I grew up with some awareness of the works of industrialist and women’s advocate Esther Ocloo in my life, most of it after her death in 2002. One of Esther Ocloo’s daughters was a neighbour and her Nkulenu products were well within reach. I have a particular fondness for Nkulenu’s orange squash, which was a trusty companion...
Volta Serene Hotel in Ghana is the only four-star facility located in the heart of the regional capital, Ho. We provide high-quality accommodations and services for conference guests and delegates, as well as honeymooners and other leisure travelers. Our hotel sits atop the picturesque Kabakaba Hill in Ho and our panoramic terraces provide the most...
The Chill River Resort is located in the Anlo District of the Volta Region by the Tunu Village near Anyanui, Anlo’s hidden gem, it evolved as a small family resort in one of Ghana’s unique river/beach front resorts. The Chill offers a beautiful view over the Volta river and wonderful sun sets. From the resort...
At Meet Me There African Home Lodge, you bath in an open bathroom, you use sawdust to decompose your toilet and wash your hand in a ceramic bowl. They don’t allow plastics. You drink from one reusable water bottle throughout your stay. The standard here is one that allows you to feel the “village” life...
While under lockdown and with the academic term over, I decided to pass the time by working on a novel I started last year. The novel is set in nineteenth-century Ewedome (1844-1872) and tells the story of an Eweme town during the Asante War of 1869-1872. My motivation for exploring such a theme is three-fold:...
Mr Chris Amewu, Volta Regional Director of GSS, who disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said a little over 4,000 people were taken through training and that the 3,793 were selected based on their performance. He said the first phase of the exercise, which constituted the identification of structures and assigning specific numbers...
Who throws stones into a compound of unripe mango trees? No one. In the same vein the Ewe have beome targets of tribal and ethnic bigotry because they are ripe. The problem with bigots is that when they don’t understand you, they either hate you, despise you or even eliminate you, or look at you...
Volta Region, the only region named after one of Ghana’s important landmarks (River Volta) is one the most peaceful regions in the country. A region that shares boundaries with about five other regions. If the people were Arabs I would suggest a re-christening of the region to Dare Salam. Legend has it that, the people...
Biblica, an International Bible Society, will on Friday launch the ‘Agbenya La’ the new contemporary Ewe Bible, in Ho. The launch will take place at the Dela Cathedral of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG) at Ho Kpodzi. A letter copied to the Ghana News Agency and jointly signed by Mr Thomas Amoah, the Regional...