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ASA Savings and Loans Limited has presented scholarship package worth GH¢8,000 to 20 needy but brilliant children in primary, Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High School (SHS) at their Maamobi '2' Business Centre premise, in Accra as part of its educational support programme. The 20 beneficiaries are made up of nine primary pupils, 10 JHS pupils and one SHS student from different schools. The ASA’s scholarship scheme and educational support programme forms part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities taken to support its operational areas. According to the Newtown Area Manager of ASA Savings and Loans, Mr Emmanuel Osae Addo, without the women in business taking loans and paying on time, business would not have been where it is. So, with support to over 150,000 women in business, it has been a privilege to also support as CSR to the society. He noted that education is one key priority area of support besides other needs ASA Savings and Loans

A team from GLICO Group, comprising members from each subsidiary in a group photograph GLICO, the one-stop shop for insurance and financial services in country, has been adjudged ‘The best insurance Group’ in Ghana at the recently-held 2nd Ghana Insurance Awards. Two subsidiaries of the GLICO Group also received awards. GLICO General was adjudged ‘The Personal Line Insurer of the Year’, while GLICO Healthcare was declared ‘The Indigenous Insurer of the year–Private healthcare’. The GLICO Group has its genesis as Gemini Life Insurance Company, acronym ‘GLICO’, which started operations in Ghana during 1987. With a sustainable business philosophy propounded by its founder, Mr. Kwame Achampong-Kyei - which is “to bring insurance to the doorstep of every Ghanaian household” - GLICO in 2003 embarked on the expansion of allied services to offer more value for its policyholders and to grow each service offering’s portfolio. In 2003, it birthed GLICO Capital Ltd.

The sleeker, faster and more technologically advanced New Ford Mustang delivers more athletic styling, sophisticated engine and suspension enhancements, as well as advanced driver assistance features for customers of the iconic sports car. "The passion for Mustang is stronger than ever, proven by this legendary model's unrivalled dominance of the sports car segment globally, which has made it one of the most iconic sights on local roads since it first went on sale in South Africa in 2016," says Doreen Mashinini, General Manager, Marketing at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA). "There are few cars that deliver such a combination of heritage, style and performance to such a wide audience, and the New Ford Mustang offers the most compelling package yet." Available in Fastback and Convertible body styles with a choice of uprated 2.3 EcoBoost and 5.0 V8 engines matched to Ford's advanced 10-speed automatic transmission, the instantly-

Mr. Emmanuel Baidoo, Senior Manager -Sustainability for AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine, has urged chiefs, opinion leaders and youth in the mine’s host communities to provide the needed information and support to the mine at all times for development to thrive. “If you provide us with the needed support, it will ensure that the Community Employment Committee put together by the mine to address employment concerns, works effectively to meet the expectations of all”, he reiterated. Mr. Baidoo said this when addressing stakeholders to review the work of the Community Employment Committee inaugurated six months ago at Tarkwa in The Western Region. He indicated that the mine has made it mandatory for all site contractors to obtain clearance from the Sustainability    Department prior to medicals and induction of new employees to ensure strict compliance with the Community Employment Procedure. He assured them that the mine, will continue to engage them to sustain the g

SMT Ghana team poses in a group photograph with the school kids In a bid to give children the world over the opportunity to better understand how trucks operate in traffic, SMT Ghana, has held a Volvo Truck traffic safety course dub: ‘Stop, Look and Wave’. The programme which is a global initiative by the Volvo Group, international partners of SMT Ghana, involves the application of an easy to understand way of making kids aware of the risks and how best to avoid them. Children learn how to interact safely with commercial vehicles in traffic. In most traffic situations it is difficult for a driver to detect pedestrians and cyclists who are close to the truck. The training programme therefore focuses on how important it is for children to be attentive and make an eye contact with the truck driver and make him aware of their presence by waving at him before crossing the road. As the official Distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks and Volvo Penta in

Alliance Motors, the authorised exclusive distributor of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in Ghana, launched its latest model, the 2019/20 Range Rover Evoque in the capital city; Accra. The launch which took place at the Airport showroom at the Grand Oyeeman building saw great turnout of people from all walks of life with huge representation from the corporate sector. Mr. Richard Ankomah, the General Manager of Alliance Motors Ghana after his welcome address shared some insightful revelations about the brand-new model and what potential customers stood to gain. He said, the original luxury city SUV has now evolved to reinforce its position as a design tour de force, whilst setting new standards in refinement, sustainability and capability. Having pioneered the luxury compact SUV market, now with more than 217 international awards, the new Range Rover Evoque, available in 127 countries including Ghana, is a sophisticated evolution of the original. Combining unrival

·       Tonale wins Readers’ Choice Design Award 2019 ·     The Tonale was revealed to the public at the Geneva motor show in March and made its UK debut at last week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed The Alfa Romeo Tonale concept has been honoured with the Readers’ Choice Design Award at this year’s influential Auto Express Awards, just days after it wowed the crowds with its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The award was voted for by readers of Auto Express, making the accolade extra special for the design team at FCA’s Centro Stile in Turin. Steve Fowler, editor-in-chief of Auto Express said “It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that Alfa Romeo has topped our design poll. After all, the brand has more than 100 years’ experience in creating some of the world’s most beautiful cars. The Tonale is surely among Alfa’s greatest hits, and we can’t wait to see how the concept evolves into a production model.” Scott Krugger, head of design for Alfa Romeo said,

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in Dubai, UAE, Ford Motor Company announced the appointment of Randy Krieger as President, Direct Markets, a new position which will focus on Ford’s distributor markets. In this new role, Krieger will drive a Distributor Centre of Excellence, which brings together more than 80 distributor markets across Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific Emerging Markets. Randy will report to Mark Ovenden who has taken on a new role as President, Ford International Markets Group. Krieger joins the Dubai office from Shanghai where he was Executive Director, marketing and sales, Ford Asia Pacific Operations (APO). Prior to his APO posting, Krieger was Ford ASEAN Marketing and Sales Director. He also served as President of Ford Japan and Ford Philippines, where he successfully restructured the business operations to return to profits. Krieger also played a central role in Ford’s strong presence in China during the early days of Changa

As MTN promotes it MoMo account with a reward of one of the latest automobiles from Auto Plaza Limited; an authorised partner of Hyundai vehicles in Ghana, which introduced the all-new 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV, into the Ghanaian market, I will like to outdoor once again, the features and eye-catching automobile of the Santafe Fe SUV brand. The vehicle which represents new thinking and new possibilities, is manifested in its unique design . This lustrous Hyundai Santa Fe SUV renders in unquestionable competition with other luxury vehicles on the automobile market, not only in Ghana, but beyond our boundaries. The 2019 Hyundai Santafe is a highly convincing crossover SUV for family and cargo. What is good about the Hyundai Santafe SUV? The Santa Fe is a great midsize SUV, though its model names are a bit confusing. For 2019, the 2-row version (previously the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport) is now called the Santa Fe. It's been fully redesigned and has a new look and a longer b

Enterprise Life Insurance Company Limited has introduced a new funeral finance product targetted at Ghanaians who would have otherwise been excluded from general insurance coverage. The product, Funeral Finance Plan Unlimited, was designed after detailed and extensive research on what constitutes value for all customers in the market. Speaking at the product’s launch in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Group, Keli Gadzekpo , said the product was developed in response to market demands. “This product was designed, priced and packaged in response to feedback gathered from our customers and the general public. We introduced the original product, Funeral Finance Plan, almost 20 years ago as an industry first. “As positively as it has been received by the public, we have over the years modified the product in keeping up with the changing times. The product that we have today is truly ground-breaking and it is a first on the market,” Mr. Gadzekpo added. Manag

Toyota HiLux with its robust suspension and supreme off-road abilities is the unstoppable pick up you can look out for in Ghana. The Hilux’s rock-solid chassis gives it incredible strength and durability for effortless load carrying. The Hilux can deal with conditions from the world’s harshest terrains. It seems like only yesterday when the current-generation  Toyota Hilux  made its Ghana debut, yet here we are speculating over a refresh already. Toyota Ghana  just unveiled several of their HiLux's new “HiLux Tough”, “HiLux Regular”, “HiLux Deluxe”, “HiLux Automatic” and “HiLux SC” variants, giving us our first look at what's essentially an updated version of the popular pickup trucks.   Up front, things are looking pretty substantial as far as refreshes go artistically . The two-bar chrome grille at launch has been replaced with a more macho hexagonal-shaped design (as seen in the Toyota Tacoma) in glossy black, while the redesigned lower-end receives new-l