Ato Essien, CEO of defunct Capital Bank has been arraigned before the High Court by the Republic over the role he played which led to the collapse of the bank, ABC News can report. The suit filed by the State is against Ato Essien and three other officials of the defunct bank, Fitzgerald Odonkor, Tetteh Nettey, and […]
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Iran ups defenses around key oil facilities
Iran is upping its defenses around key oil and petrochemical facilities, Iranian state television reported on Monday, cited by S&P Global Platts, as Iran gears up for a retaliatory act just weeks after Saudi Aramco’s oil facilities were struck by missiles. The areas that will be covered under this increased defense will be air traffic in […]
Imperial Blue Whisky launched in Ghana
Whisky lovers in Ghana can now have a taste of the world’s 3rd largest selling whisky brand, Seagram’s Imperial Blue, which has been officially introduced onto the Ghanaian market. Speaking to journalists during the launch in Accra, the Managing Director of Pernod Ricard Group Ghana, Gregory Lemarie, said even though Imperial Blue is popular in […]
Vivo Energy Customers to Smile
Vivo Energy, operators of Shell, has launch a new loyalty programme to reward its customers across the country. The first comprehensive loyalty programme Dubbed “Shell Club” will reward all category of motorists, who buy from Shell Service Stations dotted across the country. The management said, the programme will be rolled out to over 100 selected […]
Wealthiest families in the world hunts for private deals
An investment firm affiliated with Michael Dell agreed to buy a posh Florida resort in April. For one tied to Tony Pritzker, it was a wastewater-treatment services company. And earlier this month, the family office associated with U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos took a stake in a European private equity firm. The desire for direct private deals isn’t new, […]
Challenges with purchasing prepaid credit fixed – PDS
Power distributors, PDS say they have fixed the challenges that made it impossible for some consumers to purchase power during the weekend. “Affected customers can now visit their District Office or the closest prepaid vendor shop to buy,” a communiqué from PDS said. Consumers took to social media to complain about the difficulty in purchasing […]
Fourteen habits of highly successful female entrepreneurs – (Part 2)
Professional Soccer Player – Alex Morgan says ; ” Winning and losing isn’t everything . Sometimes , the journey is just as important as the outcome . “ Books can inspire ideas and ways of our thinking that have the power to transform our lives . For making efficiency and better self-care a part of […]
Gov’t buys 500 Kantanka cars; company is fast growing
Safo Kantanka Junior, CEO of Kanatanka Automobile, has revealed that the current government has purchased over 500 of the cars produced by the local manufacturer. He said to Bola Ray on Starr Chat Wednesday. “Under the Mahama administration, the late Vice President purchased and used some of our cars. But under this government a lot […]
Parade held at RMU to mark world maritime day
A parade has been held at the Regional Maritime University to mark this year’s World Maritime Day, where players in Ghana’s Maritime space, met to celebrate women in the industry. The IMO uses this celebration to update stakeholders in the industry of steps being undertaken to enhance safety, efficiency and security of the global maritime […]
Girls in Ghana’s secondary schools encouraged to take up careers in maritime industry
The Ghana Maritime Authority in collaboration with the Women in Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA Ghana) has assembled girls in Secondary Schools from the Accra Metropolis, to educate them and inspire them to take advantage of career opportunities in the Maritime Industry. This was one of the key activities the Ghana Maritime Authority embarked on, […]
Samsung ends mobile phone production in China; shuts down last factory
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) has ended mobile telephone production in China, it said on Wednesday, hurt by intensifying competition from domestic rivals in the world’s biggest smartphone market. The shutdown of Samsung’s last China phone factory comes after it cut production at the plant in the southern city of Huizhou in […]
Fourteen habits of highly successful female entrepreneurs – (Part 1)
It is not easy for women to be successful in a male dominating society where there are unfair laws , stereotypes and male centered workplace practices ; where women are merely seen as sexual objects rather than human beings with more brains who possess certain attributes that many men lack . Speaker of the United […]