USA-based arts organization, Majestic Entertainment Group America Foundation has collaborated with the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and the Ghana Academy of Film and Television Arts (GAFTA) to organise a seminar for creative artists.

Arts practitioners including musicians, music producers all over Ghana are expected to be part of the One-Day seminar.

The seminar seeks to literally educate industry players in the arts sector on how to digitalize and earn revenue from their online contents.

Themed “Opening The Channels of Digital Distribution and Monetization”, the seminar will take place at the Accra Tourism Information Centre [ATIC] on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 10am.

Majestic Entertainment Group will also recognise the works of both promising and seasoned musicians, music distributors through channels of digital distribution and to benefit equally as they monetize them on their social media platforms and beyond.

The seminar will be streamed live on Facebook and Zoom for citizens who may not be available at the venue.

The Musicians Union Of Ghana (MUSIGA) is hoping that record labels, up and coming musicians, music distributors all grasp the opportunity ahead of time to grow the music industry in Ghana.

The Majestic Entertainment Group America Foundation (MEGAF) is a recording industry in the United States of America to offer subsidized recording sessions, music distributions and most importantly, support the performances of African Artists.

A great content is only as good as the methods that are utilized to deliver it. You might have the best content but without a proper means to deliver that content to the consumers, you run the risk of losing out to competitors and other business firms.

You got to have a good variety of digital distribution channels. Distribution is a very crucial aspect of content marketing plan but streamlining those distribution efforts is not as easy as one can imagine.

In view of this, a firm known as the Majestic entertainment group American Foundation in collaboration with Musiga and Gafta present a one day seminar dubbed “OPENING THE CHANNELS OF DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION AND MONETIZATION”.

This very educative seminar will take place at the Accra Tourism and Information Center (ATIC) opposite Afrikiko on Thursday the 15TH of October 2020 at exactly 10:00Am.

The program will also be stream lived on Facebook and also via zoom for those who cannot make it to the venue.

Ghana’s film industry has over the years produced high profile personalities. A good number of these stars have worked so hard to build an impressive brand for themselves.

One such figure is celebrated screen actress Beverly Afaglo who despite an impressively long journey in the film industry still remains active in show business while maintaining the respect and admiration accorded her.

The Celebrated Actress and presenter is back on our ways once again with a show she called “Open Book with Beverly”. The actress indicated that OPEN BOOK WITH BEVERLY is a TV show where she discusses with her guests on YouTube on weekly basis, various social issues affecting people from all walks of life.

In a post on Instagram the actress entreat all to support her by subscribing and watching her show when it start.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”. Martin Luther King

Formal Manchester United talisman Romelu Lukaku score from the spot kick to rescue a point for Inter Milan in their chase for seria A title.

Inter Milan play as guest to As Roma in the Italian seria A on Sunday night at Stadio Olimpico as both teams share the spoil in a 2-2 stalemate.

The game which happened to be an end-to-end encounter saw the visitors taking the lead in the 15′ minutes by De Vrij .Inter Milan pushed harder for yet another goal but it was the host who got the equaliser just before half time.

The host returned from half time stronger to haunt the visitors until they got the edge thanks to a curtsey goal by Hendrikh Mkhitaryan as a result of poor defending by Inter.

Antonio Conte push more men forward in their quest to get the equaliser but the host defended relentlessly and then Lukaku was brought in to change the game for Inter.

The Belgium international tormented the defence of Roma until he got the equaliser from the spot kick when Victor Moses was brought down in the box by Roma defender Spinazzola.

The goal was necessary for Inter who are chasing a Seria A title as the game ended in 2-2 stalemate.

Elikem Kumordzie is a renowned Ghanaian actor and fashion designer. He gained much popularity after his participation in the season eight of Big Brother- the Chase in 2013.

Kumordzie’s wife Pokello Nare was also an entrepreneur and a socialite; a Zimbabwean who also rose to fame on the same occasion as Kumordzie.

The two fell in love and got married to each other, lived as couples until 2018 where they had to divorce each other unexpectedly. Both of them has remained silent on the reason behind their break up since then.

A fan asked Pokello on the reason for the divorce and in her words she replied: “Elikem is not ready to be a Husband. And unfortunately after 4 years of trying to be patient with all his Transgression, I just couldn’t do it anymore”.

Meanwhile Kumordzie has given his side of the story sitting long distance as the reason. “I don’t remember too well why we fell off but I think it has to do with long distance. There was this long period of time where things just went off. She has to be there [Zimbabwe] and I have to be here [ Ghana ] and we just fell off”.

He also made mentioned that at the time of the marriage, he was too young to understand the concept of marriage and sacrifice. He said Pokello who was 34 years by then is older than him and might have more experience as compared to him at the age of 26. “At the time of marriage I was 26- 27 and has not understand the concept of marriage because I was young but she might have more experience because she was 34 by then”.

By : Lawrence A. Mordzifa

The role of Creative art in national development cannot be underestimated. In oder to realize this role, there must be some requisite structures set up and regulated appropriately.

Unlike many other institutions in Ghana, the art industry has gotten less recognition from government. Like the western countries where art is being recognized and given support from government to boost the sector, Ghana’s case is the exact opposite.

In an interview on CTV, Creative art Consultant Mr.Benjamin Arhin known as ‘Bnoska’ has lamented the plight of the industry and says it has a weak foundation. According to him, there should be measures or strategies put in place to rescue the industry in emergency situations.

Bnoska stated that the industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and just as other business sectors has incurred significant loses, the art industry is not an exception but if there is a special fund set aside, it would have been used to support the industry.

He further stressed that there should be a performer’s right where all artist could be regulated and given much recognition where necessary. In order to achieve this there must be Equity, Transparency and Accountability, he added.

The Minister of Information, Kojo Opong Nkrumah at a press briefing on Tuesday, April 14,2020 has acknowledged the efforts of the general public in adhering to the safety measures put in place to combat spreading of COVID-19.

The Minister was also quick to admit that, while some have adhered strictly to the directives from the president, there are some people who still flaunt these rules and regulations.

There are others who doesn’t believed in all that is being said and done as far as the coronavirus or better still COVID-19 is concerned. Still in some remote areas, some people have not gotten any education on coronavirus awareness.

According to the Minister, there will be an education to engage the local people on the coronavirus awareness. This will be done by the help of the media and local authorities in various local dialects to aid better communication.

Kojo Opong Nkrumah also added that when the majority have followed the safety precautions and one person flaunt it, it put everyone at risk hence the need to encourage everyone to adhered to the safety measures.

“When everybody does the right thing and one person failed to do so, it put all of us at risk”

The law of karma state that whatever you do today will definitely come back to you either directly or indirectly.

Coronavirus otherwise known as the COVID- 19 has is a global epidemic that has ravaged the entire world.

The pace at which the disease is fast spreading and killing thousands of lives has made it difficult for the whole world to contain it. Medical doctors and some professional bodies are working tremendously to find a cure for the deadly disease.

In their quest to find a solution to this  sickness, the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL( CDC ) AND THE GHANA HEALTH SERVICE( GHS ) has outlined some preventive measures to follow in order to limit spreading of the disease.

• Avoid Shaking of hands and hugging
• Washing of  hands frequently with soap
     under running water.
• Practice social distancing
• Don’t touch your face, eyes, nose or
     mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid contact with people.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF THE VIRUS INCLUDE:

• Fever
• Coughing
• Shortness of breath
• Joint pain
• Stress.

The  Ghana Health Service ( GHS ) has  also given out some emergency numbers to reach out to should  one developed a symptom.

But one thing I want to emphasize here is that some individuals or groups has taken advantage of this to raise unnecessary alarms in some communities.

CORONAVIRUS: TENSION, AND ANXIETY
What one should remember is that, before the emergence of this COVID -19, there are some people with underlying health issues as the ones enlisted above.

In some communities which I want to keep anonymous for security purposes, this has become rampant. The moment one complain of even headache, some people will call radio station to report that the person is infected with coronavirus. This can result in dejection, isolation and depression which might even kill more than the coronavirus so the public should be educated on the consequences of this act.

CORONAVIRUS AND INCREMENT OF COMMODITIES
It has become a norm in the human race for one person to capitalize on the  current situation of the other to make gain and this is exactly what some Ghanaians are doing currently.

People have taken advantage of COVID -19 to increase prices of goods in the country.
The likes of hand sanitizers among some other commodities have seen tremendous increment in prices over these few months.

Even a bowl of garri which used to Gh¢ 8 has been doubled likewise the prices of other food staffs. It will be appropriate for those engaging in this act to desist from it as
doing so wouldn’t help to solve the situation at hand but rather increase it.

CORONAVIRUS AND RESTRICTION. Due to the widespread of the disease in the country, some cities have been identified as epic centres as these areas are being hit most by the disease. Notable among these cities are Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi.

In a bid to bring the widespread of the virus under control, the president of Ghana H.E Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo has on Friday night placed restriction on movement of persons within those affected areas effective from Monday, 01:00 am.

People in the affected areas might probably be faced with boredoms as they will have to be stacked in their homes but here is some few things they can engage themselves with.

• Reading of magazine or story books. * watching of movies. * Engage in a blog. * Engage in a puzzle game * Reading versus of the Bible. * Explore the various social media platforms with your smart phone for more updates.

In as much as you don’t have anything very pressing to do, stay at home.

we shall overcome. #coronacrisis. #rhabbi writes