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Team work imperative for development of corporation – Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh
In the absence of team work, progress cannot be achieved; as such it is imperative for staff and management of New Times Corporation to work together as a team for development of the organisation.
Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafo said this when he swore in the nine new board members of the New Times Corporation (NTC) on Thursday. He also said it was important to identify the mistakes of others so as to seek remedy rather than wait for failure and stressed the need for team work.
Mr Boadu-Ayeboafoh again charged the media to exhibit professionalism in the line of duty and avoid the tendency of being used as “receptacles for publishing falsehood”.
He advised management to take interest in the remuneration, conditions of service and related concerns of staff and address them but called on the staff to cooperate with the board and management for a continued industrial harmony.
Mr George Sarpong, Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission who introduced the new members of the board was impressed with the peaceful atmosphere that the past board maintained in the corporation and said this should not be compromised.
He urged the staff to use dialogue to address their grievances.
The new board has Dr Kweku Rockson, a Social Science and Communication Consultant, Researcher Academic and Practitioner, former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Journalism as chairman, other members are Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, an Associate Professor in Communication, Language and Literary and current Director-General of the Ghana Education Service; Mr Samuel S.Sarfo , an expert in Head of Human Resource and Administration and Victoria Natsu, the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Secretariats of the Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Management Boards.
Others were Mr Donald Gwira, a Public Relations and Global Corporate Social Responsibility leader; and Professor Kofi Quansah, immediate past Dean of University Of Ghana School Of Law, Ms Doris Kuwornu, a journalist, TV Producer/Director and Vice President of the Ghana Association of Writers; Mr Kofi Marrah, a writer and former Executive Secretary of the National African Peer Review Mechanism;
In her handing over speech, the past board chairman, Very-Reverend Mrs Ama Afo-Blay was full of praise for the past board and charged the new board to improve the auditing aspect of the corporation and continue the efforts to acquire a new offset machine.
In his acceptance speech, Dr Kwaku Rockson, who described the task as an onerous responsibility said “they would not take the work of the board lightly” as they intend to achieve progress through stakeholder engagement, blocking of revenue loopholes, improve human resource and enhance editorial among others.
He said that collectively, it was only hard work that could create development for the corporation, “Let us work together, let us create and share. If we do not create we cannot share”, he stressed.
Managing Director of the New Times Corporation, Mr Martin Adu-Owusu also expressed thanks to the past board for their service to the organisation especially initiating the process of acquiring a new printing machine and also blocking revenue loopholes, and welcomed the new board to continue the good works of the past board in order to address the challenges that the corporation faced.
Also in attendance were; the President of the Ghana Journalists Assocaition, Mr Affail Monney, some officials from the National Media Commission, Editors of the Ghanaian Times and The Spectator; Mr David Agbenu and Mr Emmanuel Amponsah and other management members of the Corporation.
The Government of the Republic of Korea has presented a second consignment of equipment to support the study, maintenance and preservation of Ghana’s historic forts and castles under the Korea-Ghana ICT Climate Project.
At the handover ceremony in Accra, today, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, expressed appreciation for Korea’s continued support, including its US$4.5 million intervention towards heritage preservation, technical assistance and capacity building.
The equipment will strengthen the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board’s efforts to address the impact of climate change on Ghana’s historic heritage infrastructure.
The Ministry noted that they remain committed to working with international partners to safeguard Ghana’s priceless heritage for present and future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Association of Spouses of Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations (ASOHOM) brought art, diplomacy and philanthropy together for its glamorous black-tie charity gala, centred on the urgent theme of sustainable water futures.
At the heart of the evening was ‘Woven Currents’, a thought-provoking commissioned exhibition co-curated by Fang W. Linulf of LogonART and Fadila Njoya from Gallery Sankofa, showcasing five outstanding Ghanaian artists confronting water pollution, coastal decay, ancestral memory and ecological regeneration.
Housed within a versatile multi-function hall, far from a conventional white-cube gallery, the venue underwent a dramatic creative transformation.
Drawing on her professional architectural background, curator Fang W. Linulf reimagined the standard event space into a vivid, immersive exhibition environment through bold spatial storytelling.
Monumental art installations encircled gala guests, breaking traditional viewing boundaries and forging a remarkably intimate, visceral connection between viewers and the artworks.
Guided by a powerful curatorial vision, ‘Woven Currents’ positioned art as a call to action: to honour, safeguard and collectively steward Africa’s precious shared water heritage.
Each artwork responded directly to Ghana’s pressing aquatic realities.
Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku’s towering textile installation breathed new life into discarded local second-hand ‘Oburoni Wawu’ garments, delivering a searing commentary on waste colonialism and textile-fuelled ocean contamination.
Patrick Tagoe Turkson crafted intricate assemblages from beach-salvaged flip flops and abandoned ghost fishing nets, weaving Asafo flag and Kente cloth iconography into marine debris to unite indigenous cultural wisdom with modern-day ecological crisis.
Sena Burgundy presented introspective blue-hued figurative canvases exploring inner reflection set against shifting environmental realities.
Nana Frimpong Oduro exhibited dream-like surreal photography rooted in Akan cosmology, capturing ancestral echoes and human resilience within Ghana’s coastal waters.
Evans Torngmortey Akornor built evocative threshold-themed mixed media works from fishing shore remnants, unpacking visible and unseen layers of shoreline history.
Attendees also experienced the poignant live dance performance ‘Cry of the River’ by Vivie’s Dance.
The night featured a high-energy live auction of five signature exhibition artworks alongside a raffle draw. Every penny raised went toward vital humanitarian support for vulnerable communities across Ghana.
Diplomatic delegates, collectors, artists and cultural leaders filled the room.
The curatorial team stressed that ‘Woven Currents’ was never mere gala decoration.
It delivered grounded, locally-centred artistic narratives that enriched formal policy conversations on water conservation, repurposing a diplomatic social gathering into a dynamic public platform for ecological dialogue and meaningful giving.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
