Information Minister, Mustapha Abdul Hamid Tuesday placed the full weight of government behind the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (#StopGalamsey), saying that the government has no excuse not to put the menace down. Hamid, special guest speaker at the launch of the #StopGalamsey Movement, a coalition of media houses, owners, regulators and practitioners supported by key … Read more
Information Minister, Mustapha Abdul Hamid Tuesday placed the full weight of government behind the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (#StopGalamsey), saying that the government has no excuse not to put the menace down. Hamid, special guest speaker at the launch of the #StopGalamsey Movement, a coalition of media houses, owners, regulators and practitioners supported by key … Read more
Mr Kenneth Ashigbey has called on the Media Coalition against Galamsey to name and shame all parties complicit to illegal mining in the country. Speaking to media houses present at the launch of the “#LetsStopGalamsey” campaign, the MD for Graphic Communication group Ltd. lamented that Chiefs who are supposed to be the custodians of our … Read more
Some religious groups have begun joining the fight against illegal mining popularly referred to as ‘galamsey’ in the country. Chairman of the Pentecost Church, Apostle Professor Opoku Nyina says Ghana is trading the future of its children if galamsey is left to thrive. “We are destroying our lands and digging our own graves and if … Read more
The Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) and other media partners will, tomorrow, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, launch the media coalition against illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey. The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), the Private Newspaper Publishers Association (PRINPAG), the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the News Times Corporation and … Read more
Alhaji A B A Fuseini, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sagnarigu, has made a strong case for the Government to make adequate resource and logistic allocation to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), and two other national media houses to rejuvenate their roles as strategic agents of national development. The GNA is the nation’s wire … Read more
To say that Ghana is gripped with lawlessness is an understatement. Indeed, without a doubt, the cancer is a direct result of a failing educational system. The ignorance promoted on national TV and in national newspapers epitomizes the gravity of the situation. For example, a simple question of the difference between honoris causa and earned … Read more
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has released a final list of 456 journalists who are eligible to vote in the planned March 31, 2017 national elections. The revised list of 456 members is different from the 988 members which was earlier published by the association in the national dailies and on the GJA website on … Read more
Today marks one year memorial of the late former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey. The incumbent party will today remember the late gem whose lifetime was of a massive significance to the leading side. To commemorate the late icon, the NPP will hold a ceremony in his honor. The party … Read more
Contributors on Joy FM/MultiTV’s newsfile programme Saturday were united in their description of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government as ‘obese,’ but found nothing constitutionally wrong with the decision. The contributors who come from various professional backgrounds urged Ghanaians to be modest in their criticism of the President since they reserve the power to vote … Read more
The Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP) says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has set a bad precedent with his unprecedented 110 Ministers and deputy Ministers. Mahama Ayariga said the President’s action defeats calls for the civil service to be downsized for efficiency. Contributing on Joy FM/MultiTV’s news analysis programme Saturday, the MP said although … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has parried criticisms of his ‘elephant’ size government, saying it might not matter after the economy begins to boom in the coming days. In an exclusive interview with the state-broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the president said the challenges in the country require a team of qualified people to address … Read more
There’s brewing confusion over the disqualification of Lloyd Evans, one of the contestants for the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) presidency in it’s upcoming elections. The Elections Committee of the GJA, announced the disqualification of Mr. Evans, who is a former President of the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ), on grounds that he did … Read more
There’s brewing confusion over the disqualification of Lloyd Evans, one of the contestants for the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) presidency in it’s upcoming elections. The Elections Committee of the GJA, announced the disqualification of Mr. Evans, who is a former President of the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ), on grounds that he did … Read more
The [email protected] Planning Committee on Sunday announced that 14 African countries have confirmed their participation in Ghana’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebration on Monday, March 6. Jefferson Sackey, the Spokesperson of the Committee, and Presidential Staffer, at a press briefing, said although all the 55 African countries were invited, 14 of them had so far confirmed … Read more
The European Union (EU) Chief Observer of Ghana’s 2016 Elections, Tamas Mezerics has expressed worry about the State media’s bias in the coverage of the 2016 elections. Making references to the report of the European Observer Mission (EOM), he mentioned the state owned media like Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and its numerous radio networks including … Read more
Businessman and traditional ruler Nana Otuo Siriboe II, Omanhene of Juaben in the Ashanti region, has been elected the Chairman of the seventh Council of State of the Fourth Republic. His election follows the inauguration of the Council by President Akufo-Addo on Monday, February 27. A statement signed and issued in Accra by the acting … Read more
The [email protected] Planning Committee has outlined the various educative and entertaining activities lined up for the country’s Diamond Anniversary. Mr Laud Commey, the Chairperson of Events Sub-Committee, told the media on Thursday that the Ghana Actors Guild would re-enact the 28 February Crossroads Shooting incident to honour the heroes who started the independence struggle. He … Read more
President Akufo-Addo welcomed King Mohammed of Morocco to the Flagstaff House yesterday The bilateral relations between Ghana and Morocco have been strengthened with the visit of the Moroccan King, Mohammed VI to Ghana. The Moroccan King decorated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with the country’s highest national award. The Grand Collar of Wissam Al-Mohammadi – … Read more
The Minister-nominee for Information, Mr Mustapha Hamid, has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament of plans to sanitise the political atmosphere and creating an environment devoid of insults and invectives at political opponents. He expressed regret at comments attributed to him for some derogatory remarks against former President John Mahama, saying the then politically charged … Read more