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06
Dec
President-Forest Industries Association (FIAG), Richard Nsenkyire, has sounded an alarm over the perilous state of the nation’s forest resources – attributing the looming crisis to escalating operations of unscrupulous mining activities. Mr. Nsenkyire expressed fear that the country’s forests, including wildlife, are at stake due to the relentless and uncontrolled destruction. His concerns come on the back of mining companies being allowed to mine in forest reserves, backed by Legislative Instrument (L.I. 2462) which permits mining in forest reserves. What is also worsening the situation, he added, are the activities of illegal miners and farmers – besides the destruction…
02
Nov
Samartex Inaugurates Women Empowerment Group for Samreboi Community on October 28, 2023 As part of the Company's Corporate Social Responsibility, it dawned on top management to empower women of the Community to believe in themselves by identifying their abilities to develop them to enable them to become independent in their homes, workplace, community and beyond. The programme which was themed “Empowering Women for a Better Tomorrow”, took place at the Forest Club, Samreboi. It commenced at 6 a.m. with a float across communities to create awareness for the inauguration. After that, the main programme started at 11 a.m. The programme, chaired by Mrs…
01
Nov
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTHThe month of October has been designated for breast cancer awareness. As part of Samartex Hospital's social responsibilities, there is an ongoing free breast cancer screening for its workers, the township, and the communities around. There is also education in schools and radio, information centers, and churches on Breast Cancer, Identifying parts of the breast, Types of Breast Cancers, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms, and Prevention. An Ultrasound examination is there for confirmation of findings. So far, 192 people have been screened,180 people with normal findings, and 12 have abnormalities. Those with no defects were educated on…
08
Sep
The Club Licensing Department of the Ghana Football Association has released its decisions on match venues of Premier League clubs for the upcoming season. These decisions were taken after a second inspection by the Club Licensing Department on 31 August 2023. The Club Licensing Department shall continue to conduct spot checks and monitor the facilities' state during the season. Kindly find below the summary of the decisions:
08
Sep
CLUB LICENSING COMMITTEE MAKE DECISIONS ON LICENSE APPLICATION ON GPL CLUBS The Club Licensing Committee of the Ghana Football Association acting in its powers as the First Instant Body(FIB) of the GFA Club Licensing Framework, has made decisions on the license applications of all 18 premier league clubs. The Committee made the decisions after reviewing the applications of the clubs via the CAF Club Licensing Online Platform(CLOP). The clubs were accessed in five major areas; sporting, legal, finance, administrative, and personnel and infrastructure. Ghana is one of few member associations in Africa implementing the usage of the application process via…
14
Aug
Samreboi Flooding 2023 Throughout the initial weeks of June through to late July, various communities in Samreboi experienced a remarkable rise in rainfall levels, which had severe implications for the individuals residing in those areas. Nsuokyir, Aboifie, and Cocoase were the communities that were affected the most by the extreme downpour, which lasted intermittently for several weeks causing flooding. The unexpected flood was also a result of the overflow of the Tano River as a result of the heavy rains and adjacent streams into these communities and the absence of proper care for the environment due to illegal mining activities.…
14
Aug
SAMARTEX AUTOCAD TRAINING Samartex held a 30-day training in AutoCAD for its workers commencing 23rd May and ending 30th June 2023. This training was facilitated by We’re Tech Company Ltd., with training instructor, Mr. Daniel Donkor. This AutoCAD training was for designing and drafting purposes. During the first week, the training focused on introducing the participants to thefundamentals of AutoCAD. The second week delved deeper into AutoCAD functionalities. In the third week, the activity shifted towards 3D modeling using AutoCAD. During the final week, the training focused on advanced topics, such as parametric constraints, block creation, and annotation. Upon completing…
21
Jun
The 17th Ghana-Africa Business Awards ceremony organised by Top Brass Ghana took place on May 26 at the Coconut Groove Regency Hotel. The awards scheme was established to commemorate Africa Day (25th May) and honor businesses that significantly contribute to the growth of Ghana by fostering trade, investment, and other economic ties between Ghana and sister African nations. The Awards Dinner was presided over by Kwadwo Asante, Member of Parliament for Suhum and Member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs who deputised for Johnson Kweku Adu, Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee. Samartex Timber and Plywood Company…
16
Jun
Samartex Awarded EXCELLENCE IN Corporate Social Responsibility AWARD (AGRIBUSINESS). The Ghana West Africa Business Excellence Awards 2023 took place on May 19 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. The awards ceremony serves as a venue for recognizing people and organizations that make important contributions to the growth of various sectors. Samartex Timber and Plywood Company was represented by Millicent Aryee-Quaye, Peter Yanzuh, Dorothy E. Bryant, and Nicholas Pronk-Eshun. The event commenced at 7:30 pm with an opening speech given by HRM Nana Safo Boakye Ill, the awarding board chairman. The category criteria for the awards…
16
Jun
Samartex Makes Donations To Protect Forest Reserves On June 8, 2023, Samartex Timber and Plywood Company donated two Nissan Navara vehicles to the Forestry Commission of Ghana in support of the protection of the forest reserves. This effort is geared towards forest protection against illegal activities such as illegal mining, chainsaw activities, slash-and-burn farming on reserves, etc. The donation was made by the Managing Director of Samartex, Mr. Richard Nsenkyire to the Regional Manager (Western North) and Rapid Response Team at the Samartex Management Clubhouse. In attendance was the General Manager of Samartex Mr. Ransford Quaidoo, the Forestry Regional…