NEWS IN GHANA

Rex Omar, Renowned Highlife Musician The financial woes of mavens operating within the creative industry in the country would soon come to an end as some bigwigs within the industry move  to roll out the first ever ‘Showbiz’ credit union that would help cater for the financial needs of every member. Showbiz Credit Union as the name implies is an initiative which seeks to help promote the habit of savings in the creative industry. The creative sector in Ghana has seen many artistes over the years that have passed through the industry rising to fame and disappearing from the scene, ending up as paupers. In attempt to end this unfortunate trend, the first Showbiz Credit Union would be launched in March, 2018. The fund when successfully launched would target all professionals within the creative industry including musicians, composers, arrangers, sound engineers, lighting/sound providers, stage designers, dancers, Actors, Actresses, Cameramen, producers, directors, m...

Over 200 Ghanaian youth have participated in a health walk event and engaged in other activities to commemorate this year’s World AIDS Day. The event kicked off at the early hours of Friday December 1, 2017 at James Town Community Theatre Centre in  Accra. It was jointly organized by cluster of  Non-governmental Organizations(NGOs) in the country including Community and Family AID Foundation(CAFAF),Women Of Dignity Alliance, Gamashie Development Agency (GAMADA), Gamashie Radio, CEPHERG, Act For Change, Williows International ,Adesa Taloi, Gamashie All-Stars, Courageous Women. The participants representing various NGOs, schools & churches in the country were spotted in events T-shirts as they embarked on the health walk  through the principal streets of Accra where they converged at City Engineers Building at James Town Community Theater Centre to experience aerobic exercises session. Participants observing work out session The health walk wa...