By Peterking Quaye, from Accra, Ghana for Shout-Africa.com – With the proliferation the telecommunication companies in Ghana, the and much expectant of others to come ,one of Africa and the worlds leading telecommunication network has surface in Ghana to boost the competition and delivery quality services to Ghanaians. Telecommunications giant Globalcom has launched Glo 1, a high capacity undersea fibre-optic cable, on Friday went live with its services that will link Ghana to West Africa and the rest of the world through high speed data and internet traffic. The 9,800km long submarine cable network, the first project of its kind... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye, Accra, Ghana for Shout-Africa.com – Microsoft dominance has been reinforce with a the second Open Dorr Microsoft User Conference .The IPMC-Microsoft IT conference got on the way in the Ghanaian capital during the week ,with one of the leading IT institutions in Ghana-IPMC . The Conference took place at the Accra International Conference Centre, from April7-8 and brought together over 1,000 participants from the civil society, I T professionals, students and other stakeholders. The conference aims at exposing users and professionals to new developments in the industry and how these could be applied in their jobs. Speaking... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent with support from American View – THE streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, erupted in joy last night after electoral officials declared Michel Martelly, a kompa singer known as “Sweet Micky”, the winner of the country’s chaotic presidential race. There were fireworks, dancing in the streets, and an awful symphony of car-honking punctuated by gunshots fired in the air—a rare moment of jubilation in the earthquake-ravaged nation. “It’s as if Haiti just won the World Cup,” said one American aid worker. The result is technically preliminary, and subject to contestation before the final results are announced on April... Continue Reading
By Martin Chemhere – Johannesburg: The South Africa headquartered arts organization with the help of likeminded supporters is staking its claim in to progress the arts, culture and general entertainment industries across the African continent. On Friday 1 April Arterial Network announced jointly with the Commonwealth Foundation and DOEN Foundation the launch of ‘Adapting the Wheel: Cultural Policies for Africa’, a generic cultural policy which aims to strengthen support for the cultural sector in Africa. Despite falling on April ‘Fools Day’, the announcement isn’t a prank at all, and is intended to take the growth and development of African... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye, Accra,Ghana (April 3th,2011) for Shout-Africa.com – M-Net has announced that the sixth season of its hit reality TV series Big Brother Africa which will kick off on Sunday May 1 will be called ‘BIG BROTHER AMPLIFIED’. Running 91 days and 24/7 with a dream grand prize of USD 200 000, the sixth season of will include more of the drama, the emotion, the excitement and the suspense that have made the series a firm fan favourite. M-Net Africa Managing Director Biola Alabi who heads up the channel’s initiatives across the continent comments: “By definition amplified means to... Continue Reading
