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Art Evokes A Powerful Sense of Community - Gov. Diri's SSA on Tourism. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo said art works have the potential of cultivating a sense of place among members of the community who see their cultural heritage being expressed in the local arts and feel welcomed through the arts.  Speaking at the opening of a new private art gallery named, Macaulay Eteli Art Gallery in Yenagoa recently, Dr. Kiyaramo said "when it comes to local artists and art galleries, it is important to remind ourselves that art does not exist in a vacuum, rather, it is a two-way street, an exchange between the artist and his audience, which has rippling positive impacts on both the individual and the host community". Dr. Kiyaramo who noted that art galleries generate jobs while stimulating local economies through consumer spending and tourism, added that crafts, advertising, graphic arts, and cultural tourism are all par

I Gov. Diri's SSA Wants Intensified Efforts on Gender Mainstreaming Through Tourism. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo has again stressed the need to intensify efforts towards optimizing gender mainstreaming through tourism development, adding that the involvement of women is an important component in the tourism development.  Speaking with newsmen in commemoration of this year’s International Women's Day on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital, Dr. Kiyaramo, decried the wide disparity in the number of women occupying managerial positions in the tourism sector, compared to the high number of men in such cadre in the country.  He pointed out that while women have the same rights to occupy managerial positions like the men in the sector, the reality at the workplace still indicates great disparity in terms of numbers, illustrating different things regarding the role of women in tourism. He observed that while w

When Pastor Umo Bassey Eno Anticipated A World Class Tourism Destination for Akwa Ibom. By Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo.  The most important economic feature of activities related to the tourism sector is that they contribute to three high-priority goals of developing countries: the generation of income, employment, and foreign-exchange earnings. In this respect, the tourism sector can play an important role as a driving force of economic development.  The impact this industry can have in the different stages of economic development depends on the specific characteristics of each country. Given the complexity of tourism consumption, its economic impact is felt widely in other production sectors, contributing in each case toward achieving the aims of accelerated development It is against this background that I like to commend the vision of the incoming administration of Akwa Ibom State led by the Gubernatorial flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Umo Bassey Eno who hinted on