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2025 Miss Tourism beauty pageant launched
Miss Tourism Ghana has been launched with a call on Ghanaians to actively get involved in the promotion of the country’s tourism potential.
The launch, which took place at Tang Palace last Friday, brought together many stakeholders and industry players.
This edition is under the theme ‘Tourism: The Heart of Ghana: Women Shaping A Sustainable Ghana and Bridging the Divide for a United Future for All Africans.”
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Maame Efua Houadjeto, officially declared this edition launched and unveiled the theme artwork.
She pledged GTA’s full support, ensuring contestants actively engage in their initiatives to promote Ghana’s rich culture and heritage.
The brain behind Miss Tourism, Ghana, Mrs Delphine Brew-Hammond, expressed appreciation to corporate Ghana and individuals who have supported them over the years.
She said their dream was to uplift young Ghanaian women by empowering them with pride in themselves.
Additionally, she said they equip the contestants with the knowledge and the skillset to promote the tourism potential of the country.
She said, by so doing, they would be able to make Ghana the most desirable destination in the world.
The regional auditions will commence this month before the final audition in June
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Kingsford releases ‘Tomorrow’
As part of the effort to sustain the interest of his fans and to feed them with soul inspiring songs, Kingsford Kofi Menkah has released another single, titled ‘Tomorrow.’
This followed the success of his last single, ‘My testimony’ which is still enjoying some airtime play and online streaming apps.
With close to 30 years experience in the music industry, Menkah showed his dexterity in instrumentation and composition and strong vocals.
‘Tomorrow’, he said “is a song to give hope to people who seem to despair due to failures they have encountered in life.”
In the song, he asked people of God not to lose faith and sight of their dreams and to continue to persevere in spite of the challenges and to believe that tomorrow holds good news for them.
“Forget the troubles that pass away and accept the blessings that come your way,” he said.
‘Tomorrow’, which was released just this May, is enjoying some airtime plays and is expected to dominate the airwaves and to make it to the top of the music charts.
Menkah is a psychology graduate from the University of Cape Coast and started his music career in 1998 when, at a tender age of 15, he joined the Gospel Singers of the SDA Church till 2001.
He has only completed a course in Information Technology Security and Administration Programme from MyComputer Career in
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26th TGMA: Who win Ghana’s Artiste of the Year?
Ghanaian music lovers will be anxiously waiting for Ghana’s Artiste of the Year at this year’s Telecel Ghana Music Awards slated for today at the Grand Arena.
The coveted crown was won by Stonebwoy who is still in contention for a back-to-back feat.
The category which is the ultimate on the night is a top battle for Stonebwoy, King Promise, King Paluta, Kweku Smoke, Black Sherif, Team Eternity and Joe Mettle.
Stonebwoy is quite optimistic that he will make history today, to become the first Artiste to grab the crown twice in a row, and the only artiste to have won the crown thrice.
King Promise is also eager to wrestle the crown for the first time and deliver on his promise after his failed attempt last year.
Clearly, King Paluta, Kweku Smoke, and Team Eternity are not leaving any stone unturned in readiness to clinch the title on their first attempt.
Some entertainment pundits are not ruling out the possibility of Joe Mettle and Black Sherif making a strong comeback after their first wins some years ago.
The Best Rap Performance category would be a tough one for Okyeame Kwame, Sarkodie, Flowking Stone, Eno Barony, Kweku Smoke and Lyrical Joe.
Joe Mettle, Piesie Esther, Diana Hamilton, Empress Gifty, Team Eternity Ghana and MOG Music face off for the Best Gospel Artiste of the Year.
One other interesting category is the Telecel Most Popular Song of the Year category which will see fierce competition from Olive The Boy’s ‘Asylum’, Paris from King Promise, Lomo Lomo from KiDi ft Black Sherif, Very Soon by Fameye, Stonebwoy’s Jejereje, King Paluta’s Aseda, Puul from Lasmid, Defe Defe by Team Eternity Ghana and Black Sherif’s January 9.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
