A stakeholder consultation has been held at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023, to discuss the new draft Culture Policy that has been developed by a twenty-member committee inaugurated on 22nd August 2023 at the Central Hotel in Accra. Giving the keynote address, the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts…
The staff of the Research, Statistics and Information Management Directorate and Data Managers of Agencies of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture have undergone a five-day training in Statistical Analysis with Excel at the Gloriaka Hotel in Winneba from 30th October – 3rd November 2023. The training was under the auspices of the Ghana…
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture joined corporate organisations worldwide to celebrate Customer Service Week and climaxed it with a half-day training for staff. The training was held on 5th October 2023 at the Exhibition Hall of the National Theatre of Ghana. The purpose of the training was to create awareness of the importance…
The theme for the 2023 World Tourism Day Celebration is Tourism and Green Investments. Ghana joined other nations around the world to mark the day with activities in Ada in the Greater Accra Region. Launching the day, the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Mark Okraku Mantey said that there is a symbiotic relationship between…
This year’s Tourism Month was launched in Accra on Wednesday 30th August 2023 at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park with a call on tourism operators to support the initiative of promoting domestic tourism and to ensure that Ghana becomes the centre for the development of sustainable tourism and the preferred destination in the West African…
A twenty-member Committee to review Ghana’s Cultural Policy of 2004 was inaugurated in Accra at the Central Hotel on 22nd August 2023. The initiative seeks to help redefine and reinforce Ghana’s cultural landscape, such that it can pave the way for a more prosperous and culturally vibrant Ghana. The effort also seeks to preserve and…
Ghana has been elected to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Executive Council after she polled 17 votes out of the 20 valid votes cast at the UNWTO Commission for Africa meeting in Mauritius on Thursday. Five other countries also got elected to the council but with lesser votes. These countries are Nigeria, Rwanda,…
The 2023 PANAFEST/Emancipation Day Celebrations under the theme for PANAFEST, RECLAIMING THE AFRICAN FAMILY, CONFRONTING THE PAST TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY and Emancipation, EMANCIPATION, EMPOWERING THE AFRICAN FAMILY TO CONFRONT CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY kick-starts with a Northern Pilgrimage from Today, 19th July, 2023 to Sunday, 23rd July, 2023. …
The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has interacted with the Board of Directors and Management of the Ghana Tourism Authority at the Head office on Tuesday, 11th July, 2023. In his opening remarks, the Board Chairman of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Hon. Dr. Seth Adjei Baah expressed his appreciation…
The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday 4th July 2023, commissioned the renovated and modernized Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a year after the sod was cut for work to commence on the project. According to the President, the park which was built in 1991 and opened to…