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  The leadership of the Ghana Culture Forum (GCF) has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Awal to discuss issues of interest to the sector. The executives of the GCF called on the Minister to congratulate him on his appointment and to reassure him of their commitment to help resolve issues of culture in Ghana. The GCF delegation was led by the Chairperson, Asare Konadu Yamoah, who is also the President of the Ghana Publishers Association. The discussions with the Minister covered key issues confronting the cultural sector and recommendations from the sector players. Some of issues raised were the Review, enactment and implementation of the Cultural Policy and Cultural Trust Fund, Research and Data Collection and Capacity Building programmes in Digital literacy and online marketing, cultural arts education and how to manage businesses successfully. Hon. Dr. Awal on his part expressed his delight at meeting such an important...

Spaa Media has revealed plans and date for the fourth edition of the annual festival celebration called Tapioca Festival celebrated in the Ada Township. The theme for this year’s event is: Bold Step. The Festival which aims at boosting tourism and its allied businesses, services, culture and rich arts of Africa saw a lot of unmatched successes after the first three spectacular editions. According to the founder of the Tapioca Festival, Seth Priceless Ala-Amegavie said this year’s event will not only be experiential of the finest talents across Africa but will also be characterised by innovative strategies needed to embrace our abilities. Again, he said it will also break free from the limitations to what the African is capable of achieving. In a Covid world, all we need is the bold step to challenge the odds as the bedrock for creativity and unlimited capabilities he added. “We’re excited to be leading an experience that will take people out of their boxes. The pandemic is a second cha...

  Ghana’s premier food vending app of the kind, Oyenii, which started operations in the country this year, bringing convenience to corporate Ghana donated about 80 packs of assorted meals and 30 coupons; which can be used anytime to purchase food, to the Korle Bu Child Health Department during the Eid ul-Fitr day. The donations was to mothers on admission with children having cancers because the mothers have neglected their dietary needs as their children are bed ridden, and this forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) to show love to the communities, was aimed at ensuring that children with certain illness and sicknesses shouldn’t just eat anything but a nutritious meal to keep them healthy and also for mothers to meet their nutritional needs after a long day of care with a patient. Eugenia Boafi Donkor, a Senior Health Nurse at the Child Health Department, receiving the items on behalf of the hospital expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Oyenii foods...