{"id":87116,"date":"2023-07-27T13:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/27\/minister-others-observe-panafest-emancipation-day\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:55:57","slug":"minister-others-observe-panafest-emancipation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/27\/minister-others-observe-panafest-emancipation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister, Others Observe PANAFEST\/ Emancipation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dr Awal Mohammed laying wreath at the ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 PANAFEST\/Emancipation Day celebrations continued on Monday, July 24, 2023, with a wreath-laying ceremony at the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, the George Padmore Library, and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Government officials, chiefs, media personalities from all over the world, including delegations from the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe, attended the wreath-laying ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The Tourism Minister, Mohammed Awal, laid a wreath on behalf of the government and the people of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The Osu Mantse, Nortse Nii Nortey Owuo IV, laid a wreath on behalf of the traditional leaders, while Miss Tourism Ghana 2022 winner Christabel Nhyira Agyepong laid a wreath on behalf of the youth of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The wreath-laying ceremony was a solemn occasion to remember the victims of the transatlantic slave trade and to celebrate the progress that has been made since their emancipation.<\/p>\n<p>The speakers at the ceremony all stressed the importance of remembering the past and working together to build a better future for all.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, the Tourism Minister said PANAFEST is \u201ca time to reflect on our history and to celebrate our resilience.\u201d He stressed that \u201cit is time to renew our commitment to fighting against all forms of discrimination and injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition of PANAFEST\/Emancipation Day celebrations commenced on July 19, 2023, with a Northern Pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>The five-day tour took participants to the historical slave routes that their ancestors travelled before they were taken to the Cape Coast and Elmina Castles.<\/p>\n<p>The pilgrimage began on Wednesday morning in Accra and took participants to the Pikworo Slave Camp in the Upper East Region, the Salaga Slave Camp in the Northern Region, and the Bono Slave Market in the Bono East Region. 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