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PERU: NO SHORT TERM TOURIST VISAS…
Well, had past guests of Four Villages Inn Nicki and Andrew decided to go to South America and had chosen Peru, they would not have needed to get tourist visas like they had to for their trip to Ghana. Thank God that they got a cheap flight to Ghana and the flights to South America […]
KEEP ON WALKING…TO THE GHANA MINISTRY OF TOURISM
June 7, 2013
You know me….gotta have a sense of humour, especially when you might be walking off a cliff…na. With transparency and accountability in mind, this is for all the 250+ friends of Scrap Short Term Tourist Visas to Ghana and the 112 people who have signed the petition. Spread the word! So, I made a second […]
WORKING AND WALKING FOR SCRAPPING!
June 4, 2013
Wow! What timing! How topical! An article posted on the How We Made It in Africa. It encapsulates the reasons I started the SCRAP SHORT TERM TOURIST VISAS TO GHANA Facebook group page with 250 friends and growing and the Change.org petition that has already gained 111 signatures since I started both on May 1st, […]
YAA ASANTEWAA MUSEUM, EJISU: DAILY GRAPHIC LETTER
June 3, 2013
An article appeared in a recent Daily Graphic, Ghana’s oldest daily, about the Ejisuhemma, the Queen Mother of Ejisu and a direct descendant of warrior queen Yaa Asantewaa. Near the end of the article, there was mention of the Yaa Asantewaa museum which burnt down a long time ago . I have used this occasion […]
Posted in: ME, TOURISM ISSUES
MAYOR VOWS TO REBRAND KUMASI
May 29, 2013
Yes, Kumasi is in need of rebranding. This article appeared on the good ole Ghanaweb news site. Here’s my comment following the article: “oh good, a million trees covered up by a million more signs! here’s the rule in Kumasi-see a patch of green, cover it with a sign!” Check out this blog on how […]
Posted in: CHANGE=DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE
madinghana makes THE best 10 list for GHANA!
May 27, 2013
I posted the above poster on the SCRAP SHORT TERM TOURIST VISAS TO GHANA Facebook group page. Join the group and sign the Change.Org petition of the same name. Needless to say my contribution read: “Christopher Scott: I would invite Chris Scott to attend a meeting along with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the […]
I got to work: SCRAP SHORT TERM TOURIST VISAS TO GHANA for jobs!
May 25, 2013
On May 1 Workers’ Day, I started a FB Group and a Change.Org petition called SCRAP SHORT TERM TOURIST VISAS TO GHANA. Here’s the blog post! I chickened out sending the group link to the G.I.S., but they know…as I’ve heard from two independent sources that it has caused a stir to put it mildly. […]
June 10, 2013
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