The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and culture (MOTAC) in collaboration with the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has organised a two-day workshop for selected staff of MOTAC, agencies and GSS to review the questionnaire developed for the data collection on the Arts and Culture industry in Ghana. The workshop was held in Accra from Monday 24th…
The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), Hon. Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal said that in line with the Government’s quest to make the tourism sector the number one contributor of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025, funds have been made available through the World Bank Tourism Development Project to develop tourist attraction sites. He…
The United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) World Tourism Day is observed every year on September 27 with the aim of fostering awareness among the international community about the importance of Tourism and its social, economic, political, and cultural values. The National Celebration is being hosted today, 27th September in the Upper West Region, Wa, under…
The sod cutting ceremony for the rehabilitation and modernisation of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) project took place on Tuesday, 19th July 2022 at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Accra. The project aims to create job opportunities and boost tourism in Accra. Dr Mohammed Awal, Hon. Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture in…
$10M SME grants launched under the Ghana tourism development project The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has said that despite the challenges being faced by the country, Ghana is one of the best countries where business and investments can be done in the West Africa sub-region. He added that the…
The Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr John Yao Agbeko has stated that there is a need for Ghana to explore the intangible cultural heritage assets that we have since there has not been any substantive investigation within the context of the country. He made this statement during the project…
The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has been awarded by the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation for spearheading an innovative tourism drive in Ghana and Africa. The award, the first of its kind to be presented to a Minister from Sub- Saharan Africa, was also in recognition of Dr. Awal’s efforts at…
Ghana and Malta have expressed their commitment to deepen relations in the fields of tourism and culture as well as trade and investment. To this end, the two countries would establish special committees to work out the modalities for the attainment of this objective. This was the outcome of a meeting between the President of…
On 1st June 2022, the Executive body of the Pan-African Heritage Museum (PAHM) led by its Executive Vice Chairman, Ladi Nylander paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Awal to discuss issues of interest to the sector in respect of the Pan African Heritage Museum (PAHM).…
The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Mark Okraku-Mantey, has stated an urgent need to repatriate and restitute cultural artefacts, film and intangible cultural heritage of Ghanaian origin held in Western European nations. According to him, several negotiations have taken place for the return of these cultural objects outside the country, with their…