Ghana keen to exploit opportunities that would come with being at the centre of the world

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Mrs. Catherine Abelema Afeku, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has said that Ghana would fully exploit the opportunities that would come with being at the centre of the world.

 
The minister said that there would be an iconic tower at the centre of the world on the Greenwich Meridian in Tema, to further strengthen the plan to reposition Ghana on the global tourism map.

 
To quote Afeku, “Our nation’s geographical location was determined following the world declaration of Greenwich as the Prime Meridian on October 13, 1884 in Washington DC.”
Mrs. Afeku said that tourism, culture and creative arts have become one of the fastest growing sectors in the world and highly competitive socio-economic and environmental activity in both developed and developing countries.

 
She said that tourism is a labor intensive industry, as it creates skilled and unskilled jobs in the supply and value chain as emphasized by the UNWTO, and one in every eleven direct jobs is created by the tourism industry.

 
Mrs. Afeku said “It provides small-scale employment opportunities such as travel and tours, craft villages, music and dance, local Ghanaian cuisine among others.”

 
She further said, “As a result of public and private sector investment in infrastructure and superstructure facilities and services, inflow of tourist’s arrivals and tourism receipt have increased. The growth and development of the sector is hinged on the diversity of Ghana’s historical, cultural and eco-tourism assets which when fully developed would make the country a very competitive and preferred tourism destination in Africa.”

 
She said Ghana had a wide range of unique and exciting natural, cultural and historical attraction as well as a number of events with international and domestic appeal including PANAFEST and Emancipation day celebrations, paragliding festival, carnivals, choral festivals, national festival of arts and culture homogenous festival, and was embarking on a number of flagship projects to attract more tourists to the country.

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