Bob Marley was smiling down on Ghana last night as he surveyed from on high the tribute shows from around the world marking 31 years since his death. Yes, I’m sure King Lagazee, host of Multi TV’s show, got Bob’s nod of approval when, much to everyone’s surprise, King Lagazee launched into a tirade condemning… [Read more…]
May 20, 2011
You got it fellow Rotarian Kwame when you commented on my previous post regarding the tragic, preventable death of our late Rotarian colleague Kwadwo Sarpong. It does appear that the police seem not to be concerned with protection of the public on our roads… It truly was so sad when Kwadwo’s mother and aunt attended… [Read more…]
March 18, 2011
So…if I can’t get my daily fix from the New York Times, there’s always THE BOSTON GLOBE-same ownership I understand. Anyways, I started subscribing to the Globe on-line after we hosted Boston Globe travel writer, Christine Temin, way back in 2001. She did a wonderful personable story on Ghana that generated a lot of business… [Read more…]
February 6, 2011
You know I can’t figure out why there aren’t dozens of investigative journalists like Anas Aremeyaw Anas. There are so many ills in this fast-changing society to blow right open. Many result from a clash between modernity and tradition; others simply stem from a greedy elite or wannabees and their get rich quick ethic that… [Read more…]
February 5, 2011
Anas Aremeyaw Anas is an investigative reporter. Nobody knows what he looks like. He goes around with a hidden camera filming unsuspecting individuals engaging in criminal acts. A media blitz follows involving simultaneous newspaper and TV documentary exposure. Even President Obama in his historic speech to the Ghanaian parliament in July, 2009 singled out anas… [Read more…]
March 8, 2010
Looking for a picture of Ghanaian children marching during Independence Day celebrations-a post I never wrote (there’s always next year…) I came across this site and this article-ugh….. (ADUM) KMA : Expatriate engineer falls off Mr. Patris Gian Franco, 53, an expatriate engineer of the Sarroch Gelfi-JV Construction firm, fell headlong from a raised footbridge… [Read more…]
September 12, 2009
Here we go again…another commercial the brunt of public outrage, but nothing happening… So, I join the public discourse that often goes nowhere here. But a citizen has to be active, so I keep trying to raise public awareness that it is our civic responsibility to speak out and follow through, follow through and follow… [Read more…]
May 12, 2012
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