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Nigeria and Kenya has kicked off massive tourism marketing campaigns in West Africa by launching travel trade training sessions in different regions of Ghana and Nigeria. Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) says the two countries have shown all the indications of contributing to the Kenya's tourism growth as Kenya turns to emerging markets and the Africa region for more tourists. "West Africa is potential to us and this is the beginning of our efforts to tapping into the market that has high spenders with willingness to spend" says KTB Regional Marketing Manager Fred Okeyo during the launch of travel trade training and media engagement programs underway in the cities of Ghana and Nigeria. KTB is training about 200 travel agents in West Africa as well as media engagement programs in a bid to equip them with information on Kenya's tourism products. Last year Ghana and Nigeria recorded about 23,000 arrivals to Kenya, a figure KTB says will be increased significantly soo

Lt. Kernel Ivy Tamakloe receiving the items  S halom Indigenous Foundation, a Non- Governmental Organisation, in collaboration with The Bible Baptist Church has last monday donated items worth 6000 ghc to the 37 Military hospital and the Ghana Police Hospital in Accra as not only part of their corporate social responsibility towards giving back to the vulnerable, sick or poor in society but this time as simply, a gift for Xmas. The items which includes eight boxes of Pap-smear, two wheel chairs, ten walkers, eight boxes of nose masks, and twenty crutches were distributed among the two hospitals simultaneously in equal proportion. The Divisional Head Pastor of The Bible Baptist Church, Rev. Noah T. Quarshie, who made the presentation to the hospital authorities, noted the items were to serve as a gift for patients aiming to put a smile on their faces during this yuletide Season. He urged the doctors and the patients to take good care of the items, adding the pap-

The African Rights Initiative International (ARII) has adorned Prince David Osei, a renowned movie star and a humanitarian as poverty Ambassador for the year 2013. At a fundraiser event and award night dubbed Total Emancipation 2013 on Saturday,14 th December,2013, at La Palm Royal beach hotel the Executive Director of African Rights Initiative International, Mr. Prince Oduro Williams and his team of Board members and supporters openly declared his support and conferred on him the honors as ARII’s poverty ambassador. “This is the greatest task I’ve been given so far as a humanitarian ambassador and I pledge to work to support ARII’s agenda to the fullest; I hereby encourage all stakeholders to join hands with me in this endeavor “the actor said, when given the microphone on stage to make a comment. The night was also used to honour various  key individuals whose contributions in diverse ways  has made fighting child poverty a success which is in line with African Righ

As part of efforts to enhance promotion and marketing of tourism in Ghana and Kenya for that matter in Africa as a whole, Ghana Tourism federation (GHATOF) in collaboration of Kenya Tourist board and Kenya Airways has organized a training workshop  to sensitize private institutions, countries and stakeholders in the tourism sector about the need to foster unity, mobilize resources towards sustainable promotion and marketing of tourism between both countries. The 1st  ever Ghana Tourism Federation(GHATOF),Kenya Tourist Board and Kenya Airways training event which took place at Alisa Hotel in Accra marks the beginning of co-operation partnership and collaboration to all areas of tourism development between Kenya and Ghana saw a combination of members and leaders of participating groups  from Kenya and Ghana such as Tour Guides Association, Tourism writers Association, Ghana Progressive Hotel Association Institute of Hospitality Ghana ,The Ghana national drinking bar Associat

The president of the vegetarian Association of Ghana, Dr Kofi Asare has cautioned the public to desist from consumption of milk, meat, sausages, chicken and other animal products. This he said will help prevent cardiovascular disease like cancer, stroke diabetics and others. He suggests the consumption of plant based foods like fruits and vegetables diet as the only way to achieve a healthy lifestyle. He made this remark during the 8 th Annual Vegetarian Celebration and the Launch of the 42 nd International Vegetarian Union world Vegefest in Ghana at the Civil Servants Hall in Accra. According to him milk, contains a chemical called Casein; a glue-like substance which causes Asthma. He equally condemns the patronage of bread describing bread as not good for consumption because it contains a substance called gluten which sticks on human intestines causing it damaged. He advised eating of a non-cooked foods like fruits (banana,pineapple,mango oranges etc)  in the mor

Hon. Sherry Ayitey delivering a keynote address during the event The world mental health day is celebrated on the 10 th of October every year as initiated by the World Federation of Mental Health and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) since the year 1992 across the world to raise awareness on mental health issues using its strong relationships with the Ministries of Health and Civil Society Organizations across the globe. In Ghana, this year the day was marked for the first time at Koforidua in the Eastern region to promote open discussion on mental illnesses as well as investments in prevention and treatment services. It is amazing to note that significantly the day has also seen launching of a new project dubbed “The restoring Dignity Project by the Ghana Psychiatric Unit. The project seeks to get rid off mentally derange from the street into the psychiatric unit until they become revived before they are united with their families. It equally seeks t

Ghana has become the first country in the world to launch the national yam strategy for the development of the yam industry in the country. The national yam strategy which puts yam in the spotlight as a key crop to help Ghana fight poverty, enhance food security, and improve the livelihoods and income of women and men engaged in the yam sector. The launching which took place in a conference hall in Accra at the La palm royal beach hotel attracted a huge media attention including high level of dignitaries across the country and other parts of Africa and beyond. Speaking during the launching Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture Hon. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan disclosed the strategy envisions making Ghana the leading source of premium quality yam products with global penetration and contributing to an improved Ghanaian economy and livelihoods. He noted one of the objectives of the strategy is to develop commercially-driven research and development as well as capa