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George Mensah, Managing Director-Ghana Reinsurance Company, has been nominated as Vice President of the West Africa Insurance Companies Association (WAICA). WAICA is the trade Association of all insurance companies in Anglophone West African countries.   The nomination is coming the heels of a request from the WAICA secretariat in Ghana for a Vice President to assist the current President, Saye Gbalazeh of Liberia, whose term expires in April 2022. B&FT learnt that at the end of Saye Gbalazeh’s tenure in April 2022, a fresh election will be conducted to nominate a president for the year’s Annual General Meeting and Conference, which all things being equal will be held in Accra, Ghana. Subsequently, going by WAICA’s constitution, the sitting Vice President automatically gets the presidential slot. This means that if the AGM moves to Ghana in 2022, George Mensah will definitely be president. George Yaw Mensah started his professional career in 1993 with Merrill Asset mana...

The Maiden edition of the “CorpNation Foundation Community hype” event was launched at the Takoradi Mall on the 3 rd and 4 th of December, 2021. The two-day event is an initiative of CorpNation Foundation and was under the theme “collectively projecting the good and addressing challenges in our communities”. It brought together representatives of several communities in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis to project their communities and make a case for them. Welcoming guests to the event, the CEO of CorpNation Foundation, Saviour Kwaku Adzika, popularly called Corp Sayvee, revealed that several local communities in the Western Region have unique stories and challenges thus the objective of the community hype event is to provide a platform for dialogue and partnership, to showcase the uniqueness of each community. “Through this annual community hype event, it is our belief that local traditional and political leaders will collaborate and work together to achieve greater benefits for the...

  ASA Savings and Loans Limited has presented various items to support the needy but brilliant children of Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf in Ashaiman as part of its educational support programme. The ASA’s scholarship scheme and educational support programme forms part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities taken to support its operational areas. At a short presentation in Ashaiman on Tuesday, the Branch Manager for Ashaiman branch, Mr. Ebenezer Sarpong said “It’s Christmas festive season and as part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) there was the need to fulfil a support to the Tetteh Ocloo State School of the Deaf. To add, as a company, Mr. Sarpong further said it has always been their priority to meet the needs of their stakeholders through CSR to support developmental transformation in education, health and other community related issues. “Schools with physically challenged pupils need greater support from us and the private sector ...

  Prof. King Odaifio Welentsi III, the Paramount Chief of Nungua Traditional Area who is also the president of Nungua Traditional Area and the vice president of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has warned traditional chiefs, residents and the media at large to desist from publishing fake news without knowing the real truth to a matter. “Know that you are a chief and a citizen under the traditional ruler, respect and know how to use the name of the Paramount Chief for dubious use, and I am saying it with the authority of the stool that if you are found guilty in any misuse of the name of the stool, you’ll be summoned and where necessary, invite the state to look into the matter for necessary actions to be taken,” he said this at the summon of a website which wrongfully used his name for wrong purpose. “Apart from summoning you, the government of Ghana will apply appropriate sanctions in accordance with the law, if you continue in your illegality of land sale and dubio...

Traditional leaders around the country have been admonished to embrace and preach peace and development at all times. The Queen Mother for Lashibi Traditional Area, Manye Naa Ojeabgo II, made this appeal at the launch of ‘The Interreligious Association for Peace and Development’ organised by the Universal Peace Federation in Accra recently. Speaking to the B&FT, Ojeagbo II - who is a Divisional Queen Mother of Nungua Traditional Council - said that for peace to grow, the youth must seriously be educated on why peace and development is the way to go rather than petty conflicts that could grow into riots. “Just as Chief Moomen, a founder of the association said: ‘Religious and traditional leaders are needed to bring hard work, love and passion to the country, and they should also work with the youth and the society at large’. So, therefore, for peace and development to grow, the youth of our land must be educated as to the reasons why peace must prevail now, before and after el...

Lack of good roads coupled with heavy traffic in most cities had forced a lot of people to look for faster means to transport themselves. What come in handy are okadas (Motorbike) and aboboyaa ( Tricycle) as emergency transport service for quicker meet-time and delivery. With the reckless and lawless behaviour of some okadas and aboboyas riders on the roads of Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi, and even some other towns in Ghana, one is under the impression that they are above the law. They operate as if traffic laws were made for other road users and not them. I recently visited Bolgatanga, the capital of the Upper East Region, close to the border with Burkina Faso, and to my surprise motorist over there seem to obey traffic regulations and driving over there was fun. No reckless counter-crossing or heavy-handed driving. In most parts of the capitals, in Ghana, okadas and aboboyaas compete with heavy-duty trucks, high-capacity vehicles on the highways and even on main road lanes. One...

  Sixteen technicians from Hyundai Motors and Investments (Ghana) Limited were certified by the International Service Division of Hyundai Motor Company from Hyundai Technical Training Academy.  Education and skills development are the foundations for Hyundai Motors and Investments (Ghana) Limited as it has expanded its commitment to create employment opportunities for economic upliftment.   The certificate recognition is to the technical workers who are the backbone of the company because they see to the mechanism of every vehicle and needs enhancement due to upgrade in technology. The programme which was done online due to the pandemic surrounding us is an initiative to equip especially the technicians of the company with the latest-generation vehicles and engines. The training is to empower technicians also with crucial skills and technical training in the automotive sphere.   With the automotive sector recognised as one of Ghana's largest employe...

  Investing in a car Buying a car or being a car owner comes with a lot of expenses; one has to buy fuel, accessories, do roadworthy certificate and most importantly insure the car to financially protect it and other road users. A lot goes into investing in a car. One thing to take into consideration is the maintenance and security. While the level of expenditure doesn’t end at spending a significant amount for purchasing a car, insurance acts as an essential cover to protect it. If you have not insured your car under a beneficial coverage plan, you might have to pay high expenses following an accident, damage to third party properties, causing injuries or even death to third. The possibility of the car being stolen does exist and quite on the rise in recent times. The frequency of motor vehicle accidents and insurance claims Each and every day accidents happen. So, as we are advancing towards the electric cars and advanced safety system for making the drive safe, it is very import...

With the rise in use of internet for ride-sharing vehicles like Uber, Bolt, Dropyn, Yango and rest, the smarter cars are getting with use of technologies, the more exposed they are to the threats the technological world is struggling to deal with. Also, with some countries getting abreast with self-driving cars technology and all new technology-driven systems that require internet access, vehicles could easily become a target for cybercriminals in Africa and across the world, and companies involved in the automotive industry know this very well. As at now, there are already lots of semi-autonomous vehicles already on the roads that contain in-car computer systems, or electronic control units (ECU), which is responsible for safety functions such as detecting skids, predicting crashes and performing anti-lock braking systems. During the rise of the COVID pandemic in 2020, vehicle makers predicted that cars could become fully autonomous and manufacturers such as BMW have already created s...

Okada satisfies the need for convenient facilitation now, especially with deliveries and evasion of heavy traffic for time-saving. Today, I’m talking about Honda’s newest motorcycle: the CB 500X. In this article, you’ll see what your money is worth for such a welcome motorbike; and yes, over the years of testing and riding several brands of motorbikes, I’ve realised that Honda’s motorcycles will blow your mind. These are the motorcycles/machines we look forward to. They might not be perfect, but you’ll remember them for a really very long while. Today, I present  the CB500X from Honda - a motorbike that promises  to ‘wow!’ many with its simplicity after a quick ride in town. Also, let me say that Honda has made the 500X’s appearance very attractive. It’s tall at the front, and it’s got a small, sharp beak and quite a tall windscreen; and also, Honda has kept the bodywork very simple. It’s nice and sober while giving a very good ride.  What can the picture attached to thi...

  ·          The process of developing a new vehicle from drawing board to showroom floor used to take more than five years ·          Computer-aided design (CAD) and engineering (CAE) help accelerate this vehicle development ·          Ford engineers still test vehicles all around the world and in some of the harshest environments New vehicle development can involve many hundreds of prototypes and thousands of staffs at facilities around the world, with new vehicles taking many years to go from the drawing board to the showroom floor. New vehicles have become more sophisticated and feature-rich than ever before, and model line-ups are ballooning. The current Ford Ranger and Everest are perfect examples of how product lines have grown in complexity, with a considerable number of variations covering choices in powertrain, driveline, suspension style and bod...

  Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd. (JMTC), the official distributor of Yamaha motorbikes, last week donated some of the new Yamaha AG125 motorcycles to the Greater Accra (G/A) Regional Coordinating Council in support of the ‘ Let’s Make Accra Work’ campaign. The new AG125 motorcycle is a compact-body machine, but it facilitates every movement and delivers from one destination to another. The new 4-stroke 125cc AG125 motorcycle is the latest addition to the AG family, and boasts excellent ride quality, durability, load-carrying capacity and economy for handling unpaved roads and tackling adverse conditions. Not only is it easy to fire-up the engine, its user-friendly controls and compact body size were designed with a variety of users in mind; from motorcycle beginners to professionals in the field. The AG125 has many features inherited from the AG100 before it. It fits well into a wide range of roles from fieldwork in rural areas with private and public institutions and general...

  The all-new Hyundai i20 has arrived with an appealing design inspired by Hyundai’s new “Sensuous Sportiness” design identity, a new engine in the range and a cabin that is roomier and sports a sculptured and appealing look. The all-new i20 – which is introduced with two specification levels, Motion and Fluid – is the third generation of Hyundai’s B-segment model which was first launched globally in 2008, and in 2009 in South Africa. As one of the company’s most successful models, the i20 stands for quality, reliability and practicality. In addition to these core pillars, the all-new i20 introduces a completely new, dynamic style. Since the launch of the first-generation i20 in South Africa in 2009, the local distributor of the Hyundai brand has sold 106 712 units in the country. It has also proven to be one of many extremely reliable models in the Hyundai range, with an exceptionally low warranty burn rate of only R32 per unit per month. “We are launching the all-new i20 ...