The Fante people live around Cape Coast and Elmina. They are members of the Akan tribe. The Fanti language is part of the Kwa group that numbers about 1,170,000. Inheritance and succession to public office are determined mostly by matrilineal descent. According to oral tradition, the Fanti arrived in their present habitat from the north by the 17th [...]
Read the rest of this story »ARTICLE: PRINCE BAAH-DUODU My stay in Vadodara in Gujarat state, India, did not only introduce me to spicy foods…but festivals. It was Navaratri, Diwali, among others. The just ended one was amazingly called the Kite Festival – A platform for all and sundry to throw kites to exhibit one’s ability to reach the highest height; [...]
Read the rest of this story »Minister of Tourism, Ms. Akua Sena Dansua, on Wednesday said she is gratified that Ghana’s tourism sector is contributing enormously to the socio-economic and political development of the country. She said tourism contributed almost 7% to Ghana’s GDP and created over 300,000 direct and indirect jobs, which was a major source of foreign exchange and [...]
Read the rest of this story »CHANGE IN PUBLIC ACCESS TO VISA SECTION The Visa Section of the British High Commission wishes to announce to the general public that with effect from Monday February 6, 2012, public access to the Visa Section will be strictly by invitation. Any customer who wants to come to the Visa Section in relation to visa [...]
Read the rest of this story »Focusing on the people behind the tourism numbers and maintaining an honest and open relationship with the media. These are among the main recommendations to emerge from discussions between media representatives and tourism officials attending the first UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media (12-13 September, Zagreb, Croatia). Under the title ‘Tourism in the [...]
Read the rest of this story »The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) would like to remind you of the opportunity to participate in the 1st UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media which will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, on 12-13 September. UNWTO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism of Croatia, has organized the conference in order to address the [...]
Read the rest of this story »PANAFEST is an acronym for Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival. It is said that without a history there is no future and without a root it is difficult to know who you are. It is in this light that PANAFEST came into being. In reality the tribulations of our forefathers in servitude which saw some in [...]
Read the rest of this story »International tourist arrivals grew by 4.5% in the first four months of 2011, despite new challenges emerging since the beginning of the year. According to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, growth was positive in all regions with the exception of the Middle East. Some subregions achieved double-digit growth: South America (+17%), [...]
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