The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said about GH¢350 million is to be expended to modernise tourist attractions across the country. The government, he said, with support from the World Bank, was providing funding for the project, in line with its commitment to make the sector a veritable tool for economic transformation by 2023. It will contribute to job creation and wealth for the people. According to the World Bank, two out of every 10 jobs are created by the tourism sector,” Dr Awal said. The minister, who was addressing the media in Accra yesterday, added that so far GH¢1.5m of the funds had been spent on rehabilitating the National Museum. Present at the press conference were the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey; the Project Coordinator, Ghana Tourism Development Project (GTDP), Nana Sarfo Kantanka; the Chief Director of the Ministry, John Yao Agbeko; the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Commis...