{
  "id": 2743800,
  "title": "Tourism Minister calls for cultural preservation, indigenous language promotion in Bono East",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/tourism-minister-calls-for-cultural-preservation-indigenous-language",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T07:34:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/tourism-minister-calls-for-cultural-preservation-indigenous-language-promotion-in-bono-east/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Tourism Minister for Ghana, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called for intensified efforts to safeguard Ghanaian culture and promote indigenous languages. At a meeting with the Centre for National Culture in Bono East, she emphasized language as a crucial tool for transmitting cultural heritage to future generations. The Minister urged Ghanaians, especially children and young individuals, to actively engage in speaking, teaching, and promoting indigenous languages. She stressed that preserving Ghana's cultural identity should extend beyond festivals and traditional ceremonies, highlighting the importance of integrating indigenous languages and cultural practices into daily life.\n\nFurthermore, the Minister proposed a revitalization of the Centre for National Culture by improving working conditions, enhancing facilities, and providing greater institutional support for creative practitioners. She pledged to engage stakeholders on regularizing long-serving voluntary workers at the CNC and explore ways to develop untapped tourism attractions in the region. Ms. Gomashie also advocated for greater recognition of dance, drama, and other creative disciplines as viable professional careers, noting their potential to generate employment and sustainable income for practitioners.\n\nDuring her three-day tour of tourism, cultural, and creative arts sites in the Bono and Bono East regions, the Minister held discussions with the Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, focusing on sector-related challenges and opportunities. These issues included concerns over encroachment and alleged disposal of parts of CNC lands. Ms. Gomashie called for improved management of public cultural assets and urged authorities to complete the theatre project and develop the craft village to create jobs and empower young creatives. She stressed the necessity of stronger digital marketing strategies and collaboration among stakeholders to enhance the visibility and economic value of Ghana's cultural and tourism assets. The tour aims to assist the Ministry in assessing selected tourism, cultural, and creative assets to identify practical interventions to unlock their potential.",
  "summary": "The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called for renewed efforts to preserve Ghanaian culture and promote indigenous languages, describing language as a key vehicle for transmitting cultural heritage to future generations. Speaking during an engagement with the Centre for National Culture (CNC) in the Bono East Region, the Minister […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The Tourism Minister's call for cultural preservation and indigenous language promotion signals a shift towards integrating Ghanaian heritage into daily life, beyond just festivals and ceremonies, to secure its transmission to future generations.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}