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Edition No: 163 |
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
Another Hajj Fiasco looms?
It seems to have become a perennial thing for potential Moslem pilgrims to expect the difficulties and problems associated with the organization of the Hajj in Ghana. After all the hullabaloo that surrounded last year's Hajj, we thought the organisers would have learnt a lot of lessons.. .
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 34 times
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BUSINESS NEWS
Oil declines to $114
Oil fell to $114 a barrel over the weekend, extending the previous session’s steep losses that were prompted by concern over rising supplies and weakening global demand...
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 26 times
CIBA to set up endowment fund
…to support members
The Council for Indigenous Business Associations (CIBA) has started a pilot scheme to set up an endowment fund, to mobilize funds from members to qualify for loans.. .
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 17 times
Omatek unveils new logo
…to make brand name distinctM
Omatek Computers has unveiled a new logo, as a mark of the company’s preparedness to entrench the brand in the market place, as well as position it as a world class brand, in order to compete favourably on the world market. ..
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 20 times
AVRL commences Accra East, West project
Aqua Vitens Rand Limited (AVRL), a water management company in Ghana, has announced the shutdown of the Accra booster station, to enable it commerce an Interconnection West- East project...
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 22 times
Union Rural Bank makes strides
In spite of the volatility on the global economy, as a result of price hikes of food and crude oil, the Rural Union Bank (URB) was able to record phenomenal growth last year, due to prudent and insightful measures embarked upon by the management.. .
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 17 times
PPA to set up 5 zonal offices
-to monitor procurement activities at local levels
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, has announced that consultations are far advanced for the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to establish five (5) zonal offices in the country, by the end of the year...
Posted on: Friday, August 22, 2008 | Viewed: 128 times
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SPORTS NEWS
tiGo Open to rock Tema
The Tema Country Golf Club will come alive next weekend when over 160 golfers battle for supremacy in the tiGo Open.. .
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 21 times
This year`s Hajj brouhaha
Bahmed to the rescue
The chief executive officer of Bahmed Travel and Tours, Black Stars’ official travel agents, Alhaji Ahmed Bandoh is responding from far away USA, following the seeming controversy creeping into the organization of this year’s Hajj.. .
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 25 times
Zaytuna/RTU legal tussle
It will go down to the wire
The Zaytuna United FC and Real Tamale United legal tussle, regarding the eligibility of Komi/Kwame Adzagba in their 30th week Onetouch premier league is set to go down to the wire.. .
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 31 times
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OPINION
The physician`s maze
In every profession, it is the practice that, if you happen to be senior, or let’s say if you are blessed, (often times cursed) to be boss, you would be asked by subordinates to write a testimonial, or reference, if one intends sending it to North America...
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Viewed: 40 times
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FEATURES
Mental illness, prayer camps and society
…a factor of human rights abuse
Mentally challenged people have been viewed diversely as a little bit lesser than human. They are always considered as a burden, a nuisance and pathetic to society.. .
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Read 37 times
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