Topic: Business

Ghana: OffShore West Africa Conference and Exhibition 2011

Image Not Available

By Peterking Quaye ,from Accra,Ghana for Shout-Africa.com – Offshore West Africa Conference and Exhibition can be certainly be tagged as probably one of the leading source of information on new technology and operating expertise for this growing deepwater and subsea market. The experienced personnel needed to design, build, and operate drilling and production equipment are difficult to find and command a growing premium. Over 54 Exhibitors and approximately 1,600 delegate gathered in Accra, the Ghanaian capital ,they include RECSO members, Government Departments, Coastal protection units, companies and organization, Offshore Structures, Tourism Departments, Oil Spill Response Companies, Ports, Waste Management Companies,... Continue Reading

Zimbabwean government to take over foreign owned mining firms

Image Not Available

By Nangayi Guyson – Harare – Zimbabwean government has ordered all foreign-owned mining companies in the country to sell majority stakes to locals within six months, under new regulations released on Monday. The controversial Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act issued last year required all foreign firms valued at more than $500 000 to sell 51% stakes to locals. The new rules published without warning on Monday expand the law to include all mining companies valued at more than one dollar. “A controlling interest, or the 51% of the shares or interest which in terms of the Act is required to be... Continue Reading

Ghana: SenaCare at Offshore 2011 in Ghana

Image Not Available

By Ruth Flomo, for Shout-Africa.com Accra,Ghana – Among the over 52 listed companies that participated  in Offshore West Africa, SenaCare, a modern integrated healthcare organization found by Dr. Anthony Wehbe, is exhibited  with aim to meet companies interested in adding the value of SenaCare’s American Board Certified Remote/Offshore Medical Services to their organization. SenaCare stands at the helm of offshore and remote medical care in West Africa, as one of the first healthcare providers to market high quality healthcare services to this region.   Already established as a telemedical provider in West Africa, SenaCare possesses a history of telemedical success with... Continue Reading

Gambia gets new IT consulting firm

Image Not Available

By Own Correspondent – New Century Ltd, a Gambian-owned innovative new ICT consulting firm and consumer electronics store, has announced that it will open its doors to the public today Thursday 24th March 2011 with a grand opening ceremony. New Century seeks to offer ICT consulting services to businesses in The Gambia. “Our ICT services include, but are not limited to, network design and implementation, IT support, software and hardware installation, maintenance, repair and upgrades, web development, web hosting, power backup solutions, and printing services,” it said in a news release. In addition to offering the most advanced ICT services,... Continue Reading

Breaking News: SAHARA OIL fiasco in Ghana

Image Not Available

… As Company Evades Taxes Running Into Millions Of Cedis – Crime Desk-Shout-africa.com, Accra, Ghana – It is now clear that Sahara Oil, the oil firm that illegally used a fake company, ‘Refine Petroplus B.V.I, to transact an oil supply contract with the Government of Ghana via the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), has swindled the state of funds, conservatively running into millions of cedis. Sahara which claims to have imported, the ‘fraud-laden’ 600,000 barrels of brass crude oil worth $48m, cleverly evaded statutory payments (taxes and levies) meant for the Ghanaian government by using an unregistered, unlicensed, fake-addressed and completely... Continue Reading