Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby has criticised President Akufo-Addo, Kweku Sakyi-Addo and Albert Kan Dapaah for abandoning their pedigrees as press freedom fighters. According to the outspoken former Chief Executive of the Ghana@50 Committee and renowned press freedom advocate, the positions the trio occupy and the current happenings in the media space ran contrary to their long

There have been significant changes in Kenya’s media landscape, and a recently published report by TIFA Research and Reelforge provides insights into what the changes have been. The differences in the Kenyan media landscape before and after the digital broadcasting migration are like day and night. According to data provided by the Communications Authority of

23rd APRIL, 2019 OCCUPYGHANA® PRESS STATEMENT OccupyGhana® is highly disappointed by the recent reported utterances of Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo at a town hall meeting in the United States. We are dismayed by the Minister’s attempt to water down government’s abysmal use of its discretion with respect to the deportation of Chinese galamsey queen

The National Media Commission (NMC) on Tuesday, 12th March, 2019 held a meeting with the Executive Council and Council of Elders of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA). This was in line with the Commission’s need to meet with its constituent bodies since the 9th Commission took office. The purpose of the meeting was for

It is indeed sad that we should gather here today not in joyful celebration but to remember a budding professional whose light was abruptly blown off in the prime of his life. Words cannot begin to describe the apprehension we feel as a result of the dastardly act inflicted upon the person of Ahmed Hussein

The impact of the digital migration and developments in the digital broadcasting space as well as changes in consumer demographics and preferences makes it necessary to reconsider broadcasting policies and regulations that safeguards and strengthens freedom of expression, freedom of the media and access to information. Content creators, channel aggregators and marketers will have to

In 2006, Ghana, along with other members of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), signed an agreement in Geneva that set June 17, 2015 as the deadline for all countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Russia to migrate from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting technology within the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Band.

Last July, the Parliament of Ghana adopted a resolution granting prior approval to the Minister of Finance pursuant to Article 174(2) of the Constitution, to waive Import Duties, Import VAT, Import NHIL, ECOWAS Levy, EXIM Levy, Special Import Levy, Inspection Fees and AU Levy amounting to Three Million, Two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty Ghana

A group photograph of the dignitaries at the event Stakeholders in the alcohol marketing industry have pledged commitment to strengthen alcohol marketing and advertising standards to protect the interest of consumers and public health. Among the stakeholders are the Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers (AAMI), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Information and the Food