Do remember to watch via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L25utLv2T2Q&list=UUk33z0Li9H4u3By8Ra-olTg
Nana Aba says: Lovely xx
Monday, 5 May 2014
Elikem Proposes To Pokello Live On Stage at Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2014
Do remember to watch via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L25utLv2T2Q&list=UUk33z0Li9H4u3By8Ra-olTg
Nana Aba says: Lovely xx
Music: Kwaadee heats up Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2014....
Grace in Action: Some people are sooo loved, sooo relevant, they can do most things -and we'll love them -regardless. Big love to Kwaadee -the highlight of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2014.
I must take this opportunity to thank Joy News on Sky 290 for bring coverage of Ghana Music Awards 2014 and I Rep Ghana (above video clip) for sharing said event -stopping it from becoming a 'local thing', we Ghanaians can be found in every country in the world -you know!!!!
Anywayssssss, its good to see Kwaadee doing his thing -no? He really is like family, there is sooo much love for this brother, regardless of what a few rotten apples say!!!
**Do remember to watch the above film clip via: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkoY1lQ3_9c&list=UUk33z0Li9H4u3By8Ra-olTg
Saturday, 3 May 2014
Rest in Perfect Peace Kofi Ansah
Paulina says: The Godfather of Ghanaian fashion, Kofi Ansah is dead, words fail me...... I cannot get my head, never mind my heart around the loss of this trailblazing giant of contemporary 'African' fashion.
Monday, 28 April 2014
Ansasesem Sikasem: Ghana’s Economy Threatened......
USD 1.7 Billion Investment into Ghana’ Economy Threatened
Dated: April 2014
The management of Royal Africa Holdings, Ghana, owners of Palm Grove City, a USD 1.7 billion city project in pram pram and several other projects in Ghana, are concerned about the activities of some unscrupulous Ghanaians which have the potential of undermining the investment opportunities and benefits associated with Royal Africa Holdings interests in Ghana.
It is becoming a trend where some Ghanaians who through one way or the other have been fortunate to meet the chairman of Royal African Holdings, HRH Prince Ebrahim try to defraud him of various sums of money running into thousands of dollars. HRH Prince Ebrahim is a kind hearted man and doesn’t hesitate to offer business opportunities to individuals he comes into contact with.
There is enough evidence to support this claim where HRH Prince Ebrahim has identify indigenous artisans operating on a very small scale and invited them to his office for joint venture process to be initiated for capital injection into their operation. This kind gesture of HRH has become a regular feature at Royal Africa House.
One Mr Boafo, who claims to be the father in law of black star footballer Dominic Adiyah has dupe the chairman of our company, Royal Africa Holdings, His Royal Highness Prince Ebrahim by presenting himself as the manager of a property near trassaco owned by Dominic Adiyah.
In agreement, HRH Prince Ebrahim paid Mr boafo an initial deposit for a contract to be prepared for the leasing of the property. For over three months Mr Ben Boafo has been given flimsy excuses to HRH Prince Ebrahim for his failure to provide a contract and hand over the keys to the property.
For over three months, each and every day was a promise and fail episode on the part of Mr. Boafo
At a point, it was agreed between the parties that Mr Boafo returns the money but he later communicated that the money has been sent to Ghanaian footballer Dominic Adiyah at his base overseas. There were moments of recorded phone conversations where Mr. Boafo mentioning Dominic has promised to send the money at a certain date but the date comes only for him to give another excuse.
After running out of luck, Mr Boafo reported to the adabraka police that he had been threatened by HRH Prince Ebrahim, which was later established by the police to be absolutely false. After statements were taken it was clear that Mr Boafo had not been honest in his dealings with HRH Prince Ebrahim. Inspector Ben, CID Ghana Police confirm their frustration with Mr Boafo unreliability and dishonesty where on several occasions has assured to police of refunding the money but always fails to honor his promise.
Negotiations calling for full repayment of said sum of money was brokered by Staff Officer Eric and Present was Inspector Ben of CID at Accra Central Police Station (Adabraka), as well as Mr Baofo and HRH Prince Ebrahim present that monies will be return within 4 weeks. It has been 3 months now nothing has been done. Despite various promises on dates, payment is simply not coming. The police all along acknowledge the wrongs of Mr Baofo and his inconsistent failures; however fell short to bring him to books.
The question that begs everyone is, why didn’t Ghana Police Arrest and Charge Mr Baofo? Is he above the Law? Is someone protecting him? The failure of the Adabraka Police to arrest Mr Boafo for defrauding and also deceit of public office is something of concern to us, tantamount to blatant miscarriage of Justice. Mr Boafo has made complete mockery of the Ghana’s Legal System and Law enforcement; thus put himself above the law.
Therefore the indispensable duty of the police should be to ensure that justice is done and be seen to be done. We see no reason why Mr Boafo shouldn’t have been arrested, charged and brought to books forthwith. Henceforth, we the management and staff of Royal Africa Holdings in Accra which constitute 100 percent Ghanaians are becoming increasingly worried about this unfortunate situation which is frustrating our investors.
For us at Royal Africa Holdings it is not the issue of amount of money involved but principle. If the Legal system is protecting petty criminals on petty sums of money, what happens when millions are dishonestly taken from our investors? The law must not harbour or protect criminals who prey on innocent investors especially one that is investing USD 1.7 billion into Ghana’s economy.
If the laws of the land cannot protect and safeguard investor’s funds then clearly the quest of the government to achieve economic development is farfetched. We are very Concern about Police inaction; example must be set from the bottom up.
Meanwhile, the management has called for an extra-ordinary meeting at Royal Africa Holdings office in Accra slated for Monday 28th April 2014 to conclude appropriate measures in fully addressing aforementioned teething matter.
SIGNED:
Corporate Affairs Office
Royal Africa Holdings
Source: http://nowghana.com/usd-1-7-billion-investment-ghana-economy-threatened/
Paulina says: You couldn't make this up -even if you wanted to....... Its incredible the goings on in our 'better Ghana' -no?
Health: Tackling Malaria
This World Malaria Day, control programmes across the world are reflecting on how far they have come. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images
How one Ghanaian town sprayed away 74% of malaria cases in two years
The impact of malaria on productivity led one mining company to implement a comprehensive anti-malaria programme, now used in 22 districts. Sue George reports on the Obuasi model
Dated: Friday 25 April 2014
In the Obuasi area of Ghana, private sector investment in tackling malaria has led to substantial business and community benefits, with drastic reductions in malaria prevalence.
Obuasi is the site of a large gold mine owned by the company AngloGold Ashanti. In 2004, the company saw that its workforce were suffering high levels of malaria, meaning that many of them were off sick at any one time. This was clearly having an impact on its business.
AngloGold Ashanti set out to tackle this with a comprehensive programme that encompassed malaria prevention and treatment and featured indoor residual spraying as a major form of prevention. It is a comprehensive method of malaria control that the company now refers to as the Obuasi model.
"We had a goal of achieving a 50% reduction [in malaria prevalence] within two years," says Sylvester Segbaya, programme director for AngloGold Ashanti malaria control. "Within two years, we actually had a 74% reduction."
While the Edwin Cade hospital in Obuasi saw 6,711 cases of malaria in 2005, the figure was down to 973 by 2009. In late 2013, it was just 238.
The World Health Organisation recommends indoor spraying with residual insecticide (IRS) as a significant method of preventing malaria. It is "… a powerful way to rapidly reduce malaria transmission. Its full potential is realised when at least 80% of houses in targeted areas are sprayed," it says.
This was the case in Obuasi, where the spraying of mines, surrounding buildings, homes and then entire districts have meant that there are simply fewer mosquitoes that can spread malaria. This is benefiting all parts of the community, not just miners. People are spending less on malaria treatment, children are more likely to be healthy and attending school and under-5s are less likely to die of the disease.
Such a large programme could not be carried out by a private company alone. Partnerships with the public sector were key from the start. The programme was set up in collaboration with Ghana's ministry of health, which made regular reports to the National Malaria Control Programme.
This worked so well that in 2011 the Global Fund granted $130m (£77m) to the company to carry out this work in partnership with government and public sector bodies. The idea was to spread this work to other parts of Ghana. As of April 2014, 22 districts of Ghana have been treated. This will increase to 40 districts by the end of 2015 and will concentrate on the north of Ghana, where the malaria burden is greatest.
The work also involves training local people to carry out the residual spraying and to get involvement from all areas of the community. Though IRS has been criticised by some for exposing people to insecticide, Segbaya says that health issues are always taken into consideration. Rooms used by people with asthma or allergies are not sprayed and there is the added advantage that other pests, such as cockroaches and bed bugs, are destroyed.
So why despite this success has indoor residual spraying been so little used in comparison to the mass distribution of bed nets? Because it has to be carried out comprehensively in a particular area in order to be effective, and this can be both technically demanding and comparatively expensive.
"With bed nets, all you do is distribute them," says Segbaya. "With indoor residual spraying you have to hire people, train them in managing the pump, mixing insecticide, handling people's property, all of which require more skill."
Another factor is the cost – a net to protect one or two people costs £2-3. "Currently it costs around $400,000 (£238,000) to spray one district, which is maybe $10-15 (£6-9) per person. This is almost three times the cost of providing bed nets."
These figures may not be immediately attractive to donors, and cannot be borne by the public sector alone. However, the private sector may be better able to support these costs, especially when measuring them against increased productivity.
Trevor Keel is head of technology at the World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold mining industry. Many of its members – large gold mines – operate some kind of community health programme to support their workforce and the surrounding communities.
"Our interest initially stemmed from the fact that gold is used in the rapid diagnostic tests that are now the most common way of diagnosing malaria," says Keel. So protecting the miners and their communities from malaria seemed logical. "This is a great example of what the private sector should be doing," he adds.
AngloGold Ashanti – which also operates in Mali, Tanzania and Guinea – is now starting similar programmes in its other mines.
Obuasi is the site of a large gold mine owned by the company AngloGold Ashanti. In 2004, the company saw that its workforce were suffering high levels of malaria, meaning that many of them were off sick at any one time. This was clearly having an impact on its business.
AngloGold Ashanti set out to tackle this with a comprehensive programme that encompassed malaria prevention and treatment and featured indoor residual spraying as a major form of prevention. It is a comprehensive method of malaria control that the company now refers to as the Obuasi model.
"We had a goal of achieving a 50% reduction [in malaria prevalence] within two years," says Sylvester Segbaya, programme director for AngloGold Ashanti malaria control. "Within two years, we actually had a 74% reduction."
While the Edwin Cade hospital in Obuasi saw 6,711 cases of malaria in 2005, the figure was down to 973 by 2009. In late 2013, it was just 238.
The World Health Organisation recommends indoor spraying with residual insecticide (IRS) as a significant method of preventing malaria. It is "… a powerful way to rapidly reduce malaria transmission. Its full potential is realised when at least 80% of houses in targeted areas are sprayed," it says.
This was the case in Obuasi, where the spraying of mines, surrounding buildings, homes and then entire districts have meant that there are simply fewer mosquitoes that can spread malaria. This is benefiting all parts of the community, not just miners. People are spending less on malaria treatment, children are more likely to be healthy and attending school and under-5s are less likely to die of the disease.
Such a large programme could not be carried out by a private company alone. Partnerships with the public sector were key from the start. The programme was set up in collaboration with Ghana's ministry of health, which made regular reports to the National Malaria Control Programme.
This worked so well that in 2011 the Global Fund granted $130m (£77m) to the company to carry out this work in partnership with government and public sector bodies. The idea was to spread this work to other parts of Ghana. As of April 2014, 22 districts of Ghana have been treated. This will increase to 40 districts by the end of 2015 and will concentrate on the north of Ghana, where the malaria burden is greatest.
The work also involves training local people to carry out the residual spraying and to get involvement from all areas of the community. Though IRS has been criticised by some for exposing people to insecticide, Segbaya says that health issues are always taken into consideration. Rooms used by people with asthma or allergies are not sprayed and there is the added advantage that other pests, such as cockroaches and bed bugs, are destroyed.
So why despite this success has indoor residual spraying been so little used in comparison to the mass distribution of bed nets? Because it has to be carried out comprehensively in a particular area in order to be effective, and this can be both technically demanding and comparatively expensive.
"With bed nets, all you do is distribute them," says Segbaya. "With indoor residual spraying you have to hire people, train them in managing the pump, mixing insecticide, handling people's property, all of which require more skill."
Another factor is the cost – a net to protect one or two people costs £2-3. "Currently it costs around $400,000 (£238,000) to spray one district, which is maybe $10-15 (£6-9) per person. This is almost three times the cost of providing bed nets."
These figures may not be immediately attractive to donors, and cannot be borne by the public sector alone. However, the private sector may be better able to support these costs, especially when measuring them against increased productivity.
Trevor Keel is head of technology at the World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold mining industry. Many of its members – large gold mines – operate some kind of community health programme to support their workforce and the surrounding communities.
"Our interest initially stemmed from the fact that gold is used in the rapid diagnostic tests that are now the most common way of diagnosing malaria," says Keel. So protecting the miners and their communities from malaria seemed logical. "This is a great example of what the private sector should be doing," he adds.
AngloGold Ashanti – which also operates in Mali, Tanzania and Guinea – is now starting similar programmes in its other mines.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/apr/25/ghana-anglogold-malaria-reduction?CMP=twt_gu
Paulina says: Some good news......
Gold is the new Gold
Title: Ghana Gold Output Seen Falling 500,000 Ounces on Halts
Dated: Apr 28, 2014
Gold production in Ghana, the continent’s second-largest producer after South Africa, may fall 500,000 ounces this year as declining prices prompted some mines to suspend operations, the Minerals Commission said.
Output for 2014 is estimated at 3.1 million ounces, from an initial target of 3.6 million, Daniel Krampah, the commission’s assistant manager of financial analysis, said today by phone in the capital, Accra.
“We will definitely record lower volumes this year,” said Krampah. “Some companies have placed their mines under care and maintenance.”
Ghana’s gold production climbed to a record 4.3 million ounces in 2012 from 3.6 million ounces the previous year after prices reached a record in September 2011. Bullion slumped 28 percent in 2013 as some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value amid a rally in equities and muted inflation.
The mine suspensions mean “we will be losing about 500,000 ounces of gold annually,” said Krampah.
Ghana produced 107.9 metric tons of gold in 2013, making it the eighth-biggest producer, according to data from Thomson Reuters GFMS. Bloomberg competes with Thomson Reuters in selling financial and legal information and trading systems.
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-28/ghana-gold-output-seen-falling-500-000-ounces-on-halts.html
Paulina says: I would normally read the likes of the above and shake -but not today... People will always want gold -and the market will reflect this in dues time. Up and down, up and down -just like a swing......no shaking.
Lifestyle: Marriott set to open soon in Takoradi
Title: Marriott expands to Nigeria and Ghana
Dated: Mar 25, 2014
Marriott Intl., through its subsidiary U.S. based Protea has recently confirmed expansion plans in Nigeria focus on Port Harcourt in the oil-rich Niger Delta, the nation’s capital Abuja and the southeastern state of Enugu.
One of the hotels will be rated 5 star and branded Marriott Abuja and the second one three star Courtyard by Marriott (Port Harcour).
With the Ghana oilfields also creating demand for business travel, Protea will open a 130-room hotel in Takoradi in the country’s western region later this year.
Source: http://www.cpp-luxury.com/marriott-expands-to-nigeria-and-ghana/
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