GRAPHIC honours workers

SIXTEEN workers of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) who distinguished themselves in 2008 were at the weekend honoured at the company’s annual awards ceremony and dinner dance held at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Mr Richard Afutu, a Principal Graphic Designer in the Newspapers Department, was adjudged the Overall Best Worker of GCGL for his unsurpassed commitment to work. He also won the Best Employee of the Design Unit in the Departmental Awards.
In the Recognition Awards, workers who won external awards to lift the image of the company high were also honoured. They are Mrs Hadiza Billa Quansah of the Junior Graphic, Mr Nii Laryea Korley of the Graphic Showbiz, Mr William Asiedu of the Mirror and Mr Maurice Quansah of the Graphic Sports.
They were adjudged the Best Reporters, in Rural Reporting, Entertainment, Environment and Sports respectively at the 2008 Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) awards.
The Graphic Sports team were also given award for the success of Graphic Sports, which was rewarded as the sports paper of the year in the GJA Awards.
Workers who were adjudged the best employees in their various departments are Ms Mary Aggrey, an Administrative Officer in the Human Resource and Administration/ Legal Department; Mr Johnson K. Akuttey, a Senior Driver in the Technical Service Department; Mr Emmanuel Clottey, a Principal Procurement Officer in the Procurement Unit; Mr Isaac Asiedu, a Lithographer in the Production Department; and Mrs Elizabeth Dodoo, a Senior Proofreader in the Advert and Business Development Department.
Others are Mr Emmanuel Antwi, a Principal Circulation Clerk in the Sales and Circulation Department; Mr David Asigri, a Circulation Clerk at Bolgatanga (Regions); Mr Edmund Arhin, an Accounts Officer in the Finance & Audit Department; Mr Kwame Asare Boadu, a Principal Staff Writer (Regions); Mr Nii Laryea Korley, a Senior Reporter of the Graphic Showbiz; and Mr Albert K. Salia of the Daily Graphic.
The Managing Director’s prestigious award, the Special Award, went to Mr Kobby Vincent Asmah, the Political Editor of the Daily Graphic, for his hard work and diligence towards ensuring fairness and equal opportunities for all political parties and independent candidates during the 2008 general election.
The Managing Director of GCGL, Mr Ibrahim Awal, announced the introduction of a new publication, the Graphic Event, a promotional paper intended to keep the company’s hard-won trust and bond between it and its readers.
He was of the view that just as the Graphic Business had been widely accepted by the business community, and was doing well on the stands, the Graphic Event would also do well considering the level of attention to be given to it.
In addition, Mr Awal said the new press house being built by GCGL would be ready for use by the end of August this year, adding that when completed, the new press house would add more colour to the company’s products and make them more appealing to the public.
He said the company was determined to increase its revenue target as it did in the previous year when it declared a dividend of about GH¢400,000 to the government, an increase in what management had projected.
“2009 will be a challenging year, considering the effect of the world financial crisis which has led to the loss of millions of jobs worldwide,” he stated, and urged the workers to work extra hard to enable the company to achieve it targets for the year.