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Miss Tourism Ghana holds awards party
After a successful coronation in August, the Miss Tourism Ghana organisation held its Awards Party at the JP Air BnB at East Legon where they were camped for one month to give the contestants and winners their prizes.
Though the event was an official ceremony attended by dignitaries including Mr. Kofi Kakra Kusi of the Corporate Affairs Department at the Ghana Tourism Authority, the MP of Kpando, Hon. (Mrs.) Della Sowah, Ms. Tina Appiah of GTP, Mr. Robert Amiteye of AbibiNsroma Foundation, Mad. Grace Afrifa, a patron and Special Guest Mrs. Mavis Amoa from London, for the honourees it was more of a reunion.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Director of Events and Operations at the Miss Tourism Ghana Organisation, Delphine Brew-Hammond said, “before Miss Tourism Ghana is competition, we are a family.”
According to her, she considers the ladies her children, “after 13 years of doing this, I have many children.”
The overall winners, Miss Jemima Nyamewaa Akpandja, Miss Tourism Ghana 2021, Caroline Naa Nunoo, 1st Princess and Millicent Awienda, 2nd Princess will represent Ghana at Miss Tourism World, Miss International and Miss Lumiere on the international Stage respectively.
They received additional prize package of monthly allowances of GH₵500.00, GH₵300 and GH₵200, a watch from Caveman Watches, monthly data to browse the internet, monthly hair braiding, a year supply of fabrics from GTP, Design and Sewing of fabrics, hampers from Lele, Air Circulators and other items from NASCO, hampers from Onga, Weekend stay(s) at La Villa Boutique Hotel at Osu, two nights stay for two at the Royal Senchi Hotel and Resort, Max Beauty Products, Six weeks of treatment at the Seera Beauty Clinic, Lunch or Dinner for two at La Villa Boutique Hotel among others.
Other prizes presented were, $100 cash prize sponsored by the McCabe Foundation (Daniel and Essie McCabe) of New York to Miss Personality, Jemima Nyamewaa Akpandja, a GH₵1,000 cash prize sponsored by Miss Sonia Laryea (1st Princess, Miss Tourism Ghana 2013) to Miss Eloquent, Claudia Nana Oye Debrah.
Also, Miss Culture, a prize that encompasses a weekend stay for two with full complement at the Accra City Hotel, was presented to Miss Wendy Sung-Suma, while Miss Vote, an award that comes with a weekend stay for two at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel with full complement, went to Miss Millicent Awiendi.
Whereas Miss Catwalk, a GH₵500 cash prize sponsored by Emmanuella Awedana Apuri (2nd Princess Miss Tourism Ghana 2019) went to Miss Caroline Naa Nunoo, the Miss Fashion Show was won by Miss Jemima Nyamewaa Akpandja who received two GTP Fabrics courtesy GTP, Miss Fitness, a prize that entails a documentary shoot with the official Miss Tourism Ghana Fitness Trainer Loyce Fitness, was awarded to Miss Millicent Awiendi, while Miss Clear Skin went to Miss Daniella Sekyibea Sackey who won a Cosmetic Beauty Box with Makeup.
Addtionally, Miss Wellness which comes with having lunch or dinner for two at the La Villa Boutique Hotel at Osu was awarded to Miss Raheenatu Sumaila, and Miss Swimwear was won by Miss Caroline Naa Nunoo–the prize is two nights at the Royal Senchi Hotel and Resort with full complements.
Miss Neat Hair went to Miss Anthoinette Yawa Aryee who won an electronic hair straightening brush sponsored by NASCO.
All the contestants received a bigger hamper from Lele Foods. They also got either a blender or Rice Cooker from NASCO, sundry items from Onga, and GTP Fabrics.
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has expressed concern over delays in the release of the District Assemblies Common Fund, warning that the situation is stalling development across the country.
On his facebook page, he described as a matter of urgent national importance, the Minority Chief Whip pointed to what he sees as a growing crisis of unpaid contractors, abandoned projects, and halted infrastructure works in many districts.
He noted that several communities are grappling with half completed schools, unfinished health facilities, abandoned markets, deteriorating roads, and stalled sanitation projects.
According to him, many contractors who have executed projects for district assemblies have not been paid, forcing some construction firms to demobilise from sites while workers lose their jobs.
He stressed that the District Assemblies Common Fund is not a discretionary allocation but a constitutional requirement under Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution, intended to support development at the local level.
In his view, years of delayed releases and accumulated arrears have weakened district development financing and disrupted projects meant to improve living conditions in communities.
He further argued that some payments made in recent years were largely the settlement of old debts rather than funding for new or ongoing projects, a situation he believes has affected contractor confidence and local economic activity.
He described the issue as more than a budgetary challenge, characterising it as a development emergency and a governance concern.
He therefore urged the appropriate authorities to pay outstanding DACF arrears, settle contractors who have completed their work, and ensure that transfers to districts are automatic and predictable.
He maintained that decentralisation can only succeed when district assemblies receive adequate and timely funding to carry out development projects.
He emphasised that stalled projects directly affect ordinary citizens, since they rely on such infrastructure for education, healthcare, transportation, sanitation, and economic activities.
He called for renewed attention to grassroots development, insisting that national progress should not be concentrated only in major cities but extended to all communities.
By: Jacob Aggrey
