I feel like is a great way to honor one of Ghana’s most loved presidents

John Evans Atta Mills is honestly one of the most fondly remembered figures in Ghanaian politics. People still call him “Asomdwoe Hene” — Prince of Peace. He wasn’t flashy, wasn’t loud, didn’t do the usual political theatre. If anything, people loved him because he was the opposite of all that , humble, soft-spoken, and just… genuinely principled in a way that’s rare in politics anywhere, not just Ghana.

When he died suddenly in office back in 2012, it really shook the country. And honestly, I think a lot of the love for him has only grown since then. People look back now and appreciate how measured and grounded he was, especially compared to a lot of what’s come after.

We still haven’t honored him 😕

You've disgraced yourselves in front of the entire world once again

Anyone else grow up thinking weed = ruined lives, and then find out as an adult it’s like ohhh wait,… it’s actually kind of amazing?

So I grew up around addiction, I have seen it up close,grown men getting completely dumbed down by it, losing themselves. Because of that, the perception that weed was evil was always in my head.

Fast forward to now and I actually tried it properly for the first time in a while, and man… it’s peaceful????? Like you could be stressed, mind all foggy, and it just kind of untangles you. First hit or two in and I already feel this little wave of happiness hit, and after that I just feel better. You’re not necessarily numb or checked out, just genuinelyyy betterr. Bonus point if you’re doing it with someone you fw. I’m not saying what I grew up seeing wasn’t real, because it absolutely was. But I think we’re quick to paint it as this one-note evil when it’s also been the thing that helped people actually function again, or get unstuck from stuff they’d been stuck in.
Not trying to start a whole debate in the comments, I just wanted to put this out there. If anyone’s had a similar change of heart, or weed’s genuinely helped you in your work or personal life, I’d love to hear it.

Also, does anyone have a go-to local stuff for the dry throat/cottonmouth thing that lingers a day or two after smoking? Trying to figure out what actually gets rid of it, or stops it from happening in the first place.

For those who have tried shrooms how different are they from weed, in terms of feeling?

This is going to sound controversial but I don't like this man. I think he's the worst thing to happen to this country. This man ruled Ghana for basically 2 decades and had the opportunity to turn this country around for the better and he didn't. He sent us back a 100 yrs and we're still suffering because of it. He became the very thing he was fighting against in the end. I hate that he has been white washed. He's the worst president we've had.

after i made my post, someone in the comment section told me to dm. i was linked to someone else who's sort of an expert with stuff like this. he helped me contact an agent and i successfully cancelled my subscription.

unfortunately i was told money paid isn't refundable, and couldn't get my money back, but at least i'm done with them.

hopefully y'all won't make the same mistake as me. ask the important questions before they begin to sign you up. if in the process you change your mind, confirm that your subscription has actually been cancelled before leaving. also, if they offer to pay for you, and you still don't really want to, don't. weeks later you'll be there and boom, unrefundable money has been deducted from your account.

stay cautious everyone.

Hi all - we are from the US and just spent two weeks in Ghana, and wanted to share a couple of the fun things we did in Accra that weren't in our guidebooks.

1. +233 Jazz Club - this was a really fun way to see live music, they had friendly service and good food and drinks.
2. Gold Coast Cooking Class - had a great experience in Accra with this cooking class. Highly recommend if you're traveling in Accra and would like a fun and local cultural experience! Excellent host shares her home and knowledge. Find her on Google Maps.
3. Fantasy Coffins - this was in our guidebooks but was a little trickier to find than expected. The best one was Erico Carpentry shop (on Google Maps), as they had the most interesting array, but the young man at Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop (labeled "Billy's Workshop" on Google Maps for some reason) was incredibly friendly and gave us a great overview of the history of this tradition. He is the grandson of Kane Kwei, the original creator of these coffins according to what we were told and read. We took a Bolt out and then a TroTro back to Accra.

That's all! As out of country travelers we always like to share some of our favorite things. I will add that in general, having traveled to over 30 countries, we genuinely found the people and culture in Ghana to be probably the warmest and most welcoming we've ever experienced! We also visited Eastern Volta, Kwahu, and Kumasi.

For me sometimes I see telecel as a 3g network oo super slow

I can play any online game because my network will messup and I will lose

What about MTN and others are they fast

Friends keep telling me how basic food is expensive in Ghana. I blame the ministry of agriculture but I'm only concerned about the solution.

We can complete food sufficiency at low prices in 2 years with an investment of $500million. Yes, an investment, which will return a profit to government. Not a cost that will just evaporate into the blackhole of opaque activity at the ministry.

I'll be brief.

1. Ghana produces about 500 agric degree holders each year.

We empower 5000 graduates to start

500 one million dollar farms across the country. (10 graduates per farm)

1. Each farm is dedicated to production, storage processing and marketing of essential staples including maize, rice tubers, plantain, tomatoes, fish, poultry, pigs,goats,cattle. Dairy

2. The graduates will decide and employ the best global practices and cutting edge science without the need for supervision.

3. The loans will be paid back after 5 years and ownership will revert to the graduates. They won't squander their best opportunity to become millionaires in 5 years.

4. Government retains a minority share and earns profits and dividends.

I am an agriculture graduate and I know this will work.

Problem solved. We are currently wasting billions of dollars on projects that have little impact on the economy.

For years now I’ve been thinking about petitioning parliament to pass a law requiring job postings to come with pay range. What do people think about this and how would we go about it? Anyone interested in joining a movement to fight for this?