Ramblings of a Procrastinator in Accra

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A blog by chardona

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A Nation under Fire: Moving Beyond 'Happenstance', 'Past coincide

"Once is 'happenstance'. Twice is 'coincidence'. Three times is 'enemy action' "-Mr Goldfinger, from the film Goldfinger The infamous scene where Goldfinger prepares to laser 007 in half. He had grown weary of the numerous run-ins with our favorite spy*If you happen to be in the Beacon of African Democracy

Movie Making on an Accra Street: The Gawker's Paradise

  Movie-making on a dusty street in AccraBeing a curious, nosy gawker, when I see a crowd of people gathered I instinctively stop and stare.  You would be appalled to see the effect a street brawl has on me! So when traffic was held up on a dusty road

First Strides into Freedom: 11 February 1990

It has been 20 years since one of the most phenomenal events in modern history occurred; the release of Mr. Nelson Mandela from prison. The exact sequence of that day's events are jumbled in my mind but I clearly remember the euphoria and excitement as we huddled around a

Kofi Kingston; the Jamaican Wrestler from.... Ghana?

 Jamaica's own son Kofi Kingston in a rich display of national colourssource: wrestlingvalley.org Back in 2008, the BBC featured the fascinating story of Kofi Kingston; a professional wrestler claiming to be the first Jamaican wrestler with the multi-million dollar franchise the  World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).To be frank, I have

Blogging Endorsement from my workplace?

After 5 grueling days working outside of Accra, I  stumbled into work on Tuesday and was delighted to hear that our new staff IDs were ready. Seems like the people at work are regular followers of my blog and decided to drop my surname outright. I'm taking this as

He's the Gaffe-r!: Pat Robertson and his 'Pact with the Devil'

Once a upon a time in the Kingdom of Swaziland, the folks in charge of programming at the state television station decided that controversial televangelist Jimmy Swaggart on Sundays was not sufficient for the spiritual nourishment of the people.  Jimmy Swaggart in one of his trademark weepy moments. This may

The Great Television Purge and the Productive Worker Effect

 Random TelevisionSource: businessweek.comYesterday, while listening to Haiti news updates on the BBC, I caught part of an interview with the Ghanaian Deputy Minister for Information Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah about the latest Presidential directive to ban television sets from government offices .The aim of  the directive is to  increase

Catastrophic Earthquake in Haiti!

Building completely destroyed Source: Lisandro Suero/AFP/Getty Images Woke up this morning to the devasting news that Haiti had been hit by an earthquake of magnitude 7.3. It is being described as Haiti's worst earthquake in 2 centuries. Hundreds are feared dead and out of a population of 10 million, 3

Tainting the Beautiful Game

The past weekend was a harrowing one for African football and Africa in general. Just to think it was all supposed to be about  the mounting excitement in anticipation of the glorious Africa Cup of Nations. Yet, last Friday, disaster struck with  the tragic attack by gunmen on the Togolese

Third World Living: Mesmerized by Roadworks Part 2

I have always been excited by make-over programmes. You know the type with the sad-looking,  dowdy, badly-dressed person in a pathetic "Before" shot who is magically transformed into a happy-looking fabulous person in a glossy "After" shot. So when road work started on our street back in August 2009,

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