This post on the Tourism in Ghana site produced by Kojo Bentum Williams from the Ghana Tourism Authority. It prompted me to email Kojo with a copy to Herbert Quaye, National President of the Ghana Hotels Association, requesting the Authority helps the association with statistics and arguments to add credence to pleas by the association… [Read more…]
May 4, 2012
So, where do you think this chocolate bar was made? Wrong! JAPAN! On April 28th an interesting observation was posted on the IMANI CENTRE FOR POLICY AND EDUCATION facebook page: Yes, become number 1 and keep selling all the raw beans in futures market? This government made a commitment to process 60% of Ghana’s cocoa… [Read more…]
May 3, 2012
In follow-up to the previous post (Draft from the Past), I emailed the Commercial Director at VODAFONE, one Marc Norris, but alas like all recipients of complaints he never replied….Turns out Marc never saw the email and thus could not reply.(observation made on 04-05-2012) Anyways I’ll post this one on the madinghana blog and NOT… [Read more…]
May 3, 2012
I never published this in July, 2011 despite all the work I put into the post…thought it might be shooting myself in the proverbial foot…how can I expect Vodafone to fix the problem when I am slamming them publicly… But what the hell, IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN…Four Villages Inn has lost its internet a second… [Read more…]
May 2, 2012
Another post where three things come together! First, this item appeared on the Tourism in Ghana site. Needless to say the snow and mountain tourism bit isn’t so pertinent here, but this statement is, “ “New communication technologies, particularly the Internet, have been game-changers for the tourism sector,” said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai. That’s for… [Read more…]
May 2, 2012
This is a combo post of three things that have all come together. First, up a great article commenting on Ghana’s nemesis. WHAT A RANT! In a nutshell, Ghana’s lack of development results from the corruption of public officials which is the result of the Ghanaian people suffering in silence and NOT protesting! Bang on!… [Read more…]
April 25, 2012
HAPPY NOISE AWARENESS DAY….AGAIN! This time it’s International Noise Awareness Day. Yes, it is fitting that Ghana celebrates it twice..on the 16th of April as the Environmental Protection Agency’s big glossy calendar indicates and then today as Ghana joins the world celebrating. Yes, Ghana has to work twice as hard, so we might as well… [Read more…]
April 19, 2012
As announced on the fourvillagesinn.wordpress blog (please subscribe) , Kumasi has a brand new tourist attraction and like it’s namesake, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, it is expected to defy gravity for many years to come! Here it is: It’s right on Melcom Road leading to Four Villages Inn. Now here’s a fascinating detail….that little… [Read more…]
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… [Read more…]
April 16, 2012
Dateline: Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana: Yes, it’s April 16th and here in Ghana we are celebrating National Noise Awareness Day. Surprised? You should be….Not because it’s celebrated here in Ghana, undoubtedly the world’s noisiest country, but because internationally it falls on April 25th…hee hee… Anyways, I’m just back from the Ashanti Region E.P.A. office that is… [Read more…]
May 10, 2012
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