SARPONG'S BLOG

By: Fred Yaw Sarpong- Daily Express The Daily Express can confirm that there are illegal fishing activities along the coastal fishing communities in the country. This illegal fishing activity goes on in the Volta Region, Greater Accra, Central, Western Regions and some other fishing communities. A visit to some of these communities, especially in the Western Region to ascertain the effects of the oil production at the Jubilee Field on the activities of fishermen and why they are unable to get enough fish whenever they go fishing, it was revealed that the fisher folks engage in several activities which affect their fishing operations.                                                        ...

Mr Henry Godfrey Rupiny Kerali has been appointed as the new Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. His appointment takes effect from July 1, 2015. Mr. Kerali top three priorities will be to work closely with the three partner countries to provide innovative products and services that respond to their diverse development challenges and contribute to achieving sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction, with a specific emphasis on post-Ebola recovery. He will also manage the Accra office and lead and support staff and the country management team, working closely with internal and external partners, to enhance results; and contribute to regional and corporate initiatives. Mr Kerali, a Ugandan national, joined the Bank in 2003 in the Infrastructure & Energy Department in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region. Before joining the Bank, he was a Professor at the University of Birmingham, England, specializing in the development of trans...

By: Kwabena Adu Koranteng Newmont Gold Ghana limited (Akyem mines) has announced a scholarship scheme for 400 indigenous students    from the ten communities surrounding its Akyem concession in   the eastern region of Ghana this year . Students will be selected from the primary, Junior High and Secondary schools and supported with funds annually to sail through the academic ladder till they complete their first degree. Selection of students would be determined by the various educational committees in the communities    supported by the Newmont Akyem Development Foundation, according to Paul Apenu, head of NAKDeF. Mr Apenu in an interview said the figure in likely to increase by about 50%, that’s 600 next year as NAKDeF receives its share of proceeds from the gold sale. The scholarship scheme comes alongside other infrastructural projects being developed to keep the Abirem towns and communities in good shape. The Managing Director of Obaa Hotel, lo...