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AFRICAN BAGG RECRUITMENT IS PARTICIPATING IN THE 4TH GHANA SUMMIT

Yasmin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:14:29 +0000

African Bagg Recruitment is participating in the 4th Ghana Oil and Gas Summit @ Conference Center. Visit our booth @ C 14 of the ground floor.

To read more about the conference please visit http://www.cwcghana.com/exhibition/exhibitors-list/

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Yasmin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:29:04 +0000

6TH ANNUAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA OIL & GAS CONFERENCE, 2013

Yasmin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:05:26 +0000

Energy & Corporate African has partnered with African Bagg Recruitment to present the 6th Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Oil & Gas Conference scheduled for Thursday April 25 – Friday April 26, 2013.

This conference is a common forum where top government officials, national oil companies from Sub-Saharan Africa, international oil companies, independent exploration, production, service companies, industry top players, investors, financial institutions and private equity firms will meet to exchange ideas, and also showcase available opportunities.

By attending this conference you will gain and share information among industry peers on business opportunities, trends, best practices in the Sub-Saharan Africa market.

With a high level representation of government officials, decision makers and industry top players, this conference is a MUST attend for any one doing or willing to do business in Sub-Saharan Africa.

We are looking forward to your presence.

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MPs to recieve GHC50,000 as rent allowance

Yasmin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:50:58 +0000

All 275 members of Parliament are to receive a whopping GH¢50,000 as rent allowance for their term.

This works out to GH¢13,750,000 of the public purse.

Last year, each MP received GH¢30,000 and there are fears, the figure could double in 2016 with its attendant burden on the economy if an immediate position in not taken by government.

The decision to the give the MPs rent allowance has provoked some controversy.

Nana Akomea, director of Communications for the NPP and a former Member of Parliament for Okaikoi South is convinced the country will be better off if it builds about 300 flats for the MPs in Accra.

This he believed would save the country lots of money in the long run.

But the MPs are themselves divided on the matter.

In an interview with Joy News some of the MPs insisted they are better off being paid part of their salaries as rent allowance so they rent their own houses.

But the Executive Director of IMANI Ghana Franklin Cudjoe told Joy News the GH¢50,000 rent allowance is too much.

He said the rent allowance for the MPs must reflect the economic conditions in the country.He would rather the MPs are paid half the amount that is being quoted.

SOURCE:http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=263116

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Ignore Energy Ministry; Load shedding won’t end now – VRA

Yasmin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:41:18 +0000

The Volta River Authority (VRA) says the Energy Ministry’s assurances that the ongoing load shedding exercise will end by next week are not true.

A communications consultant at the Energy Ministry, Edward Bawa earlier this week told Joy News the current load shedding regime was as a result of shortage of crude oil, adding that with the availability of crude oil, the exercise would end in the coming days.

However, the news about the long awaited end of the load shedding exercise was short-lived as Head of Corporate Communications at VRA, Sam Fletcher says beyond the unavailability of crude, the shedding of load is also due to lack of a power reserve and the authority’s poor financial state.

According to him, the country should brace itself for more of what has become to be known in the local parlance as “Dum sor, dum sor”, to wit unreliable power supply.

He was hopeful that some measures being put in place by the country should see the exercise eased by April 2013.

SOURCE STORY: http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201301/100446.php

BEAUTY FOODS THAT WILL KEEP YOU GLOWING FOR YOUR JOB INTERVIEW (PART 2)

Yasmin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:04:04 +0000

X’mas fever: Accra at a standstill as thousands besiege Central Business District

Yasmin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:34:21 +0000

With four days to Christmas, Accra, the national capital, is under siege as all the major roads leading to the Central Business Distirct are jammed with vehicular traffic.

From the Mallam Junction through Kaneshie to Accra, traffic thickens from the Graphic Road.

The traffic from Achimota to Accra starts building up from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to the city centre, writes Naa Lamiley Bentil.

The dual carriage road from Tetteh Quarshie Interchange to Accra is also no exception as traffic moves at a snail’s pace.

The traffic congestion is as a result of people from all corners of the country making last minute efforts to buy items for Christmas.

The situation is not different in other shopping centres including the regional capitals where those who are unable to make it to Accra to shop for the Christmas celebration go for their goodies for the occasion.

The initial tension which characterised the release of the results of the December 7 elections has eased considerably, giving way to a Christmas breeze which is blowing over the nation.

For some people in Accra, the general election and its outcome cannot affect the way they celebrate this once-in-a year festivity.

Many people have thronged the commercial centres in the national capital to shop for Christmas items, some of which have been displayed on the shoulders of roads and pavements at Makola, the commercial hub of Accra.

Christmas items such as children’s shoes, dresses, ladies and gents jewellery, Christmas trees and accessories, such as lighting and balls, are, according to some traders, moving very fast.

“Going by the sales we are making, I don’t think the elections will have an impact on this year’s Christmas,” Maame Esi, a trader who sells in front of the Melcom Shopping Centre in Accra, stated.

Traders who hope to rake in some profit during the Christmas season include those who sell kitchen ware, napkins, children’s clothing and foodstuffs. Meanwhile, the Chief Operating Officer of the Melcom Group of Companies, Mr Anvinder Singh, has said the management has ensured that all the branches of the company organise their operations to add more flavour and spirit to the Christmas festivities, writes Emmanuel Quaye.

According to Mr Singh, between 45,000 and 50,000 customers patronised Melcom shops on a daily basis.

He said the company made orders six months ago to meet the needs of its valued customers during the Christmas festivities.

Asked about the perception that Melcom shops would not be patronised as a result of the recent collapse of one of the shops at Achimota, Mr Singh said it was a misconception because the company had only rented the building that collapsed.

Some traders, however, indicated that sales are very low this year because some the shoppers claim prices of goods such as rice, fowls and goats are very high.

From Kumasi, Ernestina Kyerewaa Oppong reports that business activities in Kumasi have bounced back after the initial lull after the December 7 general election.

With Christmas a few days away, the city centre is seeing large numbers of people doing business.

Before the December 7 elections, many residents of Kumasi and its environs had been highly optimistic that the elections would go in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to make the 2012 Christmas festivities different from the previous ones.

Since the announcement of the results of the elections, the usual excitement that characterises the city as Christmas approaches is missing in some places.

Kumasi is the stronghold of the opposition NPP and one can see that the election results have had an impact on people, a situation which earlier affected business activities negatively.

The situation has, however, changed, with life bouncing back into the city.

Now people are busily preparing for the Christmas, as exemplified in the way business activities have seen a dramatic change.

Many parents are seen with their children in town to purchase various items.

Even though many complain of the rising prices of goods, they are nevertheless in town and ostensibly making some shopping.

Bus terminals are also in brisk business, as people travel to and from adjoining communities and even afar to shop for the Christmas.

Shirley Asiedu-Addo reports from Kotokoraba in Cape Coast that the market there is bursting at its seams as Christmas draws near.

The selling of children’s clothing, food items and fowls at vantage points is the dominant activity at the market.

A trader who gave her name only as Patricia indicated that depending on the weight of a fowl, it might go for GH¢25 or GH¢30.

A visit to the market revealed that a crate of eggs was being sold for GH¢9 or GH¢10, while a crate of canned minerals was also being sold between GH¢30 and GH¢45.

The Christmas fever is yet to catch on with residents of Sekondi/Takoradi, as the atmosphere in the oil city remains normal, reports Asiedu Marfo from Takoradi.

Most residents are just going about their businesses peacefully, even as the celebration of Christmas draws closer.

The prices of some food items and commodities have gone up, a situation characteristic of the celebration of the Yuletide.

A visit to the Takoradi Central Market, also referred to as Market Circle, indicated that the prices of some items had gone up, while others remained stable.

A 50kg bag of rice was being sold between GH¢85 and GH¢ 100, while a 10kg bag of rice was going for between GH¢18 and GH¢20, with an average size fowl being offered to the public at between GH¢20 and GH¢25.

The prices of foodstuffs such as plantain, cassava, cocoyam and yam and those of vegetables such as carrots and cabbage have relatively gone up, with the prices of garden eggs and pepper remaining stable.

From Sunyani, Samuel Duodu reports that traders and shoppers from many parts of the Brong Ahafo Region have converged on the Nana Bosoma Market, popularly known as the Wednesday Market, in Sunyani, the regional capital, to trade and shop in items ranging from clothing, shoes, Christmas items for decoration, foodstuffs, livestock, poultry products, assorted alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, among others.

Some of the shoppers said they had put the elections behind them to come and shop to celebrate the Christmas.

Contrary to the perception that there was no money in the system, people were briskly shopping at the market.

With Christmas just around the comer, the usual hustle and bustle associated with the occasion is absent in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital, reports Benjamin Xornam Glover.

A visit to the market revealed that there was substantial increase in the prices of some items such as foodstuffs and livestock.

An average size guinea fowl which used to sell at GH¢9 went for GH¢ 17, while average size goat and sheep were sold at GH¢80 and GH¢ 130, respectively.

Issah Ayamba, who sells guinea fowl at the Bolgatanga Animal Market, attributed the increases in prices to feeding cost and the increase in the cost of transporting the birds from the rural areas to the market.

source: http://business.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201212/99034.php

Bad Habits That Can Cost You Your Job (II)

Yasmin — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:45:18 +0000

4. Tardiness
If you constantly arrive late to work, or return late from breaks, it displays an attitude of complacency and carelessness. Be prompt or even a bit early to show that you are time conscious and that you do care about your job and other people’s time, as well. Whether you intend to or not, arriving late shows disrespect to the social contract of the office place as well as your co-workers who do make an effort to arrive one time.
5. Bad body language habits
Do you routinely roll your eyes? Do you have a weak handshake? Do you avoid making eye contact? These could all be career killers. You must understand that actions speak louder than words, and the majority of our communication is done through non-verbal cues. People could perceive some of your non-verbal communication habits as rude or unprofessional—and these things could eventually have a significant impact on the advancement of your career.
6. Inattentiveness
If you’re always distracted—a bad habit that plenty of employees possess—you might fail to properly assess the culture of the workplace, which can be damaging to your career. Each workplace has its own culture and style, whether it’s the official or unofficial dress code, the social atmosphere, or the official and unofficial hierarchy, failure to observe the culture and fit in can create tension or mark you as different, and potentially less desirable. You’ll also want to be aware of personal habits that might be offensive or distracting to co-workers. Working in an office setting demands that you be sensitive to co-workers and not behave in a manner which distracts them from their work or makes their work setting uncomfortable. This can run the range from body odor, bringing strong-smelling food to your cubicle, playing music too loudly, telling inappropriate jokes, or using your speaker-phone to make calls.

Bad Habits That Can Cost You Your Job (I)

Yasmin — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:59:29 +0000

1. Procrastination.
“This habit can seriously hurt you in a work setting,” says Dr. Katharine Brooks, director of Liberal Arts Career Services at The University of Texas at Austin and author of You Majored in What? Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career. “If you’re one of those folks who believes that you do your best work at the last minute and put off projects or assignments until the day (or hour) before they’re due, you may not be aware of the impact your habit is having on your co-workers.” If your last-minute rush requires others to work quickly, you will likely anger them, and you’ll be the first one blamed when a project fails or isn’t completed on time.
2. Lying.
Misrepresenting your credentials or intentionally plagiarizing, lying on time sheets or billable hours, misusing expense accounts or abusing company credit cards, stealing the kudos for a co-workers’ accomplishments, or otherwise robbing your employers blind can all cost you your job. “The surest way for any of us to bring our career to a sudden and miserable end is to have the habit of hedging the truth and lying in ways small and large,” says Ann Kaiser Stearns, Ph.D., psychologist and best-selling author of Living Through Personal Crisis (Idyll Arbor Press, 2010). “Dishonesty is a slippery slope with a devastating crash waiting at the end,” she adds. “Whether we work in business or banking, academia or the army, publishing or philanthropy, housing or health care, the marketplace or the ministry, if we lack integrity and betray our employer, we don’t deserve to keep our jobs.
3. Negativity.
So many of us habitually gossip, whine or complain. But do any of these too often and your job could be on the line. “These all lead to the same end result: you become a headache for your manager,” says Amy Hoover, president of Talent Zoo. “Your boss is likely responsible for ensuring her teams are contributing to positive morale and anyone on the team who is counterproductive to that reflects poorly on her. Negative employees are often referred to as ‘cancer’ by upper management for good reason: they will eventually be cut out.” A good approach if you have a complaint is to speak with your manager directly, in private. Never drum up your co-workers for support first.

Credit: Forbes.com

Your Body Language Speaks for You(II)

Yasmin — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:58:28 +0000

• Am I angry? If you are, just take time out. Anger doesn’t play well with any form of communication, non-verbal and verbal alike.
• Am I fidgeting? If you’re fairly still and listening then all is probably well. But if you’re shifting about in your chair, drumming your fingers, doodling or, worst of all looking at your phone, then you can be pretty sure that the person talking is likely to be feeling that you’re not interested in what they have to say. The question also leads naturally to thinking about how you are sitting or standing: are you looking at the person talking or out of the window? Is your pose attentive or are you leaning back with arms folded, indicating impatience or withdrawn skepticism? This is especially important if you’re the boss because everyone else will be following every arch of your eyebrow.
• Am I interrupting? In any healthy debate people will occasionally interrupt. But if you do it a lot, people may feel that you’re not open and not listening carefully to what they are saying — or indeed that you’re overcompensating for your ignorance. When you are seen to deny the validity of a person’s argument that person will withdraw and will take offense. Asking yourself if you’re interrupting too much also leads naturally thinking about how you are communicating with your body, expressions, and gestures: are you acknowledging the other people, are you smiling at them or looking angry.

We cannot expect to be able to iron out all our communication faults but we should try at least to become aware of them and of their negative impact. In any case, awareness of our interactive behavior is self-fulfilling and, therefore, is gradually internalized and thus requires less and less conscious effort on our part.

CREDIT: HBR BLOG NETWORK