Ghana's 1999 budget statement was delivered to the Ghanaian Parliament on Friday 6th February and before the Honourable Minister of Finance, Kwame Preprah, got out of the House, Ghana Review International had scored a first by beaming a 17-page excerpt of the statement to its 10,000 e-mail readers around the globe. By Saturday 7th February the excerpts were already on their web site, with a promise to load the full text of the statement on the site within a few days. And all these happened well before other Ghanaian media houses on the internet got in on the act
Reacting to the news from Mission Control No. 4 in Accra, Managing Editor Frank Agyekum said "we realise that in the news business, speed is of the essence and that is why we are constantly improving our set up both in terms of technology and staff strength to enable us take the Election 2000 bull by the horn".
He went on, "... as you can see from our web site we are the only publication to offer a full and complete load down on the current state of political parties in Ghana together with full copies of their manifestos permanently resident o our web site".
And he concluded, "... there is no doubt that we have come a long way in barely three years of our operations. We are by no means complacent but rather determined to work harder to provide unbiased news on developments in Ghana and its interaction with the international communities. Our overall corporate plan is also marshalling our US and UK offices as the leading news media on Ghana".
GHANA REVIEW INTERNATIONAL
GRi is a privately owned business incorporated in England, USA and Ghana. Currently, GRi Magazine is circulated in over thirty-six countries. Our main markets are U.K, USA, Ghana and Continental Europe.
GRi is published in three formats: E-mail: GRiMail is distributed daily as a FREE broadcast. Internet: GRiNet is updated daily with the latest news on the web site with FREE access. Hard Copy: A monthly full colour Magazine
The free e-mail service is distributed to over 10,000 direct readers per day worldwide, while the free web site receives well in excess of over 300,000 direct hits per week (one hit represents one visit). The printed magazine is read by over 150,000 people per month worldwide.
Combine all three services and Ghana Review International is read over ONE MILLION times worldwide each and every month!
Other Publications
Besides Ghana Review International, there are two other titles published in hardcopy versions only.
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home, which is a mass circulation publication, is directed at the fashion and entertainment markets and distributed worldwide. Although Home Sweet Home is only in its second edition, sales have already exceeded all projections. There are over 300,000 readers per month.
Ghana Direct
Ghana Direct is a free promotional magazine for the UK and Ireland offices of Ghana Airways. Ghana Direct is distributed free of charge throughout Great Britain and is available from sources including: in flight aboard Ghana Airways (London - Accra route), as a free supplement to Ghana Review International, Ghana Airways appointed agents, Ghanaian clubs and societies in UK, the Ghana High Commission, Ghana International Bank, UK chambers of commerce, colleges and libraries in the UK. Over 200,000 direct readers use Ghana Direct.
