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I spend hours of my free time using street view to look up places. So it was always a bit disappointing that the street view for my city and my hometown was a decade olf (from 2016) and it was just a few streets. And now look! So so detailed. I love it!

My dad is from Nagaland, India, and sometime in the early 1980s, he became pen pals with someone named Samuel from Ghana. They exchanged letters and formed a friendship despite being thousands of miles apart. Eventually, life happened and they lost touch. More than 40 years later, my dad recently found a picture that was mailed to him by Mr. Samuel (attached) and he is very curious about his old pen pal and wishes to reconnect if possible and I’d really love to help him find them.

If you’re from Ghana, know someone who might recognize this person, or have any idea where I could look for old pen-pal records or communities, please help us reconnect! ❤️

Even the smallest lead could mean a lot to my dad.

The tallest guy in the picture is Mr. Samuel. They might have been around 16-18 year olds at that point in time.

I just saw this header from GhOne and begun to think about it.

Is this going to replace some obsolete subjects, topics or other courses or it’s just to add to the already full plate of students.

Would it be self-taught or our lecturers would be made to handle it?

I think the program itself is really useful, but to make it mandatory for all level 100 students is something else.

Lately I’ve been thinking about life a lot, maybe too much.
I’m in my early twenties, but recently I’ve become more reserved and I find myself looking at life differently.
I watch people moving around every day, working, chasing money, buying things, building houses, getting cars, trying to move up in life. And honestly, sometimes I just sit back and think… what is all this for?

We spend so much of our lives trying to accumulate things, but eventually we’re going to leave all of it behind.
A few hundred years from now, most of us won’t even be remembered. The houses we’re building will belong to different people. The cars we care so much about will be gone. Other people will be living in the places we currently call home.
And yet we’re all running around like we have forever.
Sometimes I ask myself, am I actually living, or am I just preparing to live someday?

I’m young, but I feel like I haven’t really lived enough. I haven’t experienced enough. I haven’t seen enough. I haven’t enjoyed my time enough.
Maybe it’s because I’m becoming more aware that time is actually moving. Maybe I’m scared of getting older and realizing that I spent my whole life chasing things that didn’t really matter. We have to live more

I don’t think I’m depressed or anything. I just genuinely don’t understand what we’re supposed to be doing with this short amount of time we have.
Is life about money? Family? Experiences? Helping people? Finding God? Leaving something behind?
Or is there even a point we’re supposed to figure out?

I’m curious. I’m Ghanaian. I always wondered if people in this country were interested in the meaning of life. I found it quite absurd in my circle. Do people in Ghana take philosophy serious? or even a little bit of esotericism? Does anybody here meditate? or take prayers serious? It’s nice to study how it’s possible to change one’s life, employ psychology, or neuroscience, or a curious aspect of life, even Anime at least.. ‘cause 😂

Hello, hmmm, so I’m Ghanaian, grew up in Ghana and emigrated when I was a child. I speak Twi to a decent level and still visit Ghana once or twice a year.

I’ve dated people from different races and cultures, as well as one or two Ghanaians.
I’m in my early thirties and at a stage where I’m looking to settle down and get married relatively soon. My dad has always expressed a strong desire for me to marry a Ghanaian woman, but, to be honest, I haven’t had the best experiences meeting/dating Ghanaian women so far.

I’m curious to hear from people who have been in a similar situation or have experienced something like this themselves. Did you feel pressure to marry within your culture? How did you approach balancing family expectations with your own experiences and preferences?

I’m the eldest son of that makes a difference.

Would be interested to hear your thoughts and experiences. Medaase and have a great day!

I am just doing some research about this region and would like to ask some questions in regard to this area.

Sometimes im amazed how Ghanaians who live outside Ghana treat locals when they come back. Gone are the days we worshipped them when they camw back home. They should know we have access now to the world and know how the other side is. They should be humble as we are all people and they aren't any better than us. :)

Hello All, I have a genuine concern and wanted to hear your thoughts on it. This is specifically about group contributions for colleagues from high school. It’s been 12 years since we completed high school, and we have a WhatsApp group we created to stay in touch. With time, people started posting weddings, outdoorings, and funeral invitations on these groups. I want to preface by saying that I truly understand the essence of community and support. These kind of events costs a lot, and it can feel refreshing for others to show up for you financially.

We started these contributions when there weren’t many events, like 1-2 weddings a year or 1 naming ceremony a year, but now it’s reached a point where we have like 2-3 a month because we are contributing for weddings, funerals of parents, etc. I raised the point that people (including me) are in several organizations and we are expected to contribute to all of them.

Besides, it’s been so long since we completed school and people have built relationships outside of school. People went to college, have friends and colleagues at work, have friends and community at church. These are the people we frequently interact with or have more recent connections with. Because of this, we should not let an institutional affiliation from 12 years ago hold us financially responsible for these things. I suggested that if someone has an event or loses a family member, they can post the invite, but we should not invoke the whole cohort to contribute. We should allow those who feel connected and close to that person to show up and support. The counter argument was that then the responsibility falls on just a few people. But if those few people are their friends, they should try to help in the capacity they can?

Maybe I’m not making sense and wondering if others here have faced similar situations and what they decided to do. Thank you

Hi everyone just wanted to ask thank you!

I am buying some stuff from China to Ghana, the goods arrived at their warehouse 3 weeks ago. They advertise standard air shipping at 5-7 days and air express at 2-5 days. I requested air express, but I still haven't received the items. Their WhatsApp is very unresponsive, and I struggle to get updates; often, messages go unanswered, and I have to repeatedly reach out before I get a response.

I have a 2020 Corolla with 77,000 miles on it. I want to carry out some maintenance, but I’ve seen videos and comments from various car enthusiasts about the CVTs. Some suggest that the transmission oil shouldn’t be changed, while others advise that it should be.

I’d like to know if anyone here drives a 2020 or later Toyota Corolla and where you have your maintenance done. Did you get your transmission oil changed? Have you experienced any issues?

Please recommend your service centre or specialist.

Ghanaian prisons are getting overcrowded e.g Nsawam Prison was designed for 717 inmates but often holds over 4,000. More importantly, the number of released prisoners who reoffend (recividism) is as much as 24%. The situation in the entire country, is generally getting bad. Is there a way to reduce re offending and to rehabilitate former prisoners. This is a way out. Supposing prisoners are released when they have served about half their term with the condition that if they are involved in any type of criminality no matter how minor they will have to serve the remaining time. They are sent to prison automatically to complete the time. They will then be made to stand trial for the new trial and if found guilty, the new sentence is added to the old one.

This approach, combined with comprehensive support systems, could create a more effective criminal justice response that balances deterrence, rehabilitation, and societal safety.

I think it goes without saying that Ghana has very poor sanitation. Our rivers are convered in rubbish, our gutters are choked with litter, our beaches are places of defecation for some, and you can't go anywhere in public without finding rubbish on the ground. This has been an ongoing issue for a ridiculously long time. It seems to just be getting worse.

It's very clear that we are facing the consequences of our actions. The recent flood in Accra was a sign that we must deal with this problem immediately. People lost their homes, properties, and livelihood, all of which could have been easily prevented.

Fortunately, after, Ghanaians got together and cleaned their environments, but that feels like putting a bandaid on a dam. Cleaning our environments may solve the problem for a while, but it's not sustainable. People will continue to litter, which will then have to be cleaned, continuing the never-ending cycle. We need to find the root of the problem and do something about it.

It makes me wonder what we can actually do to solve this problem in the long term. I've heard all the social studies answers; public education, enforcement of laws, cleaning our environments. But how effective are these? I don't believe public education will do much because Ghanaians are not braindead. They fully understand the implications and consequences of their actions. Yet, they choose to litter. Enforcement of laws might be slightly more effective, but I doubt it.

I do believe that the problem of poor sanitation stems partly from convenience. I've observed that we do not have dust bins in public areas. So, when people have rubbish they want to discard, they simply throw it on the ground instead of holding it and waiting till they find a dustbin. It's the same thing with the problem of people defecating in public areas like beaches. There are few public bathroom stalls, this drives people to defecate in public rather than looking for a bathroom. Providing dustbins and public bathrooms might solve this problem partly.

Aside from this, there are so many steps that can be taken to solve the root of the problem. Such as banning the production of more single use plastics(plastic bags, styrofoam bowls, etc), encouraging recycling and reusing, among other things.

It's not too late to take action, and if we actually start to realise how our sanitation will affect us in the long term, we can start doing something about it.

How do i stop being anxious about driving in ghana? i got my license 2 years ago when i was 18 years old im almost 20 . i’ve been here a while and i know how chaotic it can be, but my family doesnt let me drive cos they think i can’t do anything right but ive literally not had any problems and they feed me this narrative that makes me soo scared.
Apart from that, im scared of drivers here, especially trotro, because i see them yelling sometimes. they seem soo intimidating cutting you off on the road and you never see their lights.
i drive really safe i promise i am very intentional but how can i overcome this anxiety? because i can’t pay for ubers forever or rely on a driver.

starting today by going to a mall ive gon multiple times before, its about 15 mins away from me, gonna start there and update later tonight

UPDATE:
i drove alone and everything was chillll!
a trotro did cut infront of me with no lights and very very small space but i stopped in time. very careful around those drivers. thank yall for being supportive!

I think it's about time we compelled our government to take care of traders who invade pavements/sidewalk forcing us pedestrians to end up walking on the main roads which is very dangerous.

I see a lot of fb number plates.which I think of you can import a car for 100k.why won’t you just do the 5k registration?

I have about GHS250K to invest for about 5years. I am not interested in any get rich quick schemes. Currently looking at 3 fund portfolio:

-TBills (50%)

-MoneyMarket Fund (25%)

-Balanced fund for some exposure to equity (25%)

What does current rate look like for Tbills and Money Market?

Which banks and investment products will you recommend?
Which banks offer all 3, good withdrawal terms, and great online experience for customers?

I’ve always thought it was “bɔsoɛ” from a GTV ad back in the day featuring either club or star beer but my cousins think there’s a different word for it. Does anyone know?

It happened on the tema motorway. The victim was in an okada. The okada driver and him were being pursued by a police officer(a reason only he can tell us wherever he is) which eventually lead to accident. The accident happened on 27th August

Ivan lost his life

And the driver of the okada also fled the scene after the accident

He was a Level 200 student
A Law student

Please any information would be helpful