Ghana
Chiefs Schooled On Chieftancy Act
By cisp at 6 July, 2010, 12:00 pm
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 [...]
Read More >>Development Orientation Towards Job Creation For NAFAC
By cisp at 26 May, 2010, 1:00 pm
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 [...]
Read More >>NAFAC 2010 scheduled for Tamale in November
By cisp at 13 May, 2010, 5:00 pm
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, [...]
Read More >>‘Let’s promote African culture’
By cisp at 13 May, 2010, 3:29 pm
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 [...]
Ghana now has Tourism Police
By cisp at 3 March, 2010, 1:06 pm
A specialized unit within the Ghana Police Service to provide security and safety for tourists at tourism establishments was on Tuesday launched in Accra.
The unit called “Tourism Police,” will have police personnel in mufti stationed at centres patronized by tourists, especially beaches, highways, airports, bus stops, public parks and hotel, lodges, entertainment spots, museums, tourist [...]
Ghana @53: The Poem
By cisp at 3 March, 2010, 12:51 pm
Written By: Barima Adu-Asamoa
Recitation: Israel Larye
The Present
Nanina
The present could not be the barn
Of our harvested visions
So we must not light a thought
To open this barn of our harvest
It may not yet be a thoughtful dawn
Warm enough to keep-gate
Crushing ghost away
When the whiskered ones
Have bleated all nights the remains
Of their sad compelling voices
And spiteful beings in [...]
Government urged to promote culture and the arts
By cisp at 3 March, 2010, 11:51 am
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 [...]
Read More >>Realisation of relevant cultural initiatives
By cisp at 15 December, 2009, 11:43 am
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:
By cisp at 14 December, 2009, 9:45 pm
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
By cisp at 14 December, 2009, 7:54 pm
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 [...]
