Accra, Nov. 13, GNA - Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) has appointed Mr Michael Adrian Norton Olsen and Mr Richard Edzeame new Marketing and Supply Chain Directors respectively effective 1st November 2012.   Mr Olsen replaces Mr Philip Norley, who has since left the company whiles Mr Edzeame was to take over from Mr Tony Medway.   Mr Olsen has a firmly established marketing background in SABMiller, the parent company of ABL, where he has been working for the past thirty six years in various roles in several locations.   A statement issued in Accra on Tuesday said Mr Olsen recent roles included Category Marketing Manager for Africa, Marketing Director at Nile Breweries Limited, Uganda and Marketing Director of Tanzania Breweries Limited, Tanzania.   It said Mr Edzeame was also not new to ABL but had previously spent fourteen years of dedicated service to the company with four (4) years as Technical Director.   Commenting on his new appointment, Mr Edzeame said, “He was happy to be back home.”   He said having spent fourteen exciting years in the company; it was not a hard decision to return.   “The business has improved tremendously over the past two years and I am very keen to be a part of this,” he added.   Sharing similar sentiments, Mr Olsen also said, “I am delighted that I am joining Team ABL.   “I have watched with admiration the growth and success of the business, and look forward to working with everyone as we take this company to new levels of achievement and recognition,” he noted.   Mr Gregory Metcalf, Managing Director of ABL, said the company was indeed happy to have the two gentlemen joining the company.   “Their wealth of experience will undoubtedly be of immense value to the company as we work together to attain growth and success,” he added.   GNA...

Kumasi, Nov. 13, GNA - Dr. Ted N. C. Wilson, President of the General Conference (GC) of the Seventh-day Adventists Church (SDA) on Monday urged members of the Church to promote the virtues of peace, forgiveness, good neighbourliness and generosity in their communities and the nation at large.      Preaching a sermon at the Baba Yara sports stadium in Kumasi, Dr Wilson who is on his maiden visit to Ghana, also prayed for God to take absolute control over the upcoming general election and make it a success.      He advised members of the SDA church to desist from  electoral malpractices that will hamper the peace, prosperity and  development  of the country.       He said the church was built on the foundation of truth and peace, hence its members should follow suit.       During the sermon which had the theme, "Revival through His word", Dr Wilson also drew the congregation’s attention to the signs of Christ's coming saying the signs were increasing in frequency and intensive everyday.        He cited destructive natural disasters, great confusion in world politics, and drastic increase in spiritualism as of the some signs that attest to Christ’s coming.       "The deterioration of the world economies, disintegration of society and family values, disbelief in absolute authority of God's holy word and the Ten Commandments, rampant crime and moral decay, wars and rumors of war, all point unmistakably to the  Lord's return to take us on the final journey home to Heaven", he emphasised.       He added that the signs should alert all Christians to repent for there was no time to waist on this sinful world.         Dr. Wilson assured the congregation about tremendous blessing from God and said, even amidst the uncertainty of the world, Christians could rest with absolute confidence in the unchanging word of God throughout the course of human history and against relentless satanic attack.            He urged members of the church to emulate the humanity of Christ by being submissive and responsible in their dealings to lift the banner of Christ high.   He also sent a message of condolence to the bereaved families of the victims who lost their lives in the Melcom Shopping Complex building at Achimota in Accra.   As part of his itinerary, Dr Wilson formally inaugurated and dedicated the Multicultural Training Centre edifice at Gyinyase in Kumasi.   The GC President earlier paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene,  Otumfuor  Osei Tutu II.   The Ghana Union Conference (GUC) of Seventh-day Adventists church (SDA)  in collaboration with the South Central Ghana Conference (SCGC) has warmly embraced its   Earlier in the day, several hundreds of SDA church members from far and near had thronged the airport to welcome the 62-year-old  Dr. Wilson who was accompanied by his wife.   A native of Takoma Park, Maryland, (USA), Dr Wilson is the 20th President of the GC of the SDA Church.   GNA...

Elmina, Nov. 14, GNA - Dr. Ato Quarshie, an independent candidate for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) constituency, has launched his campaign and pledged to continue to be the good shepherd he had been to the people over the years.   Dr. Quarshie, who was the Member of Parliament for the area for three consecutive times, met a huge crowd from all the four traditional areas in the constituency, who pledged their support to secure him the seat.   The enthusiastic crowd many of them spotting National Democratic Congress (NDC) ‘T’ shirts, thronged the Nana Kobina Gyan Square at Elmina to give Dr. Quarshie a rousing welcome.   Women spread cloths on the floor for him to walk on as he struggled through to make his way to the grounds through the thick crowd.   Addressing them, Dr. Quarshie said he was not contesting to seek personal gains but to ensure that the developmental agenda as well as projects he initiated but had been stalled or in deplorable state were continued and or repaired.   Among the projects were the Elmina Bridge that links the town to the fish market, the castle and roads in Elmina and other areas in the constituency and the re-siting of the Edinaman Senior High School at its present location.   He regretted that all the roads constructed during his tenure were in deplorable state whilst the bridge was fast deteriorating posing danger to lives.   He said that he was compelled to contest the polls because opinion leaders and chiefs from the four traditional areas appealed to him to do so and as a good shepherd, he had to heed to the calls of his people to lead them and not to abandon them.   Dr. Quarshie said he was the best candidate, who could save the decline of developmental projects in the area and pledged to work to ensure that Elmina was given the needed facelift to befit its status as one of the glorious ancient cities in the country.   Mr. Michael Nkrumah, the Communications Director and Personal Assistant to Dr. Quarshie appealed to the electorate to give Dr. Quarshie the mandate to represent them in Parliament as they would not regret doing so.   He explained that the symbol of Dr. Quarshie comprising a canoe, machete and a book represent the fishermen, farmers and the educational sector respectively and therefore his agenda would cover all aspects of livelihood.   Dr. Quarshie, an NDC stalwart, contested the NDC 2012 primary with the incumbent MP, Dr. Joseph Annan and lost.   Some grassroot party supporters had accused Dr. Annan of being disrespectful and insensitive to them and had threatened to vote ‘skirt and blouse’ if Dr. Quarshie failed to heed to their calls to contest.   GNA...

Accra, Nov 14, GNA — The African Union’s Commissioner for Social Affairs, Dr Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko has launched a new website for the Union’s Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal, Newborn and Child Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) – www.carmma.org.   The new website, which was developed by a team in the Department of Social Affairs aims at promoting maternal and newborn survival, and providing evidence on progress in achieving the targets African leaders have set.   The development of the website was funded by UK AID as part of the Evidence for Action (E4A) programme.   Launching the website, the Commissioner said: “The African Union continues to play a critical role in promoting issues of maternal, newborn and child survival and placing it high on the African political agenda”.   He said the website is a culmination of the work of many African and International champions of maternal, child and newborn health. It is the hope of the Union that, the website will bring together in one place, evidence and information on maternal, newborn and child survival across the continent.   Dr. Mustapha said “We also hope to showcase the champions that are working to give African mothers and their babies a future. He invited visitors to the site to identify individuals and send in stories, detailing their local, national or continent-wide maternal survival champions.   The AU Commissioner for Social Affairs said, “We are aware of the many men and women, health workers, officials, community leaders as well as political leaders who work on a day-to-day basis saving the lives of women and children.   “It does not matter who they may be and where they are located. We want to appreciate the role they are playing so send us a photo and story of these champions and we will do our best to feature them on this website. By this, we hope to bring together an army of CARMMA champions across the continent. Adding that “Africa Cares: No Woman Should Die While Giving Life”   CARMMA was launched in 2009 with the aim to trigger concerted and increased actions to improve maternal and newborn health and survival across the continent. CARMMA has been launched in 37 African countries including Ghana   GNA...

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