Subscribe:
RSS feed
life and business in a third world country
Browsing All Posts published on »January, 2013«
No political will to develop tourism: theory no. 2
This article appeared on the Tourism in Ghana Facebook page that does a wonderful job celebrating tourism from around the world, but woefully, hardly mentions Ghana at all. Why don’t ya join it and see what I’m talking about! As for the article, here’s the significant part: Africa (+6%) recovered well from its setback in […]
No Political Will to develop tourism: theory 1
January 28, 2013
I had heard about the big thunderstorm on Saturday night in Accra…but Sunday morning I read on my Facebook news feed: Kofi Adu Domfeh Watching de flooded arrival hall of Kotoka airport on tv makes me weep for Gh. When will we better manage our own affairs? Then there were these three comments: Sirr Ampress […]
GIVE ME NANA OYE LITHUR FOR MY BIRTHDAY!
January 26, 2013
Background: Nana Oye Lithur is a high-profile, gutsy Ghanaian human rights lawyer who champions all human rights including those of homosexuals here in Ghana where it is a crime. She has been nominated by President Mahama for the cabinet position of the Gender, Children and Social Protection ministry. I think her nomination is a stroke […]
GETTING TO THE POINT
January 23, 2013
Better crank up the posts to stand a chance at the Blogging Ghana prize for best business blog! Too bad it’s not for unique business blog…how many businesses take down the sign in front of their premises on principle? And how many businesses put up a marker to identify a neighbouring business. Well, FOUR VILLAGES […]
madinghana.wordpress up for blogging prize
January 22, 2013
Yes, Blogging Ghana has informed me that this blog is up for a prize in the Business Blogs category. Sure would have liked to have been nominated in the Best Activist Blog or the Best Citizen Journalist categories… Only thing though is I’m listed ‘madeinghana’. Oops, now there’s a Freudian slip if there ever was […]
AMANDA, CHILD RIGHTS ADVOCATE and ROTARY CLUB OF KUMASI EAST
January 22, 2013
Most significantly, Amanda was born and bred in Kumasi. The Child’s Right’s Club is her idea and through her initiative and energy, the club visited a nearby village and listened to the children and responded. The idea didn’t come from outside: the resources didn’t come from outside. Not like Rotary! Our local club has just […]
A RARE BIRD!
January 22, 2013
Originally posted on fourvillagesinn:
Yes, you can imagine the consternation of the 15 birders to happen on a sighting of a real rare bird-an expatriate Canadian who has spent more than a third of his 66 years in Ghana. And imagine their consternation at how vocal this bird was when his shrill song reached their…
ACCRA NO. 4 ON NY TIMES TRAVEL 46 PLACES TO GO IN 2013 LIST
January 13, 2013
Wonderful that Accra appeared on The 46 Places to Go in 2013 list. Scroll down and read the item for yourself….But… I guess none of the editors at the NY Times Travel Section reads FOREIGN POLICY magazine where the 5 star Movenpick was slammed in a recent article for receiving funding through the World Bank’s […]
IS THIS ADVERTISING(2)
January 12, 2013
On December 31 we took down our signboard in front of our guesthouse-see post Is this advertising? Here in Ghana a signboard in front of your property to locate you is considered advertising and is thus taxable. Thank you to Bob and Nana for their perspectives.Ugh. Now, as pictured, we have a slab of concrete. […]
MADinGhana's Blog 
January 30, 2013
0