Surf Yellow Pages launched

 Surf Publications Ghana Limited has launched its 2010 Surf Yellow Pages Ghana to commemorate its 10th anniversary.

The La Mantse, Nii Kpobi Tettey Tsuru III, launching the book, lauded the company for its good work in helping to project the advertising industry to a different level.

The Chief Executive Officer of Surf, Mr Didier Compain, also noted that hard work had sustained the company and explained that the company, which started with six workers, could now boast of about 30 employees.

He further stated that along with the growth in staff had  been the growth in the variety of products and services offered.

 The Marketing Manager, Mr Moses Hammond, said the company's objective was to deliver to the business community in Ghana and abroad, up-to-date information on Ghanaian companies in an attractive, easy-to-use and readily available manner.

"Knowing how relevant information is to business, we have always employed the best in equipment and in manpower to achieve these lofty goals", he stated.

Mr Hammond noted that the current edition had seen a lot of improvement and the number of pages   had now increased to 864.

The Research and Data Manager, Ms Blandina Amo-Kyereh, said the company would soon introduce in their business directory as well as on their website, maps and direction to places to ease the stress people go through when locating  places.

In a speech read on his behalf, the Minister of Information, Mr John Tia Akologu, expressed the hope that Surf's contribution will help improve advertising in the country and help promote the ministry's objective of ensuring free flow of relevant public information to project the image of the country and attract investors.

World Youth Camp launched

The International Youth Fellowship (IYF) has launched its annual world camp geared towards inspiring the youth.
The event dubbed, “ Challenge, Change and Cohesion”, will take place from July 18-25, 2010 at the Good News Mission in Tema on the theme: Youth and Conflicts.
Briefing the press, the Deputy General Secretary of IYF, Mr Ato Edwin, explained that the organisation is aimed at developing the potential of the youth globally and creating opportunities for them to imbibe the requisite skills and virtues for the challenges of the 21st century.
He stated that the IYF was established in March 2001 in Korea and that this was the third time they were organising the camp in Ghana.
He gave the highlights of the programme as touring landmarks in Ghana, staging a short distance marathon, musical concert, lectures by notable speakers and a host of others.
The Director of IYF West Africa, Reverend Kyung Won Cho, also said that the youth and students were very involved in the work of God yet they lacked happiness and were rather sorrowful, fearful and insecure.
He further stated that although the youth were bent on serving God, their hearts were captured by lust and desires emerging from bad lifestyle such as examination malpractice, fornication, lesbianism and homosexuality, among others.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr J. S. Annan, also noted that the camp would promote good ideas, innovation and direct the youth on how to adopt better lifestyles.
He also reiterated his ministry’s commitment to the youth, adding that they would adopt measures to ensure that programmes of this nature are carried out effectively.
The Coordinator of the National Youth Council, Dr Sekou Nkrumah, commented on the need for the country to have a youth centre where most young people would be get engaged in meaningful activities to keep them busy, thus preventing them for involving themselves in unlawful acts.
He, however, called on all youth organisations to register with the National Youth Council.

SC Johnson gives to Pantang hospital

The Pantang hospital has received products worth GH¢20,000 from SC Johnson Ghana, manufacturers of Raid insecticides and Mr Muscle disinfectants.
The items included cartons of Raid Multi Insect Killer, Raid Crawling Insect Killer, OFF! Insect Repellents, Mr Muscle Home Cleaners and Pledge Furniture Polish.
The company together with Zoomlion also undertook a clean-up exercise.
The staff led by Zoomlion cleared weeds, rubbish and choked gutters, and also swept the premises.
Others also scrubbed bathrooms and toilets of selected wards in the hospital.
Presenting the items to the hospital, the Managing Director of SC Johnson Ghana, Mrs Doris Kafui Kwawukume, explained that the clean-up exercise was the company’s contribution to support the Ghana Malaria Awareness Week.
"This exercise is part of activities marking the Raid Malaria awareness week, a sustainable development platform aimed at supporting the national drive towards malaria eradication through sensitisation on protection and prevention" she noted.
The Brands Manager of SC Johnson Ghana, Madam Hafsa- Rimantha Arthur, also noted that the initiative is the company’s own way of contributing towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals 4 & 5: Reducing child mortality and improving maternal health by the year 2015.
“As a family company, SC Johnson believes in contributing towards the well-being of the countries and communities where we conduct our business, and further believe in being a responsible leader in the free market economy”, she added.
The Deputy Director of Nursing Services, Pantang Hospital, Madam Margaret Patterson, who received the items lauded the company for the support and called on corporate bodies to emulate this gesture.