The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs at the Sixty-second Regional Commission for Africa meeting and the Twenty- third Session of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Director of Tourism Mr Mohamed Jalloh now informing us about the purpose of the event. In his statement, he said we are to making our country a tourism competitive destinations now that we are a visa-free for ECOWAS countries and visa on arrival other countries The world Bank representative making her statement and express their appreciation[…]
Friday the 30 August 2019 38 Participants from 12 Countries gathered for the grand opening at the Beijing International Chinese College BICC in a Seminar on Applied Chinese Language for Officials from Developing Countries sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. The Seminar on Applied Chinese Language is part of China’s multilateral[…]
The Ministry of Tourism has on Friday 30th August 2019 held a National Consultative Meeting for Practitioners of the Arts, Culture and Creative Industry at Miatta Conference Hall, Brookfield, Freetown With the theme: ” Harnessing our Cultural and Creative Industry for Sustainable Tourism Development”. Speaking on the theme, the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Madam Memunatu[…]
The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in partnership with a show-promoting group called Salone Music Festival and Tourism has held a press conference to launch upcoming music and Cultural jamboree with the theme: “National Peace and Cohesion Concert” at the Ministry’s conference hall in Freetown. Scheduled for December 7th this year, the unveiling took place on[…]
Members of the Sierra Leone Entertainment Industry have met at State House to update His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on recent developments within the industry. Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Memunatu Pratt, who chaired the meeting, thanked President Bio for according them the time to meet saying that that was an indication of his[…]
Madam Amie Kallon, one of the Eastern Region legends in cultural songs and dance has on the 19th August 2019 paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs at her Kingharman Road office in Freetown to discuss a way forward towards promoting the creative industry is not only Kenema District but also[…]
It could be recalled that the Bonthe episode successfully took place from the 21st through 24th this year. Being the maiden edition and pilot phase, the said festival, according to the two Ministries mentioned above, primarily aims at actualizing President Bio’s New Direction Policy of promoting Tourism via agro-cultural activities. The National Agro-Cultural and Tourism (NACT) Festival[…]
On Monday 24 December 2018 His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has closed the 2018 Agro-Tourism Festival organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security at the Bonthe Municipal Island. The event provided the platform for tourism and agricultural groups from within the district to showcase their various[…]