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By Hafsa Obeng, GNA
Accra, July 11, GNA – Miss Heritage Global,
a beauty worker, was launched in Accra as part of the activities of the
celebration of "the year of the return".
The calendar of events for August 20 is scheduled
to bring 55 women from around the world to compete for the title.
prestigious crown.
Ms. Mudzithe Phiri, Business Development
Manager, Global Heritage, said that the Miss Heritage Global event began in 2013,
by Zimbabwean tourism, and for three consecutive years it has been welcomed
in South Africa.
She stated that the organizers when it was created
wanted something that would invite the world to come and experience Zimbabwe
and develop their culture.
She said because of "the year of the return"
celebration this year, they thought it wise to organize the event in Ghana, and
also because Ghana was one of the mainland countries that had managed to
to maintain her local culture and took her with her while we develop a
more modern global society.
Ms. Phiri said "Ghana is the country
that we know we can invite people to come and really experience the authentic
African culture and also be able to explore the country's heritage ".
"When we opened the application, we
more than 70 countries interested, because Ghana had been designated as the country
everyone should visit this year. It indicates how much people are really
interested in visiting Ghana, so we reduced the number of participants
countries 55, 20 from Africa and the rest of the world ".
She noted that the 55 women were coming in as
ambbadadors to experience the local culture of Ghana and to be able to share this
experience with their different countries.
She thanked the Ministry
tourism, arts and culture, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and others
partners to embrace the events, ensuring that it would be an entire package
it would help to share all the experience with the rest of the world.
Mr. Akwesi Agyemang, Chief Executive Officer,
The GTA thanked the organizers for choosing Ghana as host of this year's conference.
event that coincides with the "Year of Return" activities.
He said that the speed at which the GTA was
receiving programs to be included in the project "Year of return" indicated
how were people really interested in the project and what it meant for
the global African family.
He said "when we talk about
commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first arrival of an enslaved
Virginia, it sounds like a sad story, but it's about the celebration of
African spirit. That people can go through such hardships and survive to produce
so many iconic figures. "
Mr. Agyemang said that they were delighted to be
part of the Miss Heritage Global event to present what Ghana had and what
Africa must offer and help to talk to each other, as well as promote trade between
country of the other.
He said that the event would last 10 days
event, where several people would come to Ghana and that was the belief that
it would be the moment for Ghanaians to show the Ghanaian hospitality that they were
noted for.
Mr. Kwadwo Antwi, Chief Executive Officer,
Ghana's tourism development company, which launched the event, said that she was enthusiastic
with the Miss Heritage team to answer the president's call for
Africa at home, where warmth and culture were celebrated like no other.
He said that Ghana was the quintessence of culture and
tradition.
He said that they had resorted to the marketing of Ghana
on the international market, and it was not just "the year of return",
but also to let people know that Ghana was the perfect place to have a good holiday
destination for sport and all that is touristy.
Mr. Antwi congratulated the Ghanaian
candidate for his nomination and wished him the best of success in the event,
making sure that all of Ghana would support her so that she would be victorious.
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