The Importance of Language in Ghana

English is the official language of Ghana. Credit in English language is a requirement for admission to a tertiary institution.

At the local level, the ability of an individual to speak other dialects usually takes away suspicion. It is advantageous for administrators and politicians to speak more than one language.

In the International setting, one has to speak more than one International language to be competitive. By virtue of the geographical location of Ghana (surrounded by three French speaking countries), it is necessary that French is taken more seriously.

There is another reason for greater emphasis on the teaching and learning of French in Ghana. French and other European languages have their roots in Latin or Greek.

There are several French words which are either the same in English or slightly different. A good knowlege of French and European languages helps in the comprehension of the English language.

There are also 'corporal punishment' which means punishing by inflicting pain to the body. The French words 'cent' means hundred. Again, the French word 'mille' means thousand. In English there is 'millennium' which is thousand years. The French word 'amour' for a loving relationship.
From the above, it is evident that a good knowlege of French and other language is a means of stronger knowledge in the English language. The ten regional centres for the teaching and learning of French, ''Centre Regional pour I' Enseignement du Francais [CREF]'' must be properly equipped to play the expected role in national development.

The Ministries of Education Science and Sports, Foreign Affairs, Regional Co-operation and NEPAD,Communications, the French embassy and all stakeholders must ensure the smooth running of the CREF centres across Ghana.

Among the numerous needs of the centres, provision of transport and additional staff for week-ends, etc will go a long way to strengthen their operations.

This will be another way of improving the level of using different languages in our mother land [Ghana].


For your Ghana property purchase please visit us at www.cedez.com

For your building and rentals as well, please contact on our website info@cedez.com or telephone us on (00233) 21677338

Peaceful Reconciliation in Ghana!!

The Chief justice of Ghana, Mr Justice G.F Acquah, has called for a shift from heavy punishment to the process of reconciliation as the best way to peaceful co-exist in conflict areas in the Ghana.
The Chief justice, who was speaking at a seminar on conflict resolution, management and peace building in Ghana said no society could exist in peace if its people were not reconciled after a conflict. He said the causes of some conflicts included the lack of democratic governance.

The Chief justice stated that the nature of the colonial structures, which was inherited by the colonies, did not sometime promote good governance. He said another factor was the increasing scarcity of vital resources resulting from both rapid population growth and natural disasters.

He explained that lack of openness, press freedom and the rule of law in some African countries had led to the stifling of democracy, resulting in conflict situations on the continent. The exclusion of the opposition from participating in governance could compel the opposition to look for an outlet to channel their grievances.

He also urged Afican government to re-orient their people to believe in their capacities to fend for themselves through self-reliance and not encourage them to rely on the government for all their needs.

Mrs Pamela Bridgwater, the US Ambassador to Ghana and sponsors of the seminar, said disputes over chieftaincy destabilises the progress Ghana had made during the last decade.The ambassador further observed that official instruments could prove ineffective in overcoming traditional practices which discriminate against women and children, as well as the infirm and the mentally ill.

Ms Bridgwater suggested the employment of Alternative Dispute Resolution to serve its useful role in mediating conflicts in the country, Ghana in particular and Africa in general.

She said constructive discussion ought to replace Ghana's polarised political scene, which had led to occasional use of intimidation, and sometimes violence, to settle disputes.


For your property in Ghana purchase of 2 bedroom apartments upwards, just visit us at www.cedez.com

If you want to build, rent beautiful houses please contact us
on our website info@cedez.com

Exam Cheats To Be Jailed

Cheats to Jail...

Candidates found guilty in examination malpractice will now be sentenced to jail terms, in addition to fines.

This follows the passage of the West African Examinations Council [WAEC] Act by parliament which is aimed at imposing stiffer punishment on people who engage in examination leakage and other form of examination malpratice.

The Deputy Director of legal services of WAEC said the illegal possession of an examination paper attracted a fine varying from 12 million to 30 million cedis, instead of the various fines of between 200,000 and 500,000 cedis.

He said the penalty for other types of malpratice, such as giving an examination question paper to another candidate and disclosing the contents of an examination paper to another person, now varied from 12 million to 30 million cedis or two years imprisonment.

Impersonation now attracted a fine varying from 6 million to 12 million cedis, while copying during examination attracted the same fine. Candidates found in possession of offensive materials would now pay a fine of between 9 million and 18 million cedis, in addition to the cancellation of their entire results.

Assault on invigilators, supervisors and inspectors would now attract a fine of between 12 million to 24 million and imprisonment terms ranging from one to two years.

The candidates should avoid all irregular activitives, such as bringing foreign materials to examination halls, using electronic communication devices, passing of notes, receiving assistance, among others.

Some of the candidates expressed concern about alleged malpractice which occured during examinations, with the connivance of some invigilators.

For your Ghana property purchase just visit us at www.cedez.com

If you want build or rent in Accra,Ghana, please contact us at our email info@cedez.com

Ghana Health Ministry supports Psychiatric Hospitals

The Ministry of health [MOH] has provided an undisclosed amount of money for the psychiatric hospitals to temporarily solve the threat of hunger which faces the inmates.

The Acting chief of the hospital said that the ministry provided some funds to feed the inmates. The amount provided was enough to feed the inmates for only two to three weeks. On Friday, 22 september 2006, about 1,050 inmates of the hospital might go without food if the hospital did not receive funds from the government.

The Acting chief said, the hospital spent a total of 220 million cedis (approx. $25,000) monthly on feeding its inmates. According to a mental health nurse at the hospital many of the inmates had been left there by relatives without any visits '' so the issue of food from home does not come in at all.

A source at the MOH indicated that a meeting was held at the ministry on the day of the publication to see how best the issue of lack of funds to feed the inmates of the hospital could be solved without further delay.

A doctor at the psychiatric hospital who wishes not to be named said, ''as we walk now, if we do not not have money by the close if friday, we can not feed the patients. And yet everybody knows that we do not carry out the cash and carry policy here so we do not generate income .

He explained that recently the hospital was forced to spend the little money it had on training health assistants and furthermore, that this money had not been reimbursed.

This situation had reduced the inmates per day from three to two. The hospital staff have therefore called on people in the position to help to do their best in support of mental health care in Ghana to help save the inmates from imminent hunger.

If this article has touched you and you know someone with mental illness, do use the many voluntary charities and organizations to make a donation for mental health patients in Ghana.


For your property in Ghana recommendation just visit us at www.cedez.com . We build, develop and sell properties in Ghana at very affordable prices.

For rentals in Accra, Ghana, please contact us at our email info@cedez.com

THE DANCING MONEY BOX

Many children may have never considered the need to save part of the money they receive each day for school or the money visitors to their homes give them as gifts. The dancing money box tells story of Ama and her sister, Vida, their mother, Auntie Alice and their Uncle, Akuete. Ama is the major character. The language is simple, the plot is uncomplicated and the diction is appropriate. Uncle Akuete makes an promise to his two nieces, ''save 50,000 and win a money box which sings and dances. Vida and Ama try to outdo each other to win the prize but the temptation of toffees, ice cream and also contributing some money to help pay grandma's hospital bill threaten the girls ability to win the prize. We also see how Ama uses her spare time to make beautiful smiling dolls which she sells. Parent should read and teach him or her the habit of finding his talents and developing them to earn income which probably may lead him to his future profession. One important lesson in the story is that, we don't have to rest till we acheive the best in life. Vida had the chance to save up to the 50,000, but couldn't because she compared the amount she had with Ama's own. Vida believed Ama couldn't win the box since she thought there was no way she could save again to receive the money box after she gave out all her intial savings to her mum to send grandma to the hospital. Also, she wasn't disciplined enough as she ended up using some of the money on toffees and ice cream. This calls attention to the fact that saving requires a high sense of discipline and self control. Finally, it would be great for every one to know more about the dancing money box and find out how to come up with brilliant ideas to generate some little money for future use.

For your Ghana property recommendation just visit us at www.cedez.com

For rentals in Accra,Ghana,contact us at our email info@cedez.com

Tree Planting projects in Ghana

Tree planting projects in Ghana - 2006

The Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines in Ghana has embarked on planting 20,000 hectares of trees annually under President Kuffuor's Special Initiative on Plantation development.

The project is expected to cover 10% of the total land area of Ghana. The initiative is expected to help replenish Ghana's depleting forests, safeguard the environment and help to create more jobs at the same time.

Mr Adjei-Yeboah, the department's deputy minister discussed this in a speech during an international workshop on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Accra on 2nd October 2006.

He pointed out that many African countries including Ghana had started experiencing climate changes which were impacting adversely on the health and livelihoods of the people.

Furthermore, this is heavily undermining the growth opportunities crucial for alleviating poverty in Ghana and Africa as a whole.

Jobs are still scarce and October seems far hotter than anticipated. Unfortunately, solar technologies do not still seem to be an option to help energy demands for industry in Ghana.

Mr Adjei-Yeboah further added there has been a noticeable increase in droughts in Ghana which has also affected the water levels at the Akosombo Dam. Hence frequent power cuts where most Ghanaians have to have 12 hour power cuts every 3 days to save water. The Akosombo dam continues to be the main source of electrical energy for government, industry and people alike.

He also advocated during this speech that the government is now considering cleaner energy technologies such as solar, wind and bio-energy as an intergral part of Ghana's energy sources.

This will in turn help to reduce greenhouse gases and enable Ghana to be another shining example of progression and development apart from foot-ball/soccer.

Let us hope this turns to action and not just words from the government of Ghana.

If you want to rent property or to buy new build properties at Aburi Rd, Oyarifa and pay the
best prices in town, then link to our website www.cedez.com or email us at info@cedez.com
for further consultation.

Alternatively for property in UK, link to www.thequickpropertysale.com for quick professional services. Call them free.