Tourism Minister holds reception for US students

Madam Hawa Yakubu, Minister of Tourism on Tuesday said a major aim of the government is to make tourism one of the biggest foreign exchange earning sectors of the economy.

The Ministry, she said, will therefore vigorously pursue government's efforts at ensuring that tourism becomes "a very dynamic and vibrant" sector.

Madam Yakubu said this at a reception to bid farewell to thirteen students and four professors from the University of North Florida, in the US who were in Ghana on a study tour.

She thanked them for the visit and said it would help promote cordial relations between the two countries.

Mr. Henry B. Thomas, professor in Political Science and spokesperson of the delegation told the Ghana News Agency that the tour was designed for the students to have an experience of the political history and culture of the West Africa sub-region.

He said Ghana was chosen because of its current stride in democracy through peaceful, free and fair elections that culminated in a smooth political transition.

Mr. Thomas said their focus was on politics, literature and the cultural practices of Ghanaians, adding that their two weeks' stay was "very interesting and wonderful."

The delegation toured many parts of the country, including Volta, Eastern, Ashanti, Nothern, Brong Ahafo and Western regions.