NPP promises to establish Travel Protocol Service for creatives
NPP promises to establish Travel Protocol Service for creatives.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated in their 2024 manifesto, plans to give creatives special travel privileges.
In their manifesto which was launched on August 18, 2024 at the Ghana Secondary Technical School in Takoradi, the NPP highlights the need to give people in the Culture and Creative industries travel protocol service.
It says they will “establish a Travel Protocol Service (TPS) for the creative community, to enable artistes, performers, and other creatives, honour international performances and shows.”
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The manifesto also reiterates some of the promises made earlier by their Presidential Candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during his lecture at the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) on February 7, 2024.
They have promised to “use tax incentives, including a flat tax, to incentivise private sector investments in sports, tourism, and creative arts facilities” and to “implement an e-visa policy for all international visitors to Ghana, to make visa acquisition fast and convenient for visitors.”
The party also intends to “roll out a visa-free policy for all nationals of African and Caribbean countries visiting Ghana” and “establish, in partnership with the private sector, a streaming and digital management platform for Ghanaian content developers in the creative arts.”
