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Ministry mute over digital migration
- August 29, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
No CommentsTHE Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has been left in the dark as the Ministry of Communications remains mute over some critical concerns confronting Ghanaian broadcasters in analogue mode migrating to digital terrestrial television (DTT). The broadcasters are worried about the lack of a clear roadmap, governance and management structure, and timeline for migration, as
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PRESS STATEMENT: THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITIES
- August 23, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) welcomes the roadmap presented on behalf of Government by the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng. It was the activism and actions of the Ghanaian media that spurred on the government to take on the crisis of illegal mining. Since the ban on small
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Electronic Communications Tribunal judgment on the case filed by the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) on behalf of Members
- July 12, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
On Monday, 18th June, 2018, the Electronic Communications Tribunal which was established by the Electronic Communications Act 2008 (Act 775) and guided by the National Communications Authority Act 2008 (Act 769), gave its unanimous ruling on the case filed by the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) on behalf of its members who had authorized GIBA
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GIBA holds its 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kumasi
- July 12, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) held its 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Miklin Hotel, in Kumasi on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The AGM which was the first for the newly elected Executive Council which took office in July 2017 was well attended. Business conducted sought to map out the best way forward
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Attacks on journalists need urgent treatment – GIBA deputy coordinator.
- May 16, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
The Volta Regional Deputy Coordinator for Ghana Independent Broadcasting Association (GIBA), Mr Akpabli Daniel Yao popularly known as Sir DY who doubles as news editor at Fafaa FM has called on the government and other authorities to handle cases of attacks on journalists as a matter of urgency and not trivial. According to the Deputy
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Media Coalition Against Galamsey Calls on Speaker and Parliamentary Leadership
- May 7, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
Leadership of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) conferred with the Rt. Hon. Speaker, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye and Parliamentary Leadership to discuss pathways of curbing the galamsey menace. Parliamentary leadership present were the First Deputy Speaker, Hon. Joseph Osei Owusu, Majority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu,Acting Director of Public Affairs at Parliament, Kate
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MEDIA COALITION AGAINST GALAMSEY CALLS ON CDS
- May 6, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) has paid a courtesy call on the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Lieutenant General Obed Akwa in his office at Burma Camp on Thursday, 3 May 2018. The purpose of their visit was to brief the CDS on their observations on illegal mining so far and also to
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Stakeholders To Strengthen Alcohol Advertising Standards
- April 30, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: News
A group photograph of the dignitaries at the event Stakeholders in the alcohol marketing industry have pledged commitment to strengthen alcohol marketing and advertising standards to protect the interest of consumers and public health. Among the stakeholders are the Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers (AAMI), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Information and the Food
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Regional Coordinator Elections held for the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions
- April 11, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association on Friday, 16th March 2018 met to elect Regional Coordinators and Deputy Regional Coordinators to help steer the affairs of the Association. The President stated that this was important as the Executive Council had been inundated with several issues since they took office, especially with the volume of work and
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IEA Survey : Abuse Of Media Freedom Still High
- March 13, 2018
- Posted by: emblisha
- Category: Uncategorized
Today, the enormous freedoms and independence of the media guaranteed by the Constitution, under Chapter 12, have led to the growth of the media in number and substance. However, there are concerns about how such media freedoms and independence have been or are being abused. Chapter 12 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana guarantees the
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