$1 billion Resort for Winneba

22-01-08
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AS part of efforts to make Ghana a world tourism destination, Caribbean Atlantic Holdings Limited is constructing a $1billion lagoon resort in Winneba in the Central Region.
The Muni Lagoon Resort project, which will take about nine years to complete, is expected to boost tourism and provide employment opportunities for the people, especially the youth, in and around Winneba.
Some of the key features of the project are a beach resort, an African craft village, three Five-Star hotels to accommodate more than 3,000 people, bird sanctuaries, recreational centres, a church and a clinic.
Speaking at a presentation on the project, a former Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations, Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, underscored the need for the people in the area to embrace the project.
He said with the increase in population, and fishing being no longer attractive in the area, there was the need to look at other income-generating and wealth-creation methods for sustenance.
The Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations, Mr Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, declared the government’s support for the project, adding that it would not support things that would destroy the country.
“The government will give the project its full backing,” he said.
The Minister of Public Sector Reforms, Mr Samuel Owusu Agyei, said the construction of the resort was bound to create jobs for the people, saying that with the Aboakyir Festival gaining international status, there was the need to provide more accommodation facilities to cater for the large number of foreigners who thronged the town during the festival.
The District Chief Executive for Awutu-Efutu-Senya, Mr Solomon Abam Quaye, said with Winneba now raised to a municipal status and no longer part of the Awutu-Efutu-Senya district, it meant that it would have to generate its own revenue for development activities.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, pledged the support of the Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) to the project.
The Chairperson of Caribbean Atlantic Holdings Limited, Ms Ann Marie Charles De Silva, said the construction of the resort was not to destroy the traditions of the people of Winneba but rather boost it.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Atlantic Holdings Limited, Mr Edward Nimoh-Boateng, told journalists that the resort would help hasten the development of the town.