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… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
December 10, 2010
Thoughts on Reversing Ghana’s Brain Drain Key to Development…. In my last post, I called for Princeton University Professor of Philosophy Kwame Appiah, born to a Ghanaian father and a British mother, who herself lived in Ghana for over fifty years of her life, to come back to Ghana…. I am sure Wole Soyinka would… [Read more…]
December 4, 2010
Congrats to Kwame Anthony Appiah! His latest book, THE HONOR CODE, has been included in The New York Times list of the 100 Most Notable Books of 2010. Here is quote in the article: “THE HONOR CODE: How Moral Revolutions Happen. By Kwame Anthony Appiah. (Norton, $25.95.) A philosopher traces the demise of dueling and… [Read more…]
October 1, 2010
I must admit I do not watch a lot of TV, especially after 8:00 p.m. when I hit the sack to read. Well, the night before last the TV happened to be on, and I happened to be up, and a show called WELCOME BACK HOME came on G.T.V. It was the theme music that… [Read more…]
April 7, 2010
Ian Utley is the author of the travel guide book Culture Smart Ghana. His article below though is not a Ghanaian travel log, nor does it concern itself with the rich Ghanaian culture. It’s a harsh uncompromising look at the lack of vision and direction in Ghana’s tourism industry. That said, read…. http://www.modernghana.com/news/269893/1/throwing-stones-at-lizards-tourism-in-ghana.html Undoubtedly, Ian… [Read more…]
March 28, 2010
What a great day at the Francophone Fun/Food Fair organized by the Kumasi Alliance Francaise. Hats off to Julien dal Bosco the hardworking director of the Alliance here in Kumasi. So our Canada Table generated a lot of interest. There wasn’t any tourism promotional material like Burkina Faso That would have been insensitive…it is sooooooooooo… [Read more…]
March 26, 2010
As I drove Debbie and Maureen to catch the S.T.C. bus to Accra on a Sunday morning, Maureen asked me to stop so she could take a picture of a billboard that intrigued her. Never for a lack of words, Madinghana commented: “Gee, I’ve passed this billboard a thousand times or more. It takes fresh… [Read more…]
April 17, 2012
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