Runway Ghana International set to introduce Tema as the newest Fashion Destination in Ghana

RUNWAY GHANA- PRESS RELEASE



Tema is  the newest fashion and trendiest destination in Ghana. The city has been named by Runway Ghana as the destination to host the much anticipated event.





Runway Ghana International,  an International Fashion event created by Junda Morris-Kennedy and produced by franchise holder BT Model Agency is set to turn Tema into a fashion hub this year.

Runway International Brand is own by U.S. based production company JMK Production LLC. The company is set to plan major events all across Africa.





Runway Ghana International Showcase serves as a collaborative catwalk and exhibition, highlighting the industry’s established and emerging Ghanaian and International designers.

Runway Ghana, aims to create opportunities for emerging designers and the creative industry of Ghana. Through innovative programs regarding business and brand development.

It is also a multifaceted event established to promote the social, cultural and economic development initiatives of Ghana to a global audience through fashion and entertainment.

It aims at reaching a global audience through fashion and entertainment. It would serve as a platform for fashion shows and exhibitions.





Slated for the 25 March, 2017 at T Havana Tema community 9, its on the theme: "Branding and Empowering  of the Modeling Industry in Ghana".
Time: 7pm prompt.

Notable designers includes  top Ghanaian- US based designer's collection , L'Amour Ameer (USA ), Gavachy designs (Ghana ), Morrez fashion (Ghana ), Kyeradegh men's and shoes collection (Ghana ), Akimidiz collection (Ghana ), KK creation (Ghana ), Lordkay klassics (Ghana ), CV Cstevens (Ghana ), Kiki collection (Togo), Paap Ngaala fashion (Senegal ), Queens leather collection (Ghana ), BT outfit (Ghana ), Floral fashion (Benin ), Bri Wireduah (Ghana ) and many more

The event would also promote music from Ghana and USA, with the likes of Award Winning artist, Scientific, 2 switt from Sierra Leone, Ghana's talented artist D Crime the general and many more...

The event will also honor Ian Wordi (a top Ghanian Male Model ) and the President of Models Union Ghana Asociation (MODUGA ) Madam Lilian Hinson Asare.

Ian Wordi - Runway Ghana 2017 Honoree
(Former Samsung and Woodin Brand Ambassador)

The Event Director of Runway Ghana, Comfort Ampaabeng said we will be nominating a model within the Ghana fashion industry as the face of the brand Runway Ghana. Miss Ampaabeng said that the  face would represent Ghana at USA for Runway Liberia and be mentored by Dominique Joy Thomson, a USA top model.

JMK Productions LLC is a fashion event production company who has produce’s events such as Dayton Fashion Week, African International Modeling Competition, National Miss Ebony USA Pageant, Fashion Show for Liberian Embassy in Washington, DC Independence Celebration, Miss Liberia USA Pageant,Black History Month Fashion Explosion and many more.

An Ode to Min. McMillian Former Assistant Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Leaving Office

Photo caption: Louise McMillian
By Guest blogger, Robin Dopoe Jr.

The final days of Louise McMillian, Assistant Minister of Culture at the Ministry of Information, Cultural affairs and Tourism, is near.
As Culture Minister since 2012, Min. McMillian came to the position at a time when the nation was facing its worst national identity crisis, including the lack of a clear strategy to promote and safeguard its cultural and traditional values for future generations.

During her five years at MICAT, before being replaced by the President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, McMillian worked tirelessly to prepare Liberia’s nomination dossier for world heritage sites, thus become the first minister to do so.
From that list, the East Nimba Nature Reserve has been accepted (90 percent) to be a United Nation Education, Scientific and Culture Organization world heritage site.

The reserve has one of the most remarkable diversities in terms of flora and fauna in the whole of West Africa due to its unique geographical and climatic location. Positioned in a unique environment, the reserve is rich in some outstanding numbers of single-site endemic species, such as viviparous toads and horseshoe bats.

In addition, McMillian also became the first Assistant Minister to undertake a full scale renovation work on the Liberia National Museum, which has been in deplorable condition since the end of the civil war.

The ongoing work on the historic 155 years old building when completed two month from now, will help save memoirs of past presidents, cartographical materials related to Liberia’s cultural artifacts, as well as galleries that illustrate Liberia’s other past and present works of art for future generations.

Moreover, it will also serve as a haven to preserve and display cultural artifacts that offer insight into the country’s past, including the civil war years.
Under her leadership, she successful negotiated the tribal deed (10 acres of land) for Behsao cultural village, which gives government the full right to develop the land as a cultural village without any hindrance in the near future.
On the other hand, Minister McMillian struggled against great opposition as she pushed her cultural strategy for the safeguarding of Liberia’s cultural and traditional values.

Due to this great opposition, her dreams of meeting all UNESCO cultural conventions, which when ratified will bring numerous benefits, despite several consultations and workshops did not materialize.
If not for the lack of financial support from the government to her department, Minister McMillian could have done much more to reduce Liberia’s identity crises, like language extinction and lack of respect for cultural and tradition values.
In her time in office, she hosted a Unification Day traditional culture festival but could not continue as a result of a lack of political will and financial constraints. Due to this same opposition, she was unable to launch a program that would curb language extinction facing minority languages in Liberia; and Behsao would have been turned into a cultural village a long time ago.

For most of her critics, her successes, though visible, came too late.

About Reporter
Robin Dopoe, Jr., is a freelance art and culture writer for the Daily Observer newspaper in Liberia. The Nimba born, is the Press and Public relationship officer of the Liberia Nation Movie Union. Not only that, Robin is also a music coach and a bio write.


Contact Robin on Facebook with the name Robin C. L Dopoe, Jr.

Runway Liberia International teams up with Tunes Liberia to give Liberia Music Industry Support

Just in time for Runway International Showcase 2017, which is scheduled to be held on June 24, 2017 at the Baltimore War Memorial Building in downtown Baltimore, Maryland USA, Runway Liberia International has team up with the #1 Liberia Music Platform Tunes Liberia to release a PROMO ONLY mixtape titled "ZUTIN MIXTAPE" Compilation of the top 25 Liberian Hits to be distributed FREE in the luxury event gift bags given to guest attending the event. The "ZUTIN MIXTAPE" as a publicity platform to get Liberian music in the hands and the cars of Liberians/ Friends of Liberia to help boost the listening audience of Liberian Music.  




Top Liberian Model and Runway Liberia International Model Candance Sayonkon graces the cover of the promo with photo by Liberian Photography Company based in Minneapolis, MN Gifted - Handz Photos owned by Albert Karyah.




Tunes Liberia complied playlist for "Zutin Mixtape" will be mix and mastered by the official DJ for Runway Liberia - DJ Levi. DJ Levi is one of the top African/Liberian DJ's in the U.S. He is based in the Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia area.




About Runway Liberia International
Created by Junda Morris- Kennedy, Runway Liberia (RL) is the biggest event showcasing Liberian Fashion, Music & Arts on an international platform.  Runway Liberia is a multifaceted event established to promote the social, cultural and economic development initiatives of Liberia to a global audience through fashion and entertainment; serves as a collaborative catwalk and exhibition, highlighting the industry’s established and emerging Liberian designers alongside designers from around the world.
www.runwayliberia.com

Official Runway Liberia International Luxury Giftbags

ZUTIN MIXTAPE PLAYLIST by TUNES LLIBERIA (In no particular order - until mastering)



1. Scientific – Her Back Wicked

 2. C.I.C Feat. Christoph_Casimoney & ChillerCoolnanee – Shout Out

3. Kizzy W – Wait Na

4. Scientific – Aint Got Time

5. Stunna & ARaw - Kpannah

6 Quincy B – Olukupay

 7. Ericgeso – Go Home

 8. C.I.C Feat. F.A – Jon Buttay

 9. Da Vero feat. C.I.C – Nu pepper

 10. Waste Dem Feat. Christoph & soulfresh – Feeling my Swag

11. Kobazzie – Go Sleep

12. StarMelod – Rude Rude Thing

13.Venny – Ten Ten

14. Stunna & ARaw – WCW

15.Young Zee – Boiling

16. Christoph – Ah Gee Ohh

17. PCK & L’Frankie – Freestyle

18. J Max – Marry You

19. DenG – Go Down

20. Soulfresh – No CASE

21. Christoph & Margas – Hold Yor Polaruh

22. Teddyride Feat. Scientific & JB (Soulfresh) – Song For Mama

23. Bucky Raw – Jeh Leh Y’all

24. C.I.C - Bachelor

25. PCK & L’Frankie – I Here

DJ LEVI aka "Mr. Connect"

Scientific waves the Liberian flag high as the only Liberian Artist to Win Big at WATSUP TV Music Video Awards

WatsUp TV, organisers of the WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards (2016 WAMVA) have announced winners of its maiden edition of the pan-African entertainment awards meant to boost and encourage the production of quality music videos across Africa and beyond.

In a short winners announcement press conference in Accra, 22 winners emerged out of the over 170 music acts and video directors who were nominated when the awards was launched in September 2016.

Voted as the African Video of the Year was, Kidogo, a video by Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania ft P'Square and directed by Godfather.

Diamond also emerged the overall top winner with 3 including, Best African Combo Video and Best African Male Video.

Godfather also got voted the Video Director of the Year with the Kidogo video.

Overall winners in each category were determined by popular votes from fans of WINNER from across the world.

Winners are set to storm Ghana next year for a Made in Africa concert, a music festival by WatsUp TV which is set to feature music acts from across Africa and beyond.

Below is the full list of winners of the 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards

BEST AFRICAN NEW COMER VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Harmonize ft DIAMOND PLATNUMZ     BADO - Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN REGGAE/DANCEHALL VIDEO WINNER

Shatta Wale - Chopkiss - Ghana

BEST AFRO POP VIDEO WINNER

Scientific ft Quincy B - Rotate - Liberia

BEST AFRICAN HIP HOP VIDEO WINNER

Iba One - Dokèra    - Mali

BEST AFRICAN RnB VIDEO WINNER

Alikiba - Aje - Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN TRADITIONAL VIDEO WINNER

Tay Grin ft 2baba - Chipapapa - Malawi

BEST AFRICAN PERFORMANCE WINNER

DJ Arafat - Concert a Korhogo - Côte d'Ivoire

BEST AFRICAN DANCE VIDEO WINNER

Oudy 1er - Lokolo - Guinea

BEST INTERNATIONAL VIDEO WINNER

Beyonce - Formation - USA

BEST AFRICAN COMBO VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Diamond Platnumz ft AKA - Make Me Sing - Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN MALE VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Diamond Platnumz ft Psqaure - Kidogo - Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN FEMALE VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Vivian Chidid - Wuyuma - Senegal

BEST EAST AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Ali Kiba - Aje - Tanzania

BEST CENTRAL AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Ferre Gola ft Victoria Kimani - Tucheze - DR Congo

BEST NORTH AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Ibtissam Tiskat  - Ma Fi Mn Habibi - Morocco

BEST SOUTH AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Cassper Nyovest - War Ready - South Africa

BEST WEST AFRICAN VIDEO 2016 WINNER

DJ Arafat - Maplôrly - Côte d'Ivoire

BEST AFRICAN GROUP VIDEO 2016 WINNER

Navy Kenzo - Kamatia – Tanzania

BEST AFRICAN VIDEO DIRECTOR 2016 WINNER

Godfather - Kidogo – Nigeria

WAMVA SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Mr Eazi ft Efya – Skin Tight - Nigeria

WATSUP TV VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD

Desiigner – Panda - USA

AFRICAN VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Diamond Platnumz ft P'Square - Kidogo - Tanzania

Watch Scientific ft. Quincy B "ROTATE" video here:



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Liberian Hip-hop Star Scientific gears up for his 2017 Peace Campaign in West Point, Liberia

As Liberia prepares for its 2017 Presidential Election, Liberian Mega star Scientific known for his inspirational messages in his music, has decided to promote a "Peace Campaign" for the nation. "As a child leaving my homeland at an early age due to war was devastating, says Scientific". We all who have be displaced because of the war in Liberia long to come back home and make an impact to the development of our beloved country. Peace and Security is all we are looking for.

Scientific will began his nationwide campaign starting with the community of West Point. This is a community full of home and hardworking that are just looking for an opportunity to be given a chance and not looked down upon. West Point has always be looked down as the ghetto and slumps of Liberia but for Scientific these people are the hope a day future of Liberia. In order for Liberia to be a great nation all of its citizens should feel like they are a part and not be left out because they are not part of the status quo big names.

Join Scientific on this movement to #SELECTPEACE for Liberia 2017 Election.

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Liberian/ African Mega Star Scientific to launch clothing line at Runway Ghana International 2017

The King of African Hip-hop and the Science of Liberian Music Scientific will join the list of top Hip-hop stars like Kanye West, Diddy, Nelly etc... to launch an Urban Chic Clothing Line. Scientific has teamed up with Britt Fashion LLC to introduce a sleek fashion brand to Africa and Beyond.

Scientific

Scientific pays tribute to his Liberian heritage by naming the clothing line PLEEBO 1857 after the largest city of the county where his family is originally from Maryland County, Liberia.

About Maryland County, Liberia

Maryland County is a county in the southeastern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has two districts. Harper serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 2,297 square kilometres (887 sq mi). As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 136,404, making it the seventh most populous county in Liberia.


Named after the State of Maryland in the United States, it was an independent country as the Republic of Maryland from 1854 until it joined Liberia in 1857. The most populous city in the county is Pleebo with 22,963 residents, while Maryland's County Superintendent is Nazarine Tubman. The county is bordered by Grand Kru County to the west and River Gee County to the north. The eastern part of Maryland borders the nation of Ivory Coast, separated by the Cavalla River.

Scientific will launch PLEEBO 1857 on March 25, 2017 during the biggest fashion event to hit Africa in 2017 - Runway Ghana International to be held in Accra.

The Late Liberian Deputy Chief of Staff of The Liberian Army Colonel Eric W. Dennis Sr. Son Pays A Touching Tribute To His Father

Eric W. Dennis Jr. who is an accomplished Liberian Artist pays tribute to his late father Colonel Eric Waymu Dennis Sr. the former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Liberian Army, in a touching musical tribute. He also encourages Liberians all over world to stay faithful and believe.

About The Late Colonel Eric Waymu Dennis Sr.

Colonel Eric Waymu Dennis died August 8, 2016 at the age of 48.

The late Col. Dennis was an accomplished musician, He was an organist at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Paynesville.

He enlisted with the first recruit class in July 2006, and held the positions of Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Training; First Battalion Commander, 23rd Infantry Brigade; Company Commander, 'B Company' First Battalion; 23rd Infantry Brigade, Platoon Commander, among other assignments in the AFL.

On February 11, Armed Forces Day 2013, he was appointed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as Deputy Chief of Staff of the AFL replacing Colonel Daniel Moore, who was honorably retired from the army. Col. Dennis was a graduate of the Ghana Army Command and Staff College. He obtained a Master's degree in Governance and Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra. He also earned a Master's in International Relations from the Ibrahim B. Babangida Graduate School of International Studies of the University of Liberia.

Eric W. Dennis Jr. doing what he does best

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Chief of Staff, he served as Reserved Officers Training Course (ROTC) instructor at the University of Liberia (UL).

Born in Harper, Maryland County on February 15, 1968, the late Col. Dennis joined the AFL in 1986, and received Basic Combat Training at the Tubman Military Academy in Todee, Lower Montserrado County. Upon completion, he served as Instructor of the Reserved Officers Training Course from 1988 to 2006.

He later gained admission into the University of Liberia's Army Student Training Program, sponsored by the Ministry of National Defense, and graduated in 1997 with a BBA degree in Management and Accounting.

During the Security Sector Reform process of the AFL, Col. Dennis, not content with his 20 years of military service, signed up for the new military dispensation.

Listen & Enjoy:
Listen to Tribute to Colonel Eric W. Dennis Sr. by his son Eric W. Dennis Jr. by JMK Publicist #np on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/jmk-publicist/tribute-to-colonel-eric-w