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Power outage and the politics

Editorial Energy is one the critical components needed for the development of any country. Yet, the politics of power outages in this country is an interesting one. It is a subject which politicians love flaunting about especially on the campaign platform to the dismay of the gentlemen who are in the thick of affairs and appreciate the real challenges of this country with regards to energy generation and distribution. Politicians love garnishing the electricity raps with promises bordering more on utopian dreams than realism. One could easily remember the campaign promises of both the two major political parties in the country. Where one was promising energy for all in the near future, the other was wrongfully, though intentional, blaming the current challenge on an external factor which the country or authority has no control over. We were also told that by the end of December last year, power outage or load shedding would have been a thing of the past, but what do we see? The c...

uniBank relocates its Makola branch

uniBank (Ghana) Limited, one of the most vibrant and customer-focused indigenous banks in Ghana, exhibited its desire to provide exclusive ambiance and quality products and services to its loyal and cherished customers when it relocated its Makola Branch to a newly refurbished and spacious building adjacent to the old branch. The relocation, which took place on Monday, February 4, 2013, is part of the bank's branch expansion strategy to bring quality banking to the door steps of all. According to the Manager, Estates Department, Robert Nii Lante Lamptey, the 2-storey new building has a Retail and business banking hall, whilst the 2nd floor has a Call Centre, an SME Centre and a Remittance Centre, all geared towards provide one-stop total banking services to all in and around Makola and its environ. Addressing the staff at a brief opening ceremony, the Head, Retail, Isaac Palomeras, assured existing and prospectus customers that the new building had been acquired to provide a ...