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Award winners at the event MTN Ghana Limited, a leader in the telecommunication industry, has emerged the biggest winner at the 2019 Ghana Human Resource Innovation Awards (GHRIA) - beating Guinness Ghana Limited, Barclays Bank and Goldfields Ghana Limited. MTN picked a total of six awards, five institutional and one individual award at the ceremony held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, on Friday February 22nd, 2019. GHRIA - formerly the Ghana Top 50 HR Leaders Awards, is an annual celebration of leading human resources practitioners and organisations with top-notch HR models who have made sterling contributions to the corporate sector over the years. MTN was adjudged Employer of the Year, HR Innovation of the Year (Telecom), Outstanding Employee Retention Policy, Excellence in Employee Engagement and HR Team of the Year (Gold). The Human Resources Executive, MTN Ghana - Amma Benneh-Amponsah, was the biggest winner, walking away with the HR Personali...

Executive Chairman-Papaya, Dr. Kalmoni and Dep. Minister, Elizabeth Sackey, cutting the ribbon to officially open the Awudome-Branch Papaye Fast Food Limited, a leading fast-food chain in the country, has officially opened a new branch at the Kaneshie- Awudome roundabout. The opening event, which happened at the new branch’s forecourt, was honoured by the Deputy Minister of Greater Accra Region, Mrs. Elizabeth Sackey, representatives from the Ghana Tourism Authority and Ministry of Tourism, as well as some corporate organisations. The Chief Executive Officer-Papaya Ltd., Divine K. Asiedu, said opening the Awudome branch means Papaye now has six operational outlets from its 28 years of existence in Ghana. "Papaye wants to assure its customers and everyone within this vicinity that it will continue serving the best tasty food without compromising on its hospitality, comfortability and affordability principles." Executive Chairman-Papaye, Dr. Sami...

Aretha Duku (left) with Justice Yaw Ofofi holding a shovel to cut the sod The Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) has organised a sod-cutting ceremony to start the construction of a permanent secretariat complex in the Kanda Estate area of the Greater Accra Region. The sod-cutting ceremony took place last week Tuesday and was attended by Board Members of the GIA and their representatives. In a brief statement, Madam Aretha Duku-President/Board Chairman of GIA, commended her predecessor’s effort in having the Association in mind by acquiring the land that the industry now wants to utilise. She said the construction of this ultra-modern structure of enlightenment is expected to be completed in the next two years. She thanked all Board Members who served on the GIA board in the past and present for their vision. The Commissioner of Insurance, Justice Ofori, congratulated GIA for this laudable project the industry is about to undertake. Mr. Williams Ev...

Uber drivers and riders will from December 21, 2018 enjoy an Injury Protection cover, provided by Old Mutual Ghana. Per the agreement, all Uber driver-partners will benefit from this cover from the moment they accept a trip - while driving to pick up a rider, and until the trip ends; while riders will also be covered from the time their ride begins, until the trip ends. The packages include: Medical Cover : If an accident happens On-Trip, this cover reimburses drivers and riders for necessary medical treatment costs up to GH¢12,500. In addition, this cover reimburses ambulance service costs. Death and Funeral Payments : In the unfortunate event that a driver-partner or rider dies as a result of an accident On-Trip, their dependents or heirs will benefit from a lump-sum payment of GH¢50,000. They will also obtain an amount of GH¢5,000 for funeral expenses. Permanent Disability Payments : In the unfortunate event that a user suffers a permanent disability as a res...

Childhood cancer care delivery in Ghana has many dire challenges, with a large portion of communities still without access to this basic health care service. With just about two childhood cancer treatment centers (Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, and a bigger one in Korle-Bu), Wesoamo Child Cancer Foundation is helping to give access to this major healthcare problem. To help mitigate the challenges, Loyalty Hotel a subsidiary of the Loyalty Group of Companies has given cash donation, at a fundraising dinner dance in Accra, to the Wesoamo Child Cancer Foundation, in this month of love, as part of the hotel’s Corporate Social Responsibility. The chairman of the group, Mr. Tommy Annan along with the Managing Consultant, Mr. Cephas Kojo Asimadi made the donation on behalf of the hotel. Speaking at a ceremony to present the items to the foundation, the chairman of the group, Mr. Tommy Annan, said there was the need for the private sector to support health care providers ...

Le Jardin Symphonique Estate, a newly gated community, has been opened to allow potential homeowners enjoy a 10 percent discount off the initial prices offer. With its location at Community 14, Tema, it has square footage which exceeds the usable floor area is designed and furnished with semi-detached house with variations of dimension and floor to floor building and includes columns, mechanical pipes, shaft, shaftways, chaseways and conduits and other common elements. Chief Executive Officer of Waylead Company Ghana Ltd, Benjamin Zhang officially leading a delegation to tour the facility at a ceremony said: “Seven years ago, we arrived in Ghana with a vision to urge our might on the soil of this country to add to the country’s transformational agenda, little did we know that seven years on we have rather have been served here and had been transformed by the country in more ways than we could have ever imagined. It has been a journey, a magnificent j...

Cameroonians living in Ghana have come together to form an association called Cameroonian Association Resident in Ghana, Nungua (ARCAN) to unite and create a platform that will help them support one another away from home. The association, which was launched in Nungua, a suburb of Accra, will address some of the challenges the Cameroonian community face in the country and find innovative ways to help them as there is no embassy or consulate present in Ghana to attend to their needs. Speaking to the B&FT, President of the group, Leonardo Asu, highlighted the purpose of forming the association and encouraged all Cameroonians to join. “This group has been formed to bring all Cameroonians together so that, together, we can address some of the problems we face while living here by channeling it to the government of Ghana. Cameroon does not have a consulate in Ghana and so we find it difficult for the government to know what problems we face here. So, we feel if we...