Author: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie
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Bolt launches Web App to make ride-hailing services more accessible
Bolt, a leading ride-hailing platform in Ghana, has launched the Bolt Web App, a cost-effective alternative for riders to request a trip on a web browser. The Bolt Web App is a great option for riders using mobile phones with limited capabilities in terms of high-performance user experience, internal phone storage or even those who…
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UCC wins maiden edition of UniGeek Challenge
The University of Cape Coast (UCC), has won the maiden edition of the inter-tertiary quiz competition, dubbed, UniGeek Challenge, after beating competition from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Communication Technology University, (GCTU) and Central University. The technology competition, organized by Leann Consult in collaboration with telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana, is…
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There won’t be mass recruitment anytime soon – Goldfields Ghana tells host communities
The Regional Manager, Community Relations of Goldfields Ghana, Abdel Razak Yakubu, has entreated residents of the host communities of the Mine not to anticipate any mass recruitment by the Mine, anytime soon. He explained that currently, there are limited work opportunities in the Mine. This development, he said, has also affected the number of people…
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Solidaridad empowers farmers to improve productivity
At Kofiase, a community in the Mampong municipality of the Ashanti Region of Ghana, members of a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA), are on their way to getting a bumper harvest due to an investment in improved oil palm seedlings. For years, the over 4,000 residents of the community who are predominantly farmers, with…
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Solidaridad supports OPDAG towards establishment of Ghana’s Tree Crop Development Authority
Private sector actors in the oil palm value chain, when given the right knowledge and needed financial support, are able to influence policies that advance the development of the commodity in Ghana. Over the few years, the oil palm sub-sector has grappled with the lack of a national standard for the production of palm oil…
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Gravity Grand Hotel opens in Accra to offer affordable luxury in the heart of the city [Photos]
It is not so often that you find luxurious serenity affordable, especially in an industry where the more exquisite, the higher the cost principle applies. But there is a rarity in Gravity Grand Hotel, a newly commissioned hospitality facility in Accra, which guarantees close proximity, comfort and most importantly value for money. Located at East…
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GJA honours Insurance Commission Boss, Justice Ofori at 25th Awards Ceremony
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has conferred ‘Honorary Membership’ status on the Commissioner of Insurance, Justice Yaw Ofori, at the 25th Awards Ceremony of the Association. This is in recognition of the Commissioner’s initiatives which include the introduction of the Motor Insurance Database (MID) and championing the institution of an Insurance Education Fund to build…
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ARB Apex Bank boosts access to RCBs with new office complex in Koforidua
ARB Apex Bank, which exists to serve all rural and community banks in Ghana, has opened a new office complex building in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua, to increase its existing branches in the country. The GH¢3,142 million building, has a regional office branch on the ground floor, a state-of-the-art conference room on the first…
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Building corruption-free business environment: PSACG leads policy, institutional reforms advocacy
Corruption continues to be a growing concern in Ghana and the menace has always been largely blamed on weak institutions and failure on the part of duty bearers to effectively implement the plethora of policies and legal frameworks established to combat the canker. In spite of efforts instituted by successive governments, the country has not…
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Ghana Gold Expo to implement alternative machinery financing for Small Scale Miners in Western Region
As part of the Ghana Gold Expo’s activities for 2021, a week would be set aside dubbed the ‘Ghana Gold Week’. Among the various activities to be carried out will be the ‘Alternative Machinery Financing for Small Scale Miners’, working with key partners from Turkey, China – Shenzhen Huaxin Construction Decoration and Design Company, and…