Ghana’s eco-tourism sites
goes live on Japanese TV
Accra, Sept 27, Ghanadot/GNA – Some of Ghana’s
eco-tourism sites would on Saturday, September 27,
2008, World Tourism Day, be beamed live for the
first time from the Kakum National Park Canopy
Walkway onto Japanese public television, a statement
from the Wildlife Division of the Forestry
Commission said.
The statement said the Japanese public broadcaster,
Nihon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) otherwise known as the Japan
Broadcasting Corporation, had over the past few
weeks taken shots of various ecotourism sites in
Ghana for a documentary series titled “Around the
world with ecotourism”, scheduled for telecast
between April and December 2008.
The sites shot in Ghana included the Makola Market,
Kwame Nkrumah Circle and Independence Square Area
all in Accra; Cape Coast, Assin Manso, Kakum
National Park and its surroundings; the floating
village of Nzulezo, Obuasi, the Manhyia Palace,
Kejetia Market and its surroundings all in Kumasi.
Other sites include the Kintampo Falls,
Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary and the community’s
involvement in fire protection and forest
restoration, Tamale and surrounding villages to
witness shea butter (nku) making; game viewing in
Mole National Park
It said the 50 minutes documentary is aimed at
introducing the Japanese public to ecotourism in
different parts of the world, with the view to
attracting Japanese tourist to those sites.
“This documentary series has become very popular in
Japan as it portrays a young Japanese accompanied by
a local guide who is very knowledgeable in
interpreting the beauty of nature including wildlife
in relation to sustainable development and
conservation of the ecosystem,” the statement said.
The statement said the Kakum National Park was
particularly chosen as the location for the live
transmission to highlight how the rain forest
protection contributed to reduction in global
warming.
“The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission
and other agencies, have effectively collaborated
with the hope that this documentary will bring about
an increase in Japanese tourists to Ghana in the
coming years,” it said.
The statement said the documentary would be shown to
the Ghanaian public at a later date.
Akim Swedru (E/R), Sept. 27, GNA - The Akim Swedru
Circuit Court on Friday sentenced Kwabena Ebo Dadzie,
a basket weaver to six years imprisonment for
stealing railway shanks, property of the Ghana
Railway Company (GRC).
Dadzie, 45, pleaded guilty to stealing the shanks.
Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Eric Awiadem told the
court, presided over by Mr. Edward Apenkwah that, of
late, there had been rampant stealing of railway
shanks in the area.
On September 23, at about 1400 hours, the
complainant, Mr. Emmanuel Takyi, an employee of the
GRC detected fresh removal of the shanks from the
rails while on his usual inspection on the
Achiase-Osorase rail line.
Sgt. Awiadem said Mr. Takyi traced Dadzie to a place
where a fertiliser sack loaded with shanks were
hidden in a nearby bush, but Dadzie bolted.
He stated that the complainant then laid ambush till
the convict emerged to carry the booty away, but
with the assistance of witnesses in the case, Dadzie
was chased, arrested and escorted together with the
booty to the police station.
GNA
