Accra, Oct 30, GNA - The Ministry of Tourism and Diasporan
Relations is to redesign the Osu Oxford Street, a premier business
centre in Accra, to become a world- class commercial avenue to boost
tourism and investment revenue.

To this effect, the sector Minister, Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng,
his deputy, Mr. Kofi Osei Ameyaw and other key players in the tourism
sector on Tuesday held a consultative meeting with business owners in
the area to call for their support and discuss ways to implement the
initiative.

Mr. Asamoah Boateng explained that the project, which would be
replicated in other major trading centres across the country, would
ensure maintenance of an artistic and high security and serenity to
leave a memorable experience on both foreign and local people who
patronised the place.

He hinted that the Ministry had engaged the services of an architect
to do the necessary planning, adding that a technical committee meeting
would be held next week involving stakeholders such as sanitary,
security and utility providers to assist in the project.

The business owners however, called for the decongestion of traffic
in the area and more attention
on security, utility and sanitation, which were affecting smooth
business transactions.