Airtel Ghana, Public Relations Excellence Awards Telecommunication Company of the year, over the weekend, announced its partnership deal with Facebook, to offer the internet.org app to its customers for free. Facebook’s Internet.org app, which provides a set of locally relevant basic internet services, is been made free of charge for new and existing customers, which the company says will make it easier for people to access the internet. Ms Lucy Quist, Managing Director, Airtel Ghana, said, “Our partnership with Facebook which brings their internet.org mobile app to Ghana opens up more opportunities for the millions of people to stay connected and grow their potential from the wealth of information available on the internet”. She said the company has invested heavily in upgrading and expanding their network over the last few years, to provide access to information across the country, particularly to the remote rural populations in Ghana. “We are proud that we have the second...
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Eight SIM Boxing centres have been busted by the Police following extensive technical work undertaken by Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limited for the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ministry of Communications and the Security. Some SIM Box fraudsters were arrested during the exercise in Accra, Tema, Koforidua and Kumasi. Subah’s state-of-the-art telecom devices helped to locate these fraudsters. Government and the people of Ghana lost about US$33.5 million from the activities of fraudsters in the eight locations busted. Dealing with this situation has therefore become priority for the Ministry of Communications, NCA and telecom operators. In a media briefing, the Minister for Communications, Mr. Edward Omane-Boamah said ‘Government is delighted that Subah Infosolutions is helping save the country telecom revenue loses caused by diversion of international calls through fraudulent SIM boxes. Government will continue the fight against SIM Box fraud relentlessly.’ Th...
The Assembly woman for Kojo Beedu North-Low Cost Electoral Area, in the Effutu Constituency, Madam Elizabeth Awo Sena, has suggested to the Ministry for Local Government and Rural Development, to create a Fund for electoral areas with elected women as Assembly members. This, according to her, will encourage more electoral areas to elect women into the District Assemblies, in line with government policy for more women to take part in grass root decision-making programmes. Madam Sena who made the suggestion in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Winneba at the weekend, said it will also encourage more women to take part in the District Assembly concept.. She said the Fund that could be a small portion of the District Common Fund or any amount from the Ministry, should be used to support development projects of the choice of that particular electorate under the supervision of the Assembly. The Fund, she said, could operate as that of the MPs. She said the current situa...
Falling raw materials prices, health crises, security threats and so on have led the IMF to adjust its growth forecast for Africa downward. What are the implications for African businesses? The official theme of the upcoming AFRICA CEO FORUM is "Africa's new economic environment". The agenda will focus primarily on the development priorities of African businesses. As a matter of fact, this is in line with the original purpose of the forum which, since its inception in 2012, has established itself as the must-attend event for the African private-sector. 800 leading decision-makers from Africa and all over the world - including 500 top CEOs from over 30 African countries - will be attending the 2015 edition of the forum on 16 and 17 March in Geneva. Africa's economic outlook will be discussed in depth, particularly at the opening plenary session. Experts and delegates will discuss the growth paths of Africa's economies over the next five years. The tim...
By: Fred Yaw Sarpong President John Mahama has attributed the progress of Ghana since independence to all the people who have led this country and the generality of Ghanaians for where Ghana has gotten to. ‘This country is moving forward and if we are able to count blessings and the successes we have then we can build further on those successes,’ said President Mahama. According to him the Germans have built their country because they have a strong believe that after the world war and everything were destroyed they could rebuilt their country and made it what they could be pride of. ‘If we Ghanaians could have kind of enthusiasm and the zeal the Germans have and believe in our country and stop petty ethnic and partisan division am sure that our country will move further. And I have said that every Ghanaian President has done his share,’ he added. President Mahama said this when he interacted with Ghanaian diaspora in Germany. This took place when the German gover...
STATEMENT BY GHANAGAS ON THE STATUS OF COMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES AT THE GAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT We are pleased to confirm that commissioning activities have progressed satisfactorily at the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant (GPP). Since raw gas was introduced into the GPP, operational activities on the offshore pipeline component, the onshore pipeline component including the regulating and metering stations at Esiama and Aboadze have been smooth. At the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant (GPP), a few challenges have been experienced with some minor pieces of equipment or components. These items, generally referred to as Punch List items, are the components that experience less than optimal performance and were specifically identified during the commissioning process. Progress is advanced to complete the remedial work and corrective fine-tuning of key punch list items p...