CIC LAUNCHES FREE IT TRAINING FOR BASIC SCHOOLS

The Community Information Centre has begun free Information Technology Training for some selected basic schools in Saltpond. This, the centre believes, would go a long way to equip pupils with the basic knowledge they need so far as ICT training was concerned.


Some of the schools were A.M.E. Zion JHS, Catholic Girls, Lower Town JHS, Anglican JHS and Methodist Primary B.

The teachers and pupils thanked the centre for organising such an important program for them. The teachers expressed optimism that their pupils would be well vexed in computing within the shortest possible time. They however, are pleading with government, NGOs, individuals and institutions to provide them with ICT equipments to aid in teaching and learning.

The manager, Mr. Joseph Kojo Buckman, assured them that the program would continue as long as the CIC existed and would do all he could to provide them with practical training in ICT.

 

COMPANY DONATES GENERATOR TO SALTPOND HOSPITAL

An organization, Lu Shan International Company Ltd., has presented a 60-KVA generator to the Saltpond Government Hospital.

The generator and its installation is estimated at GH¢30,000.

The company has also declared its intention to support the maintenance of the generator every three months.
Mr. Emmanuel Sam, an employee of the company who presented the generator to the hospital on behalf of the Managing Director (MD), Mr. Sintim Aboagye, said the MD was touched after reading a report in the newspapers that a medical practitioner at the hospital performed a surgical operation with a flash light during a recent power outage.

He said Mr Sintim Aboagye, who also works Saltpond Offshore Oil Company, had decide to help the hospital to work.

The medical superintendent in charge of the hospital, Dr Derrick Bonsu, expressed gratitude to the company and it chief executive for the support, stressing that the donation had relieve hospital of a great burden.

The district coordinating director for Mfantseman. Alhaji Isshak Azure, said the frequent power outage in the area were disturbing, and, therefore, thanked the company for the gesture.

He gave the assurance that the district assembly would collaborate with the saltpond offshore oil company to promote the development of the area.

The chief of Nankesido, Nana Baah, appealed to companies working in and around saltpond to support the community to improve the standard of living of the people.

source: Daily Graphic 16th February, 2010