The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that government is working towards establishing a direct flight connection between Ghana and the Caribbean.
Speaking at a ceremony in Accra on Wednesday October 1to hand over diplomatic passports to five distinguished Ghanaians, the Minister said the initiative is aimed at strengthening ties between Africa and the Caribbean despite existing challenges.
“We are working on improving our flight arrangements. There should be a direct flight from Africa to the Caribbean, from Ghana to the Caribbean, and we are working on that,” Ablakwa said.
He acknowledged that the process has not been easy, citing historical and structural difficulties. “In the interim, we still face bottlenecks. It is part of the colonial architecture and the history we have had as a black race, which makes it difficult to surmount some of these hurdles. But we are working on it,” he added.
The ceremony saw diplomatic passports presented to travel vlogger Wode Maya, Grammy-nominated reggae artist Rocky Dawuni, broadcaster and entrepreneur Anita Erskine, contemporary visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, and British-Ghanaian entrepreneur Dentaa Amoateng MBE.
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