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OBAMA VISIT: WHO IS JOE, THE BLOGGER, FRAZIER?
In last Saturday’s Daily Graphic June 27-page 7 on the FEATURES PAGE , in the “My Blog” column, there’s a post by Joe Frazier regarding President Obama’s 48 hour visit to Ghana entitled: HERE COMES OBAMA THE BLACK MAGIC Joe Frazier must be a pseudonym, but, if it’s not, his or her parents must have had the […]
OBAMA CASTLE VISIT: HIJACKED, BULLDOZED, WHITEWASHED
June 27, 2009
THE MACROCOSM: The announcement that U.S. President Obama would make a quick one-night-one stop visit to sub Saharan Africa to the country of Ghana was made on May 16, 2009. ” “The president and Mrs. Obama look forward to strengthening the U.S. relationship with one of our most trusted partners in sub-Saharan Africa, and to […]
THE RADIO INTERVIEW? HA, BLINDSIDED!
June 24, 2009
Well, I suppose you might be interested in how my career as a commentator got started. To put it simply, I got ambushed, blindsided. I was like a deer caught in the headlights. Just to catch you up to date-so I write this letter to the national newspaper about President Obama’s upcoming visit to Ghana […]
DON’T SEND OBAMA TO CAPE COAST CASTLE
June 22, 2009
Well, the letter in the post below PRESIDENT OBAMA’S VISIT TO GHANA: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX was published in today’s Daily Graphic under the the bold headline in heavy caps above. See page nine. There’s a picture of President Obama accompanying my letter which is front and centre on the page. The headline is the […]
BLOG FOR TIPPING POINTS!
June 22, 2009
Just Another WordPress Weblog I WASN’T ALONE STARTING UP A BLOG IN MAY. HERE ARE THE MAY WRAP-UP STATS. FROM WORDPRESS. # 387,416 blogs were created. # 411,704 new users joined. So…you can imagine the power this innovative means of communication will have in the world and for the individual. Hopefully, more and more Africans […]
REWARDS OVER THE INTERNET-WORD OF MOUTH & STOMACH…..
June 22, 2009
In the previous post, I celebrate reviews published over the net. Well there are also those personal votes of confidence we receive by e-mail-which give us confidence incidentally. At FOUR VILLAGES INN, Charity cooks up tasty four course meals on request which guests enjoy in the privacy of our tasteful dining room. The meals are […]
MORE FOUR VILLAGES ON TRIP ADVISOR! SUGGESTIONS FOR HOTELS
June 20, 2009
Augh, it’s music to our ears! How lovely to be celebrated! First the review and then suggestions for hotels here in Ghana. A Jewel: like staying at the home of old friends: As a 63-year-old female traveling alone and visiting Africa for the first time, I was delighted to read about Four Villages Inn when […]
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S VISIT TO GHANA: THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
June 19, 2009
E-mailed the letter below to Ghana’s national newspaper THE DAILY GRAPHIC Dear Sir, Preparations for U.S. President Obama’s July visit to Ghana are now in high gear. I would like to suggest that the committees struck consider arranging a place other than Cape Coast Castle for President Obama to visit. I believe President Obama must […]
ALL QUIET….ANY THEORIES?
June 16, 2009
Yes, all quiet from MAD in Ghana….Do you think I’ve got sane? Na! Well, it seems that we’ve had been a national collapse in the internet for almost five days…. at least here in Kumasi. But not only that-it’s all quiet across the street!!! Yes, no Lionel Richie, no Bob Marley “Stand up, stand up […]
GOOD-BYE HOWARD BUFFET: HELLO…………. ?
June 11, 2009
Friday morning, and I’m reading the NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY MAGAZINE. There’s an article about Latin American pop star SHAKIRA, ever heard of her?-sure ya have! but I hadn’t. Her name was paired with the phrase “early childhood education” and that’s what took me to the article. So, I’m reading about SHAKIRA and her foundation […]
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