World Tourism Day will be a showpiece
By Awudu Salami Sule,
Ghanadot
Accra, July 3, Ghanadot - A member
of the National Planning Committee of the World Tourism Day,
Mr Jeff Hagan has disclosed that, the country is determined
to make the world event a cultural showpiece and project a
good image for Africa.
Ghana is the second country after Algeria to host the world
tourism event in recent years.
According to Mr Jeff who spoke to Ghanadot in an interview,
the event to be held in September this year would provide an
opportunity for people around the world to celebrate various
customs and diversity of Ghanaian culture.
To ensure its success, he said, various committees
constituted by the Ministry of Tourism were working
feverishly.
The committees include accommodation, catering and
entertainment, programmes, tours and protocol. The rest are
security, health, sanitation, beautification, reception,
finance, budget and sponsorship.
Mr Jeff has however call for the support of all Ghanaians to
support the memorable event and make it successful.
In another development, the PANAFEST Foundation has promised
to make the 2009 PANAFEST/Emancipation Day successful.
In a press release issued in Accra and which was signed by
the General Secretary of the foundation, Mr Rabbi Kohan
Halevi, it promised to collaborate with the Tourism Ministry
for the smooth celebration of the event.
Noteworthy events will be the wreath-laying ceremony at the
Du-Bois Centre, the George Padmore Library and the Kwame
Nkrumah Memorial Park on Thursday, July 16, 2009.
There will be another wreath-laying ceremony at the Rev Dr
Martin Luther King Centre at Bono Manso in the Brong Ahafo
Region on Saturday July 18, 2009 in memory of Dr Martin
Luther King Jr, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Malcolm X, Ms Rosa
Parks, and Mrs. Corretta King.
Ghanadot
