Sam Jonah: Ghana needs 'thinking' Journalists

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BOBBIE 10 years ago

WE NEED THESE KIND OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA

WE NEED THESE KIND OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA
KOLA ,LONDON PROPER 10 years ago

We surely need thinking Journalists to move Ghana to rightful status instead the Stomach Journalists we have now such as Kwaku Banku and Akwesi Plate.

A good example of a Bias, Stomach and Politics-induced Journalists are ...
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We surely need thinking Journalists to move Ghana to rightful status instead the Stomach Journalists we have now such as Kwaku Banku and Akwesi Plate.

A good example of a Bias, Stomach and Politics-induced Journalists are KWAKU BANKU and AKWESI PLATES.

Kwaku Banku got bribed by Kronfuor Kuffuor to go to Switzerland to take Photographs of a Jewelry shops to tell Ghanaians that those shops belongs to JJR and Konadu, what Liars and corrupt journalists?
ZoRRo 10 years ago

Journalism, which is essentially the seeking, management, and dissermination of information is evolving into a very powerful tool, that when properly utilized, can direct thinking of the masses and help mold society to evolve ...
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Journalism, which is essentially the seeking, management, and dissermination of information is evolving into a very powerful tool, that when properly utilized, can direct thinking of the masses and help mold society to evolve in a positive manner. That is DEEP, SIR !
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

Author:-Hon. Martin A.B.K. Amidu.

...The Government exercised the latter option when we disagreed over the judgment debt and other Gargantuan crimes. The Government, and my colleague Ministers at the time know that there ...
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Author:-Hon. Martin A.B.K. Amidu.

...The Government exercised the latter option when we disagreed over the judgment debt and other Gargantuan crimes. The Government, and my colleague Ministers at the time know that there was no provision for dismissal under my contract of employment as a Minister or that of any Minster.

I reserve the right as a citizen of Ghana to protect and defend my honour and integrity should this civilized challenge for the truth be ignored.

This is not the price I should be made to pay by the Government of Ghana for defending the Constitution of Ghana in the Waterville and Isofoton unconstitutional payments declared by the Supreme Court.
Gh Area Code Solved 10 years ago

Having a thinking journalists is one thing that helps, but even more momentous would be having a cogent thinking systems.

You see, our systems is bereft of thinking and forecasting future opportunities and trends. The duty ...
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Having a thinking journalists is one thing that helps, but even more momentous would be having a cogent thinking systems.

You see, our systems is bereft of thinking and forecasting future opportunities and trends. The duty of a responsible incumbent is to engender a more conducive environment to businesses to flourish, whilst the gov't plays its arbiter role.

However, where are career advisement for all our educational institutions from elementary to tertiary institutions?; Zilch! Yet, we want products/workers/students who have been mostly bereft of hands-on-training to be competent when they are employed.

Where and when would government engender 12,000 megawatts of power for businesses to thrive?

Where is our 12,000 miles of dual-rail carriage tracks for durable, cheap, reliant transportation for value added supply chains companies to get their products to every corner of the country?

Why can't the gov't identify our present challenges, present trends of business and future opportunities and point and train the future workforce in order to be relevant and better functioning?

We now see our real size in the scheme of things, all apologies to Justice Atu. Our systems are dearth of thinking.

They call him no show Jones, seldom ever wrong, his where about unknown. I 'm country to the bone.

Bounced!
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OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

Author: OBAA YAA

...So, the people around the president including his wife and those Team “B” staffers were aware of the president failing health. Therefore, who were they kidding when they ruin insults on whoever que ...
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Author: OBAA YAA

...So, the people around the president including his wife and those Team “B” staffers were aware of the president failing health. Therefore, who were they kidding when they ruin insults on whoever questions the former president health?
As much as I hate to admit Rawlings was right with his statement. If they have had listen to those who were concern with the president health, he might be alive today...
KK 10 years ago

The kind of news reading presented by Adom FM and Peace Fm is nothing but story telling. No sense and analysis at all. Because they speak the local dialect they can say anything and everything and go unpunished. Please, learn ...
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The kind of news reading presented by Adom FM and Peace Fm is nothing but story telling. No sense and analysis at all. Because they speak the local dialect they can say anything and everything and go unpunished. Please, learn to refine and polish your news reading. So so sensationalism soooooo. Do they listen to BBC and CNN. They only damage the reputation and integrity of people. You listen to them and its like the country is under siege and about to burn. They present with unnecessary proverbs and supplementary news that do not make sense and meaning to the listener.

Do they write their scripts before reading. National Media Commission should do something about it. As far as Papa Jonah is concerned they are just chaff. They should learn to be professionals.
Yaw Manu 10 years ago

This is a criminal who stole Ghana's Gold and also sold our Treasure to the Colonial Masters for a coin of silver.

Ask Sam Jonah how he ended up on the Board of Vodafone? He was part of those criminals who sold off Ghana T ...
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This is a criminal who stole Ghana's Gold and also sold our Treasure to the Colonial Masters for a coin of silver.

Ask Sam Jonah how he ended up on the Board of Vodafone? He was part of those criminals who sold off Ghana Telecom for peanut.

he should shut the f... up
osei kingsley, lagos 10 years ago

and so what? let the dead rest in peace.these sentiments are not necessary. let ghana move on with peacd.

and so what? let the dead rest in peace.these sentiments are not necessary. let ghana move on with peacd.
Tetteh 10 years ago

I think Sir Dr Sam Jonah is damned lucky that thus far, our journalists are largely ill-educated and ignorant.

Had it not been so, they would have torn him apart into pieces for giving his own country a raw deal which has ...
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I think Sir Dr Sam Jonah is damned lucky that thus far, our journalists are largely ill-educated and ignorant.

Had it not been so, they would have torn him apart into pieces for giving his own country a raw deal which has cost us a lot of potential development.
HUMBLE 10 years ago

SIR JONAH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS RIGHT,& ALSO IT IS GOOD TO CELEBRATE OUR ACHIEVERS.PLSE,WHAT IS YOUR TAKE WHEN ANGLO-GOLD IS SIPHONING AWAY OUR RESOURCES AT A GET AWAY PRICES OF 90/10%. WHAT DID YOU DO TO IMPROVE THE WORKING ...
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SIR JONAH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS RIGHT,& ALSO IT IS GOOD TO CELEBRATE OUR ACHIEVERS.PLSE,WHAT IS YOUR TAKE WHEN ANGLO-GOLD IS SIPHONING AWAY OUR RESOURCES AT A GET AWAY PRICES OF 90/10%. WHAT DID YOU DO TO IMPROVE THE WORKING CONDITIONS & TO THE ENVIROMENTS OF WHERE ANGLO-GOLD ARE OPERATING & THE WORKERS?
Isaac Amanor,USA 10 years ago

Good questions that need to be answered .I have never been satisfied with the contribution of anglo-gold to the lives of people of Obuase ,workers health ,retirement benefits and the environment .With good vision,the Obuase-K ...
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Good questions that need to be answered .I have never been satisfied with the contribution of anglo-gold to the lives of people of Obuase ,workers health ,retirement benefits and the environment .With good vision,the Obuase-Kumasi road should have been a dual carriage one long ago without being a burden on government. Can I ask what Dr. Sam J really did for Ghana? I know him and I respect Him but He is a great man who could have done far better for mother Ghana. Ralph Lauren ,just one man has factories&and business that has more than half the population of Ghana.
Kofi Sarpong, Peckham, London 10 years ago

Do you have evidence that Kuffuor sent Kweku Baako? Are you not stereotypical of the present-day Ghanaian journalist that Sir Sam Jonah is decrying? If you do not have evidence are you not a 'Liar'?

Do you have evidence that Kuffuor sent Kweku Baako? Are you not stereotypical of the present-day Ghanaian journalist that Sir Sam Jonah is decrying? If you do not have evidence are you not a 'Liar'?
KOLA ,LONDON PROPER 10 years ago

...brain dead.

When the Scanchem corrupt officials were taken to court, did you not read, hear and exercise your thinking cap to figure out Kronfuor Kuffuor sending Kwaku Banku to Norway and then Switzerland to do his unth ...
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...brain dead.

When the Scanchem corrupt officials were taken to court, did you not read, hear and exercise your thinking cap to figure out Kronfuor Kuffuor sending Kwaku Banku to Norway and then Switzerland to do his unthinking journalism to implicate JJR?

Are you deaf, blind & brain dead?
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

The NDC would have to explain to Ghanaians how a dead man came to author and sign a letter!

The opening paragraph states, “I came to serve; I have finished my time here on earth and have moved on to everlasting rest an ...
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The NDC would have to explain to Ghanaians how a dead man came to author and sign a letter!

The opening paragraph states, “I came to serve; I have finished my time here on earth and have moved on to everlasting rest and celestial duties with my heavenly father.”

The immediate question is; how did the dead man come to sign his own personal tribute, since he is already in heaven?

The letter then goes on melodramatically, “As you leaf through these pages of my life’s story, I pray to God that it touches your heart in many positive ways. Weep not, I am not dead. I am alive and awake in the Lord. Ghana will not die; Ghana will live to declare the works of the Lord. As I rest in perfect peace in the celestial realms with my maker, I pledge to always uphold and defend the good name of Ghana. Remember the Lord in all your ways and He will protect you. Stay well my brothers and sisters, I will always be with you. Signed (with actual signature) John Evans Atta Mills...
nana Ga 10 years ago

We do not need any lectures from you Sir! Eat your booty and shut up!

We do not need any lectures from you Sir! Eat your booty and shut up!
The Archivist 10 years ago

Just look at the despicable traitor all pimped up in phoney titles, and deeming himself entitled to pontificate to us on morality. Only in Ghana can such a grand old con man prance around in clownish self-aggrandizement as so ...
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Just look at the despicable traitor all pimped up in phoney titles, and deeming himself entitled to pontificate to us on morality. Only in Ghana can such a grand old con man prance around in clownish self-aggrandizement as some high academic.

The highest educational level this criminal ever achieved was a certificate in some mining field from some institution in Scotland. He has no earned sobriquet academia, never mind the honorific doctorate he is jumping all over himself with. He has no education in business. Just a conman setup with investments in South Africa as his reward by his neocolonial masters for selling off his nation's golden hen. All his wealth comes from sucking up the blood from Ghana - decades in Obuasi gold mines and still milking the state for what its worth as Vice Chancellor of Cape Vars.
SAMIA 10 years ago

SOME PPLE HAVE AUTOMATICALLY BECOME JOURNALISTS BECAUSE THEY CAN WRITE A LITTLE GOOD ENGLISH AND ALSO HAVE AN ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. GOD HELP GHANA.

SOME PPLE HAVE AUTOMATICALLY BECOME JOURNALISTS BECAUSE THEY CAN WRITE A LITTLE GOOD ENGLISH AND ALSO HAVE AN ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. GOD HELP GHANA.
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

Source: Daily Guide...

All of a sudden nonentities want to portray to the world how close they were to the late President.

Those who had to chat with him for one hour everyday, those Deputy Ministers who had to call h ...
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Source: Daily Guide...

All of a sudden nonentities want to portray to the world how close they were to the late President.

Those who had to chat with him for one hour everyday, those Deputy Ministers who had to call him every morning before the man could even brush his teeth, and still those who would be called to the Castle by the late President to express his appreciation for job well done after they had gone to insult political opponents in the media on his behalf. Shameless id.iots raising their egos
Kofi Sarpong, Peckham, London 10 years ago

True, Samia, that is why you and I can now contribute on this forum. It is because of our little Englis and access to computer. Please let us make hay while the sun shines. Hope you get my drift. Have a good day.

True, Samia, that is why you and I can now contribute on this forum. It is because of our little Englis and access to computer. Please let us make hay while the sun shines. Hope you get my drift. Have a good day.
MENSAH 10 years ago

IS THAT TRUE OR FALLS?
I HAVE MET A GHANAIAN,WHO WAS WORKING IN SWITZERLAND AIRPORT,WHO CONFIRMED THAT WAS TRUE,BEFORE.
I WAS TRAVELLING FROM GHANA - CANADA IN 1993 WHEN I MET HIM IN TRANSIT AT GENEVA,SWITZERLAND.
I WAS SH ...
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IS THAT TRUE OR FALLS?
I HAVE MET A GHANAIAN,WHO WAS WORKING IN SWITZERLAND AIRPORT,WHO CONFIRMED THAT WAS TRUE,BEFORE.
I WAS TRAVELLING FROM GHANA - CANADA IN 1993 WHEN I MET HIM IN TRANSIT AT GENEVA,SWITZERLAND.
I WAS SHOCKED AT THAT NEWS BECAUSE,JJ HAS BEEN PREACHING ABOUT PROBITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.I ACTUALLY COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES,UNTIL A TAXI DRIVER ALSO IN CANADA SAID,SOME OLD GHANAIAN SOLDIERS IN CANADA SAID IT COULD BE TRUE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS TRUE OR NOT.
MENSAH 10 years ago

THIS GUY SPEAKS OF INTEGRITY,FOCUS,DIFFERENCE,BEING OUR BROTHER'S KEEPERS,STANDING IN THE GAP,PASSION TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY:
THAT SUMS UP ALL WE NEED TO MAKE IT IN AFRICA.
PROPAGANDA DOES NOT CUT.JOURNALISM SHOULD RATHER CAL ...
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THIS GUY SPEAKS OF INTEGRITY,FOCUS,DIFFERENCE,BEING OUR BROTHER'S KEEPERS,STANDING IN THE GAP,PASSION TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY:
THAT SUMS UP ALL WE NEED TO MAKE IT IN AFRICA.
PROPAGANDA DOES NOT CUT.JOURNALISM SHOULD RATHER CALL SPADE A SPADE BUT NOT A SHOVEL.
THEY MUST KNOW DIFFERENCE BUT NOT HIDE UNDER THE CLOAK OF COMPROMISING.
INTEGRITY ,TRANSPARENCY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS SHOULD BE PORTRAYED IN THEIR EXCLUSIVELY DELIGATE JOB THEY DO,
BECAUSE THEY SPEAK TO THE WORLD.
IF THE WORLD WOULD KNOW AFRICA,THEY WOULD KNOW IT THROUGH OUR ABLE JOURNALISTS.
THEY HAVE TO BE PLAIN AND FACTUAL AS WELL.BUT NOT SUCCUMBING TO THE SIN OF COMPROMISING,THEREFORE,BEING HYPOCRITICAL.
THAT IS WHY I FIND THEIR JOB,VERY SENSITIVE AND DELICATE.
WHY?
BECAUSE,THEY HOLD THE WORLD'S INFORMATION.AND INFORMATION SAYS IT ALL.
EVERYTHING STARTS WITH INFORMATION.
ONE HAS TO BE WELL INFORMED TO MAKE IT BIG:BUSINESS,EDUCATION...CALL IT.
YOU HAVE TO BE INFORMED TO MAKE IT.
osei kingsley, lagos 10 years ago

Yes, because they are corrupt they can not stop bias rews coverage. Look at ghanawebs way of feeding us with wrong news each and eveyday?Is that journalism?

Yes, because they are corrupt they can not stop bias rews coverage. Look at ghanawebs way of feeding us with wrong news each and eveyday?Is that journalism?
GHANAian 10 years ago

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU DR.MR.UNCLE,BROTHER SAM JONAH.
THESE JOURNALISTS MOST OF THEM A HALF-BAED

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU DR.MR.UNCLE,BROTHER SAM JONAH.
THESE JOURNALISTS MOST OF THEM A HALF-BAED
Kojo 10 years ago

If we were making 1 billion dOllars a year from gold production instead of the 70 million out of the over 4 BILLION you and others gave to foreigners, we would have had better education that will produce better professionals ...
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If we were making 1 billion dOllars a year from gold production instead of the 70 million out of the over 4 BILLION you and others gave to foreigners, we would have had better education that will produce better professionals all around. You are as guilty as the sub-standard journalists. You gave our gold for free and now what?
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

Kojo-- Kwaku Baaku's dad was a Minister in the First Republic and yet, no certificate. What he lacks in certificates, he makes up for it with load speech and lousy words. He is too light weight and sadly many are being led as ...
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Kojo-- Kwaku Baaku's dad was a Minister in the First Republic and yet, no certificate. What he lacks in certificates, he makes up for it with load speech and lousy words. He is too light weight and sadly many are being led astray.
Kofi Sarpong, Peckham, London 10 years ago

Are certificates the most important things in life? What about our values? What about patriotism? What about good work ethic? What about nation building? What about slflessness? What about sacrificing for the common good?
Kw ...
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Are certificates the most important things in life? What about our values? What about patriotism? What about good work ethic? What about nation building? What about slflessness? What about sacrificing for the common good?
Kweku Baako may be lightweight to you, but my friends from right across the political divide revere him. Privately, they admit that he is one person who speaks the truth without fear or favour.
You may not like his brand of journalism but it works for the common good of the country.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

Kofi Sarpong.. I use to also respect him so much until he totally lost his way and sometimes education helps. He does not speak all the truth anymore and gets involve in issues, such as, court cases he could wait. One of thes ...
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Kofi Sarpong.. I use to also respect him so much until he totally lost his way and sometimes education helps. He does not speak all the truth anymore and gets involve in issues, such as, court cases he could wait. One of these days, a case is going to collapse because of him. He's just impatient.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

If you had read the comment before my, you would have realized that Kojo was pushing the blame on lack of resources for journalist to get proper education. There are other bad journalists I could list any day. However, fully ...
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If you had read the comment before my, you would have realized that Kojo was pushing the blame on lack of resources for journalist to get proper education. There are other bad journalists I could list any day. However, fully support all the attributes you raised and wish our people can acquire them with or without education.
Kofi Sarpong, Peckham, London 10 years ago

Thanks, BRAVEBOY, some of us are slowly dying because Ghana appears to be going headlong into an abyss of self-destruction trough corruption, educated illiteracy, mis-education etc. This is because people assume responsible p ...
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Thanks, BRAVEBOY, some of us are slowly dying because Ghana appears to be going headlong into an abyss of self-destruction trough corruption, educated illiteracy, mis-education etc. This is because people assume responsible ppositions on the basis of certificates, not competence. It is eating ur hearts away. We need to look at our education system properly. Certificates alone will not give us the right calibre of needed people.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

That is definitely true.

That is definitely true.
read y 2 dye 10 years ago

am surprise you see the glass half full. 2 me this is the best time to be a Ghanaian. i am so happy the the rule of law is starting to rear its head...us gh-ians r more aware now especially with the help of patriots like amid ...
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am surprise you see the glass half full. 2 me this is the best time to be a Ghanaian. i am so happy the the rule of law is starting to rear its head...us gh-ians r more aware now especially with the help of patriots like amidu. all old contract can be called back in court,,,n this is just the beginning. all previous evil deeds are coming back to roast. also this creature am using to communicate with u has made things more transparent. SMILE its the best time to be a Ghanaian. what we need to do now is to reverse colonial mentality starting with boycotting voda-phone. we got 2 show these big businesses that we own the power because there are so many options, so u better come correct or go home. for the love of gh. BOYCOTT VODA-PHONE. 100%
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

Great to see that beaming confidence from you even in the face of adversities. We need that to build a great and exemplary country.

Great to see that beaming confidence from you even in the face of adversities. We need that to build a great and exemplary country.
Kofi Sarpong, Peckham, London 10 years ago

Thanks for your interesting comment. I am of the opinion that all this is happenning because of the cloud of political uncertainty hanging over our head. Wait till a political party has absolute control, and the 'status quo' ...
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Thanks for your interesting comment. I am of the opinion that all this is happenning because of the cloud of political uncertainty hanging over our head. Wait till a political party has absolute control, and the 'status quo' will emerge. How long will this be sustained?
read y 2 dye 10 years ago

everything its getting transparent,n there is no turning back. its hard to lie now because of google. good fact checking meduim. please dont forget to boycott voda-phone. 100!

everything its getting transparent,n there is no turning back. its hard to lie now because of google. good fact checking meduim. please dont forget to boycott voda-phone. 100!
ADWEN 10 years ago

Sir Dr Jonah is one of the few astute business minds and leaders Ghana has ever had.
If all our so-called "directors" and "ministers" have the vision and strategic thinking skills of Dr Jonah, Ghana would have been far yond ...
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Sir Dr Jonah is one of the few astute business minds and leaders Ghana has ever had.
If all our so-called "directors" and "ministers" have the vision and strategic thinking skills of Dr Jonah, Ghana would have been far yond where it is now.
You are referring to the Ashanti Goldfieds and the Futures derivative issue under Rawlings regime. This is the price a country pays when it allows itself to be governed and managed by illiterates like JJ Rawlings and ignorant but corrupt people like Mahama. Chaos and corruption reigns under the watch of those who are supposed to curtail it like we have now under Mahama's watch.
What Sir Jonah is saying is absolutely right. Most of the crop of journalist we have at the moment think being on TV or being seen interviewing people is all journalism is about.
I cring when I see and hear most of them making "analysis". They lack logical reasoning, depth of thinking and very myopic in their thinking.
SAMIA 10 years ago

WORK HARD AND YOU WILL EARN IT. DONT BE A DUMB-ASS

WORK HARD AND YOU WILL EARN IT. DONT BE A DUMB-ASS
Kay 10 years ago

Kojo
you must understand that most people are bootlickers. They only sing praises and not bother to find out the origin. I agree with you that Sam has done more harm to the nation than he is trying to claim name and fame for ...
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Kojo
you must understand that most people are bootlickers. They only sing praises and not bother to find out the origin. I agree with you that Sam has done more harm to the nation than he is trying to claim name and fame for now. Sam's harmful activities to mother Ghana whilst at AGC should be told loud and clear (on the roof top) so that he does not have the chance again to sneak into the political arena only to continue his selfish deeds.
Kwaku Manu, Nungua 10 years ago

How dis Sam Jonah become a Doctor: Someone help me

How dis Sam Jonah become a Doctor: Someone help me
Nerzyn 10 years ago

"Dr" Sam, you could have used this to tell your son to stop selling drugs. He is still in jail in the USA for 30 years. Afterall, the journalists you are bashing are working legally. Shame unto you drug dealer. Like father li ...
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"Dr" Sam, you could have used this to tell your son to stop selling drugs. He is still in jail in the USA for 30 years. Afterall, the journalists you are bashing are working legally. Shame unto you drug dealer. Like father like son.
Kay 10 years ago

This is the reason for our suffering in Africa.People like Sam are allowed to go scot free after messing up with us and looting all the money that could have gone to the country for development. it is not thinking journalism ...
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This is the reason for our suffering in Africa.People like Sam are allowed to go scot free after messing up with us and looting all the money that could have gone to the country for development. it is not thinking journalism that brings development to people. It is the money meant for Ghana that he siphoned for himself to become one of the richest people in Africa which brings change and meaning to lives. A big shame unto you, Sam Jonah. How could you come back to advise Ghanaians after what you did to us. Were you not a board director of Ghana Airways (the ONLY airline Ghana had) when it went burst? Shame unto you. Stop talking, Sam, and do not ever take us for a fool. Do not think that you can use this method to gradually and stealthily find yourself in our political life to steal some more. Black peolpe sing praises of people with money and bother to find out how the money was made. If we do, Mr Yankya wouldn't have said what he said about Sam. What Sam has done everybody can do the same, given the chance. Who cannot manage huge sums of money thrust to his/her face, and for that matter, GOLD?
Kofi 10 years ago

If his son is in jail in the US, I assume the son committed the crime as an adult. If you have good children, thank God for child upbringing is a complex problem. Some children will grow up in the best of circumstances but go ...
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If his son is in jail in the US, I assume the son committed the crime as an adult. If you have good children, thank God for child upbringing is a complex problem. Some children will grow up in the best of circumstances but go wayward. Others may grow up in the most adverse of environments but end up great. We cannot blame parents too much of the sins of their adult children. Get it!
Nerzyn 10 years ago

Kofi,
The Bible talks about punishing the 2nd, 3rd etc generations for sins. His evil mind and deeds, are what we see in his child(ren). He shd keep his house clean before going out public. Shame to that "thief"

Kofi,
The Bible talks about punishing the 2nd, 3rd etc generations for sins. His evil mind and deeds, are what we see in his child(ren). He shd keep his house clean before going out public. Shame to that "thief"
KK 10 years ago

The kind of news reading presented by Adom FM and Peace Fm is nothing but story telling. No sense and analysis at all. Because they speak the local dialect they can say anything and everything and go unpunished. Please, learn ...
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The kind of news reading presented by Adom FM and Peace Fm is nothing but story telling. No sense and analysis at all. Because they speak the local dialect they can say anything and everything and go unpunished. Please, learn to refine and polish your news reading. So so sensationalism soooooo. Do they listen to BBC and CNN. They only damage the reputation and integrity of people. You listen to them and its like the country is under siege and about to burn. They present with unnecessary proverbs and supplementary news that do not make sense and meaning to the listener.

Do they write their scripts before reading. National Media Commission should do something about it. As far as Papa Jonah is concerned they are just chaff. They should learn to be professionals.
BABA ABU 10 years ago

HOOOOO! YOU WERE SWALLOWED BY THE SHARK FOR 3 DAYS

HOOOOO! YOU WERE SWALLOWED BY THE SHARK FOR 3 DAYS
BABA ABU 10 years ago

HOOOOO! YOU WERE SWALLOWED BY THE SHARK FOR 3 DAYS

HOOOOO! YOU WERE SWALLOWED BY THE SHARK FOR 3 DAYS
osei kingsley, lagos 10 years ago

RE. baba abu wo ye kuraseni paa!. write something reasonable do you think this forum is for jokers?

RE. baba abu wo ye kuraseni paa!. write something reasonable do you think this forum is for jokers?
Tetteh 10 years ago

In any case it wasnt a shark. It was a whale

In any case it wasnt a shark. It was a whale
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

Will they listen. Our poor educational system means, journalism has become a job for the boys and that is where the problem needs attention first. Change the education and everything will change. We are only taught to think a ...
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Will they listen. Our poor educational system means, journalism has become a job for the boys and that is where the problem needs attention first. Change the education and everything will change. We are only taught to think and apply our knowledge in the last year of uni education and that needs to change.
LONTO-BOY 10 years ago

This is very perceptive observation by Dr Sam Jonah. The problem in Ghana is that our Universities/Schools of Journalism are churning out journalism graduates who are either astonishingly unintelligent or completely misguided ...
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This is very perceptive observation by Dr Sam Jonah. The problem in Ghana is that our Universities/Schools of Journalism are churning out journalism graduates who are either astonishingly unintelligent or completely misguided and manipulated by the country's partisan political interests.

By the way, in any decent developed democratic country, the likes of Sam Jonah could have been exposed by investigative journalists for the gargantuan rip-off of this country.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

Lonto-Boy.. you are absolutely right. At least, we are talking about it and hope that will lead to change.

Lonto-Boy.. you are absolutely right. At least, we are talking about it and hope that will lead to change.
POORMAN 10 years ago

DO YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND IN JOURNALISM?

DO YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND IN JOURNALISM?
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

wat sam jonah and yankah are saying is so on point. UNFORTUNATELY, I DONT THINK THE AVERAGE GH STUDENT IS READY TO TO BE AT THAT LEVEL IN HUMAN THINKING.I MAY BE WRONG, BUT FROM WHAT I SEE ON THE GROUND. THIS IS CLEARLY THE C ...
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wat sam jonah and yankah are saying is so on point. UNFORTUNATELY, I DONT THINK THE AVERAGE GH STUDENT IS READY TO TO BE AT THAT LEVEL IN HUMAN THINKING.I MAY BE WRONG, BUT FROM WHAT I SEE ON THE GROUND. THIS IS CLEARLY THE CASE....
USA- 10 years ago

MOST OF THEM ARE EMPTY JOURNALISTS

MOST OF THEM ARE EMPTY JOURNALISTS
Steel-Pulse (Primus-Interparis) 10 years ago

GREEDY BASTARD!!! YOU SOLD OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE (A WHOLE GOLD MINE) FOR A KNIGHTHOOD - SIR SAM JONAH; ARE YOU SATISFIED?

GREEDY BASTARD!!! YOU SOLD OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE (A WHOLE GOLD MINE) FOR A KNIGHTHOOD - SIR SAM JONAH; ARE YOU SATISFIED?
read y 2 dye 10 years ago

these aliens use to ride around at night killing, butchering n destroying innocent people....called themselves kings of the night. on the chess board, their movement is in form of 'L' u got 2 watch them cuz u never know wher ...
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these aliens use to ride around at night killing, butchering n destroying innocent people....called themselves kings of the night. on the chess board, their movement is in form of 'L' u got 2 watch them cuz u never know where they gon come from. boycott voda-phone. one!
Opanin 10 years ago

Say it LOUD.

Say it LOUD.
DJ.Daabodaabo 10 years ago

WE KNOW POEPLE FROM WHAT THEY SAY, WRITE THE POEPLE WE MAY KNOW MUST BE ARE WISE ONES.

WE KNOW POEPLE FROM WHAT THEY SAY, WRITE THE POEPLE WE MAY KNOW MUST BE ARE WISE ONES.
MOOROH ELVIS 10 years ago

will they listern? all that they concentrate on how to receive brown envelopes "soll!!" count the no of ghanaian reporters on interantional medias as compare to sister eastern africans!Poor and hear say report without due dil ...
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will they listern? all that they concentrate on how to receive brown envelopes "soll!!" count the no of ghanaian reporters on interantional medias as compare to sister eastern africans!Poor and hear say report without due diligent facts finding before reporting.
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 10 years ago

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CONGRATULATIONS OLD MAN ==DADDY =
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MY BROTHER HAS MADE GOOD USE OF HIS
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INSTITUTIONS IN GHANA TO BE AN
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AFRIKA MONETARY INSTITUTE
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AFRIKA COMMON CURRENCY
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AFRIKA BUSINESS CLUB ==54
AFRIKA CLUB 54 ==ABC 54
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI ( FOUNDER )
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PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 10 years ago

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Cry Beloved Motherland 10 years ago

Oh God, why have all these 'Thinkheads' left Ghana into the hands of greedy, selfish individuals who now control the realms of affairs in our beloved country?

Oh God, why have all these 'Thinkheads' left Ghana into the hands of greedy, selfish individuals who now control the realms of affairs in our beloved country?
Sappey-Agboh, Atsiame - Avenorpeme 10 years ago

Do we accept why the President HE JDM alluded to the inability of Ghanaian journalist to investigate and analyse issues and thus setting the agenda? Oh no, most of them are lazy, just as Sir Sam Jonah recounted here. We have ...
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Do we accept why the President HE JDM alluded to the inability of Ghanaian journalist to investigate and analyse issues and thus setting the agenda? Oh no, most of them are lazy, just as Sir Sam Jonah recounted here. We have people like half-baked illiterate journalists like Ken Kuranchie and Kwaku Baako parroting analysis they have no idea about and are hailed as great minds. Those media houses that continue to provide a platform for these misfits should take a cue from Dr Jonah and start inviting only people who are experts in their chosen fields.
Jade 10 years ago

Sir, you're out of date, time, space and thinking. Anybody can be a journalists in today's environment - whether you think or not. The days of dictator journalism is gone.

Sir, you're out of date, time, space and thinking. Anybody can be a journalists in today's environment - whether you think or not. The days of dictator journalism is gone.
Paul Amuna 10 years ago

If you think like this, then surely Sam Jonah is wasting his time. Why can't we use the internet and other media you mention as a force for good? Is this such an impossible task as a nation? Think again!!!

If you think like this, then surely Sam Jonah is wasting his time. Why can't we use the internet and other media you mention as a force for good? Is this such an impossible task as a nation? Think again!!!
Jade 10 years ago

You seem to be out of touch. Tech revolution has changed everything. It is not thinking about it. It is about how you can do it - is the problem. Anybody can be a journalist today. Think about it. We are not talking about pap ...
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You seem to be out of touch. Tech revolution has changed everything. It is not thinking about it. It is about how you can do it - is the problem. Anybody can be a journalist today. Think about it. We are not talking about paper journalism. You can post virtually anything on the web that cannot be controlled. That was what I was writing about, mate.
Paul Amuna 10 years ago

It is about how you train people to behave properly. What ordinary non-journalists like you and I write on social media sites etc. is not the issue here. In any case, if we have a well educated and properly behaved set of jou ...
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It is about how you train people to behave properly. What ordinary non-journalists like you and I write on social media sites etc. is not the issue here. In any case, if we have a well educated and properly behaved set of journalists, that would make a lot of difference. I don't want to waste my time trying to get this point across to people who are fixed in their ideas and cannot see beyond their noses.
osei kingsley, lagos 10 years ago

BUT sam is talking about the noble journalism of the mainstream proffession. Not this type of village thing happening here.

BUT sam is talking about the noble journalism of the mainstream proffession. Not this type of village thing happening here.
Jade 10 years ago

That is your short-coming or to put it nicely - metal block. It is easy said than done. Do you remember that?

That is your short-coming or to put it nicely - metal block. It is easy said than done. Do you remember that?
Paul Amuna 10 years ago

For decades it seems we have got used to the poor gutter journalism and somehow think it is OK. In the 1980s, one lamented the poor grammar used by some journalists and their inability to capture the essence of a story.

T ...
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For decades it seems we have got used to the poor gutter journalism and somehow think it is OK. In the 1980s, one lamented the poor grammar used by some journalists and their inability to capture the essence of a story.

This have worsened since, and we now have journalists who 'rush' to print their stories without proper research and ensuring that theirs will properly inform, educate and still retain whatever humour they wish to convey.

Worse still are those who use 'journalism' as an excuse for political propaganda and don't quite care about falsehoods or bad reportage which can incite and cause tension in the community. We should learn hard lessons from Rwanda and elsewhere and understand that Ghana is not immune to the human condition of 'hatred' and 'violence' and all it takes is a bunch of people hammering on sentiments which extreme elements in society can latch unto.

Sir Sam Jonah's call comes on top of Kofi Annan's call for us to return to the aspirations of Dr Kwame Nkrumah if we wish to progress as a nation. Nkrumah tried to inspire, challenge and help Ghanaians (and Africans) recognise who they are, what potential and resources they have and to tap into their talents, making use of all, regardless.

The Media have an important role to play to promote a sense of patriotism and national pride as well as a call to national duty in a neutral way. I have always believed that one's political leanings should remain private and that is why people's ballot is always supposed to be a personal choice.

If that is so, then whatever our leanings in politics, we should separate that from journalistic presentations and interpretations of issues. By all means, let us hold government to account and individuals as well (regardless of party colours or affiliations). If journalists cannot do this and continue in the way that they are currently operating, their work (and ministry) does not EDIFY but rather has the potential to DEFILE and thus be counterproductive to society.

Sam Jonah's are very wise words which MUST be heeded for our own collective good.
NII LARTEY NARTEY 10 years ago

Uncle Sam as much as I do agree with you, I think the much have to do with our educational policies and dependably trustworthy political leadership.

Our today's politicians are those paying for the rubbishes of our young a ...
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Uncle Sam as much as I do agree with you, I think the much have to do with our educational policies and dependably trustworthy political leadership.

Our today's politicians are those paying for the rubbishes of our young and inexperience novice journalists who have now turned to political sychophants and zombies simply because the more you write to attack a political opponent the more recognition given by the other political party loosing the ethnics of journalism.

Our politicians are the ones who have killed the spirit of balance reportage and the dream of the great man Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah to build a solid and patriotic brilliantly intelligent nationalist journalism as he did believed the pen is always mightier than the gun.

The problem with the journalists is the politicians, especially those who are in power and can afford to use state resources for every diabolical and unethical attacks on opponents.

We therefore need much more consistently trustworthy politicians with thinking heads on to give quality leadership that will inspire and motivate our young journalist and the next generation but not these bloody despicably unscrupulous "woyomenized" STX criminals parading as such.
JJ Rawlings 10 years ago

MOUTH WORK.

MOUTH WORK.
Sampson 10 years ago

Great thought but can we start from you. How do you helped Ghana Airways survival and people of Ashanti when you were the head of Obuasi Mines?What businesses have you in Ghana that helps employment and raise our standard of ...
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Great thought but can we start from you. How do you helped Ghana Airways survival and people of Ashanti when you were the head of Obuasi Mines?What businesses have you in Ghana that helps employment and raise our standard of living?How are you contributing to Ghana Equity Market as you are doing in South Africa?Ghana needs actions from our leaders who benefited from the country.Ghanaians abroad are paying higher fares to visit Ghana due to collapse of the airline.How were you involved in its administration?
KK 10 years ago

Gud questions my brother, it is rather unfortunate that Ghanaians have short memories and we end to forget about things so easily, otherwise uncle sam will not get the gut to talk about corruption and ethics in Ghana.

Gud questions my brother, it is rather unfortunate that Ghanaians have short memories and we end to forget about things so easily, otherwise uncle sam will not get the gut to talk about corruption and ethics in Ghana.
Nerzyn 10 years ago

"Dr" Jonah, you could have used this to tell your son to stop selling drugs. He is still in jail in the USA for 30 years. Afterall, the journalists you are bashing are working legally. Shame unto you drug dealer. Like father ...
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"Dr" Jonah, you could have used this to tell your son to stop selling drugs. He is still in jail in the USA for 30 years. Afterall, the journalists you are bashing are working legally. Shame unto you drug dealer. Like father like son.
SEAMAN UK 10 years ago

NDC FOREVER GOD I PRAY YOU MAKE ME AND ALL MY DESCENDANTS EVERY MANKIND VISIONARIES LIKE DR. UNCLE SAM JONAH NDC MATCH ON DR UNCLE SAM FOREVER

NDC FOREVER GOD I PRAY YOU MAKE ME AND ALL MY DESCENDANTS EVERY MANKIND VISIONARIES LIKE DR. UNCLE SAM JONAH NDC MATCH ON DR UNCLE SAM FOREVER
KENNY A 10 years ago

THIS RUTHLESS CROOK SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE SHOT BY J.J. RAWLINGS NDC.

THIS SAM JONAH CRIMINAL IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS GHANAIANS ARE NOT REAPING THE BENEFITS GOD HAS ENDOWED OUR NATION WITH.

INDEED, SAM JONAH I ...
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THIS RUTHLESS CROOK SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE SHOT BY J.J. RAWLINGS NDC.

THIS SAM JONAH CRIMINAL IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS GHANAIANS ARE NOT REAPING THE BENEFITS GOD HAS ENDOWED OUR NATION WITH.

INDEED, SAM JONAH IS THE LATE "TINY" ROWLAND OF THE UK.

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHY SUCH WICKED PEOPLE AS SAM JONAH HAS A VOICE IN GHANA.

SAM JONAH GOT HIS FUCKING "SIR" TITLE BECAUSE OF HOW HE TEAMED UP WITH THE UK TO LLOOT GHANA'S GOLD RESERVES.

TO THIS DAY, A VISIT TO ALL THOSE GOLD MINES ARES IN GHANA WILL SHOW A SORRY GHOST TOWNS WITH NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THE YEARS GOLD MINING IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.
KENNY A 10 years ago

THIS RUTHLESS CROOK SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE SHOT BY J.J. RAWLINGS' NDC.

THIS SAM JONAH CRIMINAL IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY GHANAIANS ARE NOT REAPING THE BENEFITS GOD HAS ENDOWED OUR NATION WITH TO THIS DAY.

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THIS RUTHLESS CROOK SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE SHOT BY J.J. RAWLINGS' NDC.

THIS SAM JONAH CRIMINAL IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY GHANAIANS ARE NOT REAPING THE BENEFITS GOD HAS ENDOWED OUR NATION WITH TO THIS DAY.

INDEED, SAM JONAH IS LIKE THE LATE "TINY" ROWLAND OF THE UK, RUTHLESS CRIMINALS.

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHY SUCH WICKED PEOPLE AS SAM JONAH HAS A VOICE IN GHANA.

SAM JONAH GOT HIS FUCKING "SIR" TITLE BECAUSE OF HOW HE TEAMED UP WITH THE UK TO LOOT GHANA'S GOLD RESERVES.

TO THIS DAY, A VISIT TO ALL THOSE GOLD MINING AREAS IN GHANA WILL SHOW SORRY GHOST TOWNS WITH NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THE YEARS OF GOLD MINING IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.

GOD WILL PUNISH ALL THESE CROOKS.
KK 10 years ago

My brother it is rather sad that people dont know this guy very well otherwise ghanaians will not waste our time listening to a crook like him. We are also living in a country where people glorify wealth irrespective of how i ...
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My brother it is rather sad that people dont know this guy very well otherwise ghanaians will not waste our time listening to a crook like him. We are also living in a country where people glorify wealth irrespective of how it is gotten, hence, our many problems
The Archivist 10 years ago

Rawlings was the very person who put the criminal, Jonah, in the very position of authority to negotiate away for pennies our crown jewel – the Ashanti Gold Mine! It was all part of the heinous, monstrous job done on over 3 ...
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Rawlings was the very person who put the criminal, Jonah, in the very position of authority to negotiate away for pennies our crown jewel – the Ashanti Gold Mine! It was all part of the heinous, monstrous job done on over 300 state enterprises by Rawlings and his P/NDC with the aid of some now very, very wealthy “Consultants”. For all the loot he was knighted for, Jonah hasn’t contributed a penny to job growth in Ghana. Rather he is still voraciously feeding off another state job as Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast! He is dancing on the graves of the dreams of young Ghanaian graduates. With just a certificate course in mining in Scotland to his name, he is now flaunting both his traitor’s knighthood and the honorific doctorate his loot has purchased for him. Only in Ghana can this conman enjoy openly the fruits of his criminal enterprise. “Sam E. Jonah School of Business at the African University College of Communication (AUCC) in Accra“ indeed!!! Some mediocre, mushroom institution to bolster his low self-esteem. How many businesses has he created in Ghana? He has no degree in business or any other field! Any “numbers man“ can set up an equity fund with his loot. No biggie. But only in Ghana will they worship this voracious conman made out of nothing but crookedness!
Tokyo !! 10 years ago

No no. Not all why you running away Marin the truth. We rather need leaders who can think and you know it. Ur leaders are just refusing to think !!

No no. Not all why you running away Marin the truth. We rather need leaders who can think and you know it. Ur leaders are just refusing to think !!
osei kingsley, lagos 10 years ago

no no no, you are wrong .ghana never lacked good thnkers .j.j was a genius,j.a. k as brilliannt as well.this j.m is also descerning,if not so he would have thrown your masters, those blunt litigaters and nation wreckers into ...
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no no no, you are wrong .ghana never lacked good thnkers .j.j was a genius,j.a. k as brilliannt as well.this j.m is also descerning,if not so he would have thrown your masters, those blunt litigaters and nation wreckers into where they deserve to be
7B 10 years ago

NPP CREWS GOT VISION... JONAH IN THE BOAT U PART OF IT...

NPP CREWS GOT VISION... JONAH IN THE BOAT U PART OF IT...
ghanaba 10 years ago

instead of wailing, you rats and monkeys have come out with your myopic comments. it is the assumption that literature is the mirror of any civilisation or society. sometimes it is uncomfortable to look into the rear mirror. ...
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instead of wailing, you rats and monkeys have come out with your myopic comments. it is the assumption that literature is the mirror of any civilisation or society. sometimes it is uncomfortable to look into the rear mirror. thank you mr big monkey for not only depicting our real gh including your real cv. your shortcomings are many, you look very frail, opportunist and haunted. as a servant of GOD, i advice you to seek help from local pastor, who has the favour of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. i dont know how you joined the establishment, either by career or opportunism. apologise to the journalists before they are mad at you. dont become the enemy of journalism you may not withstand them.
idiot! 10 years ago

you are juch an IDIOT!

you are juch an IDIOT!
cha 10 years ago

Yes now thats a santaclausian speaking- this is a man with vision - long live Adisco old boys

Yes now thats a santaclausian speaking- this is a man with vision - long live Adisco old boys
Akronfuo 10 years ago

What is the difference between Akwesi Afrifa and Sam Jonah both santaclausians and nation wreckers.

What is the difference between Akwesi Afrifa and Sam Jonah both santaclausians and nation wreckers.
DJ.Daabodaabo 10 years ago

THIS ARTICLE SET ME TO ERUDITE. I TRY POSSIBLE TO READ ALL COMMENTS BEFORE I COMMENTS. WELL, SAM WAS RIGHT,GHANA NEEDS POSITIVE THNINKING JOURNALIST, IN AFRICA PER SAY. TO GET AT MY POINT, TRY TO READ IDEAS SHARED WITH THIS A ...
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THIS ARTICLE SET ME TO ERUDITE. I TRY POSSIBLE TO READ ALL COMMENTS BEFORE I COMMENTS. WELL, SAM WAS RIGHT,GHANA NEEDS POSITIVE THNINKING JOURNALIST, IN AFRICA PER SAY. TO GET AT MY POINT, TRY TO READ IDEAS SHARED WITH THIS ARTICLE. THE WAY TO THE NORTH IS SE, SW, NE AND NW. ONLY FEW ARE ON RIGHT PATH. DO WE ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO DO A LITTLE RESEACH TO WHAT WE TYPE? WHAT WE TYPE IS WHAT ONE READS, DO WE BELIEVE ITS GRAVITATIONAL FORCE? WHAT WE THROW IS WHAT WE CATCH. WILL WE ACCEPT WHAT WE TYPE IF ONE TYPES THAT TO YOU? REALISING ALL THESE THINGS IS MAKING ONE A THINKING PERSON.
James 10 years ago

There are too many bush and Okurasi people in Journalism and Politics in Ghana.They don't think before they speak or write.They just show up in the cities,pretending to be civilized.

There are too many bush and Okurasi people in Journalism and Politics in Ghana.They don't think before they speak or write.They just show up in the cities,pretending to be civilized.
Ebow Harvey- Ewusi 10 years ago

One big thing that will move Ghana, the African continent and the globe to a higher heights. Lets get serious for once its an opportunity that needs cuddling.

One big thing that will move Ghana, the African continent and the globe to a higher heights. Lets get serious for once its an opportunity that needs cuddling.
BabaUS 10 years ago

Ghanaian Journalists thinking? That is a new concept.

Ghanaian Journalists thinking? That is a new concept.
angle man 10 years ago

why waitted for soo long,respectted elders like yourself were in every country including both UK as well as USA,but in Ghana its seems,we donts have one.free for all corruption,lawlessness,happining live in eny Govts offices, ...
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why waitted for soo long,respectted elders like yourself were in every country including both UK as well as USA,but in Ghana its seems,we donts have one.free for all corruption,lawlessness,happining live in eny Govts offices,were are we heading,why jounalist alone,include all the department,lets praise when it due,the only sector i praises is our Military.
SLY 10 years ago

THIEF HAVING SOLD GHANAS GOLD MINES YOU NOW HAVE THE AUDACITY TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH!!! ONE DAY YOU WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR SELLING AND DUPING GHANA!! IDIOT ! GOD CURSE U!

THIEF HAVING SOLD GHANAS GOLD MINES YOU NOW HAVE THE AUDACITY TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH!!! ONE DAY YOU WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR SELLING AND DUPING GHANA!! IDIOT ! GOD CURSE U!
Alpha 10 years ago

Ghana is full of dead heads including Politicians, Journalists, Intellectuals and many people who do not think. Has anyone ask Sam Jonah where he got his money? and why living in SA. Sold Ghana property of Ashanti gold fields ...
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Ghana is full of dead heads including Politicians, Journalists, Intellectuals and many people who do not think. Has anyone ask Sam Jonah where he got his money? and why living in SA. Sold Ghana property of Ashanti gold fields to SA GOLD MINES and cash out in SA as private equity investor? Who is asking?
Kay 10 years ago

In all that have been said about this man Sam Jonah who connived with the West (the UK) to downplay our intelligence as human beings and did what they did to us by looting and enriching themselves from our GOLD, the Ghanaian ...
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In all that have been said about this man Sam Jonah who connived with the West (the UK) to downplay our intelligence as human beings and did what they did to us by looting and enriching themselves from our GOLD, the Ghanaian journalist should now be wise to know what kind of information the public would love to read, hear and talk about before they throw it into the public domain. Like begets like, they say. It is no wonder therefore that in Ghana these days, even the foetus in the mother's womb thinks of nothing but dooping whatever to make money, notwithstanding. Our children need to know about people who have made it not through theivery and corruption but hardwork and dilligence. It is our duty to educate the public especially the youth to see that money and wealth can be acquired through genuine and fair means. News like that of Sam's Business School is unimportant to us.
We need him to go back to Obuasi and apologise to the many he made life unbearable for when he went on mass laying off only in the name of maximisation of profit not only for the British Government and Loronho but also for himself and try to effect the so-called impact some bootlickers are saying his business school is going to have. He is not the first to have Business school in Ghana and la, la, he will not be the last. Honesty, Integrity and Good name are better than riches. He should amend the damage he caused to Obuasi and mother Ghana by his sheer greed and unpatriotism.
Kofi Sammy 10 years ago

Journalists of Ghana this is the "thank you" reward we get from sam jonah after decades of fiercely protecting his business illegalities, AGC demise, societal indiscretions, from public scrutiny. Jonah has finally proven to a ...
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Journalists of Ghana this is the "thank you" reward we get from sam jonah after decades of fiercely protecting his business illegalities, AGC demise, societal indiscretions, from public scrutiny. Jonah has finally proven to any of us who was ever paid to bury a story about him what a sorry folly we have been. Wake up Ghana Journalists, lets not take this insult lying prostrate.
MenayeAFUAforiwa 10 years ago

Nonsense when he made his illgotten money where did he base his Equity Fund business,not in South Africa? And such a person will come back next time and tell Ghanians that he is a "Patriotic citizen".

Nonsense when he made his illgotten money where did he base his Equity Fund business,not in South Africa? And such a person will come back next time and tell Ghanians that he is a "Patriotic citizen".
NPP ARE MURDERERS 10 years ago

DON'T WORRY SAM. WE WILL DEAL WITH NPP MURDERERS. NPP KILLED YA NAA + 40 ELDERS. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE CHANCE TO KILL NPPians.
IN BROAD DAY LIGHT NPP AND ITS HENCHMEN CUM MERCENARIES FROM LIBERIA GRUESOMELY MURDERED THE YA ...
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DON'T WORRY SAM. WE WILL DEAL WITH NPP MURDERERS. NPP KILLED YA NAA + 40 ELDERS. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE CHANCE TO KILL NPPians.
IN BROAD DAY LIGHT NPP AND ITS HENCHMEN CUM MERCENARIES FROM LIBERIA GRUESOMELY MURDERED THE YA NAA AND 40 OF HIS ELDERS WHILE SOLDIERS AND POLICE STOOD BY TO GUARD THE MURDERERS FOR 3 DAYS. WERE ARE JUST WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAY BACK TO NPPians ACCROSS GHANA.
osei yao 10 years ago

It is not journalism that needs thinkers. They are needed in all spheres of our lives. "Immortalise Africans"? JONAH is not exactly African. Another instance of non-thinking intellectuals?

It is not journalism that needs thinkers. They are needed in all spheres of our lives. "Immortalise Africans"? JONAH is not exactly African. Another instance of non-thinking intellectuals?
\Canadasheabutter(GhanaUpper W\est Re 10 years ago

SAM JONAH YOU AND HIERACHY IS A DISGRACE TO THE MEN & WOMEN , HARD WORKING GHANAIANS.

GREED LED TO YOUR SON LANGUISHING IN A JAIL IN USA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING .

U ARE NOW ADVOCATING FOR AN AFRICAN THINK TANK , CORRUPT O ...
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SAM JONAH YOU AND HIERACHY IS A DISGRACE TO THE MEN & WOMEN , HARD WORKING GHANAIANS.

GREED LED TO YOUR SON LANGUISHING IN A JAIL IN USA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING .

U ARE NOW ADVOCATING FOR AN AFRICAN THINK TANK , CORRUPT ONE OF COURSE, TO FINALLY EXECUE SELL OFF THE REST OF AFRICAN ASSEST TO THE IMPERIALIST ARNACHIST BRITAIN TO EARN A LORDSHIP.

IT'S YOUR HANDCRAFTED HANDIWORK , THAT HAVE BROUGHT UPON OUR GREAT NATION THE MENACE OF GALAMSEY.

UPTO 2007 , THE ELITE AND SOUTHERNERS DARED NOT TO WORK UNDERGROUND EVEN AFTER THE FACT THAT THE TARKWA SCHOOL OF MINES WAS ESTABLISHED TO TRAIN SKILL MANPOWER LABOR FOR THE GEOLOGICAL INDUSTRY.

THEY SPOKE OPENLY ABOUT TB, AND OTHER LUNG DISEASES

AFTER THE TAKE OVER OF ASHANTI GOLDMINE , ANGLO-ASHANTI AS THE NEW CAME TO BE KNOWN EXCLUDED AND REFUSED EMPLOYMENT FOR THE MEN & WOMEN WHO WEREN'T LUCKY TO ACQUIRE AN EDUCATION.
THE ILLITERATES FROM NORTHERN GHANA HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL FOR THE WEALTH OF THE ALL THE MINES, BIBIANI, ABA @ TARKWA , ABOSSO ,KONONGO, PRESTEA, OBUASI SINCE PRECOLONIAL TO POST INDEPENDENT GHANA.

AFTER THE SALE TO THIS APARTRHIED DE BEERS EMPIRE THEY THESE OUR ILLITERATE MEN & WOMEN WITH VAST KNOWLEDGE OF THE MINING INDUSTRY COULDN'T ATTAIN EMPLOYMENT ANY MORE IN THE MINES.

GOV'T SHARES WERE OFFLOADED AT PENANCE OF THE SHARE PRICE AT HEARST OF GRANDIOSE THIEVERY , AND TODAY YOU ARE THINKING OF AN AFRICAN THINK TANK.

LONG AT THE ENVIROMENTAL DISASTER CAUSD BY THESE GALAMSEY OPERATORS THE GEO - ENVIRONMENT OF THAT BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY .

ALL OF WESTERN REGION IS NOW A DESERT , OUR RIVERS ARE ALL POLLUTED WITH CYNANDE , MERCURY , DANGEROUS CHEMICALS ALL OUT GREED

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SALE THE IMPERIALIST QUEEN CROWNED YOU SIR ,

U HAVE CAUSED FINANCIAL ENVIROMENT LOSS TO GHANA AS A WHOLE
Yaw Manu 10 years ago

Shut the f..k up and enjoy your booty after stealing from Ghana and also selling Ghana's Treasury to your Colonial Masters. What have you done for Ghana? What have you done for even your own village.

People like you shoul ...
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Shut the f..k up and enjoy your booty after stealing from Ghana and also selling Ghana's Treasury to your Colonial Masters. What have you done for Ghana? What have you done for even your own village.

People like you should be shaved with broken bottles for plunging Ghana deep into poverty.
BE BOLD 10 years ago

How did he become so rich anyway? JJ and him sold off most of Ghana's assets and yet the illiterates you describe support them

How did he become so rich anyway? JJ and him sold off most of Ghana's assets and yet the illiterates you describe support them
Captain Canada 10 years ago

grammar and how to spell. What is your level of education?

grammar and how to spell. What is your level of education?
sam 10 years ago

Dr Jonah hit it on point. For Ghana to ever see true sustainable development not just in infrastructure but true human development our way of journalism must change from reporting sensational stories that most often is counte ...
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Dr Jonah hit it on point. For Ghana to ever see true sustainable development not just in infrastructure but true human development our way of journalism must change from reporting sensational stories that most often is counter productive and retrogressive to critical analysis and thinking with the goal of educating the populace on responsible behavour adherence to law and order and accountability, helping the people move away from colonial thinking to self confidence and determination to be a better person not through ill gotten riches but hard work.This will have to start with a revolution not like the one with guns and violence but one base on peaceful awareness of who we are and what we need to do to come out of this crisis of underdevelopment and encouraging people of vision and integrity to assume leadership role..
prof 10 years ago

sam jona is stupid and thief as well

sam jona is stupid and thief as well
prof 10 years ago

self fish sam stupid jona is an article of no use in our dear Nation Ghana.

self fish sam stupid jona is an article of no use in our dear Nation Ghana.
Captain Canada 10 years ago

Ghana out to the British for a silly title? Sam Jonah should shut the hell up. He's an example of why Nkrumah never trusted the Ashantis. For they'll sell their mother for pittance and white mans title. The traitor has the ne ...
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Ghana out to the British for a silly title? Sam Jonah should shut the hell up. He's an example of why Nkrumah never trusted the Ashantis. For they'll sell their mother for pittance and white mans title. The traitor has the nerve to point fingers? He should thank the low brow journalists for if there were serious journalist in Ghana, he'll will never set foot in Ghana again. He is an uncle TOM of the worse kind.
GREAT NANA ANTWI 10 years ago

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ARE YOU IN NEED OF A FAST POWERFUL SPIRITUALIST?THEN GOOGLE OR GO TO www greatnanapowerfullspiritualist.blogspot com
osei kingsley, lagos 10 years ago

Thank you humble advicer a .proffessiomal like this is what Ghana needs. Not those power drunks and imposters parading themselves here and there.

Thank you humble advicer a .proffessiomal like this is what Ghana needs. Not those power drunks and imposters parading themselves here and there.
Kia 10 years ago

Good talk, but the rationale been advocated by SJ for the business school is at it very best, a common sense theory that have been developed and practiced for decades in mokola by the market women therein. For a business to t ...
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Good talk, but the rationale been advocated by SJ for the business school is at it very best, a common sense theory that have been developed and practiced for decades in mokola by the market women therein. For a business to thrive, one needs to understand the market and the consumer choices. Currently, but sadly the so called high "profile entrepreneur" men and women at best are practitioners of state controlled and monopolistic economic system, that are reliant on state patronage and protectionist regulation for survival. Over the years, the protectionist market model has never brought visible improvement in social welfare of the people.
KOKI 10 years ago

More of such MOVERS and SHAKERS in the country and for the nation!

Yes we need more debate on matters that would stimulate economic growth, business and confront poverty heads-on!

It seems our daily media publications ...
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More of such MOVERS and SHAKERS in the country and for the nation!

Yes we need more debate on matters that would stimulate economic growth, business and confront poverty heads-on!

It seems our daily media publications of all shades vote far less time for what Dr. Sam is talking about here. Instead we read, write, whine, talk, hum, drink and even dream all day long about politics and interspersed with pettiness some of the times!

Issues that would provoke innovations, creativity and seeding of business ventures sadly receive relatively little attention.

I for one am very grateful to our journalists in doing their best under very trying circumstances in exposing the rot in our societies but there's certainly more room for improvement and I hope they are listening with all sobriety the counsel from this genius of the land of our birth!
Pancho 10 years ago

Look who is talking a sellout individual. You negotiated and sold out gold for nothing/peanuts and he got Knighted by the Queen who he cheated the country to. What a shame. Sam Jonah has no shame and people in Ghana rever thi ...
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Look who is talking a sellout individual. You negotiated and sold out gold for nothing/peanuts and he got Knighted by the Queen who he cheated the country to. What a shame. Sam Jonah has no shame and people in Ghana rever this cheat
reality 10 years ago

After so many years of stealing and mismanaging A G C ,leaving Obuasi with nothing to show for all the gold that has been taken from there,he is still criticizing journalist instead of his poor leadership.God is watching.

After so many years of stealing and mismanaging A G C ,leaving Obuasi with nothing to show for all the gold that has been taken from there,he is still criticizing journalist instead of his poor leadership.God is watching.
MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

Why not build a top -notch Journalism school for them.

Why not build a top -notch Journalism school for them.
MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

SAM JONAH SCHOOL OF ADVANCED JOURNALISM, where higher thinking skills are taught.

SAM JONAH SCHOOL OF ADVANCED JOURNALISM, where higher thinking skills are taught.
The Archivist 10 years ago

...Built with loot from unethical enterprise. Ethics definitely not part of the foundation of the S-J School Of Journalism.

...Built with loot from unethical enterprise. Ethics definitely not part of the foundation of the S-J School Of Journalism.
CONCERN CITIZEN 10 years ago

SAM THIEF MAN. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY AFTER BEING APPOINTED TO SUCH A HIGH POSITION WITH JJ SUPPORT. YOU THIEF ALL AND IS THE REASON GOD PUNISHING YOUR KIDS DRUG ADDICT AND IN USA JAIL. FOOLISH MAN. YOU WILL ONLY BE ...
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SAM THIEF MAN. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY AFTER BEING APPOINTED TO SUCH A HIGH POSITION WITH JJ SUPPORT. YOU THIEF ALL AND IS THE REASON GOD PUNISHING YOUR KIDS DRUG ADDICT AND IN USA JAIL. FOOLISH MAN. YOU WILL ONLY BE RESPECTED BY WHITE MAN YOU ASSIST THEM TAKEN GOLD FREELY FROM GHANA SO THAT YOU GOT YOUR CUT IN THE DEAL
Joe Turkey 10 years ago

Ninety percent of the assholes you hear on radio and television in Ghana are products of Jerry Rawlings' JSS that was designed to produce more butchers, hairdressers, tailors, carpenters, brick layers janitors. The are not ed ...
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Ninety percent of the assholes you hear on radio and television in Ghana are products of Jerry Rawlings' JSS that was designed to produce more butchers, hairdressers, tailors, carpenters, brick layers janitors. The are not educated enough to do any thinking. It is the reason Rawlings sent is children to schools outside the ones he created. Junior Judas, or is he?
BIONIC 10 years ago

Ghana has Kweku Bako so that is enough.

Ghana has Kweku Bako so that is enough.
STAFFORD 10 years ago

So far an effective actual Revolutionary Media has come into view, to Ghana. We have not made this CHANGE, this CHANGE has made us to be creative in order to balance the insanity in this country. This new Thinking/Journalisti ...
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So far an effective actual Revolutionary Media has come into view, to Ghana. We have not made this CHANGE, this CHANGE has made us to be creative in order to balance the insanity in this country. This new Thinking/Journalistic Revolution is an indication of a radical pervasive change, a complete change in our understanding the BRAIN and SUFERING of the ordinary Ghanaian.
A true solution to our socio-economic and political problems will have to come from the private sector, a Journalistic/Media Revolution !
Nana K , China 10 years ago

I agreed with you sir. I blame the directors of radio stations. They should engage good people who can analysis objectively.

I agreed with you sir. I blame the directors of radio stations. They should engage good people who can analysis objectively.

Sam Jonah: Ghana needs 'thinking' Journalists

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