Kofi Ahovi

 Stanbic Investment Management Services (SIMS) has committed GHS600,000 towards the construction of a community health post at Horsita in the Volta Region, in partnership with the Kekeli Foundation. The initiative is expected to improve access to healthcare for residents within the community and travelers along the Ho-Adidome road, which serves parts of the Volta, Oti and Eastern Regions. The SIMS team, led by Managing Director Kwabena Boamah, joined officials of the foundation to officially mark the beginning of the project. Speaking during the visit, Mr. Boamah said the investment management firm considers the wellbeing of communities as important as supporting customers to achieve their financial ambitions. SIMS is committed to helping people achieve their financial goals, but beyond finance, we also care deeply about their health and wellbeing,” he stated. According to him, the decision to support the project was influenced by the impact the Kekeli Foundation continues to make ...

  The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has launched the Nkoko Nkitinkiti Programme in the Volta Region under the Government of Ghana’s Feed Ghana Programme, describing it as a major intervention aimed at reducing poverty, creating jobs, improving household incomes and strengthening food security. Speaking at the launch, the Regional Minister said the initiative goes beyond poultry farming and represents a practical economic empowerment tool for households, youth and aspiring agribusiness entrepreneurs across the region. According to him, the programme is expected to stimulate local economic activity by creating opportunities across the poultry value chain, increasing domestic food production, and encouraging self-sufficiency among communities. As part of the rollout, the Volta Region has been allocated 180,000 day-old chicks to support beneficiaries, particularly households and young entrepreneurs seeking sustainable livelihoods through poultry farming. Gunu expressed confidenc...

  The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, has urged investors to take advantage of the many business and tourism opportunities that abound in the region to invest in the area. He mentioned some of the tourist attractions as the Amedzofe Canopy Walk, the Adaklu Mountain, Mount Gemi, the Liati Snake Farm, the Wli Falls and a number of beaches. Anyone who visits the region will experience Ghana because there is nothing about the country that you will not find in the region,” he said. Dr Letsa was speaking when the region took its turn at the Ministry of Information meet-the-press series in Accra yesterday. The minister mentioned health and infrastructure development as some of the sectors that were receiving massive support in the region. For instance, he said, work was progressing on the Agenda 111 Hospital project in eight districts in the region — the Anloga District Hospital at Agortoe, the Afadzato South District Hospital, the Adaklu District Hospital, the Akatsi So...

  Malwine Amenu  Branch Manager Stanbic Bank Ho In Ghana, the private sector is dominated by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) by a little over 90% of the market share, according to the Registrar Generals Department. A research report by Ghanaweb, also shows that SMEs contribute an estimated 70% of Ghana’s GDP and make up approximately 85% of labour in the Ghanaian manufacturing industry. Although SMEs have the potential to contribute greatly to national development, it is rather unfortunate that majority of them are saddled with numerous challenges that hinder them from expanding and growing as businesses, leading to their eventual collapse. Some of the major challenges faced by SMEs is lack of funding and inadequate infrastructure. As part of the commitment to create value across the country, Stanbic continues to offer support to SMEs across the country. The Volta Region is one of the places with high potential for SME’s and business growth. In recent years, the regi...

  The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Revenue Taskforce in the Volta Region has embarked on an exercise to clamp down on illegal connections and to retrieve money owed the company. The exercise, which has so far yielded over GH¢1.5 million in retrieved money involved surcharging customers who were in arrears and others who engaged in power theft across its operational areas in the Volta and Oti regions. The exercise, which began in 2022 saw the ECG Revenue Taskforce visit households, hostels, hotels, cold stores, pubs, restaurants and government institutions which owed the company to ensure they settled their debts. The task force also surcharged customers who were caught using power illegally, thereby depriving the company of the needed revenue. Speaking to the media, the General Manager of ECG in the Volta Region, Emmanuel Lumor, said “following the inauguration of the national taskforce by the Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the region has also commenced a special ...