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Central Region generates GH˘554,470 from tourism in 2007
Elmina, July 2, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr Edwin Owusu-Mensah, the
Deputy Executive Director (Operations) of the Ghana Tourist
Board (GTB), on Tuesday announced that the Central Region
realized GH˘554,470 from 253,557 visits to the various
tourists sites in 2007.
He said GTB regatta events at Elmina for the year,
contributed to the growth in revenue with an increase in the
number of tourists’ arrival.
Mr Owusu-Mensah said this at the second regatta even to mark
the celebration of “Bakatue” festival which attracted more
than 120 communities along the nation’s coastline.
Some of the participating groups came from James Town,
Teshie and Tema in Greater Accra, and Saltpond, Takoradi,
Cape Coast and Elmina in the Central Region.
Mr Owusu-Mensah said a regatta is an event “that seeks to
create wealth and improve the socio-economic benefits of
tourism within the coastal settlements in Ghana”.
He said, in future, the regatta would be organised purely on
economic basis to benefit participating communities.
Nana Ato Arthur, the Central Regional Minister, appealed to
Ghanaians to come together during festive seasons and bury
their differences.
Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, the flagbearer of the Conventions
Peoples Party (CPP) and Member of Parliament for the area,
appealed to the fishermen to always clean their environment
to attract more tourists.
He also appealed to aspiring parliamentarians in the
Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) to engage in clean
campaigns devoid of insults and attacks.
GNA
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