Ghanaian media under fire for unprofessional conduct

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• Agya 10 years ago

  It is a shame Mr. Jon Benjamin should champion this cause. Where is the national media commission? They should aggressively be tackling this canker. Also some media seem to provide platforms to only certain political parti ...
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  It is a shame Mr. Jon Benjamin should champion this cause. Where is the national media commission? They should aggressively be tackling this canker. Also some media seem to provide platforms to only certain political parties without declaring they are pro those parties.
  It is about time the media resource their reporters adequately so the incident with the Flagstaff press returning from Ho does not occur again.

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• Benoit Kalala 10 years ago

  That is how messy the whole situation has become in our country. So far as our MPs can get the allowances to buy expensive four wheel drives, nothing is important to them.
  
  Yaka Gbemei

  That is how messy the whole situation has become in our country. So far as our MPs can get the allowances to buy expensive four wheel drives, nothing is important to them.
  
  Yaka Gbemei

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• Nokware_ Asa 10 years ago

  I can say without the fear of contradiction that, if the High Commissioner understood half of the stuff that passes for journalism on many of our local FM stations, then he would be thoroughly disappointed.
  Listen to the two ...
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  I can say without the fear of contradiction that, if the High Commissioner understood half of the stuff that passes for journalism on many of our local FM stations, then he would be thoroughly disappointed.
  Listen to the two patent propaganda programs - Kuroyimuns3m and Kukruantumi - on Nhyira FM, hosted by that shameless and dubious character presenter, Kofi Asante Anning, and you would understand what this Envoy is talking about!
  Many a time, I wonder where individuals like this fellow received their training from?
  This guy is not even prepared to let his 'co-host', Agya Manso, get his views across to listeners.
  Again, panelists from a particular party, are treated with the utmost contempt, often bombarded with irrelevant questions, as though that individual was engaged in some form of cathecism! He joins his preferred uncouth guests like Opoku Mensah, in heckling panelists such as Wallace Ababio, a far superior debater, so that he is unable to rebut, or even make his presentation on the topic under consideration.
  To my surprise, only a handful of the 'serial callers', are bold enough to confront this biased host, for fear of being blacklisted, and not allowed to participate during the call-in segment. So, you hear every 'serial caller', heaping 'mountains of forced praises' on this dishonest journalist and the media platform he works for. What a joke!
  As for that Amihere fellow, the head man at the NMC, the less said about him, the better!

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• Nokware_ Asa 10 years ago

  I can say without the fear of contradiction that, if the High Commissioner understood half of the stuff that passes for journalism on many of our local FM stations, then he would be thoroughly disappointed.
  Listen to the two ...
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  I can say without the fear of contradiction that, if the High Commissioner understood half of the stuff that passes for journalism on many of our local FM stations, then he would be thoroughly disappointed.
  Listen to the two patent propaganda programs - Kuroyimuns3m and Kukruantumi - on Nhyira FM, hosted by that shameless and dubious character presenter, Kofi Asante Anning, and you would understand what this Envoy is talking about!
  Many a time, I wonder where individuals like this fellow received their training from?
  This guy is not even prepared to let his 'co-host', Agya Manso, get his views across to listeners.
  Again, panelists from a particular party, are treated with the utmost contempt, often bombarded with irrelevant questions, as though that individual was engaged in some form of cathecism! He joins his preferred uncouth guests like Opoku Mensah, in heckling panelists such as Wallace Ababio, a far superior debater, so that he is unable to rebut, or even make his presentation on the topic under consideration.
  To my surprise, only a handful of the 'serial callers', are bold enough to confront this biased host, for fear of being blacklisted, and not allowed to participate during the call-in segment. So, you hear every 'serial caller', heaping 'mountains of forced praises' on this dishonest journalist and the media platform he works for. What a joke!
  As for that Amihere fellow, the head man at the NMC, the less said about him, the better!

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• Nokware_ Asa 10 years ago

  I can say without the fear of contradiction that, if the High Commissioner understood half of the stuff that passes for journalism on many of our local FM stations, then he would be thoroughly disappointed.
  Listen to the two ...
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  I can say without the fear of contradiction that, if the High Commissioner understood half of the stuff that passes for journalism on many of our local FM stations, then he would be thoroughly disappointed.
  Listen to the two patent propaganda programs - Kuroyimuns3m and Kukruantumi - on Nhyira FM, hosted by that shameless and dubious character presenter, Kofi Asante Anning, and you would understand what this Envoy is talking about!
  Many a time, I wonder where individuals like this fellow received their training from?
  This guy is not even prepared to let his 'co-host', Agya Manso, get his views across to listeners.
  Again, panelists from a particular party, are treated with the utmost contempt, often bombarded with irrelevant questions, as though that individual was engaged in some form of cathecism! He joins his preferred uncouth guests like Opoku Mensah, in heckling panelists such as Wallace Ababio, a far superior debater, so that he is unable to rebut, or even make his presentation on the topic under consideration.
  To my surprise, only a handful of the 'serial callers', are bold enough to confront this biased host, for fear of being blacklisted, and not allowed to participate during the call-in segment. So, you hear every 'serial caller', heaping 'mountains of forced praises' on this dishonest journalist and the media platform he works for. What a joke!
  As for that Amihere fellow, the head man at the NMC, the less said about him, the better!

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• Larry, Larry 10 years ago

  Our media has not been spared of the corruption bug that has eaten deeply into the our moral fabric. Today, things that were seen to be wrong just a few years ago are now being discussed and approved with justification. We ar ...
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  Our media has not been spared of the corruption bug that has eaten deeply into the our moral fabric. Today, things that were seen to be wrong just a few years ago are now being discussed and approved with justification. We are in serious trouble as a nation. There is no standard anymore. Our system is so much corrupted. Our musicians are virtually the street boys and girls, vagabonds, drug pushers, and smelly scallywags. Our music stinks to high heaven!

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• Martin 10 years ago

  No, you are wrong. In the West, the media does not receive any brides to look the other way, while companies like BP exploit African countries.There is what is known as credibility and integrity, which are nonexistent in Ghan ...
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  No, you are wrong. In the West, the media does not receive any brides to look the other way, while companies like BP exploit African countries.There is what is known as credibility and integrity, which are nonexistent in Ghana. Media reports and does not create stories, futhermore, they do not pay for stories. You shouldn't blame the media for reporting stories that are detrimental to Ghana. It is your government's responsibility to take to task those exploiting companies and not the media.

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• Straight Shooter 10 years ago

  The High Commissioner is 100% right . Some of the radio news casters use some raw languages which will get them sanctioned in other countries.

  The High Commissioner is 100% right . Some of the radio news casters use some raw languages which will get them sanctioned in other countries.

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• White 10 years ago

  Thanks. Very well than. Always white people. If ....

  Thanks. Very well than. Always white people. If ....

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• Kweku 10 years ago

  Always the British would lecture us about issues of which theirs are bigger. Why the BBC and other western media hardly reporting or exposing multinational, supranational, IMF, etc exploiting and destroying African national e ...
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  Always the British would lecture us about issues of which theirs are bigger. Why the BBC and other western media hardly reporting or exposing multinational, supranational, IMF, etc exploiting and destroying African national economies? Is it not the same 'soli' the take to stay mute? Western firms such as BP, Shell, Mobil, mining firms, timber, etc are causing huge environmental destruction across Africa and pay the same BBC and others to overlook but when it comes to others High Commissioners intervene to correct them....shame. Sinless white people always see evil with others.

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• Abbas 10 years ago

  spot on. well said

  spot on. well said

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• All Die Be Die 10 years ago

  Contrary to the screaming headline of Mrs. Betty Maud saying she is sad she is an Asante,as presented below by starfmonline, the body of the main news item never mentions any sadness; it rather says "pained". Is sadness and p ...
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  Contrary to the screaming headline of Mrs. Betty Maud saying she is sad she is an Asante,as presented below by starfmonline, the body of the main news item never mentions any sadness; it rather says "pained". Is sadness and pained the same or have any correlation?
  
  The Ghanaian media, led by Kwaku Baako are pure ignorant and mischievous.
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  'I’m sad I am Ashanti' – Betty Mould
  
  The first Vice Chair of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Betty Mould-Iddrisu has lamented what she describes as the skewed manner in which the Media in the Ashanti region reports the achievement of the NDC government.
  
  In her view, Ghana in the last seven years under the NDC administration has seen an unprecedented achievement in education and educational infrastructure.
  
  Addressing party supporters in the Ashanti Region, the former Attorney General urged the press in the region to be objective in their reportage of the performance of the Mills and Mahama administrations.
  
  “When I was appointed the Minister of Education, there were 525 Senior High Schools and one man has added almost half of that number within this short space of time...it is almost revolutionary, unprecedented.
  
  “...Sometimes when I listen to the radio and I hear the things that are said on the radio, I feel pained, I feel pained that I am an Ashanti. I wonder why we can’t value what we have. I wonder why we can’t acknowledge that in Africa, Ghana is number one and among the top five countries,” she stressed.
  
  Meanwhile, the ruling party will go to the polls on November 7 to elect their parliamentary and Presidential candidates for the 2016 elections.

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• socrettis wisdom 10 years ago

  they love money too much. if Benjamine list the names of these shameful journalists no body will tell you that they are "yaanom*

  they love money too much. if Benjamine list the names of these shameful journalists no body will tell you that they are "yaanom*

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• Joe Turkey 10 years ago

  I am not insensitive to the family and friends of Komla Dumor but I am at a loss about all the Komla Dumor ballyhoo. If good journalism is about excellence and "focus on the quest for factual details through research, passion ...
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  I am not insensitive to the family and friends of Komla Dumor but I am at a loss about all the Komla Dumor ballyhoo. If good journalism is about excellence and "focus on the quest for factual details through research, passionate reporting, attention to detail, integrity, ethics, dignity, and professionalism", could somebody, please, tell me in which of these areas Dumor actually excelled. Dumor worked for Joy FM and when he found it necessary, went to work for BBC. Is the BBC tag on his resume the reason of all this hype. Weren't there many other finer journalists before him who worked at the BBC, including the indefatigable Elizabeth Ohene who defied the constitutionalism of the Limann government and the savagery of Jerry Rawlings? Just thinking.

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• Owuo mpo soro 10 years ago

  U are incredibly smart and direct about dumor being part of the Ghanaian media had it not been bbc on his resume.Although a nice guy,I believe kobla was somehow overrated,Joe turkey.

  U are incredibly smart and direct about dumor being part of the Ghanaian media had it not been bbc on his resume.Although a nice guy,I believe kobla was somehow overrated,Joe turkey.

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• Ebibiman 10 years ago

  I don't understand shit.

  I don't understand shit.

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• kanga 10 years ago

  They are corrupt, to the core, nokofio journalist, we have in Ghana pressmen who are more concern of trivial stories. Thank you Mr Ambassador, telling these cheap clowns parading themselves as journalist what their job descr ...
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  They are corrupt, to the core, nokofio journalist, we have in Ghana pressmen who are more concern of trivial stories. Thank you Mr Ambassador, telling these cheap clowns parading themselves as journalist what their job description entails. The brown envelope takers should be ashamed of themselves, please don't give them a pesewa.

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• I Say 10 years ago

  Kanga, hopefully u watch and read world news from time to time. If you do, then you have forgotten about journalists at Sun newspaper owned by rupert murdoch. That woman rebecca brooks is back after the high level crimes com ...
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  Kanga, hopefully u watch and read world news from time to time. If you do, then you have forgotten about journalists at Sun newspaper owned by rupert murdoch. That woman rebecca brooks is back after the high level crimes committed. There is an american ongoing saga right now with journalists who are exposing an issue their own american governments pay them to fake stories.
  
  Go compare that to a few ghanaian journalists who have simply reported incidents. If you want to talk about ethics, then lets start seeing white collar crime get the same justice as if you you were caught for having stolen a goat.
  
  Benjamin knows what issues face his own country's journalists. let him take the beam out of his own eye first.
  
  Obviously you're speaking for yourself. Our journalists have not committed any crimes.

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• NII 10 years ago

  IT WILL ALWAYS TAKE THE WHITE MAN TO CLEAN US. WE DON'T KNOW SHIT YET WE BEHAVE LIKE THE CHOSEN ONES. WE ARE THE MOST CORRUPT HUMANS ON EARTH. OH GHANA, WE ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER. WE RECEIVE MONEY TO ELECT POLITICIAN ...
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  IT WILL ALWAYS TAKE THE WHITE MAN TO CLEAN US. WE DON'T KNOW SHIT YET WE BEHAVE LIKE THE CHOSEN ONES. WE ARE THE MOST CORRUPT HUMANS ON EARTH. OH GHANA, WE ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER. WE RECEIVE MONEY TO ELECT POLITICIANS SO WHAT DO WE EXPECT? GOD CAN EVEN SAVE US. POOR GHANA.

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• DDT 10 years ago

  When you travel outside the country and come back, you will realised that in Ghana we have only 2 percent of professional journalist in the country.

  When you travel outside the country and come back, you will realised that in Ghana we have only 2 percent of professional journalist in the country.

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• AGYAAKU 10 years ago

  What can we say or do about those journalists who get sponsored for only a couple of days in some European countries, come back and START behaving as AGENTS of the opposition party. Just WATCH and follow those four or so who ...
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  What can we say or do about those journalists who get sponsored for only a couple of days in some European countries, come back and START behaving as AGENTS of the opposition party. Just WATCH and follow those four or so who just returned from that brief tour. SHAMEFUL!

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• Kwaku 10 years ago

  Mr. Benjamin, most ghanaian journalists came from under odum trees in short from the forest. They see anything the take picture even shit. Village journalists

  Mr. Benjamin, most ghanaian journalists came from under odum trees in short from the forest. They see anything the take picture even shit. Village journalists

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• Saint truimph 10 years ago

  The man should just shut up if he has nothing to say. He cannot tell us how we should run our things. Just like they have their style like robots, we run ours like humans.

  The man should just shut up if he has nothing to say. He cannot tell us how we should run our things. Just like they have their style like robots, we run ours like humans.

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• Jalil SA 10 years ago

  If you have moral conscience you will be ashamed of your comments. The gentleman is just telling most of our half baked journalists to be ethical and professional on their job. Taking soli makes you denounce you neutrality on ...
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  If you have moral conscience you will be ashamed of your comments. The gentleman is just telling most of our half baked journalists to be ethical and professional on their job. Taking soli makes you denounce you neutrality on your report and thereby compromising the quality of work. Soli is more or less bribery. So have ears to listen and make critical judgement on issues and not jump into useless and shameless comments

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• Linton Kwesi 10 years ago

  And what makes you this his journalists dont take soli?

  And what makes you this his journalists dont take soli?

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• Nun 10 years ago

  Typical that you attack the messenger rather than doing something about the message. Show me where the ambassador is wrong.

  Typical that you attack the messenger rather than doing something about the message. Show me where the ambassador is wrong.

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• TA 10 years ago

  Jon B. did not attest to reading the nuances of Ghanian journalism. Thus he callously assails righteous heroes. Who can hide the pain when so little is done?

  Jon B. did not attest to reading the nuances of Ghanian journalism. Thus he callously assails righteous heroes. Who can hide the pain when so little is done?

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• Nun 10 years ago

  Sad that we needed a foreign ambassador to point out this. All what we do for many years is to argue over a stupid register for criminal politicians to come to power and spend our money the way they want it. When are going to ...
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  Sad that we needed a foreign ambassador to point out this. All what we do for many years is to argue over a stupid register for criminal politicians to come to power and spend our money the way they want it. When are going to learn some sense? It is really embarrassing. I wonder if we even know it.

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• DAGARA PRIDE 10 years ago

  Amen Mr. Benjamin. Let the truth prevail. The media in the north particularly is very selective on reporting issues of major concern to the people. There are a lot of rotten chiefs in the north that should go to Nsawam for th ...
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  Amen Mr. Benjamin. Let the truth prevail. The media in the north particularly is very selective on reporting issues of major concern to the people. There are a lot of rotten chiefs in the north that should go to Nsawam for their actions. They cheat,steal and liar to the people. Some of these chiefs don't have any respect for the sub-chiefs. These chiefs in question have the general view that the sub-chiefs are uneducated and indirectly subject themselves to insults and abuse from some of these so call educated chiefs. JJ made a terrible mistake with his decree that all chiefs must educated. Some of them are educated fools when it comes to chiefdom.
  The media watch with naked eyes while these white man created rotten bananas do what they want in the villages. They are chiefs and land lords at the same time. This is one of the reason why a lot of them are dying on the seats. They don't understand the tradition and the history of the villages they rule.
  THESE ROTTEN CHIEFS KNOW THEMSELVES AND SHOULD VACATE THE SEAT BEFORE IT RAIN ON THEM. The Tendaaba will let the river flow on the land they gave them to house and farm.

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• KOJO ENNING-ROTTERDAM 10 years ago

  LIVE THEM PEOPLE.TWEEAAAA

  LIVE THEM PEOPLE.TWEEAAAA

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• obour germany 10 years ago

  Hey dont tall bushet ok!

  Hey dont tall bushet ok!

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• Felicia Uk 10 years ago

  I remember reading an article by Kwame Sefa Kayi during the circle incident.He stated how bizarre it was to show the naked bodies of the dead.Am sad that our high commissioner has picked it up.Shameful!!!!

  I remember reading an article by Kwame Sefa Kayi during the circle incident.He stated how bizarre it was to show the naked bodies of the dead.Am sad that our high commissioner has picked it up.Shameful!!!!

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• Abbas 10 years ago

  What is he talking about? They show images on UK screens and all over the world. They still show dead bodies from the War and other events. USA show live shootings? They showed the Jim Jones disaster with bloated bodies. Just ...
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  What is he talking about? They show images on UK screens and all over the world. They still show dead bodies from the War and other events. USA show live shootings? They showed the Jim Jones disaster with bloated bodies. Just because some people are squeamish does not mean they should not be exposed to the horrors of disasters. Viewer might find the images disturbing but it is the responsibility of the newscaster to say so. Not the journalists. Jonjo should correct himself, point to TV broadcasters and not journalists.

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• crank 10 years ago

  I LOVE THIS GUY. HE NAILED IT. AND SOME OF THESE RADIO STATIONS WILL BE PLAYING SOME STUPID JARGONS WHEN SERIOUS PROGRAMS ARE BEING PRESENTED. THANK YOU MR BENJAMIN.

  I LOVE THIS GUY. HE NAILED IT. AND SOME OF THESE RADIO STATIONS WILL BE PLAYING SOME STUPID JARGONS WHEN SERIOUS PROGRAMS ARE BEING PRESENTED. THANK YOU MR BENJAMIN.

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• simmons 10 years ago

  commissioner you are right but GIJ school gives out good training to the student as a professional and international standard. the problem lies between salaries and selfishness. Supervision is less to count.Now people are usi ...
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  commissioner you are right but GIJ school gives out good training to the student as a professional and international standard. the problem lies between salaries and selfishness. Supervision is less to count.Now people are using what they know in wise way to extrat money from Other and doing worst problem but they said i worship God and i honorn God words.

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• Makosa 10 years ago

  Thumbs up Mr High Commissioner. The whole system has become very corrupt. And the journalists have their necks deep in it. Anas please work on your colleagues as well

  Thumbs up Mr High Commissioner. The whole system has become very corrupt. And the journalists have their necks deep in it. Anas please work on your colleagues as well

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• G. K. Berko 10 years ago

  Where was 'Jon Ben' when our Telecoms was allegedly sold to Vodafone, with prior bribing of some MPs to allow the deal to succeed? Is it only Journalists that need to be shamed for corruption? Or, the British High Commission ...
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  Where was 'Jon Ben' when our Telecoms was allegedly sold to Vodafone, with prior bribing of some MPs to allow the deal to succeed? Is it only Journalists that need to be shamed for corruption? Or, the British High Commission would only shame others who deal directly with them and demonstrate such behaviors?
  
  The Embassy has adequate resources to know of all the corrupt deals that traverse our larger social and economic landscape. But it is only when the Embassy is at the other end of the such dubious deals, that is being the side that has to pay without receiving nothing back, that it shows any concern.
  
  Let Jon Benjamin explain to us and justify the way we came to lose our Telecoms and Ashanti Gold Mines to the British under the lousy guise of Capital transfer or sharing.
  
  For all we know, the leading Ghanaian negotiators in these two major economic deals, at least, resulting in virtual handover of our most lucrative State Businesses back to our former Colonial overlord, were honored by the Queen of the UK with Knighthood. Could it all be for nothing?
  
  'Jon Ben' should quit patronizing us like some all pious prodigal Father.
  
  Long Live Ghana!!!

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• Teiko 10 years ago

  You stupid fool!!! If you do not put your house in order someone will come take it over and take credence!! Weas Ghanaians should put our house in order before we go around begging.The donor will always call the shots!!!to ou ...
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  You stupid fool!!! If you do not put your house in order someone will come take it over and take credence!! Weas Ghanaians should put our house in order before we go around begging.The donor will always call the shots!!!to our detriment!!!/??

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• KOFI DARKO 10 years ago

  A, HA, HA, HA, AAAAAAAAAAAA! WHAT IS NEW? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM SUCH PRODUCTS FROM A MEDIOCRE INSTITUTION WHERE SADLY, THEY HIGH THE IRRESPONSIBLE, UNTRAINED, PEOPLE WHO CANNOT THINK BEYOND THEIR NOSES, EXHIBIT DISRESPECT F ...
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  A, HA, HA, HA, AAAAAAAAAAAA! WHAT IS NEW? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM SUCH PRODUCTS FROM A MEDIOCRE INSTITUTION WHERE SADLY, THEY HIGH THE IRRESPONSIBLE, UNTRAINED, PEOPLE WHO CANNOT THINK BEYOND THEIR NOSES, EXHIBIT DISRESPECT FOR CITIZENS RIGHTS. THEY ARE VIOLENT, LEARN TO LIE, FABRICATE, INSULT, ABUSE, CREAT INNUENDOS, AND TRADE PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHIC INTO THE WIDE AND OPEN GUTTERS FOR FEW GHC-CEDIS. YOUR OBSERVATION IS ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON, YOUR EXCELLENCY. .

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• kpakpil 10 years ago

  EXACTLY THE PROBLEM SOME OF US HAVE. WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THIS AND MANY MORE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM ALL ALONG BUT ONLY WANT THE WHITEMAN TO REPEAT IT THEN BE WAKEUP. SHAME UNTO US

  EXACTLY THE PROBLEM SOME OF US HAVE. WE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THIS AND MANY MORE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM ALL ALONG BUT ONLY WANT THE WHITEMAN TO REPEAT IT THEN BE WAKEUP. SHAME UNTO US

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• Joe,london 10 years ago

  So many journalists in Ghana are crap.They are uselessly useless.

  So many journalists in Ghana are crap.They are uselessly useless.

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• Papa abaka 10 years ago

  I hope rev martey and the likes are listening

  I hope rev martey and the likes are listening

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• Nana K 10 years ago

  Bahm!!!! The man has said it all hitting the nails right on the head.

  Bahm!!!! The man has said it all hitting the nails right on the head.

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• BONGO BONGO 10 years ago

  'Exposed to graphic images of recently dead bodies, published without care for their privacy or the grief of their families'.
  I have often wondered why these are shown so graphically. Where is the ethics in their profession ...
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  'Exposed to graphic images of recently dead bodies, published without care for their privacy or the grief of their families'.
  I have often wondered why these are shown so graphically. Where is the ethics in their profession? Are they not taught or is it chew, pour, pass and forget. They usually sit on their high horses bringing shame to PROFESSIONALIS!!!!!

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