Ghana imports ordinary, unskilled labour - Pratt

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Dog Eater 10 years ago

Na okro month de speak

Na okro month de speak
Profiler 10 years ago

Kwasi Pratt is really enigmatic. This same person organized a crusade against a Ghanaian who teamed up with other investor (including SSNIT and other banks) to secure a genuinely legal loan to build a hotel because his father ...
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Kwasi Pratt is really enigmatic. This same person organized a crusade against a Ghanaian who teamed up with other investor (including SSNIT and other banks) to secure a genuinely legal loan to build a hotel because his father was the president. He has never been heard talking about complete foreigners who come to Ghana to obtain loans to do business while banks deny citizens that same opportunity. These foreigners employ and front for more loans for their kind. Today, Kwasi has a voice against imported unskilled labour. To do what job? Perhaps, if he could find in him the sense to eschew envy and jealousy of successful Ghanaian entrepreneurs, their business could provide jobs and reduce unemployment.
Akoto 10 years ago

So if the gov't is importing unskilled labour and these people send dollars to their country why do you say the shortage of dollars in the country is opposition propaganda?

So if the gov't is importing unskilled labour and these people send dollars to their country why do you say the shortage of dollars in the country is opposition propaganda?
ICONIC-07 10 years ago

MUCH AS I LIKE KWESI PRATT, I WISH TO REITERATE THAT HE HAS NO PROOF OF ANY SINGLE IMPORTED LABOUR, SAVE THE CHINESE.
WHAT EVERY GHANAIAN KNOWS IS THAT THE CHINESE CONTRATORS ALWAYS COME WITH THEIR OWN LABOUR FORCE, WHICH HA ...
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MUCH AS I LIKE KWESI PRATT, I WISH TO REITERATE THAT HE HAS NO PROOF OF ANY SINGLE IMPORTED LABOUR, SAVE THE CHINESE.
WHAT EVERY GHANAIAN KNOWS IS THAT THE CHINESE CONTRATORS ALWAYS COME WITH THEIR OWN LABOUR FORCE, WHICH HAS TO STOP OUTRIGHT.

CONTRACTS TO FOREIGN COMPANIES ARE INTENDED TO CREATE JOBS FOR THE AVERAGE GHANAIAN, AND ANY FOREIGN BUSINESS OR CONTRACT THAT DOES NOT CREATE JOBS FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE MUST PACK THEIR BAGS AND BAGGAGE AND LEAVE.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IF KWESI PRATT WOULD COME OUT WITH NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS OR CORPORATIONS THAT COME WITH FOREIGN LABOUR, OR THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF BLATANTLY IMPORT LABOUR.

THIS ALLEGATIONS MUST BE SUBSTANTIATED WITHOUT ANY EQUIVOCATION.

ALUTA CONTINUA!!!!!!!
Dog Eater 10 years ago

Its okro mouth that is speaking

Its okro mouth that is speaking
KnYc(USMC) 10 years ago

Now the NDC gov't has turn out to be "Animal Farm" gov't. Kwasi tell them(NDC), the most useless gov't in Ghana's history. Five years of waste, now they added nkontomire to the list of imports. I thought tooth-pick will be la ...
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Now the NDC gov't has turn out to be "Animal Farm" gov't. Kwasi tell them(NDC), the most useless gov't in Ghana's history. Five years of waste, now they added nkontomire to the list of imports. I thought tooth-pick will be last on the list. hmmmmmmmmm
Ama Serwah 10 years ago

CHINA MADE GH SHITO,FANTI KENKEY,ACHOMO

CHINA MADE GH SHITO,FANTI KENKEY,ACHOMO
KnYc(USMC) 10 years ago

Hay we done die!!!!!!

Hay we done die!!!!!!
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

We'll like to bring PEACE FM'S attention to the situation that is going on in their sister Radio station at GhanaToday HOLLAND. It has been cleared to the listeners of Ghana Today radio , how the presenter Kofi nyarko was rud ...
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We'll like to bring PEACE FM'S attention to the situation that is going on in their sister Radio station at GhanaToday HOLLAND. It has been cleared to the listeners of Ghana Today radio , how the presenter Kofi nyarko was rude to the sympathizers of the ruling NDC Gov, on his "wosukabi" program. Kofi nyarko did not end his rudeness, but Kofi organized members from his npp party, especially those who were akan's, they were carefully selected to come on air to dehumanized the rest of the tribes here in Ghana on his radio show. We the listeners here in Ghana can confirm to the PEACE FM management that the home grown npp terrorist who is now residing in Holland kofi nyarko, has done the same thing he was used to on Monday the 10th of February, when one of his regular caller named Joe Canada ,the sympathizer of the ruling NDC Gov. We heard this gentleman who called the program to refute to the comments one of the caller who is also a sympathizer of the opposition party the npp. The npp man called the program and run insults and accused the people from the Volta Region for the hardships the country is currently facing, he said according to him, he didn't understand why the Ewe's should elect somebody like Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa as their MP , he asked? He went on by saying the Ewe's gives their Votes to anything in front of them, even animals. This uncalled-for words goes down well for the host Kofi nyarko which he congratulated the frustrated npp caller. When the sympathizer to the ruling NDC Gov, Joe Canada, also call the program to refute the unfortunate comments from the npp caller, kofi nyarko who can't hide his affection support for the opposition p npp party ,quickly jumped to defend the npp caller. Kofi nyarko gave his strong warning to the NDC caller not to dare call his radio programs to contribute again, he went on to said , he won't even pick up his call anytime he sees he Joe Canada's number on his phone. These ugly situations compelled some of us to send a strong warning to PEACE FM management, to urgently arrest this situation before its get out of hands. We believed kofi nyarko is trying hard to sow a tribal seeds between us here in GHANA and abroad. The management of PEACE FM must know that kofi nyarko who was placed on npp pay roll to tarnish the ruling NDC Gov, and his division tactics by playing a tribal cards is dangerous to our society and our young democracy here in GHANA We are looking forward to see the management of PEACE FM to call un-erected host kofi nyarko to immediate order before we hit the street of Accra.
K -BELGIUM 10 years ago

well said,i hope the president and his cabinet should listen and do something about it.

well said,i hope the president and his cabinet should listen and do something about it.
Ama Serwah 10 years ago

GHANA SHITO MADE IN CHINA

GHANA SHITO MADE IN CHINA
Zelemana 10 years ago

Where are our creative thinkers?everyone is talking,it is time we roll our sleeves and get our hands dirty by doing some hard work.There is a lot of noise from religious leaders,opinion leaders,Chiefs,lectures and what naught ...
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Where are our creative thinkers?everyone is talking,it is time we roll our sleeves and get our hands dirty by doing some hard work.There is a lot of noise from religious leaders,opinion leaders,Chiefs,lectures and what naughts and that where it ends,talks.We should stop talking and start using our brains and hands.Ghana lacks creative thinkers,we have tons of talkers sitting on their hands.We ask for everything to be given to us on a silver platter,we need to take more scientific approach towards our development and limit our over reliance on divine intervention.
DAN 10 years ago

TALK IS CHEAP WHAT IS HE ALSO DOING
TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY

TALK IS CHEAP WHAT IS HE ALSO DOING
TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
KWAKU 10 years ago

DID THE HONOURABLE KWESI PRATT OFFER HIMSELF TO BE ELECTED TO THE HIGH OFFICE OF THE LAND? SO WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY -WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY?- IN ANY CASE MR PRATT WOULD DO BETTER THAN NDC AND NPP ALIKE IF H ...
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DID THE HONOURABLE KWESI PRATT OFFER HIMSELF TO BE ELECTED TO THE HIGH OFFICE OF THE LAND? SO WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY -WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY?- IN ANY CASE MR PRATT WOULD DO BETTER THAN NDC AND NPP ALIKE IF HE WAS THE LEADER OF THIS COUNTRY FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT, HE LOVES GHANA AND HE HAS EMPATHY. EMPATHY IS SOMETHING NPP AND NDC DO NOT HAVE AND, ONE NEEDS THAT TO BE A GOOD LEADER
BJ 10 years ago

Almost every Ghanaian is a thief. We need a formidable leader who can punish any LAW breaker.

Almost every Ghanaian is a thief. We need a formidable leader who can punish any LAW breaker.
Garth 10 years ago

Is the president listening, Haba Mahama please do something about this. How can this be,importing unskilled labour into Ghana,and kontomire too, oh how? and 678 men working at the presidency. Hmmm no wonder we are in a mess. ...
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Is the president listening, Haba Mahama please do something about this. How can this be,importing unskilled labour into Ghana,and kontomire too, oh how? and 678 men working at the presidency. Hmmm no wonder we are in a mess. why do we allow shito to be brought in, why are we sick? Is the government aware of all these? and what is being done to stop it. Ghana is really sick.
akwessi 10 years ago

Monkey face stupid talk

Monkey face stupid talk
GBEE-TSATSU 10 years ago

DEAR MR. GARTH OUR PROBLEM IS LAZINESS. WE DO NOT WANT TO WORK HARD AND PRODUCE NOTHING. THIS THE TYPE OF ECONOMY'" DIAWUO"AKRONFUO KUFFOUR LEFT FOR GHANA. CONSUMPTIVE ECONOMY WHERE EVERYTHING IS IMPORTED. EVEN TOOTH-PICKS DE ...
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DEAR MR. GARTH OUR PROBLEM IS LAZINESS. WE DO NOT WANT TO WORK HARD AND PRODUCE NOTHING. THIS THE TYPE OF ECONOMY'" DIAWUO"AKRONFUO KUFFOUR LEFT FOR GHANA. CONSUMPTIVE ECONOMY WHERE EVERYTHING IS IMPORTED. EVEN TOOTH-PICKS DESPITE THE NUMEROUS BAMBOO PLANTATIONS ( RAW MATERIAL FOR MFG TOOTH-PICK ) ALONG THE MAJOR RIVER VOLTA. GHANA PRODUCE AND STOP CREATING DUMPING GROUND FOR OTHER ECONONIES. STOP THE ASHANTI ECONOMY OF "BUY AND SELL" FOR IT WILL NOT BOOST/STABILIZE OUR ECONOMY. AMEN!!!!!!@
otikorkorsuo nana 10 years ago

Mahama economy stinks full stop.

Mahama economy stinks full stop.
TEE 10 years ago

MAHAMA HAS NO CLUE AND HE HAS TOTALLY FAILED GHANAIANS. HE HAS NO IDEAS HOW TO TULE A COUNTRY. HE IS SO STUPID AND USELESS THAT HE DOES NOT LISTEN AND THIS IS TYPICAL PEPEFU LIFE STYLE PERIOD. WE WILL PROBE JIM AND ALL HIS AS ...
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MAHAMA HAS NO CLUE AND HE HAS TOTALLY FAILED GHANAIANS. HE HAS NO IDEAS HOW TO TULE A COUNTRY. HE IS SO STUPID AND USELESS THAT HE DOES NOT LISTEN AND THIS IS TYPICAL PEPEFU LIFE STYLE PERIOD. WE WILL PROBE JIM AND ALL HIS ASSESS WAIT AND SEE 2016
TEE 10 years ago

NDC NDC NDC ARE NOT GOOD IN POLITICS ONLY GOOD IN STEALING LIES CHEATS BRIBERY DECEIVES PROPAGANDA. THE FOUNDER HIMSELF IS A THIEF AND A KILLER MURDERER THEY HAVE NO IDEAS HOW TO RULE A COUNTRY ALWAYS DESTROYING AND LOOT AN ...
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NDC NDC NDC ARE NOT GOOD IN POLITICS ONLY GOOD IN STEALING LIES CHEATS BRIBERY DECEIVES PROPAGANDA. THE FOUNDER HIMSELF IS A THIEF AND A KILLER MURDERER THEY HAVE NO IDEAS HOW TO RULE A COUNTRY ALWAYS DESTROYING AND LOOT AND SHARE CHECKS AND BALANCES CHOP GO SCOT FREE, BUT 2016 WE WILL PROBE THEM ALL MARKED MY WORDS PERIOD
palmer, Gremany 10 years ago

Hallo Mr. Pratt,
you have hundred percent right and that is the problem.We the Diasporates are experiencing for so long,as other countries are welcoming their skilled Diasporates ,but in Ghana is othrewise.

Hallo Mr. Pratt,
you have hundred percent right and that is the problem.We the Diasporates are experiencing for so long,as other countries are welcoming their skilled Diasporates ,but in Ghana is othrewise.
Koo Sei Berlin 10 years ago

Shake them and they would not listen.
At their corner the downfall of the cedi is blamed on juju.Eh, who put such assholes on governmental positions?
Would Ghanaians stop all these shit on tribal grounds.WE are related in m ...
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Shake them and they would not listen.
At their corner the downfall of the cedi is blamed on juju.Eh, who put such assholes on governmental positions?
Would Ghanaians stop all these shit on tribal grounds.WE are related in marriage,in education etc,etc. Who is an Ashanti,Brong, Fanti,Ga,Ewe,Frafra,etc,etc.Are they all not Ghanaians.Attack whoever offends you but please not on their tribal back background.
Ben 10 years ago

At least some sense fom Pratt.How do mining companies recruit skills from outside when others are laying off workers.Just saw Kinross Gold avertising for operators,Training Officers when Ghanaians can do that work.Who checks ...
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At least some sense fom Pratt.How do mining companies recruit skills from outside when others are laying off workers.Just saw Kinross Gold avertising for operators,Training Officers when Ghanaians can do that work.Who checks who in the country.Even Fillipinos and Bangladeshs in the construction sector.
Tokugawah 10 years ago

Kwesi Pratt often makes a great deal of sense and also often totally off the mark. It is the latter in his article. It is not enough to just have a Ghanaian who has the educational qualification, it is whether the Ghanaian ha ...
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Kwesi Pratt often makes a great deal of sense and also often totally off the mark. It is the latter in his article. It is not enough to just have a Ghanaian who has the educational qualification, it is whether the Ghanaian has the experience and, most importantly, experience of best practice. Where is any Ghanaian going to get experience of best practice in Ghana unless he has worked for the likes of Unilever. An unqualified person from Europe, but with experience of best practice is better than a graduate from Ghana. We hate to hear this because we think with our hearts but it is true. A PhD graduate in electronics from Ghana cannot put together and repair a circuit board but a trained and experienced secondary school person from the UK can do so. What is more we are VERY VERY lazy with very low productivity. This is well known but politicians are terrified of the labour unions. The productivity of one Chinese person is at least twice that of a Ghanaian. The funny thing is we think we are as good and even better than the ancient people of China who invented just about everything.
Mr Tee 10 years ago

simple

simple

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