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It's here again and this time bigger, UK-based International Gospel singer, Africa multiple award winner, Sonnie Badu. A minister known for his spectacular stagemanship, is set to storm the "Dar Constitution Hall" in the United States of America, Washington DC with a very mega concert dubbed ‘The Invasion Concert’ on July 6 2019. Tye Tribbet, Joe Mettle, Joe Praize, Phil Thompson, Eben, Todd Dulaney, Jonathan Nelson , Preye, Tim Godrey, JJ Hairston and many others will bless the audience with their ministration at the event dubbed 'The Invasion,' a Christian-centered initiative to create an avenue for young adults to be succeessful in life.  Badu, the founder and lead Pastor of Rock hill church in Atlanta, Georgia, promises a great night of worship and praise. Come experience fun like David whenever he went into the house of the Lord.

SOUTH Africa’s tourism marketing organization, South African Tourism (SA Tourism) and leading Ghanaian media organization Excellence In Broadcasting (EIB) Network have partnered to produce content about South Africa for Ghanaian audience. The West Africa office of SA Tourism agreed to partner with EIB to create television content for Empire Protocol prdoduction, Revealed with Bola Ray. The focus for the content which will feature in Season 4 of the show, is currently being filmed in South Africa and will showcase various experiences that Ghanaians can have in South Africa. The content will be aired on Ghana One TV (GHOne TV) and showed across EIB’s Social Media platforms. The West Africa Regional Manager of SAT, Thekiso Rakolojane said they are very excited about this partnership. “We believe that it will inspire West Africans to visit South Africa in numbers and increase our brand’s awareness in the region,” he noted.

Barely a week to the 62nd independence anniversary of Ghana, Twitter is alive with #1759Celebrates1957 as users attempt listing 62 icons, monuments, foods, slang and things that make us truly Ghanaian. The #1759Celebrates1957 conversation has been trending for some time now and has caught along so much that popular sports journalist Gary Al-Smith was not left out as he thanked God for foods like waakye, kenkey and gob3. User @the_art_of_elle couldn’t be more proud to be Ghanaian as the country draws closer to celebrating its 62 independence anniversary. @haynat500 on his part, wants to relive his heydays as he remembers his pilolo days - a typical Ghanaian hide and seek game. The question on everyone’s lips now is who started the hashtag and what do the numbers in the hashtag mean? One thing for sure is that, 1957 is Ghana’s independence and word on the street is that 1759 is attributed to Guinness which was established in 1759.

Sunday 17th February, 2019 saw an unforgettable Night of An all-White –Themed Party for a unique brand of wine –JP.Chenet.  The JP.Chenet All white party was the official shut down wine party that was preceded by the annual Marina Mall Wine Fair that usually happens in the month of February to celebrate love. JP CHENET the unique French wine was launched at the Sun City apartments - La in Accra. JP CHENET WINE LAUNCHED IN GHANA The All white launch was hosted by smart looking & eloquent speaking KMJ of the multimedia group. On decks was Dj Isaac Cool, who held down the night with his unique selection of party music from start to finish. The event saw most media stakeholders at the launch and tasting event. With a mammoth turnout with some guests sharing their experiences on how they felt after tasting the unique JP. Chenet Wine.

After successfully recognizing and celebrating Ghanaian Entertainers in the last two years, the prestigious Ghana Entertainment Awards USA is set for another spectacular showdown this year. With a lot of anxiety and anticipation among Ghanaian Entertainment industry players in and outside Ghana ahead of the next edition, the Organizers of the awards have finally revealed the official date for this year’s awards. The 2019 Ghana Entertainment Awards USA will be held on Saturday 29th June, 2019 in New York, USA. Prior to the main event, organizers have put together a series of activities as part of the build-up to the big day including the opening of nominations, official Launch of GEA USA 19, Nominees announcement and more. Details to be revealed soon.

Ghanaian booking company based in France, Young Mission Entertainment, launched its services in Accra at a press conference on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Golden Tulip Hotel. The company which founded in 2015 has for the past years executed some major projects successfully. Over 3 years working with iconic Ghanaian musicians and celebrities in Europe, Young Mission Entertainment has opened its doors wider by getting closer to industry with the launch of a local wing in the home country, Ghana. According to the CEO, Frimpong Ebenezer Nana Yaw Amoako he said the company which was founded in 2015 has for the past years executed some major projects successfully. Over 3 years working with iconic Ghanaian musicians and celebrities in Europe, Young Mission Entertainment has opened its doors wider by getting closer to industry with the launch of a local wing in the home country, Ghana. “The company is very poised to projecting Ghanaian Music and musicians of Ghanaian descent across E

Award-winning Ghanaian media personality, Berla Mundi, has signed a partnership deal with Ghana’s leading recruitment agency, Jobberman Ghana for her her B.You Campus tour. Jobberman Ghana would be providing career training, and up to three months of internship opportunities for some of the young ladies who would be attending the tour, whiles catering to some alumni by making available opportunities for job placements. This is in line with the media personality’s commitment to providing opportunities to Ghana’s youth by organizing scholarships, internships, job opportunities, and angel financing for new businesses through the B.You Project, which by the way, is a mentorship and career guidance campaign aimed at interacting with, and providing career guidance and skills training opportunities for many young, talented and industrious females in various tertiary institutions across the country.

From Thursday, 21 February till Thursday, 28 February, GOtv subscriber’s country will have access to the best of movies, telenovelas, kiddies, documentaries and general entertainment programmes. Ghana’s foremost digital terrestrial television network, GOtv, has revealed an exciting programme schedule as the month of February winds down. Movies such as Think like a Man (showing on February 23 at 7 pm on BET) and Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman (showing on February 24 at 7 pm on BET) will bring the month to a close for movie buffs. For fans of soap-operas, a lot of intrigues, passion and romance is available on Married Again (weekdays at 8 pm on Zee World), Gangaa (weekdays at 7 pm on Zee World), Lord of the Skies (showing on February 21 at 9 pm on Telemundo) and Season 4 of Woman of Steel (showing on February 25 at 8 pm on Telemundo). Lovers of musical drama will have their fill with Season 3 of Star, which continues as three talented singers, desperate for a new start and w

Wolves take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday in the Premier League at 3 o’clock as the two face off for the second time this season live on KFS. The away team could go within eight points of sixth place if they find the win here, while Bournemouth have the opportunity to close the gap on their opponents to just three points if they earn victory. Having won just two of their last five matches and losing the other three, results have been disappointing in recent weeks for Bournemouth. After a loss at Goodison Park versus Everton, they bounced back with successive victories against West Ham and Chelsea, keeping a clean sheet in both ties and netting six times themselves. Despite a hugely positive 4-0 thrashing of Sarri’s side, Bournemouth subsequently suffered a defeat at the hands of Cardiff City, which was then succeeded by a second loss in a row at Anfield as the title challengers, Liverpool, scored three timed to no reply. Callum Wilson tops the scoring charts at

Lead creative designer at Anvil, Henry Ghansah has been declared winner of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) logo contest created in honour of its upcoming 20th edition. “As a designer this is one thing that brings you fulfilment, that is, to be the eye behind Ghana’s biggest music awards 20 years identity” – Mr. Henry Ghansah on how he felt when he was announced the winner of the VGMA logo contest. Henry Ghansah is a major force behind many successful brands and designs such as GlitzAfrica magazine, Viva Boutique, Christie Brown, Oak Plaza, Ecobank, SO Aesthetic, Blank Magazine, MuseAfrica, 3Music and Rave media Group, just to list a few. Henry beat over twenty designers to win this year’s VGMA 20th edition logo competition. Henry as a lead creative at Anvil creates the very best of tailored and bespoke designs for all from corporate to personal branding.

Vodafone Ghana is, for the third time running, partnering Stanbic Bank as it prepares to celebrate a season of quality jazz music in the country. Within a period of six years, this event has become established in the Ghanaian society and every passing year takes the celebration to a higher pedestal of excellence. Globally acclaimed artistes such as Gerald Albright, Bob James, Richard Bona and Earl Klugh, have all graced this platform and given customers and stakeholders moments to relish. This year's event is scheduled to take place at the Labadi Beach Hotel and Fantasy Dome from February 28 – March 2nd on the theme: “Nostalgia." Celebrated musicians including UB40, Salif Keita and Richard Bona are headline performers for this year’s event. Yolanda Cuba, Chief Executive of Vodafone Ghana said: “This partnership is more than jazz. It is a relationship that continues to reflect what it means to excite, appreciate and empower our customers beyond our core strengths. We remain

'Waakye Guy Guy', a Ghanaian food delivery company is sponsoring Award-winning Model Araba Sey and her celebrity friends mountain hike on Saturday February 23. The company will provide their delicious food to patrons of the hike in this month of love . "Araba Sey's mountain hike with her celebrity friends is a great initiative and we are glad to be a part of it. Staying fit is the motivation for success, and a path that everyone should embark on. I believe the initiative has the potential to become a global brand, and one that would make Ghana proud." Says Mr. Remy-Tay Chris, CEO Of GuyGuy Foods Call their hotlines on 0575220220/0244622565 or WhatsApp them on 0244622565 to make your order now. The exciting, adventurous and educative fun trip to the highest mountains in Ghana - Afadja.

RuffTown Records signed records Wendy Shay has reiterated the fact that she is not taken over by the hype and the consistent attention she is receiving in the media but she is still on the learning process. Currently one of the hottest female artiste in the Ghanaian music industry, the Psalm 35 hitmaker feels the need to take her moves step by step. "My first single in this music industry is Uber Driver and it was released last year in July.  I feel i am still young in the music game even though i have released a couple of singles and an album as well. It's less that a year and i learning a lot bit by bit". She stated further that, "I feel i need to do more to capture the attention of Ghanaians so my music can spread into all the corners of the Ghana.  I can't state for a fact that every single Ghanaian has heard my songs so my target is making sure that will happen."

Vodafone Ghana has appointed Mrs. Patricia Obo-Nai as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1st April 2019. Patricia is a member of Vodafone Ghana’s Executive Committee and is the first Ghanaian to be appointed CEO of Vodafone Ghana. An Engineer by profession, she comes into her new role with 22 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications. In addition, she has extensive commercial experience in the telecommunications industry. Until her appointment, Patricia was the Director of Fixed Business and Customer Operations of Vodafone Ghana. She also led the company’s Consumer Business Unit. Patricia joined Vodafone Ghana as Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Executive Committee in January 2011. Prior to that, she had worked for 14 years with Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of Tigo. Commenting on her appointment, Patricia said; “I am looking forward to taking up my new role and leading the company in the next phase of its d

Multiple award winning reggae/dancehall and afrobeats artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla, popularly known as Stonebwoy, has been billed to headline the maiden edition of Independence Concert organised and hosted by Ghana’s premier 5star Hotel, Labadi Beach Hotel and Burniton Music Group. He made this announcement today, 14th February at a press launch at the Labadi Beach Hotel. The Independence concert is scheduled for 5th March at the Labadi Beach Hotel and forms part of Labadi Beach Hotel’s Entertainment offering to its patrons and the general public as we commemorate the Year of Return and Ghana’s 62nd Independence anniversary. The event starts at 6:00pm prompt till midnight and will feature other acts such as the Bhim Band, sensational Afrobeats artiste, Kelvynboy, fast rising artiste, OV (winner of MTN Hitmaker 2018) and DJ Justice, all of the Burniton Music Group, a record label owned by Stonebwoy.

The winners of the 8th edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards were announced today during a ceremony held in Accra, Ghana. Eighteen-year-old Tanaka Chonyera has put Botswana on the map by scooping top honours in the essay category. Nineteen-year-old Priscilla Marealle was announced as the overall winner in the poster category, making it a back-to-back win from Tanzania. Tanaka’s entry was written in a confident, concise and factual manner and made for an intriguing, engaging and educational read. “It was quite clear that he has cultivated his passion with research and study, that has resulted in sound knowledge and understanding of the subject matter,” says Paolo Nespoli, an ESA (European Space Agency) Astronaut who chaired the jury of the Awards. This is what the jury members said about Priscilla’s poster: “The poster was artistically well executed, with imaginative use of mixed media to create visual interest. Consistent with the topic, the poster depicts how satel

The story of Vodafone Ghana’s acquisition of the 4G licence is an odyssey of persistence and belief. The story starts in 2015 when Vodafone pulled out of the National Communications Authority’s (NCA) 4G spectrum bidding process. The NCA pegged the price at US$67.5m for any mobile operator - Vodafone balked at the price, finding it exorbitant given market conditions. Supporting their claim, were examples across Africa where similar spectrum bids for the same band had an average price of around US$25m. Chief Executive, Yolanda Cuba was adamant, “There is no doubt that 4G is an efficient technology and from a customer perspective, it can give increased speed. However, from our standpoint, it’s just not cost efficient for us to deploy the technology.” The bidding process went ahead nonetheless and a block of the two available slots was eventually prized away by another operator. With hopes of acquiring the other block fast slipping away, Vodafone Ghana decided to embark on an extensive

Auto racing Formula E Championship will return to Mexico this weekend promising some exciting competition at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez which at over 2200m above sea level, is one of the highest altitude race tracks in the world with all the action live on Kwese Free Sports. Back for the fourth consecutive year, the Mexico City E-Prix is the chance to see all brand new 22 Gen2 cars and drivers in action as 11 teams battle it out on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Ex-F1 driver Felipe Nasr will make his Formula E debut this weekend debut this weekend at the Mexico City E-Prix, replacing Maximilian Guenther. "I’m thrilled to be joining Geox Dragon at the Mexico City E-Prix. The series has been on my radar for a while now, and I feel that this is a remarkable opportunity," Nasr said.

Action resumes in the LaLiga this weekend with league leaders, Barcelona, and their eternal rivals, Real Madrid, both in action. The games involving the two big timers and other encounters in the LaLiga will be broadcast live exclusively to DStv Premium, DStv Compact Plus, DStv Compact and GOtv MAX subscribers. Barcelona, the defending champions, will, on Saturday, seek to recover from their disappointing goalless draw at Athletic Bilbao when they host struggling Real Valladolid. The match will be broadcast on SuperSport 7 to DStv subscribers and SuperSport Select 4 for GOtv subscribers at 8.45pm. Valladolid, with just one win in their last 10 games across all competitions, are mired in the 15th position.

Living in Lagos, Nigeria’s boisterous commercial capital, is akin to a perpetual rollercoaster ride. It is often regarded as a city where dreams come true as one can jump from one to 10 on the socio-economic scale. To have a better grasp of what it feels like in Lagos, Hustle, a funny drama series on Lagos life, airing on Africa Magic Family (GOtv channel 2), is a must watch. Dayo (Seun Ajayi), seized by drunken optimism, moves to Lagos with the hopes of making it big.  He is completely oblivious to the fact that life in Lagos can be tough, very tough. He soon teems up with his two equally motivated neighbours – Acid (Maurice Sam) and Ochuko (Elvis Poko) – and together, they get to experience the other side of the city, which is replete with millions of residents “suffering and smiling”.

Kwese iflix, Africa’s best innovation in digital entertainment and live streaming service has a great line-up of documentaries for its viewers this New Year. For the viewer who wishes to stream unlimited content at his own convenience, the iflix app should be your choice. Below are top 5 documentaries you cannot afford to miss on Kwese iflix in 2019: 1. Magnificent mega cities Magnificent megacities take a revolutionary look at the places where most of us live: the modern Metropolis. It focuses on the single aspect of a city's infrastructure which best informs the life and functions of that place. Magnificent megacities examine the infrastructure of five iconic locations around the world: Kuala Lumpur, Casablanca, Jakarta, Dubai and Muscat. 2. Earth in 1000 years This eye-opening documentary explores the latest scientific and technological developments in the study of earth’s melting ice stores to discover the fate of our planet in 1000 years time.

Award-winning media personality, Berla Mundi kicked off her B.You Campus tour at the Tamale campus of the University for Development Studies.  Ms. Mundi, the winner of the 2018 TV Entertainment Show of the Year is demonstrating her commitment to providing opportunities to Ghana's youth by organizing scholarships, internships, job opportunities, and angel financing for new businesses to college students through the B.You Project. "I am a child of Ghana.  It is important for me to utilize my platform to help build a foundation for success for the future entrepreneurs of my home," she said. Ms. Mundi, The Late Afternoon Show host, was accompanied by award winning news anchor, Serwaa Amihere. The two media stars met and interacted with over 200 ladies on topics ranging from: ‘My insecurities don’t define me’ to ‘Going from underrated to boss!’

British / Ghanaian media entrepreneur and founder of education not for profit, Aim Higher Africa has been featured on leading US news platform Fox News for her transformative work in empowering unemployed youths and building grassroots entrepreneurs in Africa. Peace Hyde who is one of only 200 visionary leaders selected to be part of the inaugural class of the 2018 Obama Foundation Leaders Africa program, has continued to push for the rights of street children to get formal education as well as providing support to impoverished communities and families across Ghana and Nigeria. Hyde who also heads up the Forbes Africa digital media and partnerships arm as well as the editorial head for the west Africa region has over the years been celebrated globally for her outstanding contribution to the lives of communities with various nominations including the prestigious Discovery young Health Journalist of the year Award as well as being inducted into the 2017 and 2018 Untied Nations Mos

In this season of love, KristocrazyGH a powerhouse in Christian media and events in partnership with Solid Rock Chapel International (Faith Miracle Center) is hosting a moment of love on Thursday Feb14th called: “Chocolate Love “. The latter will be a night of music, dance and Godly advise about sensitive issues on relationships and marriage. The event is hosted by the Solid Rock Chapel and starts at 5.30 pm. One of the notable speakers slated for the event, Pastor Foster, is a pastor at the Solid Rock Chapel International. He is a seasoned counselor under the leadership of Rev.Dr. Chritie Doh Tetteh. Pastor Kingsley Osei is a minister and a counselor at Calvary Baptist Church. He is a leader at the counselling unit of his church. Under the leadership of Rev. Dr Fred Deegbe, he has counselled several marriages that have stood the test of time.

People's orientation of Valentine's Day keep changing from the conventional practice of living debauched lifestyles to fostering productive relationships. Ghanaian musician Okyeame Kwame and his wife, Annica Nsiah-Apau, have for the past years brought lovers together to celebrate true love in the month of love - February. This year, the event will be held on February 23, 2019 at Pearly Gates at East Legon, on the East Legon Police Station road. The programme brings together partners to have a good time and also honour them. Even though it does not fall on Valentine's Day, it being held in February (the month of love) truly represents the objects of the event.

The 164th Madrid derby between fierce city rivals, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, taking place at the Wanda Metropolitano today will be broadcast live on GOtv. The La Liga encounter, which will be broadcast on SuperSport Select 4 (channel 34) at 4:15 pm, is exclusive to GOtv MAX subscribers. The two giants are meeting for the second time this season. The first encounter at Real’s Santiago Bernabéu in September ended goalless. Two points separate the teams, with Atletico occupying the second position on the LaLiga standings with 44 points, while Real are third with 42 points. Real could, however, leapfrog their neighbors should they win and put themselves five points behind leaders, Barcelona, with whom they played a 1-1 draw on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey semi-final. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has hit form right in time for the Los Blancos, as they won their last five games in all competitions before Wednesday’s draw. Also posting impressive performances for Santiago Sola

PROMISING GHANAIAN rapper and lyricist Phrame, born Benjamin Arkoful, has dropped his much-anticipated album dubbed ‘Brenya’. ‘Brenya’ has 13 songs with an Intro and Skit making it 15 on the list. It features Fimfim, Nuel Triumph, Sena Huks, Tek Deep, Koo Ntakra, Nii Mayweda, Achaa, King  Prinz, Gariba, Chymny Crane, Nana Nie, and Efo Shaker. According to the artiste, who is currently managed by Trump Music Group, he was inspired by the hustle and pains he has been through.  “There was a time that money to pay for studio was a problem until I got management team (Trump Music Group) to make my works professional. So looking at all of these, an Akan will say ‘mabrɛ na mɛnya’ so that's the main reason why I named the album "Brenya". He said it took him three years to write and record the songs on the album, which has songs like ‘Brenya’; ‘Jah Guide’; ‘Obaa’; ‘Mayor’; ‘Sokoo’; ‘Dagrafa Dagrafa’;  and a skit produced by Fimfim) produced by various producers.

International business leader and vice president of the FIFA Normalisation Committee, Lucy Quist, is set to address a global audience on current issues affecting leadership and governance in the world. She will be addressing these issues during the 2019 McDonald-Currie Lectures organized by McGill University, Canada. The distinguished thought leader will share solutions to challenges facing global leadership and development on the 12th of February 2019 in Canada.  The McDonald-Currie Lectures is an annual event that features leaders from all over the globe who share great insights into international development, marketing and topics that address global challenges. Lucy Quist is a renowned speaker who is leading change in the areas of leadership, business and technology. She has addressed diverse audiences on many prestigious platforms such as Mobile World Congress, Hogan Lovells African Forum and TEDx. She recently shared strong views on the current injustices and inadequacies o

A sure way of getting relief after the hustle and bustle of the day is to get home, have dinner served while sitting in front of the television with your family to watch episodes of the hilarious The Johnsons, which airs on Africa Magic Family (GOtv channel 2) at 7:30pm every week day and rebroadcast on Thursday at 8.30pm. The Johnsons, a family sitcom starring Charles Inojie, Chinedu Ikedieze, Olumide Oworu, Ada Ameh, and Kunle Bamtefa, tells the story of an average Nigerian family and the hilarious struggles they face every day. It depicts the challenges they encounter and how the family surmounts such individually and as a unit. The main character is Efe Johnson (Chinedu Ikedieze), a normal 15-year-old boy struggling, like every kid his age, with the challenges of being a teenager.  Efe however has one other challenge that is completely unique to him – he’s only two feet tall! In large doses, it employs comedy to teach moral lessons and showcases events typical of what Nigerians

PR and advertising company Ogilvy Ghana, has won three awards at the 2017 Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards held at the La-Palm Beach Hotel in Accra. The company, one of the largest marketing communications networks in the country helping transform brands, accomplished a feat at this year’s awards as the most awarded consultancy considering it was the first time it had submitted entries to the awards. The company shrugged off competition from 13 others to walk away with three awards out of four nominations. The awards included: PR Campaign of the Year, and Best Community Relations Programme of the Year for the Ghanaians Against Child Abuse (GACA) campaign, and subsequent Nationwide Community Mobile Theatre Roadshow executed for UNICEF and Government of Ghana. The award for Best in Social Media Communications was for work performed for Coca-Cola’s Coke Studio Africa.

The official launch of Hiphop Africa’ will take place with the brand’s maiden concert at Efua Sutherland Park in Accra, Ghana on Saturday the 16th of February 2019. The show is expected to host top notch hip-hop artist from the African continent; Chocolate city boys AQ, lose canon led by their CEO, M.I, alongside top Ghanaian rappers. The Genre comes with lot of fun activities, and for the day will be exciting activities such as Skating, Rap Battles, Basketball, Gratifies and Dance competition. Fashion designers won’t be left out as they will have the chance to exhibit most of their product at the various stands at the event. Speaking with the CEO of HIPHOP Africa he mentioned; this is an experience and an event coming to Accra and across the continent but the birthplace is our motherland Ghana. Hiphopafrica is dedicated to promoting urban African culture via the web Just like BET, HiphopAfrica is here to shed more light on the genre and artist related to it, HiphopAfrica as a brand

Television’s fiercest hip-hop family, the Lyons, return to FOX, DStv Channel 125 for the remainder of Season Five of Empire on 7 March 2019, at 5:55pm. Golden Globe nominated Empire continues to be one of the most popular and acclaimed shows on television. A powerful drama about a family dynasty set within the glamorous and sometimes dangerous world of hip-hop music, the show revolves around the Lyons and their media company, Empire Entertainment.  At the end of Season Four, the Lyons lost Empire. However, Lucious (Terrence Howard) and Cookie (Golden Globe® winner Taraji P. Henson) finally found their way to each other and said their “I do’s.” In Season Five, two years have passed, and the Lyons have yet to reclaim Empire. The family has experienced unimagined tragedies and now must join forces to rebuild from scratch. As their plans begin to take shape, they will be forced to learn – once again – that fame and fortune come with a hefty price tag. It has been almost two months since

The Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) has expanded its car rental services by adding three brand new four-wheel to its fleet of cars as part of process to revamp its travel and tour operations. The Company which is the investment wing of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has been in the car rental business for almost a decade providing car rental services to individuals and organizations. The Business Development Manager, Mr. Asiedu Abankwa gave reasons for the new additions; “these cars will go a long way to serve the needs of the numerous patrons who seek pride in luxury and comfort while attending to their routine schedules.” He stated. The company already has two Yutong busses and five four-wheel Nissan patrols in business. The new additions bring to total 10 running long term rentals available from 1 to 12 months and daily rentals in and outside Accra.

Award-winning Ghanaian model, Araba Sey is heading to Mountain Afadja in the month of love.  Sey will be joined by a number of her celebrity friends on an exciting, adventurous and educative fun trip to one of the highest mountains in the country on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019.  There will be fun activities including treasure hunt, climb and win, party in the bus, and also a chat segment. “This trip is mainly to educate the youth on how to discover themselves and be productive through entertainment.” explains Sey. The trip will cost 150 Cedis – covering transportation, breakfast, entrance fee to Afadjato, lunch and drinks. Join your favourite personalities for a fun, and networking trip. For more information, call 0505958181. ‘A Mountain Hike with Araba Sey and the Stars’ is powered by AS Career Consult in partnership with Cypress Ghana.

Ms Carola Schouten, Dutch Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality is visiting Ghana between 3-6 February as part of a working trip aimed at tightening partnerships between the countries and developing new cooperation. The 3-day visit will highlight the role of climate-smart agriculture as a solution for local challenges related to climate change, food security and a growing population in Ghana. This will be her first visit to an African country in her current capacity. The Netherlands is the world’s second biggest exporter of agricultural produce and has a highly innovative agricultural sector. As a result there is a strong Dutch private sector presence in Ghana, contributing to food security through knowledge and expertise. Through her visit Minister Schouten wishes to strengthen this relationship.The Minister also wants to see how the issue of climate change and food security can be tackledfor the world’s growing population.

MultiChoice Nigeria has expanded its free-to-air (FTA) news, politics and entertainment channel offerings on GOtv with the introduction of three new channels from the stable of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The 24-hour channels- NTA 2, NTA Parliament and NTA News 24-commenced airing on 31 January and are available to GOtv customers on MAX, Plus Value and Lite packages. NTA News 24 (GOtv channel 46) is an English language general news channel, providing current affairs, business, social, economy, sports and entertainment news as well as in-depth discussions and analyses of topical issues by experts on current regional and international developments. NTA 2 (GOtv channel 114) is a general entertainment channel providing movies, music, events and talk shows among others, while NTA Parliament (GOtv channel 115) will focus on providing live coverage of sittings of the Senate, House of Representatives, state assembliesas well as discussions and analysis of political, economic, socia

The Ghana Makeup Awards is an industry award for the makeup and beauty industry, aimed at fostering excellence by rewarding and celebrating pioneers, leading professionals and upcoming talent within the industry, as well as businesses and brands who are contributing to economic growth. The 3rd Ghana Makeup Awards is being held as part of Makeup & Beauty Week 2019, a week-long celebration of the makeup and beauty industry, scheduled for May 9th – May 11th, 2019. The process for the 3rd Ghana Makeup Awards will run from now until early May and is scheduled as follows:    Nominations & Shortlisting of Nominees – February 2019     Announcement of Award Nominees – March 2019     Live Judging Tasks & Business Site Visits – March 2019     Public Voting – March & April 2019 This will culminate in a grand and glamorous Awards Night on May 11th, 2019 at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra.

Ghanaian Media personality, Berla Mundi has announced the launch and campus tour of the second edition of her mentorship and career guidance project, ‘B.You’. The project, which was birthed in 2018, saw the Tv and Radio Personality interact with some selected tertiary students, with a team of professionals in the media and Publishing world. Over the past year, she has been able to secure internship opportunities for some of these young girls with Anita Erskine Media, Mzuzah Africa, Nyonyo Catering, EIB Network, and Mundi Media Network. Following the success of the first edition and the desire to reach a larger audience, Berla Mundi and her team are officially announcing a campus tour for the first part of the project which would see her interact with, and provide career guidance and skills training opportunities for many young, talented and industrious females on various campuses. Campuses confirmed for the tour include University of Development Studies, K.N.U.S.T, Capecoast Technic

Empire Protocol, of the Empire Group of Companies, has been selected by the Denmark- based Creative Business Network to offer entrepreneurs in Ghana an expansive opportunity at the global stage. Within their mandate as one of over 52 National Partners representing countries all over the globe, Empire Protocol will host the 2019 Creative Business Cup – Ghana (CBC-Gh). Empire’s mission is for CBC-Gh to be   the   nation’s   center   for   creativity, focused   on   innovation, ideation, and   sustainable engagement of the entrepreneurial community. This platform capitalizes on the huge potential of Ghana’s creative ecosystem in order to prepare entrepreneurs to compete nationally and regionally to represent Ghana at the “Olympic games” of the creative industry – the Global Creative Business Cup Competition. Following the invitation to partner the initiative, and in a gesture of solidarity for innovative entrepreneurship, the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation