NEWS IN GHANA

Amazing "Bolero" in sachet makes variety of wonderful drinks for everyone. 'Bolero' is out of  poster, it's name  doesn't ring  bell for now. But there's something  so unique about it that most people don't seem to know for now. Until you discover for yourself, the better. But I tell you one thing,  discovering it's secret will make you fall in love in a flash. Bolero has the power to make your most delicious drink(s) whenever mixed well with water. I felt so enchanted when I chanced upon a sachet of 'Bolero' nicely displayed on a stand on my school campus. Not  even the colorful design of it's label got me attracted but the fact is, I was just curious about knowing  more about the usefulness of it's content. After asking several questions, the beautiful lady behind  the stand made me aware it was a powder you can mix with water  upto the size of 1.5 litre bottle equal  to the measurement of the large-sized bottl...

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection(MOGCSP), Otiko Afisa Djaba has maintained the fight against child marriage in the country remains a priority for government as well as her ministry. She noted that was the main reason why the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection has taken giant steps towards promotion and coordination of national initiatives aimed at ending child marriage in Ghana in partnership with UNICEF and with support from Royal Netherlands Embassy. Otiko Djaba made this known at the launch of  a book to end child marriage in Ghana in Accra on Thursday April, 6. The book titled: "Talata the Child Bride" is a brainchild of Adwinsa Publications intended to raise awareness and provide useful information to children and adults on the adverse effects of early child marriage. Child marriage is a cankerworm destroying the future of many young girls who are under 18 in Ghana today as they are forced into it unwillingly or without their cons...

You might probably have tried and tested one or two Infinix branded smartphone(s) in town but definitely not the cute S2 handset, the latest from the camp of Infinix yet to be released soon. We’ll I’m talking about the new intuitively designed bright and colorful Infinix S2 which is packed with fun surprises for the discerning consumer. This is certainly a very powerful smartphone engrossed with outstanding  mind-blowing features that will make you wow and bow down in ecstasy. Uniquely crafted with highly sophisticated and latest industry leading technology features, the new S2 sets itself  apart from all other smartphone devices you might have ever come across so far in life. Just be rest assured that the hottest yet to be released S2 handset is simply a gem that glitters in the morning, sparkles during the day and shines like the brightest star at night. Without mincing words, I can tell  you for a fact that falling in love with the sleek S2 handset is jus...

As part of measures to improve  healthcare delivery in the country, Phoenix Resource Centre Global Aid Ghana (PRCGA), a Ghanaian based NGO has extended  its charity arm to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital with medical equipment worth GH¢15,000.00  It has also presented a cheque of GH¢1,000.00 to support the hospital to meet it daily needs. The items included 5 pieces of mattresses, 3 large boxes of medical equipment (syringes, needles, pen tips and vacuettes), 5 pairs of single walker, 2 pairs of 4 legged walker, 1 box of Compound lactate drips (20 pieces), 10 boxes of dust/nose mask (58 pieces), 5 boxes of hand gloves, 1 box of Thermometers (10 pieces), 200 pieces of Kellogg’s T-shirts and a Wheel Chair. It is the first time the Organization is donating to support a worthy cause barely 4 months ago since its inception. The gesture, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PRCGA, Dr.  John Koku Awoonor-Williams was borne out of pity to reach...

As part of efforts to instill the culture of best risk management practices in financial Institutions in the country, Innovare, a Ghanaian management consulting company has organized a 4-day capacity building workshop to sensitize over 20 senior executive managers from the country’s financial sector. The 4-day workshop dubbed: “Risk Summit Africa” is the first ever in the history of Ghana which is on the theme: “Strengthening financial services operations with Risk Management”. Under the workshop, participants were taken through various topics including pre-summit workshop on Basel 2 compliance, risk summit Africa, post-summit workshop on Enterprise Management. Addressing participants at the opening, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiamah charged all  financial Institutions in the country to adopt the best practices of risk management which is the requirement of the global financial system to keep their business growing soundly at all tim...

The Executive Director of  the Hope for Future Generations, (HFFG),  an NGO,  Ms. Cecilia Senoo has appealed to  government  to as a matter of urgency enact  laws that will regulate the registration of  Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)  in the country. This, according to her will help prevent charlatans from getting registered on board the NGO profession as well as aid gov’t to track the performance of NGOs contributing positively to the development of the country. Ms. Cecilia Senoo made the appeal during a panel discussion at the just ended 2017 National Philanthropy Forum held at the Accra International Conference Centre. The National Philanthropy Forum is an event held annually which brings together various stakeholders in the humanitarian sector to dialogue on key issues confronting the nonprofit sector with the aim of forging better ways towards effective delivery of philanthropic services in the country. Ghanaians are confront...

Smart device maker, Infinix has conducted 1-day training workshop for over 60 students of the University of Ghana believed to be its cherished fans. The training was aimed at enlightening the students on the usefulness of their favorite Infinix smartphones as well as help address certain minor challenges they might be confronted with daily. The 2-hour program which took place at the Akuafo Hall, University of Ghana Campus in Legon saw over 60 participants in attendance. They were taken through some troubleshooting exercises using their  Infinix smartphones including how to  effectively run software updates,  fix up their mobile phones, how to sign onto X club on their phones as well how to deal with other hardware related issues whenever they occur. The training session was equally an avenue for the fans to interact with the Infinix team that initiated the process on all questions bothering their minds as far as their favorite smartphones are concerned. The 4-...