NIC Improves Claim Payment

Misss Lydia Bawa(4th left) and Gina Blay with industry participants at the seminar held at Coconut Grove Hotel. The National Insurance Commission (NIC), as part of measures to facilitate the growth and visibility of the insurance industry, has improved the transparency and the promptness attached to the payment of claims by insurance companies. The...

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Gov’t Asked To Insure Assets

From left:Mr Avereyireh, Mrs Bawa,  Mrs Blay and Mr Davor President of the Ghana Insurers Association (GIA), Ivan A. Avereyireh, has called on government to insure all state-owned property in order to lessen the burden on the national purse. By paying premiums to the insurance companies, government need not worry in a case of any unforeseen disasters because the...

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‘Short-Term Measures To End Dumsor Expensive’

James A. Bever USAID Mission Director for Ghana, James A. Bever says the short-term measure that government has adopted to address the country’s power crisis by procuring power barges from Turkey would be expensive. According to Mr Bever, government would have to commit a lot of funds to the project in order to assure the private operators of the power barges that...

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‘Access Capital Market For Growth’

Ekow Afedzi  General Manager of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), Ekow Afedzi has urged Ghanaian entrepreneurs to mobilize long-term capital from the public through the capital market to grow their companies. According to him, most Ghanaian companies do not grow because they refuse to obtain long-term capital from the public...

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CSOs Demand Accountability In IMF Bailout

Joseph Winful The Civil Society Platform, which is made up of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), has called on government to be accountable and transparent in the implementation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. According to Joseph Winful, Executive Chairman of the Financial Accountability & Transparency –Africa, a CSO, government should ensure...

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Minister Berates Flogging Chiefs

Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Dr Henry Seidu Danaa, has urged chiefs in Ghana to desist from flogging people who fail to honour their summons. Dr Danaa stated that under the Chieftaincy Amendment Law that is currently in parliament, people who refuse to attend a chief’s summon should be reported to the police and dealt with by the law. He...

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‘Ghana Needs Long-term Investments’

Ekow Afedzi General Manager of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), Ekow Afedzi has urged Ghanaian investors to make long-term investments to grow the country’s economy. According to Mr Afedzi, most investors resort to short-term investments due to the constant rise in inflation. “Ghanaian investors are always doing short-term investments, there is a reason. In an economy...

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Paul Walker Fans In Tears At Furious 7 Screening

Paul Walker The first public screening of the last Fast & Furious film Paul Walker made before he died has left audiences in tears at the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival. Furious 7 is the actor's final appearance as law enforcement officer Brian O'Connor in the franchise. In the film, Vin Diesel's character says "those who are lost go on in the hearts...

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‘Broadcasting Bill Will Sanitise The Media’

Minister for Communication, Dr Omane Boamah, says the Broadcast Bill will bring some sanity into the entire media landscape when finally passed. According to him, the passage of the bill -which is currently before parliament- would impact positively on existing media standards in Ghana. Dr Omane Boamah made this known...

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Top Gear Doesn't Need Clarkson -The Stig

The Stig Hit show Top Gear could "thrive" without its troubled co-host Jeremy Clarkson, according to The Stig. Ben Collins played the show's mysterious helmeted character for eight years but fell out with the BBC after he decided to reveal his identity and publish an autobiography. The broadcaster launched legal action, but failed to stop him. Mr Collins told...

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Frozen Sequel In The Works, Disney Reveals

A sequel to the blockbuster movie Frozen is in the works, according to Disney. The studio's chief creative officer, John Lasseter, made the announcement at the annual shareholder meeting. The original film is the highest-grossing animated movie of all time. In it, Anna teamed up with Kristoff and snowman Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy...

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Gebrselassie Arrives In Ghana …For Marathon

Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopian marathon legend, Haile Gebrselassie, is expected to be in Ghana for the first time on march 10 to take part in the maiden edition of an international marathon in Ghana. Haile Gebrselassie is a worldclass long-distance track and road running athlete. The five-time World Champion is known...

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Fiesta Royale Celebrates Women

From left:Veronica Sackey, Veronica Laryea and Rosemond Ohenewaa In Commemoration of the International Women’s Day celebrations, Fiesta Royale Hotel, one of the top hospitality hotels in Ghana, last Sunday held a dinner party to celebrate and award some women who have played very important roles in society. According to Kingsley Addison, General Manager of the hotel,...

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‘Dumsor’ Affects Trade Fair

Murtala Mohammed cutting sod for the commencement of GTFC 2015 Acting Chief Executive of the Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited (GTFC), Dr. Erasmus Ebenezer Okpoti Koney, says the current energy crisis in the country has adversely affected the on-going fair. “Ghana has also had its fair share of the sub-region’s problems, including the power crisis which we...

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ARSOG Awards Royalty Collection To Two

The Audio-Visual Rights Owners Association of Ghana (ARSOG) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Big Foot and Alsbridge companies to handle the payment of royalties on behalf of five transport agencies in the country. According to ARSOG, the companies have agreed to pay royalties to them on behalf of five transport operators, namely, VIP, OA Travel and...

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MTN Rewards Reading Competition Winner

Cynthia Lumor presenting the trophy to the Kanda Reading Club MTN Ghana Foundation has rewarded the Kanda Reading Club for emerging as winners of this year’s edition of the MTN/Joy Reading Club competition.  The event, which is a joint venture between MTN Ghana Foundation and Joy FM, is an initiative established to provide interventions that encourage...

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Economic Crisis Will Worsen- Economist

Professor Kodwo Ewusi, Professor Kodwo Ewusi, Dean of Graduate Studies at the Methodist University College, has predicted that the economic crisis will worsen this year if factors responsible for situation persist. According to him, government must put pragmatic measures in place to address the numerous problems. Prof. Ewusi, who...

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