Tag: culture

Save a tree. Read an e-book.

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Yeah, we said it. Many of us now have smart phones or tablets of some form or other and with the environmental changes we are all experiences, its important that we make small changes to our lifestyle to make a

Opinion: Humanists Unite in Ghana

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By Graham Knight for the Humanist Association of Ghana Our country, Ghana, has been listed as the most religious country out of 57 countries polled; 96% of people say they are religious and apparently 0% are convinced atheists. The poll, the

Compassionpit.com: The website that provides therapy for free.

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How many of you remember the good old days of general chat rooms, where you’d chat with random people in a communal chat room? For those of you that can’t, this was a time when the internet was still relatively

The Importance of Pre-Natal Care

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What is prenatal care? Prenatal care is the health care you get while you are pregnant. Take care of yourself and your baby by: Getting early prenatal care. If you know you’re pregnant, or think you might be, call your doctor to

The Origin of Pidgin

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By Tosin Abraham Carons and Amaka M. Onyioha A pidgin or pidgin language is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a common language. It is mostly employed

Dancing the Gentle Wind: A Reflection on The Ghanaian Dance Idiom

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by Natasha Nyanin African dance forms are strong, virile and vital with a feeling of dynamic thrust and resistance.  They are exceedingly controlled, having the power to project the gentle wind or the raging storm.  ….  But more that any

5 Tips for Finding the Right Girlfriend

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Okay, with the divorce rate in Ghana on the increase (the reasons for this belong in another article…), its understandable that single Ghanaian men wonder the best way to find a woman that’s right for you. After asking a few

DUST LYVE: High Vibes Arts Festival line up (26 – 30 September 2012)

Lurid 19th Century Sex Terminology

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While shoe-horning these into conversation today might prove difficult, these 17 synonyms for sex were used often enough in 19th-century England to earn a place in the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a book for upper-crust Britons who had no

Song of the Week: Sarkodie & Jayso ‘Pizza and Burger’

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