Articles from the ‘Travel & Tourism’ category
Posted by selorm on April 13, 2012 at 8:01 am in Arts, Dinning and Wine, Entertainment, Travel & Tourism
Minister of Tourism, Ms Akua Sena Dansua, has launched the celebration of a carnival saying, “We in the tourism sector in Ghana are excited that Ghana is also going to be counted among countries that exhibit their history and culture through carnivals.” A carnival typically involves a public celebration or a parade combining some elements [...]
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Posted by BBC on at 7:56 am in More News, Travel & Tourism
Prime Minister David Cameron has praised Burma’s moves towards democracy and said the UK stood ready to respond by easing sanctions on the country. But ahead of his historic visit to the country on Friday, he added: “First I want to go and see for myself on the ground how things are going.” He was [...]
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Posted by selorm on April 11, 2012 at 3:55 pm in Arts, Dinning and Wine, Entertainment, Travel & Tourism
The Nifahene of Effutu Traditional Area, Nana, Kofi Takyi IV, has appealed to the people of Winneba to celebrate this year’s Aboakyer festival successfully and in a peaceful manner devoid of violence. He made the appeal when he launched the 2012 Aboakyer Festival celebration in Winneba on Tuesday. A programme of celebration of the festival [...]
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Posted by selorm on April 10, 2012 at 8:54 am in Environment, Science, Travel & Tourism
Countries of the Far North are set to be the new players in the emerging Arctic frontier. The polar ice cap is melting at much faster rates than previously predicted, and may be completely ice free by the summer of 2040 or sooner. There are vast untapped resources in the Arctic Ocean such as new [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 8:31 am in Dinning and Wine, Fashion and Style, Local News, Travel & Tourism
The United Nation’s Joint Programme on Human Security (UNJHS) has nurtured an innovative idea of promoting, marketing and rebranding the Northern smock for the local and the international markets so as to increase income for weavers and create jobs for the youth. Mr. Kwame Asante, National Programme Coordinator for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization [...]
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Posted by BBC on April 5, 2012 at 8:22 am in More News, Travel & Tourism
2> British youths from African communities could become radicalised as al-Qaeda looks to Africa to build its strength, the Rusi think tank has suggested. It says such a development would pose new challenges for UK and other Western intelligence services. It warns of potential for new or greater radicalisation among British youths from the Somali [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 8:16 am in Travel & Tourism
Police in France have conducted new raids on Islamist suspects in the wake of the multiple killings by gunman Mohamed Merah. At least 10 people were arrested as police conducted operations in several locations, mostly in the south. Meanwhile 13 people arrested in raids last week were charged with terrorism and nine of them remanded [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 8:15 am in More News, Travel & Tourism
India has formally commissioned a nuclear-powered submarine into its navy, rejoining the elite club of nations with such a weapon. The $1bn (£630m) Russian-built vessel is being leased by the Indian navy for the next 10 years. It was handed over to India in eastern Russia in January. India previously operated a Soviet nuclear submarine [...]
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