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THE CASE FOR KUMASI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Picking up from the last comment on the madinghana blog, Ian’s comment, on this blog: “When a yam doesn’t grow well, we don’t blame it; it is because of the soil.” This comment was made in response to my observation on how Ghanaians overseas “shine, shine shine”. Anyways to continue, I share here a wonderful […]
A QUICKIE PIXER PHOTO POST COMMENT
April 28, 2013
Why, oh why, would a ‘friend’ take a picture of a receipt for electrical goods and like it!? And, by the way, it is NOT ME! Is the person so proud of his purchases that he/she wants to show off? Is the person aghast at how much the purchases cost in comparison to,let’s say, last […]
GHANA REALLY WANTS TO RISE
April 1, 2013
GHANA REALLY WANTS TO RISE. and read an article by James Traub in Foreign Policy magazine called The African Century that concludes “It’s not very heroic. “We”–the West–cannot make poverty history; only “they” can do that. The good news is that they’re doing it. ….the good news? really?…after all he wrote…google the article and give […]
KOFI ANNAN’S QUOTE
October 7, 2012
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006. Born in Kumasi (note madinghana’s city now) April 8, 1938 (age 74) I have an iPad. I just downloaded the TED TALK and the TED BOOKS apps. This morning I […]
MAYA ANGELOU: FACEBOOK FRIEND
July 30, 2012
Maya Angelou is a facebook friend. This appeared: “Maya Angelou 12 hours ago My grandson graduated from Georgetown yesterday with a masters in International Business. It is a blessing.” As of now 144,629 people like this and there are 3,717 comments. One of them is from Christopher Scott, a.k.a. MadinGhana: “Christopher Scott Encourage him to […]
KOJO ANTWI/SORKODIE CONCERT SILENCED BY NOISE CURFEW IN KUMASI
July 15, 2012
OK, OK….I know I’m dreaming…. Early Sunday morning…first the birds…then….the church at Apraman and that’s even past Daban up the hill! We had heard the ranting yesterday out on our early morning walk in the neighbourhood. The yelling had even reached the two uncompleted structures owned by the Asantehene which are rumoured to be turned […]
GHANA’S DIASPORA: DOES ANYBODY WANT US/THEM BACK?
April 17, 2012
This comment came following my last post on National Noise Awareness Day yesterday: “Submitted on 2012/04/16 at 9:53 pm I surely hope you get this problem fixed. One of the issues that drove me from Ghana. I used to take out books from the Ashanti Library at the Cultural Center (is it still there?) and […]
TAP, TAP, TAP…IS GHANA BLIND TO THE BENEFITS OF TOURISM?
October 3, 2011
TAP PORTUGAL WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN has embraced Ghana and is flying to Accra four times a week. Four Villages Inn had its first Portuguese guest who had flown with them. He said there was a big publicity campaign going on in Portugal and people were curious about Ghana. WONDERFUL….but he also said that regulations […]
GHANAIAN DOCTORS WITH BORDERS AND THE BRAIN DRAIN
September 12, 2011
This appeared on facebook: Search Ghana Ghana had about 1,600 doctors in 2004 as it did in 1969!!! The general perception is that this is as a result of brain-drain to more advanced countries and those other places where they are better appreciated. In your own opinion, what can we do to help Ghana keep […]
NANA IN GHANA-ROD McLAREN-MAKING A DIFFERENCE
December 11, 2010
Just to start the ball rolling on stories of people returning to Ghana, staying and making a difference-see previous post-, I’d like to celebrate my longtime friend and kindred spirit Rod McLaren, who is also known as Nana Akwasi Amoako Agyeman, Nkosuohene of the Edubiase Traditional Area here in Ashanti. You can read all about […]
May 2, 2013
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