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President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has expressed serious concerns over President Nana Akufo-Addo’s unfulfilled promise to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. He urged President Akufo-Addo to make good on his pledge to combat the menace before his term in office ends. Speaking at the 28th GJA Awards and…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has advised politicians to avoid assaulting journalists as the 2024 elections draw near. The GJA has noticed that politicians often take advantage of journalists’ patience and subject them to different forms of assault when the political atmosphere becomes tense. During his speech at the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Accra…
The Executive Director of Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), Dr. Stephen Yamoah, has emphasized the significance of nuclear energy in addressing the current erratic power supply situation in the country. He stated that NPG is accelerating its efforts to build a nuclear power plant to supplement the current energy supply mix. “In our quest to ensure…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) are at risk of being removed from the national register of companies for not submitting their annual accounts and updating their certificate of membership, along with several other professional bodies. Out of the 91 registered Professional Bodies (PBs), only 26 have complied with the…
The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to increase pressure on the Ghana Police Service and the Judiciary to effectively address cases of attacks on journalists in the country. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, Mr Nkrumah emphasised the critical role these institutions play in resolving matters concerning the safety and…
The National Media Commission (NMC) and the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) appear divided over the latter’s decision to blacklist two New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs. The GJA President Albert Dwumfour declared persona non grata, the Awutu Senya East MP Mavis Hawa Koomson and Farouk Aliu Mahama of Yendi, both accused of assaulting journalists from Cape FM and…
The President of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has appealed to media houses and journalists to institute a media blackout on the Minister of Fisheries and Member of the Awutu Senya East constituency in the Central Region, Mavis Hawa Koomson. This comes after the police’s failure to make an arrest on persons…
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that it did not authorize or sanction the invasion of UTV studios by some of its members. These individuals entered the studio to disrupt a live show in protest against comments made by one of the panellists. The police have already arrested 16 persons allegedly involved in…
The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) has expressed disappointment with the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah over his statement on hooligans attacking United Television (UTV) based in Accra on Saturday. In a statement signed by the General Secretary of GJA, Kofi Yeboah indicated that Mr Oppong Nkrumah failed to directly condemn the attack on UTV…
Security Expert and Senior UN Mediation Advisor, Dr. Emmanuel Bombande, has pooh-poohed the claim by a senior police officer that Ghana’s current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, is the worst to have served in that position. In the view of Dr. Bombande, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare will rather “go down in…
