Melcom supports Economic Journalists association

Melcom Care Foundation, the charity wing of the Melcom Group of Companies has donated a LED television set and an amount of GH? 2,500.00 to the Institute of Finance and Economic Journalists (IFEG).

The donation was towards the Second IFEJ-Flamingo Awards for Business and Financial Journalists in Ghana to be held on Friday, December 11, in Accra.

The Awards is to encourage journalists to bring out quality reportage especially in the field of business and finance, so as to bring about positive transformation in society.

Mr Godwin Avenorgbo, Director of Communications of the Melcom Group of Companies, who made the presentation, said the donation was in line with the Group’s media support policy.

He said the company had decided to donate a 40’ inch television set as prize and an amount to help organise the award ceremony.

Mr Avenorgbo said the Group was pleased to ensure that across board business news does not only serve as a platform to showcase new brands and promotions, but also an opportunity for journalists who have specialized in that area.

He said it would also encourage journalists to write analytical report that would throw the searchlight on bottlenecks in the business facilitation process; be it exports, imports, duties, clearing of goods, manufacturing, distribution, or energy supply.

“Given these and more areas of concern critical analysis in your expose; that tell all sides of the story for the benefit of the policy makers, regulatory agencies, the business community and the consumer,” he added.

He said the media serves all and sundry, and therefore, deserves to be supported in the discharge of their duties, whereas, the dwindling fortunes of state as influenced by the harsh economic conditions, today, affects the media negatively, thus requiring more resources to gather and disseminate news for public consumption.

Mr Lloyd Evans, the President of IFEJ, who received the donation on behalf of the Institute, expressed his gratitude to the Group for granting their request to support the forthcoming event.

He said there were 10 categories but only four had qualified for an award, given that the standards put up were not the best, and therefore, tasked journalists in the country to go beyond the extra mile, to report on analytical and informative issues, so far as business news was concerned.

In another development, the Group also donated a 32’ inch LED television set, two office chairs and two coffee tables, to the Takoradi branch of the Ghana National Fire Service to assist in their office furnishing needs.

According to the Group, this was to appreciate the Service for their efforts in keeping the incidence of fire destruction of life and property to the minimum.

“To those who doubt this, we say ask yourself what the state of the nation would have been in view of the spate of fires nationwide in 2015 without the Fire Service’s intervention,” the Director of Communications of the Group said.

Station Officer Emmanuel Achrefi, Operations Officer at Aprambo Fire Station, Takoradi, who received the donation, expressed gratitude to Melcom Care Foundation for the support.

The Operations Officer, who was accompanied by Leading Fire Woman Josephine Addison, used the occasion to caution the public on activities that causes fire outbreaks, particularly during the dry season.