Ghana and Barbados are no strangers-Barbados High Commission

Commercial and Cultural Attaché of the Barbados High Commission, says, his country and Ghana have had a long standing relationship, and are therefore not strangers to each other.

Mr. Phill Phillips disclosed that, during the 17th century almost 20,000 Ghanaian’s; Fantes and Ashanti’s were taken to Barbados, whiles about 61,500 arrived during the 18th century.

This was followed with about 4,000 in the early 19th century before the end of the British Trans-shipment of Africans to Barbados was banished.

“It is therefore not a surprise that we have strong relations with our young historians who could trace their ancestry directly to Ghana’. He noted.

Mr Phillips was speaking at the 12th Ghana Culture Day Conference under the theme “Culture, Technology, Current trends and making the Youth the Centre of Transformation”, in Accra.

He added that, both Ghana and Barbados have many herbal remedies of all sorts for all ailments.

Adding that, it is important to remind ourselves that we are not strangers, because from the early service under the conditions of the trans- Atlantic shackled slavery, modern Barbados was populated by people from West African countries.

He noted that, both countries share common qualities in ancestry, heritage of resilience and creative genius even in the face of the greatest challenges as evidenced by the fact that, we survived.

The Ghana Cultural Forum (GCF) held it’s 3rd delegates conference with an election of Executives who will lead the Organization for the next four years.

They are Nana Owoahene Acheampong as the Chairperson, Ahuma Bosco Ocansey as the Vice Chairman, Edwina Assan as Secretary, Nanaba Boateng as the Treasurer with Mr. Samuel Duodu as an Executive Member.

The Keynote Speaker was Mr. Kobby Graham a writer, Lecturer and a DJ with Hon. Mark Okraku Mantey the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture as the Special Guest of Honour.

Godfred Sey/ Ahotoronline.com