CENTRAL PRESS ACKNOWLEDGES LOCAL SUPPORT FROM OTHER MEDIA HOUSES

By Cameron Henderson (Projects Abroad)

Central Press this week hosted a small gathering of media houses and foreign volunteers to thank them for 18 months of the continued support in establishing the newspaper to the point it is at today.

The Editor of Central Press, Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei, invited distinguished members of media houses, representatives from Projects Abroad, and his current Central Press volunteers to a small celebration of Central Press Newspaper’s ever-improving status in Ghana’s media industry. Guests were treated to a short presentation from Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei as well as acknowledgements from Central Press Newspaper for their ever-continual support in bringing the newspaper and its stories to the airwaves around Ghana, instilling the brand of Central Press into the minds of the people.

Representatives from Radio Central, Yes FM, ATL FM, Ahomke FM and Eagle FM were all present at the event, receiving certificates of appreciation from Tom Davis of Projects Abroad, the man behind Central Press Newspaper’s financial support. Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei spoke about the amazing support that Projects Abroad has given him and the newspaper since it’s beginning in January 2010, acknowledging Tom Davis the Country Director of Projects Abroad in particular for providing both financial assistance in establishing the newspaper as well as the opportunity for foreign volunteers to come and write stories for Central Press to publish.

Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei explained that he was appreciative of volunteer support and that it assisted in improving the paper due to the neutral political stance of volunteers, who obviously coming from a foreign nation are not aware of Ghana’s politics and will write stories without any bias, an important aspect of Central Press Newspaper’s attitude towards reporting.

Central Press is the only newspaper in all of Ghana that is not based in Accra, a tribute to the hard work and passion that Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei and the Central Press team have towards the project.

 Establishing itself as a voice for development stories in the Central Region, Central Press has evolved from a monthly newspaper to a fortnightly publication, with the editor now looking to making it a weekly publication in the not too distant future.

The ongoing and ever growing support from other local media houses such as radio and TV stations has allowed the news of Central Press to reach a wider audience over the last 18 months and this support is a reflection of the quality and honesty behind the topics that the paper writes about. 

The event also acted as a send off for three volunteers, Oliver Griffin, Rebecca Cooke and Ryan Millward, who have been working for Central Press over the last few weeks and months. Central Press took the time to thank them for their contribution to the paper and allowed all three of them to give a short talk about their experiences in Ghana.

In thanking everyone Kwamina hosted a luncheon for all attending the event to show his appreciation and hopes that, their support will continue as Central Press grows bigger and bigger in the not too distant future.