South African pulp and paper maker Sappi will invest $305 million in North America and Europe to increase its packaging capacity, the firm said on Wednesday after releasing its first-quarter results. Sappi, which makes 50 percent of its sales in Europe and 27 percent in North America, is reducing its dependence on graphic and glossy … Read more
A man believed to be in his early twenties, whose name was given as Paa Kojo, was on Friday, February 4, 2017 given severe lashes at Avenor, a suburb of Accra, for allegedly stealing an Infinix mobile phone. According to an eye witness, the suspect was a guest who was staying with a friend in a … Read more
2017 is here and the next journey for Human Resource (HR) leaders will be to apply a consumer and a digital lens to the HR function creating an employee experience that mirrors their best customer experience. Today, almost every company is undergoing a digital transformation. Cloud and mobile computing, artificial intelligence and increasing automation have … Read more
A cross-section of Ghanaians have expressed varied views on the bribery allegation against the Appointments Committee of Parliament. While some have called for a thorough independent investigation into the issue, others are of the view that it should be treated with the contempt it deserves. And sharing their opinions, the respondents who called for probe … Read more
African states narrowly failed on Monday for a second time to halt the work of the first U. N. independent investigator appointed to help protect gay and transgender people worldwide from violence and discrimination. The attempt was voted down in the U.N. General Assembly 84 to 77 with 16 abstentions, a month after African states … Read more
HFC bank has announced plans to increase its investment in the cocoa sector from GH¢90 million to GH¢198.1 million in order to further augment the availability of funds to players in the sector. The bank’s move is in response to projections of increasing yields per hectare in the sector, which presents a viable opportunity for … Read more
Miss Elizabeth Akua Ohene was born 24th January, 1945, and attended Mawuli School at Ho, between 1958 and 1964. She gained admission to the University of Ghana in 1964 and graduated with B. A. (Hon) English in 1967. The Minister of State, also attended University of Indiana, Bloomington, Ind. U. S.A. where she obtained Mass … Read more