Agribusiness
Ghana to host 6th Consultative International Cashew Council Conference
Christabel DANSO ABEAM Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), will host the sixth Council of Ministers’ Conference of the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC) from April 16th to April 20th, 2024. The conference aims to bolster the development of the cashew sector and foster economic and social growth […]
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News
Prampram to position Lalue Kpledomi Festival to entice tourists
By Alvin Okine KASABROFO & Naa Merley ABUATIKORLEY Long before concrete compound houses with corrugated roofing sheets began to appear in the heart of Prampram township, the entire surface was covered in thick woods and wild animals. The forest, stretching all the way toward the seaside and the river, was where our forebears first encountered […]
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Business
Domestic tourism: Stakeholders demand reduction of taxes and levies
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture and the Ghana Tourism Authority are hopeful that the Ministry of Finance will consider providing tax reliefs in the mid-year budget review for operators in the sector following a paper they presented on the issue. According to the two entities, poised to make tourism the number one GDP […]
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Gborbu Wulomo’s relationship with 12-year-old girl a betrothal, not marriage – GaDangme Council
The GaDangme Council has clarified that the relationship between a traditional ga priest and the 12-year-old girl is just a betrothal and not a marriage. Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII, the 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo, received criticism when a video surfaced online showing him in a marriage ceremony with a 12-year-old girl, Naa Okromo. The traditional ceremony, […]
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Entertainment
GTA Calls For ‘December In GH’ Proposals
Akwesi Agyeman, GTA Boss The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and Beyond the Return (BTR) Secretariat have invited event organisers and promoters to submit suggestions for inclusion in the schedule
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NCCE slams Nungua traditional council over Gborbu Wulomo’s marriage to 13-year-old girl
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has criticized the Nungua Traditional Council over the recent marriage between Gborbu Wulomo of Nungua, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, and a 13-year-old girl. The traditional ceremony took place on March 30, 2024, and has sparked outrage among Ghanaians, leading to calls for the arrest of the 63-year-old […]
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Paragliding Festival: Road contractors urged to expedite works at Kwahu Atibie
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwasi Agyemang, has urged contractors working on the Atibie Odweanoma road in the Eastern Region to expedite their work following this year’s Easter paragliding in Kwahu. The much-anticipated 2024 Easter Paragliding Festival has commenced in Kwahu Atibie, with hundreds of enthusiasts gathering at the Odweanoma paragliding […]
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2024 Polls: Bawumia tours Kwahu, pledges to break the ‘8’
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia says the aggressive campaign strategy of moving door to door and window to window to preach the achievement of his government to electorates is a sure possible way of breaking the 8. In a bid to win the hearts of voters in the upcoming December […]
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General News
Ghana Sweeps 3 Top WAEC Awards
Three top International Excellence Awards instituted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have been won by Ghana. The coveted awards were to recognise candidates with outstanding performance at
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Headlines
Tourism generated US$3bn last year
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The tourism sector generated approximately US$3billion during the 2023 operational year from inbound tourist arrivals, against a projected US$3.4billion, according to the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA). At the launch of the 2022 Tourism Report last year, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) and the GTA set a target of attracting […]
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Headlines
Be bold and courageous -Sam Okudzeto charges engineering practitioners
A member of Council of State, Mr. Sam Okudzeto, has charged African engineering practitioners to be bold and courageous in the discharge of their engineering duties. He said when he looked at the profiles and various groups within the various engineering fields and the specialisation involved, it looks like there is nothing that we can […]
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Celebrity News
Inaugural Ghana-EU Tourism & Investment Summit held in Paris
The maiden Edition of the Ghana-EU Tourism & Investment Summit (GHETIS24) has been held in Paris, France. A private-public collaboration, it sought to promote Ghana’s tourism sector as well as other viable sectors for investment and was held at various locations in the French capital from March 6 to March 8. As celebration of Ghana’s […]
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Editors' picks
Delegation from Cameroon Shippers’ Council visits Shippers Authority
A three-member delegation from the Cameroon Shippers Council (CNSC) paid a courtesy call on the new Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) on Monday, 4th March 2024. The delegation, led by Faliki Aicha, Assistant Director of Trade Facilitation at the CNSC, also included Lewono Mbassi Marguenle, Export Promotion Officer, and Garba Houdou, […]
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National Cathedral Has Tourism Potentials – Egyapa Mercer
Andrews Egyapa Mercer Minister-Designate for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Andrews Egyapa Mercer, has underscored the National Cathedral project’s tourism potential in boosting the country’s economy. He has therefore served
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Tetteh Quarshie hails from Osu not Mampong – GaDangme Council replies Akufo-Addo
The Ga Dangme Council has raised objections to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s statement that Tetteh Quarshie hails from Mampong in the Eastern Region, insisting that historical records confirm his origin as Osu in the Greater Accra Region. During the 67th Independence Day celebration in Koforidua on March 6, President Akufo-Addo acknowledged Tetteh Quarshie as […]
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