As part of the year of return initiative in Ghana 2019, which was intended by the government to encourage African-Americans from the diaspora to come to Africa to settle and invest in the continent, it is no doubt that Ghana is a country of good reputation in terms of human relations and investment, where a lot of countries like China, Nigeria, Barbados, and the likes wants to do business with.

The Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, Mr. John A King, MP and some delegates from Barbados paid a courtesy call to the Ghana Tourism Authority recently to discuss the co-operation between Ghana and Barbados in creative arts and the film industry.

Barbados is an Eastern Caribbean Island and an independent British Commonwealth nation which is said to be the Caribbean’s leading tourism island in the region.

The Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sports Mr. John A King MP, was joined by his colleague Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Hon. Kerrie Symonds, MP and the rest of the delegation, where they were hosted with a cocktail at the Osu Christianborg Castle. At the treat, they presented an appeal to the creative and arts industry to collaborate with actors and actresses, and other wood carving industry in order to collaborate, train and invest together.

The movie ‘JOSEPH’ which was shot in two Caribbean countries, Jamaica and Barbados, as well as Ghana, generated the interest of having a connection with the country and collaborating with not only the film industry but the creative arts industry as a whole. The Minister also talked about the opportunities one will gain from uniting the various cultures and ideologies of the two countries as well as partnering in businesses with them for the benefit of the next generation.

He cited their country as the first among the Caribbeans to waive the visa requirements for Ghana, as part of boosting bilateral relations.