Dr. Joe Oteng-Adjei, Minister for EnergyDr. Joe Oteng-Adjei, Minister for Energy, led a government delegation to join the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago to commemorate Emancipation Day celebrations on Sunday August 1. A statement issued in Accra yesterday and signed by Mr. Hilton John Mitchell, Honorary Consul of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in Accra, said other members... 

Mrs Zita Okaikoi, Tourism MinisterCabinet has given approval to the Tourism Bill, which, when operational will lead to the establishment of a National Tourism Authority to regulate the tourism industry. When passed by parliament it will be the first comprehensive law on tourism and will give a major boost to the development of the sector to enable it play a more meaningful role in the national... 

A colourful durbar interspersed with traditional drumming and dancing, commemorated the Emancipation Day celebration at Assin Manso in the Assin South District of the Central Region on Sunday. The day is celebrated on August 1, each year to commemorate the abolition of chattel slavery worldwide. The well attended durbar did not have the huge patronage it enjoyed over the past years by those... 

A colourful durbar interspersed with traditional drumming and dancing, commemorated the emancipation Day celebration at Assin Manso in the Assin South District of the Central Region on Sunday. The day is celebrated on August 1, each year to commemorate the abolition of chattel slavery worldwide. The well attended durbar did not have the huge patronage it enjoyed over the past years by those in the... 

The Ministry of Tourism will soon come up with a Tourism bill to bring about the needed linkages between tourism legislation and other related laws and remove perceived bottlenecks in the industry, the Minister of Tourism, Mrs. Sabah Zita Okaikoi, has announced. Although she did not say exactly when the bill was to be passed, she explained that when passed, it will ensure compatibility with modern... 

The Management of Buabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary in the Nkoranza North District of the Brong Ahafo Region, has purchased a 14- seater bus at the cost of GHC 16,500 to facilitate the movement of tourists. Mr Edward Opoku, Chairman of the management team made this known, when he led a delegation of the Buabeng and Fiema communities to brief Okatakyie Agyemang Kudom IV, Omanhene of Nkoranza about developments... 

Mrs Sabah Zita Okaikoi, Minister of Tourism, has said that government would collaborate with vocational institutions and adopt pragmatic measures towards the development of the tourism industry. She said that the Ministry was impressed with the success being chalked by these institutions, especially the increase in the number of youth undertaking training to acquire professional skills to enhance their... 

United Airlines has celebrated the inauguration of its daily service between Accra and Washington D.C. The inaugural ceremony was attended by a number of VIPs including U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Donald G. Teitelbaum, Minister of Transport ,. Mike Allen Hammah, Managing Director Ghana Airports Company Ltd. Doreen Owusu-Fianko, Vice President United Express and Airport Operations Planning Cynthia Szadokierski,... 

Available Statistics from the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) have revealed that revenue generated by the tourism sector in 2009 was 1,615.2 million dollars, compared to 1,403.1 million dollars obtained in 2008. The statistics also indicate that 802,779 tourists arrived in the country as at the end of 2009, compared to 698,069 in 2008.The number of tourists visiting the country for business in 2009 sto... 

Minister for Tourism, Hon. Zita OkaikoiThe Ministry of Tourism is poised to support private initiatives to boost tourism and make the sector play its expected role in the transformation of the economy of Ghana particularly in foreign exchange generation, employment creation and poverty reduction, the Minister for Tourism, Hon. Zita Okaikoi has stated. This, she added is in line with the Government’s...