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CONTRIBUTED BY WESLEY FROM LOUISIANAThree documentary filmmakers from Louisiana State University had the opportunity to conduct a highly systematic tasting of red wines from across the globe, all purchased at the Cave of Mar, Osu Branch.  Since they are Americans and know little about wine, they did what any sensible person would do--they purchased 10 bottles of wine, of which the highest price was 12.5 cedis. They rated the wines four different ways,...

As the Libyan civil war recently took a decisive turn and the first billions of frozen Libyan assets are being released, we wanted to look at how the six-month conflict has been affecting Ghana through the boycott by various diplomatic representations of NATO members of the Golden Tulip hotels due to their Libyan affiliation.BackgroundThe owner of the two Golden Tulip hotels (Accra and Kumasi) is GLAHCO Hotels and Tourism Development Company Ltd., a su...

Successive press releases about inflation have been released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and other official sources since the beginning of 2010 conveyed the same message: inflation is down like never and it is big news for Ghana.In May 2010, the inflation rate went below the 10% mark, exactly at 9.52% compared to 10.98% in April. With an overall rate of 10.9%, 2010 marked the end of years of very high inflation. 2009 was double that rate at nearly 20%, not mentioning 71% in 1...

By Anne Konig, Denizenmag.com contributor. It is 5 a.m. and I am sitting in a café at Frankfurt International Airport waiting for a flight that will bring me to the United States in a matter of hours. Eight hours! That is how long a healthy person sleeps at night, how long the train ride from Luxembourg to Hamburg takes, how long a typical day at school is. Eight hours and you can be on a different continent with a completely different culture.It's nothing ...

Expatriates use hotels for several reasons: when relocating, for meetings, to put up visitors, for leisure and dining and escape home, office and Accra’s streets all-together! So we welcome the following good news that 2010 and 2011 are bringing to the hotel industry in Accra.THE BIGGEST HOTEL NEWS IN GHANA’S HISTORYAccra’s historic Ambassador Hotel is undergoing a 100 million dollar renovation that looks more like the building of a n...

Ghana’s most important strengths are now established and the country, especially Accra, is on the ascertained path of becoming the hub for West and Central Africa, like Kenya and Nairobi for East Africa.IndicatorsThe number of regional HQ’s and offices of all kinds in Accra, whether business entities, embassies or international institutions, is high and growing, just as investment in industrial facilities to cater to the regional markets. A good example is ...

During my awaited summer vacations in France, I went to the funeral of a long-time family friend. This sad moment made me look back and contemplate on this educated man’s life and the succession of sad events that periodically hit him. Married to a great woman and half-through raising three children, the happy family was crushed by her disappearance due to a brain tumor. A few years later, the teenage boy was riding on the back of a two-wheeler when an accident resulted ...

A variety of international flights to/from Accra offered by numerous international airlines makes Ghana one of the best connected countries in Africa. The situation for long haul travel is good; five cities in east and southern Africa can be easily reached by direct flights, Europeans can choose among many airlines to reach home, North Americans enjoy direct flights to the USA, people from the Middle East enjoy non-stop flights to Dubai’s hub and thanks to Ethiopian Airlines and...

Everyone knows that getting out of town is very beneficial to all of us, urban expats in Ghana. The increasing number of foreigners living in Takoradi may enjoy beautiful and numerous nearby beaches and lush backcountry. Those in Kumasi are lucky to live in the very interesting Ashanti region. What about us in Accra? Other Posts will cover day and week-end trips that can be taken out of Accra but I need to write without delay about the one I have taken last week-end. This over-night g...

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As part of activities marking the centenary celebrations of the life of first Ghanaian president, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) unveiled in April 2010 a new two Ghana Cedi note which is embossed with a big portrait of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. ...

Unless you are a newcomer to Ghana, you have noticed the omnipresence of religion in the country’s daily life.   ...