Tour guides could not have saved victims of Kintampo Waterfalls

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Akindele Olufemi 8 years ago

It only this foolish cockroach who will think and write this trash. Had there been tour guides they would have prevented the students to move out of the water to a safety place once there is a sign of rain in the air just as ...
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It only this foolish cockroach who will think and write this trash. Had there been tour guides they would have prevented the students to move out of the water to a safety place once there is a sign of rain in the air just as it done at the beaches on holidays especially. FOOLLL.
KOFI AYIGBE 8 years ago

TOUR GUIDES GUARD TOURISTS & TOUR GUARDS GUIDE TOURISTS. THEY DON'T ONLY LEAD THEM ON, EXPLAINING, SHOWING PLACES BUT HELP THE TOURISTS AVOID PITFALLS. HAD THERE BEEN GUARDS, THEY WOULD HAVE STOPPED THOSE KIDS FROM ENTERING T ...
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TOUR GUIDES GUARD TOURISTS & TOUR GUARDS GUIDE TOURISTS. THEY DON'T ONLY LEAD THEM ON, EXPLAINING, SHOWING PLACES BUT HELP THE TOURISTS AVOID PITFALLS. HAD THERE BEEN GUARDS, THEY WOULD HAVE STOPPED THOSE KIDS FROM ENTERING THE WATER THAT LATE & IN THE ADVENT OF A STORM.
Kwame 8 years ago

I AM JUST SURPRISED THE EDUCATED FOOL DID NOT BLAME THIS DISASTER ON EWE TROKOSI!

I AM JUST SURPRISED THE EDUCATED FOOL DID NOT BLAME THIS DISASTER ON EWE TROKOSI!
21st century boy 8 years ago

THANK U AKINDELE, ONCE IT IS NPP NOTHING IS WRONG. IN A FORESTRY AREA WHEN RAIN STARTS PEOPLE MOVE TO SAFETY EITHER FOR FEAR OF FALLING TREES OR THUNDER BOLT. NOW SOME GHANAIAN ARE LOOSING IT WHEN IT COME TO COMMON SENSE A ...
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THANK U AKINDELE, ONCE IT IS NPP NOTHING IS WRONG. IN A FORESTRY AREA WHEN RAIN STARTS PEOPLE MOVE TO SAFETY EITHER FOR FEAR OF FALLING TREES OR THUNDER BOLT. NOW SOME GHANAIAN ARE LOOSING IT WHEN IT COME TO COMMON SENSE ANALYSIS.
Concerned Citizen 8 years ago

Why must you see everything through political lenses? Stop vomiting your toxic logic on discerning visitors of Ghanaweb. It's not about NDC tour guides vrs NPP invisible forces as you try to water down the entire discourse to ...
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Why must you see everything through political lenses? Stop vomiting your toxic logic on discerning visitors of Ghanaweb. It's not about NDC tour guides vrs NPP invisible forces as you try to water down the entire discourse to. Why must you deny common logic that we need properly trained guides who will advice visitors on safety precautions in unfavorable weather or other Emergency situations. Good guidance and professional advice would have seen to their evacuation from the water once it started raining and the catastrophe may have been minimized or avoided.

Get your head out of your behind and contribute constructively or go away. We are tired of your myopic half baked propaganda which always puts party interest above nationalism. I voted for Nana and the NPP if you care to know.

Please spare us the rubbish write ups
Lori 8 years ago

He is a super fool.

He is a super fool.
Jeff, UK 8 years ago

Tour guides are trained in their field of work. They cannot predict natural disasters but if well trained in health and safety, they may call for the evacuation of the area or identify a safe place or refuge where the tourist ...
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Tour guides are trained in their field of work. They cannot predict natural disasters but if well trained in health and safety, they may call for the evacuation of the area or identify a safe place or refuge where the tourist may take shelter until it is appropriate to continue or return to base. This clearly shows that you only write "big english" but you are knowledgeable one bit. I think I am now justified not to read your bullshit. The country, unfortunately, has landed in the hands of thugs with a mob leader at the helm. God save Ghana
Nii 8 years ago

Defend everything

Defend everything
Kwami US 8 years ago

Is this primitive Okoampa living in the USA at all? He even refused to think and to recognize for the fact that had tourist guides and guards been around to monitor the students' movements the incident would have been preven ...
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Is this primitive Okoampa living in the USA at all? He even refused to think and to recognize for the fact that had tourist guides and guards been around to monitor the students' movements the incident would have been prevented. Why play politics with lost lives?
HolyGhost 8 years ago

That okoampa shit guy is the dumbest person on earth.

That okoampa shit guy is the dumbest person on earth.

P.K.M. 8 years ago

Why are you treating the prof. this way? You are making him look stupid! Take it easy with the prof!

Why are you treating the prof. this way? You are making him look stupid! Take it easy with the prof!
Kofi Sam - USA 8 years ago

Foolish comment that tour guides could not have saved the victims of Kitampo disaster . If the tour guides had closed the waterfall to visitors based on the bad weather on the day of the incident , lives could have been saved ...
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Foolish comment that tour guides could not have saved the victims of Kitampo disaster . If the tour guides had closed the waterfall to visitors based on the bad weather on the day of the incident , lives could have been saved . But I don't know if visitors pay a fee before accessing the waterfall and if so then that explains why the tour guides gave a blind eye and let in people to their death . Somebody must be held responsible for the lost of innocent lives
Original Shit Merchant 8 years ago

Professor what? Okoampa. No he is rather professor big flatulate and pig faeces. Idiot talking rubbish all the time

Professor what? Okoampa. No he is rather professor big flatulate and pig faeces. Idiot talking rubbish all the time
Amenyo 8 years ago

The tour guards know their jobs better than you prof and would have known what to do.In the forest zones,the farmers will tell you that whenever there is storm,the wise thing to do is to move to an open field and stay away fr ...
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The tour guards know their jobs better than you prof and would have known what to do.In the forest zones,the farmers will tell you that whenever there is storm,the wise thing to do is to move to an open field and stay away from tall trees.
Also it's not safe to swim because the water could be carrying along dangerous debris,etc
Kaakie 8 years ago

I just didnt wnt to read the main story bcz the headline ws just enough for me to knw the writer has written gabbage. Does he knw wht tour guiding involves? Holding a phd in a field doesn't mean u knw al fields. Besides, hw c ...
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I just didnt wnt to read the main story bcz the headline ws just enough for me to knw the writer has written gabbage. Does he knw wht tour guiding involves? Holding a phd in a field doesn't mean u knw al fields. Besides, hw cn this writer research on wht involves in tour guiding whn he is politically drunk? Man, is better to keep mute than writing articles to show u got ur phd tru the back door. If u family member ws part of the victims u wld huv written something sensible than this trash. COME AGAIN NEXT TIME BUT NOT IN PUBLIC WITH YOUR IGNORANCE.
kaketonti 8 years ago

SOME NAILS AND/OR SCREWS ARE REALLY MISSING FROM THIS USELESS OKOAMPA HEAD.
SHEEPISHLY BAD IN EVERYTHING,IDIOT

SOME NAILS AND/OR SCREWS ARE REALLY MISSING FROM THIS USELESS OKOAMPA HEAD.
SHEEPISHLY BAD IN EVERYTHING,IDIOT
Nana sikajwa bofuor, 0246992291 8 years ago

am Nana sikajwa bofuor ,we have to be careful with that because am sure that this will happen in,7 yeah I know that so we to do something about it

am Nana sikajwa bofuor ,we have to be careful with that because am sure that this will happen in,7 yeah I know that so we to do something about it
LONTO-BOY 8 years ago

Frankly, Is there any wonder you continue to teach at a lowly-ranked college in New York?

Although such tragic accident couldn't have been predicted. However, the tragic deaths could have been avoided by the Tour Guides a ...
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Frankly, Is there any wonder you continue to teach at a lowly-ranked college in New York?

Although such tragic accident couldn't have been predicted. However, the tragic deaths could have been avoided by the Tour Guides and management of the Kintampo Waterfalls. It's important to recognise that being a Tour Guide is not just about directing visitors where to go as well as what to explore/see. But, to point out potential dangers and ensure the safety of visitors.

If it's indeed true that the NPP's Invisible Forces 'took over' the Kintampo Waterfalls, then they can't be regarded as specially trained Tour Guides. Simply, they lacked the expertise, and the commitment to ensure the safety and evacuation of visitors to 'safe spaces'. The NPP's Invisible Forces-turned-Tour Guides and the management failed in this important function.

The Tour Guides and the management have a responsibility and duty to ensure safety. Specially trained Tour Guides could have been aware of the potential dangers/obvious risks of the poor weather/rainstorm, and could have discussed that with the students/visitors or organisers of the excursion.

By the way, bringing the Azorka boys into this equation is irrelevant.
tiago 8 years ago

This guy is an apology of an English tutor. You are just stupid and useless. Your article lacks reasoning. Please come back home and work at the mortuary because that is where you belong

This guy is an apology of an English tutor. You are just stupid and useless. Your article lacks reasoning. Please come back home and work at the mortuary because that is where you belong
Quaku Nokware 8 years ago

When accidents happen, let us be real and face reality instead of the blame games. Who on earth could have stopped a falling tree? This is purely an accident which unfortunately has claimed innocent lives and must be treated ...
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When accidents happen, let us be real and face reality instead of the blame games. Who on earth could have stopped a falling tree? This is purely an accident which unfortunately has claimed innocent lives and must be treated as such so that future safety measures would be taken to avoid such fatal incidents. Probably if the management of the site had done intensive safety inspection, the tree would have been eliminated long ago. May the souls of the departed in this calamity rest in perfect peace!

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