutions to tackle the menace. The team of engineers drawn from members of the academia, IITA, public and private sectors are exploring mechanical weeding options used elsewhere in the world with the hope of adapting them to African cropping systems. The team intends to build on present motorized weeding equipment already available in the market by studying their limitations in the African farming context, understanding those limitations and modifying the equipment for maximum efficiency. At a meeting in Ibadan to kick off the collaboration on 13 August, Project Leader for the Cassava Weed Management Project, Dr Alfred Dixon described the partnership as key milestone that would redefine mechanical control of weeds in crops such as ca