23

May

Developing the National Tourism Strategy Plan…Tourism Ministry, KEIOS Consultants Wrap Stakeholder Engagement in Freetown

As part of the nationwide consultation with stakeholders and also assessing the country’s touristic and heritage sites for the development of the National Tourism Strategy plan, the hospitality Ministry, the Tourist Board and KEIOS consultants with support from the World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP) have held the ultimate engagement with stakeholders and key sector […]

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15

May

Tourism Ministry, KEIOS Consultants Visit Key Touristic Sites for the Development of National Tourism Strategy Plan

In continuation of their assessment of key touristic sites countrywide for the development of the Tourism Master Plan, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the National Tourist Board together with the World Bank hired KEIOS consultants have visited prime touristic sites and held engagements at the communities with key stakeholders on the essence of their assessment.[…]

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12

May

Tourism Ministry, KEIOS Consulting Begin Sites Assessment & Stakeholder Engagement for the Development of National Tourism Strategy Plan

Officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs together with consultants from KEIOS Consulting have commenced the regional assessment of the country’s tourism products at Mamunta Mayasso Sanctuary and also held engagement with stakeholder at Makeni for the development of the Integrated Strategic National Tourism Masterplan. The exercise was aimed at producing a plan that will[…]

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04

May

Ahead of its Official Commissioning, Tourism Minister Expressess Satisfaction at Rehabilitation/Reconstruction of HTTCAhead of its Official Commissioning, Tourism Minister Expressess Satisfaction at Rehabilitation/Reconstruction of HTTC 4th May, 2023. The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt together with key sector players in the tourism industry has ahead of the official commissioning of the facility inspected the ongoing rehabilitation/reconstruction of the 24 bedroom hotel, Kitchen, Prep/Service and 6 classrooms of the Hotel and Tourism Training Centre (HTTC) at Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU), Brookfields Campus. Speaking to the Press after inspecting the edifices, Minister Pratt was impressed with the level of work done thus far saying that it is very satisfactory and should be completed in time for the official commissioning. She mentioned that the importance of the building when it would have been completed cannot be overemphasized, citing that the world over tourism contributes to GDP and job creation and provides the capacity to manage our natural and cultural resources, hence the essence to have a dedicated 24 bedroom teaching hotel. She noted that the students would have the opportunity to practice in the hotel on campus. She maintained that their intention was to bring this to a first-class hotel and tourism school which can compete with other schools in the world, adding that lot of work needs to be done in ensuring that this serves as a foundation for subsequent tourism educational establishments nationwide. She added that they have provided a lot of capacity building training for industry workers and the 24 bedroom hotel and 6 classrooms of HTTC will enhance the human capacity structure of the tourism industry. The General Manager of the National Tourist Board, Fatmata Hamid Carew, who also doubles as the project lead said the project was part of the Enhanced Integrated Framework’s (EIF) Sustainable Tourism Development and Promotion Project (STDPP) capacity building component. She said the facility will provide the practical aspect of the hospitality courses being taught and will prepare student for the workforce to offer good service delivery. She said the project is 90% completed and will be fully completed in time for it official commissioning. INFORMATION UNIT MTCA

Ahead of its Official Commissioning, Tourism Minister Expresses Satisfaction at Rehabilitation/Reconstruction of HTTC 4th May 2023. The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt together with key sector players in the tourism industry has ahead of the official commissioning of the facility inspected the ongoing rehabilitation/reconstruction of the 24 bedroom hotel, Kitchen, Prep/Service and 6[…]

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29

Apr

Tourism Minister Presides over Conferment of Sierra Leonean Citizenship to 50 African Americans

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt has upon the responsibility given to her by President Bio conferred Sierra Leonean citizenship to 50 diaspora African that traced their roots to Sierra Leone through African Ancestry. The ceremony was held at the National Museum in Freetown. Having signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with[…]

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05

Oct

Ministry of Tourism marks UNWTO’s World Tourism Day

The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs with support from the Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP) on Tuesday 27th September 2022 celebrated the United Nations World Tourism Day. The theme for this year’s celebration “Rethinking Tourism: The impact of violence and conflict on tourism development in Sierra Leone” is a deliberate choice by the Ministry to help raise awareness among[…]

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15

May

The First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio has launched the 2022 Budapest-Bamako Freetown Rally at a Cocktail organised by the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the National Tourist Board at Country Lodge Hotel in Freetown. Giving the opening remarks, the Director of Tourism at the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural[…]

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Sierra Leone Scouts’ Association Pays Courtesy Call on Tourism Minister

Sierra Leone Scouts’ Association has on Monday 30th November, 2020 paid a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs at her Kingharman Road office in Freetown. Giving a precise chronicle of the Sierra Leone Scouts’ Association (SLSA), the Association’s President, Sheikh Fomba A. Swaray,   said the Association was founded in 1909 at the[…]

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29

Nov

TOURISM MINISTER PARTNERS WITH AYV AND BIG BROTHER NIJA CELEBRITIES ON HOUSEMATES EVICTION SHOW

  The Minister  of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Hon. Memunatu B. Pratt (Dr.) has on Sunday 29th November, 2020 attended one of Sierra Leone’s  best  entertainment reality T.V programmed called House Mates Salon Season-2 at the Africa Young Voices (AYV)  Media Empire complex, Tower Hill, Central part of Freetown. This program is a ‘Big Time’ Reality and[…]

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21

Nov

MTCA, NTB, BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION VISIT GOLA RAINFOREST NATIONAL PARK AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE

The Hon. Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, her Deputy, the Acting British High Commissioner, the Director of Tourism, the General Manager National Tourists Board (NTB) and Sierra Leone Conservation Society President and team paid a three-day working visit to one of Sierra Leone’s prime touristic sites, the Gola Rainforest National Park in  Kenema district, Eastern Regional[…]

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