Dear @EricOpokuMP@johndumelo,
In February of this year, seven Ghanaian tomato traders and drivers were tragically shot and killed by militants in Burkina Faso. They lost their lives trying to cross borders just to source fresh tomatoes during our dry season. Five months later, we are dealing with a massive crisis on both the tomato and ginger fronts.
Right now in the market, 3 small or 2 medium tomatoes cost a whopping ₵10. If you want to make a simple 2-liter pot of stew, you easily need between ₵150 and ₵200 just for tomatoes. On top of that, there is a dangerous influx of fake, adulterated ginger. People are buying Galangal and other lookalikes without realizing it.
This brings me to my question: Will there ever be a time when Ghana can produce staples like tomatoes, ginger and onions throughout the year with zero scarcity? Is this sustainable future possible? How long is it going to take and what are our plans towards it?
And to the public, we need to ask ourselves how food vendors are managing these insane costs, and if they can honestly assure us of wholesome ingredients in their food preparation.
Finally, if you don’t peel your ginger after washing it, start doing it before you blend something else in your soups and stews.
Being "far-right" in 2026 just means having the same views as 99.9% of all humans who ever lived up until the 21st century...
You're not far-right, you're just normal.
Ghana for you. Official website of a government agency, but the numbers listed there are either switched off or don't exist when you call. During office hours o😂😂😂😂😂😂
The state borrowed US$200 million plus interest to build 5,000 affordable housing units.
The contractor was paid about US$180 million but delivered only around 1,500 houses, all of which are uninhabitable.
The previous administration was prosecuting some former government officials, alleging they had caused financial loss to the state. After coming into office, the new government dropped those charges within two months, describing them as ill-conceived.
Meanwhile, the contractor has taken the state to international arbitration over the termination of the contract and other claims. Ironically, the state now has to defend issues that were at the heart of the case it decided to discontinue. If it loses the arbitration, taxpayers could face even greater financial liabilities.
So here’s where we are:
- We borrowed money for 5,000 affordable houses that were never delivered.
- Most of the money was paid out.
- No one is currently being held accountable after the criminal charges were dropped.
- The state could end up paying even more if it loses the arbitration.
No affordable housing. Just abandoned buildings and the prospect of an even bigger bill for taxpayers.
A country where waste management is left in the hands of tricycle riders… where kids go to school at 5am… where potholes are covered up with debris from gutters… where people are forced to clean up when agencies/authorities are given tax money to do that is just a village.
Decided to start watching
TURN: Washington's Spies on AMC
My understanding it's not "woke"
I think due to polarity, either side can still identify as THEIR party representation. Although it's conservative-leaning values, both sides resonates with freedom, resistance to tyranny, family/country
here goes something new~
While British troops controlled New York and the Revolution hung in the balance, George Washington was fighting in the dark.
He needed spies inside enemy lines.
So he built the Culper Ring, a small network of ordinary Americans on Long Island and in occupied New York who risked everything to steal British secrets.
A farmer named Abraham Woodhull slipped into the city under the code name Culper Sr.
A merchant named Robert Townsend ran a coffee shop downtown, posed as a Loyalist, and listened to British officers.
Austin Roe carried messages back and forth under the cover of buying supplies for his tavern.
Caleb Brewster rowed them across Long Island Sound in whaleboats at night.
According to tradition, Anna Strong used her laundry line as a signal. A black petticoat meant a message was ready, and the number of handkerchiefs told the boat captain which hidden cove to use.
They wrote in a secret numerical code. They used invisible ink Washington had specially obtained for them. And for years, the British never broke the ring.
Their work nearly caught a traitor in the act. When the Culper network sensed a high-ranking American was feeding secrets to the enemy, they could not put a name to him.
Then British Major John André was stopped behind American lines carrying the plans to West Point in his boot. Benjamin Tallmadge, the ring's handler, pieced it together, and Benedict Arnold was exposed before he could hand the fort to the British.
Most of these quiet patriots never wore a uniform, most never fired a shot.
But they helped win the war from the shadows.