Accra, Aug. 19, GNA- The Ghana Journalists Association on Thursday unveiled its 31 award winners for its 15th awards celebration in Accra.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Edward Ameyibor, a member of the Awards Committee, said the winners were selected from 271 entries in all and 33 award categories.

He noted that the committee decided not to give awards in six categories because they could not get enough entries and even those that came in were sub standard.

"We decided to prune the categories from the initial 39 categories to 33 due to the submission of poor pieces by those who sent entries for such categories", he said.

He cited inaccuracy, lack of background to stories and lack of clarity as some of the reasons for dropping some entries.

He appealed to the GJA to occasionally organise workshops for its members on how to write award winning stories.

The awards winners are as follows:

NAME ORGANISATION

Portia Solomon, TV3

Francis Tufour The Ghanaian Times

Evans Mensah Joy 99.7 FM

Kingsley Obeng Kyere GBC Radio

Samuel Agyeman Metro TV

Doreen Allotey Daily Graphic

Maurce Quansah Daily Graphic

Peter Dela Tengey Metro TV

Gabriel Ahiabor Daily Graphic

Kofi Akpabli Freelance Journalist

Edward Nyarko GTV

Esther Awuah Business Guide

Emilia Abbey Daily Guide

Lucy Adoma Yeboah Daily Graphic

Getrude Ankah The Ghanaian Observer

Samuel Akapule GNA

Kingsley Hope The Ghanaian Time

Dzifa Azumah GNA

Issah Shaibu GBC

Samuel Dowouna GNA

Anas Aremeyaw Anas New Crusading Guide

Isabella Owusu-Oppong GTV

Vicky Wereko Daily Graphic

Akosua the cartoonist Daily Guide

Daily Graphic

Radio Peace 88.9 FM (Winneba)

Sunrise radio 106.7, GBC, Koforidua

City 93.7 FM

Peace 104.3

"Kusum gboo", Obonu FM

Diamond 104.3 FM