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Cape Coast Castle, other monuments to be closed Friday in honour of Mills
The Cape Coast Castle and other museums and monuments in the Central and Western Regions, which are usually opened on holidays, would be closed on Friday, August 10, as a sign of respect to the late President John Evans Atta Mills.
Mr.…
Tradition, culture on display at Mills’ funeral
Various traditional drumming and dancing groups added colour to the funeral celebration of the late President John Evans Atta Mills at the forecourt of the State House in Accra.
There were traditional dancers from the Northern parts of…
Kumasi ends art and crafts exhibition
Ghanaian artists have been urged to upgrade themselves through regular training programmes to become more competitive on the global market.
Baffour Adjei-Kesse IV, the Adumhene in Kumasi, said they need to build their capacity to enhance…
Participants call for national policy on tourism development
Participants at a stakeholders workshop at Kintampo in the Brong-Ahafo Region on Friday called for a national policy guideline for tourism development in the country.
This guideline, the participants noted, if instituted, would compel…
Ghana cancels 2012 PANAFEST/Emancipation Day celebrations
The 2012 PANAFEST/Emancipation Day Celebration has been cancelled, an official statement signed by Ghana's Tourism Minister, Ms Akua Sena Dansua, has said.
The statement said “We regret to announce that due to circumstances beyond our…
Ghanaians need to fight against all forms of slavery, subjugation – Tourism Minister
Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Tourism, on Monday said the experiences of relations and family during the period of the infamous Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, should constantly remind Ghanaians of the need to continue to fight against all…
Ghana’s domestic tourism project yielding results
The Ministry of Tourism’s effort to promote domestic tourism is gaining momentum as promotional activities are yielding to good results, Mr Alphonse Kumaza, a tourism officer at the Ministry told the Ghana News Agency on Sunday.
He said…
AIDS conference calls for removal of HIV-related travel restrictions
As the AIDS 2012 conference begins in the US capital, Washington DC Sunday July 22, activists and advocates are calling for the removal of HIV-related travel restrictions around the world.
The organisers say to date there are still 46…
Iberia starts Spain-Ghana flights
Spanish carrier, Iberia yesterday July 17, 2012 officially started flying from Madrid to Ghana's capital Accra.
Iberia operates two weekly direct flights, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, between Madrid and Accra, becoming the sole carrier…
Ghana records rising trend in domestic tourism
A fact sheet from Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) indicated a rising trend in domestic tourism in 2010.
A summary of 30 tourists sites arrivals and revenue showed that in January there were 37,340 total arrivals comprising residents and…