We launched a media campaign on the need for the draft alcohol policy, not least because Ghana’s Parliament discussed “Alcohol Abuse” on Thursday, June 18th, 2009. Some of the deliberations exposed the narrow understanding of the issues surrounding alcohol.
It was instructive to know that in an hour-long television programmed on Ghana’s State-Owned Television, Mr. Cudjoe of IMANI discussed the issues surrounding alcohol abuse and the need for an alcohol policy for Ghana with two leading Parliamentarians who took part in the debate.
Members will attest to …

Diageo, the parent company of Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has announced the promotion of Mr. Seni Adetu, erstwhile Managing Director of Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited, to Group Managing Director, East African Breweries Limited (EABL) – the group of companies covering countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda etc headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The appointment takes effect July 1, 2009.
In the Statement, the company noted that Mr. Adetu joined Diageo 3 years ago as Managing Director/ Vice Chairman of Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (after 14 highly successful years in very …

IMANI director, Franklin Cudjoe met with Ghana’s Minister of Health at the United Nations Economic and Social Council Conference in Accra on e-Health held in Accra between June 10-June 11.
Franklin reminded the Minister about the alcohol policy and he said “Yes, it is very important eh?”. Franklin promised to follow up with a reminder to the Minister on an August 2009 deadline for governments to submit preliminary reports on efforts to draft policies on alcohol.
Franklin was speaking at the UN conference on Mobile Pedigree, the latest mobile-phone …

Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) on Friday announced the appointment of Mr Gregory Metcalf as the new Managing Director for SABMiller’s Ghana operations.
Mr. Metcalf’s appointment took effect from June 1, 2009, a statement from the ABL in Accra said.
The statement said Mr. Metcalf, a British, is an experienced Managing Director who had spent the last 10 years as Managing Director in several manufacturing organisations before joining SABMiller in 2008 as the Commercial Director for the Nile Breweries in Uganda.
“Mr. Metcalf’s experience includes product innovation, sales and marketing, administration and distribution management …