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  Gyankroma who calls herself the CEO of the Creative Arts Agency, A position that doesn't exist in the Creative Arts Agency Act, Act 1048 is really hurting the Creative industry and Ghana with her ""Unside Down & Reckless Decisions. I'll just name only 3 and leave the rest to Posterity. 1. We all saw the shame and disgrace, She brought on the Jubilee House with her decision to allow Meek Mill shoot a music video in the Highly Security facility. 2. Recently, she led a delegation to fight against music from foreign countries by proposing a 80% play of only local songs. It is good to promote your own, but it must come with a well thought through plan and not with such recklessness. I can tell you on authority that our songs have started falling down the World Music charts after that declaration since Music is a global commodity that can not be localised like Gob3. 3. Her decision to use the Stadium for Musical Concerts and other activities apart from football when t...

  Reading the Report of The Joint Committee on Trade, industry & Tourisim and Youth, Sports and Culture on the 2024 Annual Budget Estimates Of The Ministry Of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), You'll see the policy/strategic objectives  outlined, the challenges of the ministry, etc. We'll discuss them later but we're more intrigued by the budgetary allocation for the 2024 financial Year which is One Hundred and Seventy-Five million, Three Hundred and Eighty- Eight Thousand and Ninety-Nine Ghana CEDI’s (Ghc175,388, 099.00) for its operations.  In the breakdown with regards to allocation to various programs by source of funding, Culture, Creative Arts and Heritage Management is taking a whopping Ghc107,629,495.93. This amount comes as the collasal of the allocation to various programs by the ministry.  What has made it possible to see it shot up is what the industry needs to find out from the ministry to give further insight into it. We do not want to believe it i...

  In May 2022 it came to all of us our notice that 2 Tigers were being kept in an Estates where human beings lived. The wildlife authorities came in and assured Residents that the Tigers will be relocated in 2months ie July 2022. The Police in a statement said there were deploying some personel to the Estate to keep the Residents safe until the 2 Tigers are relocated in July 2022. The Residents living in fear decided to take the issue to court since our laws does no allow anyone to keep Tigers in a residential area. The Residents eventually won the case and the court ordered the Tigers to be relocated.  The wildlife went to court for an extension of the deadline to 3 more months to enable them relocated the 2 Tigers. After 18months ie November 2023 BBC News Africa Reported that the 2 Tigers were still living in the Estates despite the court oder to relocate them. Ques: 1. Are Court Orders meant to be disobeyed? 2. Are the Police Personel still in the area after 18months? 3. Ar...

  The rising of the sun on December 23rd, will be welcomed by a vibrant convergence of art, music, fashion, and culture unfolding at the heart of a picturesque green and serene environment located at Tema Community 7. Big Joe’s Garden plays host to this year’s Black Art Street Festival. The festival celebration themed the “The 24-Hour Experience” is a collaborative effort of Black Art Street Festival and Big Joe’s Place.  After a 2-year hiatus, the festival returns to give patrons a 24-hour of a breath-taking and unending experience that will properly usher them into the Christmas festivities. It is aimed to celebrate creativity in all its forms while embracing the greens of the garden and enjoying some local foods and drinks among others. Visual and performing artists and artistes and other creatives will beautifully display their works and talents, transforming the garden into an open-air gallery. Intricate art installations, vivid paintings, graffiti and unique installation...

The International Programmes and External Office of Takoradi Technical University, IPELO, see has organized a 2-day research workshop to support TTU staff who are currently pursuing PhD and Masters Programmes Durban University of Technology, DUT. The research workshop, themed: “Revivifying the Research Gains Made through Rigorous Academic Support of Staff on DUT Programmes: The role of IPELO of TTU”, was to enable them to complete their research projects on time and to meet publication requirements that accompany their studies. The workshop featured experts in the field of research, publishing and article reviewing. They took participants through areas including Cleaning Research Articles from Thesis, Conducting Systematic Literature Reviews, Writing Concept Papers, and Publishing with Acceptable Outlets. The Dean of TTU’s IPELO, Prof. Ramous Asafo-Adjei took participants through detailed discussions on the step-by-step approach to research and that provided comprehensive view of the c...

Standing ovation after standing ovation! Damn! You have no idea how humbled we are! Thank you to everyone who made “The Gods Are Not to Blame” at the National Theatre an epic success! We couldn’t have done it without your support and hard work. Here’s a short appreciation post to all those who made this production unforgettable: First! To the Leadership and Board of the National Theatre of GHANA for the faith and honour in appointing me as Artistic Director in Residence and allowing me to direct this masterpiece with their massive support! Thank you.  Next to the late amazing Nigerian talent, Ola Rotimi for his brilliant adaptation of Sophocles’ original Greek piece, “Oedipus Rex,” bringing this story to life! Hope we made you proud wherever you are.  Then to the amazing cast and crew for their great dedication and talent that shone on stage over the weekend. I’m even speechless! Kudos to the props team, drummers, dancers, supporting cast, and the legendary actors who brought ...