The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), has since 2021 disbursed about US$20 million grant nationwide to promote the growth of the private sector, Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, the Sector Minister has said. He said the beneficiaries comprised of small-scale businesses, including roadside ‘Waakye’ (cooked mixture of rice and…
Ghana is expected to generate over 1.5 billion dollars from tourist arrivals by 2027, Professor Samuel Annim, the Government Statistician, has said. The figure, the Professor stressed, would create over 1.4 million jobs for the citizenry and reduce the country’s employment deficit. Prof Annim announced this at the maiden launch…
Mr Akwasi Agyeman, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has urged actors in the hospitality industry value chain to prioritise cocoa products in serving their clients to increase national consumption. "Everybody within the value chain is encouraged to start selling and serving chocolate and cocoa based products at their…
The Government of Ghana with support from the World Bank is spending GHS350 million to modernise tourist attractions across the country, Dr Awal Mohammed, the Tourism Minister, said. He said the initiative was in line with Government's commitment to make the tourism sector a veritable tool for economic transformation, thereby…