The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer, participated as a special guest at the Nigerian International Film & TV Summit (NiFS) in Lagos to commemorate the shared history of filming between Ghana, Nigeria, and other sister countries in Africa. The crux of his engagements was centred on collaboration. African cinema…
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Monday, 26th August 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation of Malta, marking a significant step in strengthening cultural and tourism ties between the two countries. The MoU aims to foster collaboration in areas such as cultural exchange, tourism development, as well…
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on the 11th of August 2024 organised a stakeholder validation workshop to review the National Cultural Policy at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), Accra. The funding for the review process was provided by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Union (EU).…
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) in partnership with the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) organised a five-day workshop to review a Field Manual to be used for data collection in the Culture and Creative Industry. The workshop was held from Monday 5th to Friday 9th August 2024 at the Gloriaka Hotel, Winneba. The…
On Tuesday, 7th August, 2024, a team from GTA, led by CEO Mr. Akwasi Agyeman, embarked on a walk-through tour of the newly constructed 1,000 Seater Alisa Pavilion at the Alisa Hotel, North Ridge in Accra The visit aimed to familiarize the team with the latest addition to the hotel’s facilities and explore potential opportunities…
It was indeed a night filled with mixed feelings as the Hon. Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer joined the “Reverential Night” – an event constituting the climax of the 2024 Emancipation Day, on Wednesday 31st July 20 at the Cape Coast Castle. To be more explicit, he was taken in retrospect to his days…
Miss Tourism Pageant, Sedinam Atsyor, and runners-up, together with the pageant leadership called on the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer at the Ministry on Monday 29th July 2024. Miss Tourism Ghana is a pageant which promotes the rich cultural heritage and tourist destinations of Ghana and is solely dedicated…
The Hon. Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture received Ghana’s High Commissioner to Malta, H.E. Barbara Benisa at the Ministry on Monday 29th July 2024. Malta over the years has been a destination that has prioritised tourism, having a significant part of its annual revenue sourced from tourism activities. Her Excellency shared with the…
The Hon. Minister was honoured to receive a delegation from the Embassy of Qatar in Ghana on Monday 29th July 2024. The State of Qatar and the Republic of Ghana have enjoyed distinguished bilateral relations. His Highness Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited Accra in December 2017, at the invitation of President Nana…
On Friday, 26th July 2024, at the side of the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee, Hon. Mark Okraku Mantey, Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, and Mr Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah, Executive Director for the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board met with Mr Muhammad Juma and Mr David Stehl from the African Unit of…