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Saltpond
Saltpond is a town and the capital of the Mfantsiman Municipal District in the Central Region of South Ghana. Saltpond has a population of 24,689 people. Economy History Saltpond was in a state of economic decline since the landing beach was abandoned for the Tema and Takoradi harbours in the 1960s. Another factor was the building of a bypass on the N1:Aflao-Elubo Highway around the same time which meant that transit traffic through the town virtually ceased. Most of its factories collapsed. The Saltpond Ceramic factory, Coil Factory and the UAC (now Unilever) soft drink factory held on into the early 1990s but then failed too. The economy has resurged since the town recently grew to meet the bypass. Petroleum Saltpond is noted for offshore crude oil resources. Saltpond Offshore Producing Company Limited, and two joint venture partners operate the Saltpond Oil Field. Non-Petroleum The town is a major market centre in the Mfantsiman Municipality. Fish and other foodstuffs ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltpond Oil Field
Saltpond Oil Field is an oil field off the coast of Ghana. The field was discovered in 1970 by Signal-Amoco Consortium. The field is currently managed by the Saltpond Offshore Producing Company (SOPCL), Ghana's oldest producer of crude oil. Location The oil field is located west of Ghana's capital, Accra, in the Central region of Ghana. It is located about off the coast of Saltpond in the northern-central area of the Takoradi Arch, in water depth of . It extends over an area of . History Original development Saltpond Oil Field was discovered in 1970 after the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) licensed Signal-Amoco Consortium to operate in Ghana's territorial waters. The initial appraisal of the field showed that the well would produce of oil. In 1976 Amoco relinquished the concession, citing the field as non-commercial. The concession was reassigned to Offshore Hydrocarbons Ltd., which later entered into a development farmout with Agri-Petco of the United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mfantsiman Municipal District
Mfantsiman Municipal District is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, Ghana, Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Mfantsiman District, which was created from the former Mfantsiman District Council; until it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status on 29 February 2008 to become Mfantsiman Municipal District. However on 28 June 2012, the eastern part of the district was split off to create Ekumfi District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Mfantsiman Municipal District. The municipality is located in the southwest part of Central Region and has Saltpond as its capital town. Geography The Mfantsiman Municipal is located along the Atlantic coastline of the Central Region of Ghana and extends from latitudes 5° to 5°20’ north of the equator and longitudes 0°44’ to 1°11’ west of the Greenwich Meridian, stretching for about 21 kilometers along the coastline and for about 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Allotey
Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey (9 August 1932 – 2 November 2017) was a Ghanaian mathematical physicist. Together with Daniel Afedzi Akyeampong, he became the first Ghanaian to obtain a doctorate in mathematical sciences, earned in 1966. Early life and education Allotey was born on 9 August 1932 in the Fante town of Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana to Joseph Kofi Allotey, a general commodities merchant and Alice Esi Nyena Allotey, a dressmaker from the Royal Dehyena family of Enyan Owomase and Ekumfi Edumafa, in the Central Region of Ghana. His father owned a bookstore. During his childhood, Allotey spent his free time in his father's bookstore reading the biographies of famous scientists which piqued his interest in science. He was raised a Roman Catholic. He had his primary education at St. John the Baptist Catholic (Boys) School in Saltpond and was among the pioneer batch of Ghana National College when the school was founded in July 1948 by Kwame Nkrumah. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School
Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School is an all girls second cycle institution in Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana. The school was founded in 1960 by Kwame Nkrumah, originally under the name Saltpond Girls' Secondary School. The school is also known as 'Syte'. History The school was built in 1960 by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It was claimed the school selected 70 girls from the Common Entrance Examination who became the first batch of the school. Features The motto of the school is '''Obra Nye Woarbo in Twi meaning 'Life is what you make it'. The colors of the school is mauve and white. The badge of the school has an eagle, straw basket, claw of an eagle and a woman seating on an elephant. Notable staff * Vida Yeboah, politician, former headmistress * Christine Churcher, politician, former teacher Notable alumni Politics, government, and public policy * Matilda Amissah-Arthur, former Second lady of Ghana *Samira Bawumia, Second lady of Ghana * Ursula Owusu-Ekuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofi Baako
Kofi Baako (1926-1984) was a Ghanaian sportsman, teacher and politician. He served as Minister for Defence in the Nkrumah government during the First Republic of Ghana until it was overthrown in 1966. He was also as Minister for various other Ministries throughout the reign of the Convention People's Party. Early life and education Kofi Baako's father was a teacher. He made Kofi Baako start school when he was only three years old. On completion of his elementary school education at the Roman Catholic School in his native Saltpond, he continued with his secondary school education at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast. Work and politics Baako became a teacher and later a civil servant. He was inspired by the speeches of Kwame Nkrumah advocating for independence for Ghana. This inspired him to write an article, "My Hatred of Imperialism" which resulted in him being fired from his job. He later met Nkrumah who made him editor-in-chief of the Cape Coast Daily Mail when he was still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Region, Ghana
The Central Region is one of the sixteen administrative regions of Ghana. It is bordered by Ashanti and Eastern regions to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and to the south by the Gulf of Guinea. The Central region is renowned for its many elite higher education institutions and an economy based on an abundance of industrial minerals and tourism. The Central region attains many tourist attractions such as castles, forts and beaches stretched along the Central region's coastline. Economy and tourism The Central Region is a hub of education, with some of the best schools in the country. The region's economy is dominated by services followed by mining and fishing. Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle are prominent UNESCO World Heritage Sites and serve as a reminder of the slave trade. The Central Region is a major center for tourism within the peninsula of Ashantiland and it has some of the most beautiful beaches and national parks (Kaku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwamena Bentsi-Enchill
Kwamena Bentsi-Enchill (1919-1974) was a Ghanaian judge and academic. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 1971 to 1972. He was also a professor of law at the University of Zambia and the University of Ghana. He was a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. Early life Bentsi-Enchill was born on 22 September 1919 to Kofi Bentsi-Enchill, an agent of the United African Company, and Madam Christiana Obu at Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana. He studied at Achimota College from 1927 to 1941. After leaving Achimota College he joined the Mfantsipim School teaching staff and taught there until 1943 when he left for the United Kingdom to study at Oriel College, Oxford University, there, he read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Upon graduating in 1947, he returned to the Gold Coast for a brief while before going to London to read Law at the Middle Temple. In 1950, he was called to the Bar and subsequently returned to the Gold Coast to serve under Edward A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Benjamin Kwesi Ampah Jnr
Edward Benjamin Kwesi Ampah Jnr also known by the name Eddie Ampah was a Ghanaian author and politician. He was the member of parliament for the Asebu constituency from 1965 to 1966. Early life and education Ampah was born on 6 March 1925 at Saltpond in the Central Region. He had his secondary education at the Accra Academy from 1941 to 1945. Politics Ampah was elected chairman of the Cape Coast Municipal Council in 1954. He remained in this position until 1958. In 1956 he was one of the candidates nominated by the Convention People's Party to represent the Cape Coast electoral area for the 1956 Legislative Assembly elections however, Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck was ultimately selected to contest for the seat. On 1 July 1959 he was appointed district commissioner for Cape Coast and the regional secretary of the Convention People's Party in the Central Region. In 1965 he became the member of parliament for the Asebu Asebu (also known as Sabou) was a former Fante people, Fant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie
Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie (born 3 September 1969) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. She was the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North constituency. Early life and education Owusu Afriyie was born on 3 September 1969 in Saltpond, Central Region. She holds a diploma in Management Studies from the University of Cape Coast. Politics In 2015, she contested and won the NPP parliamentary seat for the Ablekuma North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. She won this parliamentary seat during the 2016 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Ad ...s. Three other candidates, namely Sally Amaki Darko of the National Democratic Congress, and Akwasi Asiama Adade of the Conventions People's Party also contested in the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwesi Dickson
Kwesi Abotsia Dickson (7 July 1929 – 28 October 2005) was a Ghanaian Christian theologian. He was the seventh President of the Methodist Church Ghana and a professor at the University of Ghana, Legon. Early life and education Kwesi Dickson was born at Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana. He was educated at the Mfantsipim School at Cape Coast. He completed his basic ministerial training at the Trinity Theological Seminary (then Trinity College in Kumasi) in 1951. He then attended the University of Ghana, then the University College of the Gold Coast. Next he went to the United Kingdom where his postgraduate education was at Mansfield College, Oxford at Oxford University. Career Dickson was ordained into the ministry of the Methodist Church of Ghana at the British Methodist Conference of 1957. He served in various capacities at the University of Ghana over three decades until 1989. He has been the Head of the Department for the Study of Religions, Dean of the Facult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ama Ata Aidoo
Ama Ata Aidoo, ''née'' Christina Ama Aidoo (born 23 March 1942) is a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright and academic. She was the Minister of Education under the Jerry Rawlings administration. In 2000, she established the Mbaasem Foundation to promote and support the work of African women writers. Early life Aidoo was born on 23 March 1942 in Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana. Some sources including Megan Behrent, Brown University, and ''Africa Who's Who'' have stated that she was born on 31 March 1940. She had a twin brother, Kwame Ata. She was raised in a Fante royal household, the daughter of Nana Yaw Fama, chief of Abeadzi Kyiakor, and Maame Abasema. She grew up at a time of resurgent British neocolonialism that was taking place in her homeland. Her grandfather was murdered by neocolonialists, which brought her father's attention to the importance of educating the children and families of the village on the history and events of the era. This led him to open up the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobina Hagan
Kobina Hagan (1923-1977) was a Ghanaian politician and teacher. He was the Principal Secretary for the Central Organisation of Sports (COS) from 1960 to 1963 and later member of parliament for the Denkyira constituency from 1965 to 1966. Early life Hagan was born on 11 November 1923 at Saltpond in Central Region, Ghana (then Gold Coast). He was educated at Mfantsipim School and Wesley College of Education, Kumasi. While at Wesley College, Hagan was one of the few students in the school to obtain colours for all the games played in the school, they included; football, athletics, cricket and hockey. After teaching for a period of about 3 years, he entered the University College of the Gold Coast (now the University of Ghana as a founding student of the university. Career Teaching and politics Hagan began as a teacher with the Methodist Educational Unit. He taught in both Prestea and Dunkwa-On-Offin from 1944 to 1947. After his studies at the University College of the Gold Coas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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