Culture

Chiefs Schooled On Chieftancy Act

A WORKSHOP to sensitize traditional rulers on the Chieftaincy Act 2008, Act 795 has ended at Dodowa with a call to on Chiefs to work to bring sanity to the institution. It was organized by the National House of Chiefs for Chiefs and Queen mothers in the Greater Accra Region ans sponsored by the Konrad [...]

Development Orientation Towards Job Creation For NAFAC

At the Volta Regional Festival of Arts and Culture organised under the auspices of the Centre for National Culture (CNC), in Ho on Tuesday, May 25th,2010, Mr. Alexander Asum-Ahensah, Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture announced that the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) is to be given development oriented direction with emphasis on job [...]

NAFAC 2010 scheduled for Tamale in November

GNA – Mr. Alexander Asum-Ahensah, Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture on Wednesday, April 7, inaugurated the National and Northern Regional Planning Committees of NAFAC 2010 in Tamale. The 10-day National Arts and Culture Festival (NAFAC) is scheduled for Tamale in November 2010. A statement issued and signed by Mr. Nelson Akatey, [...]

‘Let’s promote African culture’

STORY: BEATRICE DEDE ASIEDU
Ghanaians and Africans living home and abroad have been urged to promote and give value to their culture in all endeavours of life.
Prince Sampson Oheneba Afriyie Fontomfrom (a.k.a Prince Sampson), founder of the African Friends of the United States Inc. (AFUS), formerly Ghanaian Friends of United States, a non-profitable [...]

Government urged to promote culture and the arts

Mr William Addo, Volta Regional Director of the Centre for National Culture (CNC) on Wednesday appealed to government to give attention to the promotion of arts and culture in the country. He said if a fraction of the attention given to the promotion of football is extended to arts and culture, it would help spice [...]

Realisation of relevant cultural initiatives

Realisation of relevant cultural initiatives
The Second Call for Proposals was launched on Tuesday, 28th October, 2008 at the International Press Centre following the approval of new documents and launch strategy by the Steering Committee meeting at Akosombo. The launch was followed by special information sessions in the three northern regions. The purpose of the emphases [...]

Conference on Highlife:

Conference on Highlife:
The Lead consultant for this event, Mr. Ben Brako provided a background paper that used to set the broad terms of reference for the resource persons and also to set the objectives and deliverables of the conference. The list of participants has been finalised and a date has been set for late April [...]

Reinforcement of Competence and Skills

Reinforcement of Competence and skills
…Training Workshops
The training Workshop for Administrators of Cultural Institutions was organised during the first quarter at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region. The report of the workshop has been submitted by the lead consultant and has been annexed to this report. The workshop on scriptwriting took place at Akosombo from November [...]

RECAPPING OF CISP ACTIVITIES FOR SECOND QUARTER

This is the second Quarterly Report under PE 3 and it captures a range of activities that have been undertaken by the PMU and other CISP structures between November 28 2008 and February 27 2009. The activities in this report took place during the politically charged months of the final elections campaign for 2008. This [...]

RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE ON HIGHLIFE

RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE ON HIGHLIFE
The conference on the Future of Highlife which sat at the Sanaa Lodge Hotel in Cape Coast on the 28th / 29th May 2009, after listening to and debating the key speeches has resolved as follows:

To adopt the ‘Definition of Highlife’, as outlined in the speech by Mr Ato Scott [...]