{"id":1500,"date":"2018-10-16T20:24:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T20:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2018-12-24T20:41:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T20:41:44","slug":"tourism-minister-endorses-tadifest-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/16\/tourism-minister-endorses-tadifest-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Minister endorses TadiFest 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The euphoria ahead of the maiden edition of the much talked about <em><strong>TadiFest 2018<\/strong><\/em> keeps heightening with each passing day. The latest in the episodes of good news to hit the camp of Empire FM and to a larger extent the organizers of the event &#8211;  EIB Network, is the endorsement one of the movers and shakers of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister for Tourism, Arts &amp; Culture, <em>Hon. 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