The 2025 Korea Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Tourism (KOPIST) Forum, held in Yeosu, South Korea, on June 16, 2025, brought together officials from eleven countries under the theme “Fostering Regional Development through Ecotourism.” Participating countries included Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Ghana, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam. Ghana was represented by Hon.…
Accra, June 16, 2025 – The Culture and Creative Arts Committee, chaired by NanaHemaa Adjoa Awindor, a renowned television host and a Development Queenmother of Afigya-Kwabre in the Ashanti Region has held its maiden stakeholder engagement at the Accra Tourist Information Centre (ATIC), setting the stage for a nationwide cultural revival and the forthcoming National…
Accra, Ghana – June 14, 2025 The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has encouraged students of the Design and Technology Institute (DTI) to embrace creativity, dream boldly, and use their skills to make meaningful contributions to society. Speaking at the National Theatre ahead of the annual staging of Maria’s…
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has inaugurated a five-member committee tasked with planning national events to honour legends in Ghana’s creative and cultural industry. This initiative stems from a directive by the President, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, during the launch of the Black Star Experience, where he called for the recognition of…
Volta Region, Ghana — June 12, 2025 The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has directed the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) to develop comprehensive proposals for the restoration, preservation, and promotion of Fort Prinzenstein as a key cultural tourism destination. This directive came during a working visit to…
Accra, Ghana – June 11, 2025- Ghana and Jamaica have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening ties in tourism, culture, and the creative arts following a high-level meeting in Accra between Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Yussif Issaka Jajah, and Jamaica’s new ambassador, H.E. Lincoln G. Downer. Hon. Jajah welcomed the…
Accra, Ghana – June 10, 2025 Tourvest Integrated Tourism Group led by Luuhengo Neswiswi met with Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, to discuss potential collaborations and unveil a major investment drive in Ghana’s tourism sector. The Minister welcomed the delegation, highlighting Ghana’s openness to foreign direct investment that aligns…
Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, has called for a revitalized approach to managing the National Theatre of Ghana, urging its leadership to strengthen its public engagement, foster creative programming, and build a more positive image of the institution. Her remarks came during a working visit by the theatre’s management…
Accra, Ghana – June 10, 2025 – The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has called for greater innovation and dynamism to attract more visitors to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. She emphasized the need to reimagine the legacy of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in ways that resonate with present-day audiences while preserving the core…
Accra, 10th June 2025 – The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, today held a strategic meeting with the World Bank’s Ghana Economic Transformation Project (GETP) task team to discuss the implementation of key tourism initiatives under the project. The meeting, held in the Minister’s conference room, marks an important…