May Allaah guides the family,Hell-fire eternally,noise makers,images statues and blood worshipers.
May Allaah guides the family,Hell-fire eternally,noise makers,images statues and blood worshipers.
SARPONG 9 years ago
Few mistakes made here, eg, These area should be these areas, Mine should be MY.
Few mistakes made here, eg, These area should be these areas, Mine should be MY.
peeeeeee 9 years ago
Lots more....stay tuned
Lots more....stay tuned
SARPONG 9 years ago
Thanks peeeeeee, you are right, I made a lot of errors in this article written on my cell phone and in a hurry to get it published, didn't read through to make some corrections, lesson learned.
Thanks peeeeeee, you are right, I made a lot of errors in this article written on my cell phone and in a hurry to get it published, didn't read through to make some corrections, lesson learned.
khirsten 9 years ago
i think the content shd be our focus, for me, although, i have a science background, I have been schooled on especially why drowned victims float after at least 3 days. Thanks Sarpong
i think the content shd be our focus, for me, although, i have a science background, I have been schooled on especially why drowned victims float after at least 3 days. Thanks Sarpong
SARPONG 9 years ago
Thank you khirsten, I am neither an English Major or a Journalist but an Accountant who likes to write to inform others who might not know. I don't write to educate PhD's. Thank you again for your support.
Thank you khirsten, I am neither an English Major or a Journalist but an Accountant who likes to write to inform others who might not know. I don't write to educate PhD's. Thank you again for your support.
peeeeeee 9 years ago
That is a sign of a Great one.Mistakes are human,accepting is superhuman...By the way if even. 65% like article it is a feat,you cant please everyone, regardless .Even if you jump of a cliff.Accepting constructive criticism ... read full comment
That is a sign of a Great one.Mistakes are human,accepting is superhuman...By the way if even. 65% like article it is a feat,you cant please everyone, regardless .Even if you jump of a cliff.Accepting constructive criticism is the best way .Kudos
hajia 9 years ago
Lets stand shoulder 2 shoulder as a nation mourning the disappearance of a national asset than pouring insults,this is not the time.Castro is an asset bcos he entertained everyone from the north to the south and beyound.I do ... read full comment
Lets stand shoulder 2 shoulder as a nation mourning the disappearance of a national asset than pouring insults,this is not the time.Castro is an asset bcos he entertained everyone from the north to the south and beyound.I do hope that castro will be back since nobody saw him drown.
ama 9 years ago
Hmmmm infact what i can say is that the jenet bandu i dont think sheis a real human being everybody who have seen her picture she look like fish. not real human being
Hmmmm infact what i can say is that the jenet bandu i dont think sheis a real human being everybody who have seen her picture she look like fish. not real human being
Alexander Illi 9 years ago
You also don't sound like a human being,
but still I know you are a sad example of one.
Just like Janet was a pretty example of one.
Now you can crawl back into the arse of the newest male teenage "star" you want to wo ... read full comment
You also don't sound like a human being,
but still I know you are a sad example of one.
Just like Janet was a pretty example of one.
Now you can crawl back into the arse of the newest male teenage "star" you want to worship.
KOFI GYANf 9 years ago
What a stupid comment to come from a human being if you can be called one.
What a stupid comment to come from a human being if you can be called one.
halo 9 years ago
lets wait for the best..but i wish to see their bodies if realli dead..i hate wateva the spiritualist are doing..i wonder how Castro ll look lyk n think whn he returns some yrs to come..n will he be the same Castro or differe ... read full comment
lets wait for the best..but i wish to see their bodies if realli dead..i hate wateva the spiritualist are doing..i wonder how Castro ll look lyk n think whn he returns some yrs to come..n will he be the same Castro or different person..hmmm wat a mystery..onli God knows thats y we need to worship Him alone..
Military Man 9 years ago
How can you say such a stupid thing?
No wonder the fake priests, bishops, prophets are having a field day in Ghana. WITH STUPID AND GULLIBLE FOOLS like you in Ghana there will never be a hort supply of people to scam by th ... read full comment
How can you say such a stupid thing?
No wonder the fake priests, bishops, prophets are having a field day in Ghana. WITH STUPID AND GULLIBLE FOOLS like you in Ghana there will never be a hort supply of people to scam by these thieves in clergy clothes.
DAMNED FOOL!!!
Thank you 9 years ago
his bloody Ashanti man; Sarpong he calls himself. How come you think you know everything and can be an ultimate mouthpiece on every subject? Are you that adept on Politics? Or are you an aqua-marine specialist, enthusiast; an ... read full comment
his bloody Ashanti man; Sarpong he calls himself. How come you think you know everything and can be an ultimate mouthpiece on every subject? Are you that adept on Politics? Or are you an aqua-marine specialist, enthusiast; an economic guru, a family social scientist, a media ‘supermo’ or just a mere Ashanti-hoohoo twit? Which of these are you?
A half-baked Ashanti academic is a serious danger to people in Ghana especially when there are millions of kookoase people ready to read half-baked and truncated facts without any further research. The real danger is that they then begin to talk so aggressively about nonsense as though they have hallelujah gospel on every subject to other gentle and rather critical minds.
It’s good to say what you believe in but please do not be too known. Thank you
Theo 9 years ago
I guess you are an incestuous Trokosi daughter fucker hence your bigotry comment. Nothing wrong of being too known.
I guess you are an incestuous Trokosi daughter fucker hence your bigotry comment. Nothing wrong of being too known.
Theo 9 years ago
I do agree with you. We need to give the families the respect so that they can grieve.
I do agree with you. We need to give the families the respect so that they can grieve.
SARPONG 9 years ago
Feature Article of Tuesday, 8 July 2014
“Too Known” Is Killing Us
I have struggled with an appropriate title for this piece because I recently learnt a lesson about publishing articles on ghanaweb.com – the ti ... read full comment
Feature Article of Tuesday, 8 July 2014
“Too Known” Is Killing Us
I have struggled with an appropriate title for this piece because I recently learnt a lesson about publishing articles on ghanaweb.com – the title of your article is as important as the content of the article. In particular, if you try serializing an article, you need to think carefully about your titles. But that was just part of the struggle; the other part has to do with the likelihood of misinterpretation of the phrase “too known”, routinely used in Ghana as a derogatory and demeaning label. I hope that this article clarifies my position from the start. I hate the label “too known” because it is killing us as a nation.
“Too Known” is killing us, literally. Yes, I mean because of “too known”, we are dying as a nation. We are unproductive, not innovative, risk averse, negatively creative, unpatriotic, incompetent, hypocritical, subversive and corrupt. Yes, all of us, all of us living in this country called Ghana. Before you start calling the hangman, hear (read) me out. The phrase “too known” is pejorative in Ghana, used to characterize a person who comes across as a “know-it-all” or as the Americans call it, a “wise guy”. I have seen many a Ghanaian reduced to a caricature, for fear of being characterized “too known”. It is a disgrace.
Politicians are afraid of it because in their view it might jeopardize their chances of securing the project they promised their constituency during the last election, and thus cost them the next election. Civil Servants are afraid that it usually marks the truncation of a lucrative professional career laden with patronage, kick-backs and boot-licking. Parents are afraid of the consequences school authorities may visit on their kids in school, because their “too known” parent dared to question publicly the content and method of their child’s education, although every parent is complaining about the very same thing privately. The Police, the Military, Customs, IRS, Immigration, the entire institutional infrastructure in this country and in fact the entire population of Ghana is held captive by this two-word phrase – “too known”; and because of it, the things we ought to say and/or do to develop our country, and overcome the challenges of our times, are left gathering dust in the deeper recesses of inventive and brilliant minds. There are many people in Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana with good ideas, which can easily be made great if put in the public domain for discussion; but this two-bit word has so scared such beautiful minds, that none has the guts to speak up. We are quick to label others as “too known”, always pejoratively, never complimentary; but quick to be hurt when the label is put on us.
Let me tell you a bit about a few “too known” people, and what their “too knownness” has brought mankind. Wilbur and Orville Wright took their “too known” attitude to the cliffs in Ohio and revolutionized aviation as we know it today. Yeah, the planes we all are quick to jump in were invented by two “too known” school drop-outs from Ohio, who tried their “too known” hands at everything – printing, bicycles, ice hockey, etc. Marie Curie took her “too known” farther into physics and chemistry and pioneered research in radioactivity. Garrett Augustus Morgan through his ‘‘too known” attitude gave us the traffic light system.
“Too Known” Tetteh Quarshie, by a singular act of “too knownness” changed the destiny of a nation, and with it, its economic fortunes, when he smuggled ten cocoa beans, at risk of death, to this country. Unfortunately, because of our fear of “too known”, we still eat the cocoa, the same way we have done since he brought the bean in – Milo (and its varieties) and Chocolates, made by “too known” foreigners. It is a disgrace
The birth of our own nation, Ghana, was occasioned by a “too known” and young General Secretary of the UGCC Kwame Nkrumah who became Africa’s greatest in the twenty-first century. I am sure UGCC members of the time labeled young Nkrumah “too known”, while working to thwart his efforts. Sadly, they did not make the “African of the Century” list. Without him, we would never have had a nation to call ours; a nation that the same anti-“too known” UGCC members lived in and benefitted from. Look around us. Everything we see and use – cars, TVs, cell phones, etc. etc. are the products of someone’s “too known” attitude. Remember Steve Jobs, the most “too known” non-tech guy at Apple? Yeah, that guy who died worth 20 Billion Dollars? Yes, he brought you your first iPhone prototype and he was not even a techie; he was a marketing guy. Alll Smart Phones today are modeled after his “too known” innovation. I would love to be “too known”, bring a major invention to mankind, put a little ding in the world and die 20 Billion Dollars rich. How about you, do you simply want to live in obscurity and mediocrity and die a pauper? Come on, people!!! Say “too known” is good!
Behind the offensive use to which Ghanaians put this phrase however, are two principal contradictions which drive our very existence routinely. The first is the notion that “who you know matters”. Clearly, if someone wasn’t “too known”, how will knowing him/her matter, indeed, how will we get to know anyone at all? Think about it for a moment. Many of the people who matter that we need to know to get things done, are known by so many people – “too known”. It is the reason why you get to hear about the person as someone capable of helping you in the first place. If such a person wasn’t “too known”, you will be getting nowhere. Yes, some may argue that the “too” part is the undesirable difference in “too known”. I disagree; that part should be the desirable part. All of us are “known” one way or another, and unless our own hubris clouds our objectivity, we are just mediocre. In fact, we often construct our own renown to fit our subjective valuation of our worth; but to really be impactful, we must add the “too” part and thus, become “too known”. It is baffling that the very attitude we condemn, ironically, is the same attitude that seems to be responsible for making anything worthwhile happen.
The second contradiction to the “too known” phenomenon is the question “do you know who I am?” It is a question which immediately puts fear into the most determined bribe-taking policeman in Sikaman. I have heard numerous stories of fellow countrymen and women who have used that question to great advantage. It is almost like a get-out-of-jail card when faced with the foot-slogging policeman. To the Civil Servant, it tantalizes the appetite for a bribe or the potential for career advancement. To the young man or lady struggling, it beckons the chances of “connection” to a job or a contract. The question is used in many, varying circumstances but often with the same result – sweet relief and reward. So why so much hostility towards “too known”?
I have even heard others hurl that pejorative word at America, the United Kingdom and Western countries. This article is not about the ills of the West against poor countries. Yet, let’s look at America for a moment. For all it’s “too knownness” nothing much in the world would be the same the way we know it today. Energy, technology, locomotion, aviation, medicine, transportation, education, science, music, art, theatre – I could go on endlessly. America has much to be proud of, much to be “too known” for. As for us, what are we “too known” for? Well, just being plain “unknown”. We eat our TZ, kenkey, fufu and palm nut soup and waakye, belch loudly, brag about our cell phones and cars, and how many “boutique” clothes we have, oblivious of the fact that we are just nonentities. As my good friend Amakye Dede puts it “e japaadi? nyinaa y? kwa”!
Finally, the few who dare to be “too known” know that if they go public on an issue, then they must deliver. To me that is positive. It spurs these people to work hard, to do their “homework well”. Sadly, such people are so few and far between that we have only produced two – Professor Allotey, whose Allotey’s Constant is being utilized even at NASA for space exploration. As usual, we Sikaman fu?, have used his Constant for nothing, zero, nada, zilch. We just refer to it like I have just done. End of story. The other is Mr. Kwesi Pratt Jr.
So why the hell are we allowing “too known” to kill us, when it has been so useful. People, let’s all get known; let’s get as “too known” as we can be, for it is the only way by which we can get this country out of the doldrums. Let’s remake our country, and with it, its place in the world and its destiny. Thanks for your time.
Francis Dery
Email: deryfrancis@yahoo.com
Seaman UK 9 years ago
Mr Justice Sarpong. you are great your article comes with excellence an A-Plus. Keep it up bravo
Mr Justice Sarpong. you are great your article comes with excellence an A-Plus. Keep it up bravo
blaze 9 years ago
this has the best article i ve ever read on this page stay blessed Mr Sarpong
this has the best article i ve ever read on this page stay blessed Mr Sarpong
Mr J.Sarpong, you are really living a well DEVELOPED CONTINATE.Thank you so much.How can a ski jet be giving to, just like that.This a head-ache to everyone both home and abroad.
Mr J.Sarpong, you are really living a well DEVELOPED CONTINATE.Thank you so much.How can a ski jet be giving to, just like that.This a head-ache to everyone both home and abroad.
K-Lover 9 years ago
hmmm a word;
hmmm a word;
mba class 9 years ago
people shd stop reading meaning into the relationship between the lady and castro.it is very possible they are just friends.he is just lik y n i who take our friends out.
people shd stop reading meaning into the relationship between the lady and castro.it is very possible they are just friends.he is just lik y n i who take our friends out.
lydia usa 9 years ago
very good article mr sarpong
very good article mr sarpong
NAKED 9 years ago
My brother well, said thanks for your contribution, God bless you.
My brother well, said thanks for your contribution, God bless you.
de don 9 years ago
Logical analysis but do you have any proof they weren't given a live jacket?
Logical analysis but do you have any proof they weren't given a live jacket?
peeeeeee 9 years ago
Paragraphs
1...have been thrown not has..also desist from starting a sentence with"Since"
2...You ride pillion on a jet ski like a motorbike u ride shotgun In a car....fall and jumping to replace fell and jumped.
3.d ... read full comment
Paragraphs
1...have been thrown not has..also desist from starting a sentence with"Since"
2...You ride pillion on a jet ski like a motorbike u ride shotgun In a car....fall and jumping to replace fell and jumped.
3.drowned out replaces drown
4..and are broadcasting
7..of this area,have gone.
8.get drowned
Do you dreg a river like river dregging or drag or dredging or drag.
the answer is dredge
peeeeeee 9 years ago
Sorry haven't finished educating you
where where we?
dredging a river,like excavating
drag the river bed for bodies
Sorry haven't finished educating you
where where we?
dredging a river,like excavating
drag the river bed for bodies
Theo 9 years ago
Somebody is getting jealous. You are not making sense.
Somebody is getting jealous. You are not making sense.
peeeeeee 9 years ago
Hahahaha
Hahahaha
Botha 9 years ago
Stop your nonsense. Do you know the meaning of quotation marks? Find out. We got his message irrespective of the minor mistakes which he acknowledged.
Now we are waiting for your article.
Stop your nonsense. Do you know the meaning of quotation marks? Find out. We got his message irrespective of the minor mistakes which he acknowledged.
Now we are waiting for your article.
peeeeeee 9 years ago
It is in the Sunday times...
It is in the Sunday times...
peeeeeee 9 years ago
At least ekandon below agrees with me.anybody else who writes wont matter but this writer has been doing it on a regular
At least ekandon below agrees with me.anybody else who writes wont matter but this writer has been doing it on a regular
NAKED 9 years ago
and so what?
and so what?
Form four leaver 9 years ago
"but this writer has been doing it on a regular"
Incomplete sentence'
SHOULD READ
but this writer has been doing it on a regularly
or
but this writer has been doing it on a regular basis.
"but this writer has been doing it on a regular"
Incomplete sentence'
SHOULD READ
but this writer has been doing it on a regularly
or
but this writer has been doing it on a regular basis.
Homesense 9 years ago
Sir, your
"but this writer has been doing it on a regularly"
should read,
"but this writer has been doing it regularly"
Sir, your
"but this writer has been doing it on a regularly"
should read,
"but this writer has been doing it regularly"
Ekanson 9 years ago
Mr writer, if you can't write good English, dont bother wae. Ah! How can you make reading an article so painful?!!
Mr writer, if you can't write good English, dont bother wae. Ah! How can you make reading an article so painful?!!
NAKED 9 years ago
As usual fighting over some people language that's Afrikans for you. heheheh.
As usual fighting over some people language that's Afrikans for you. heheheh.
Form four leaver 9 years ago
Very interesting reading, easy to understand. This writer is really good. His message is reaching PhD's and form four leavers like me.
Very interesting reading, easy to understand. This writer is really good. His message is reaching PhD's and form four leavers like me.
Akua 9 years ago
Thank you, Ekanson. Brofo paa ni ?!!!
If you cannot write in the English language, obi hy3 wo??
Thank you, Ekanson. Brofo paa ni ?!!!
If you cannot write in the English language, obi hy3 wo??
tommis usa 9 years ago
i also find it disturbing that, government agencies; eg ghana tourist board only begin to act when a disaster
has already taken place.....Ask yourself...Has this tourism board been doing a routine inspection of these resorts ... read full comment
i also find it disturbing that, government agencies; eg ghana tourist board only begin to act when a disaster
has already taken place.....Ask yourself...Has this tourism board been doing a routine inspection of these resorts and hotels in the country.....NO...
My point is all government agencies, like fire service, EPA, etc should be proactive and conduct regular inspection to avert some of these preventable accidents in the country
Loretta 9 years ago
Hmm yh, enough of the rumors! Ghanafo kasa
Hmm yh, enough of the rumors! Ghanafo kasa
Naa 9 years ago
Rot is 1 graders description of food not even dead animal. And look for a better word than "air escaping" from a dead body. If are thinking of helping the lady's family to extract money frm Castro's family then u have no con ... read full comment
Rot is 1 graders description of food not even dead animal. And look for a better word than "air escaping" from a dead body. If are thinking of helping the lady's family to extract money frm Castro's family then u have no conscience. I really feel 4 both families.
peeeeeee 9 years ago
Like decompose....and deflates
Like decompose....and deflates
Form four leaver 9 years ago
"If are thinking of"
What grammar is that?
"Air escaping from a dead body is easily to understand than a scientific word that readers will need a dictionary to understand. The writer knows his target audience like me a ... read full comment
"If are thinking of"
What grammar is that?
"Air escaping from a dead body is easily to understand than a scientific word that readers will need a dictionary to understand. The writer knows his target audience like me a form four leaver.
tommis usa 9 years ago
Ghanaians should be realistic and stop paying attention to people who just want to get more followers or attract innocent people to cheat..
Castro's disappearance may just be a coincidence to what that spiritualist said 2 we ... read full comment
Ghanaians should be realistic and stop paying attention to people who just want to get more followers or attract innocent people to cheat..
Castro's disappearance may just be a coincidence to what that spiritualist said 2 weeks ago about castro's death...
Ask yourself....what happened to the prophecies that Christiana ronaldo's knee has been tied...ghana will score Portugal...another leader of a church said Ghana would go beyond the the first round of the tournament....All these never came true....in short we should not take them seriously
Loretta 9 years ago
Enough of the rumors, Ghanafo kasa
Enough of the rumors, Ghanafo kasa
Komla - The Peace-Broker 9 years ago
Pa pa!
Pa pa!
Tintin 9 years ago
Such articles should be used for Drama and not published on GHANAWEB! What are the editors doing????
Such articles should be used for Drama and not published on GHANAWEB! What are the editors doing????
Komla - The Peace-Broker 9 years ago
My dear honorable friend Sarpong, you stated in the last paragraph of your article that "after living in the land of law suits, U.S of A." are you back in Ghana now?
My dear honorable friend Sarpong, you stated in the last paragraph of your article that "after living in the land of law suits, U.S of A." are you back in Ghana now?
JASON SCOT 9 years ago
Ghana is a country where people conclude on issues without facts. Anytime there is a rumour out there all you hear is "they say or said". The question is who are these "they". Ghanaians are even noted for declaring the living ... read full comment
Ghana is a country where people conclude on issues without facts. Anytime there is a rumour out there all you hear is "they say or said". The question is who are these "they". Ghanaians are even noted for declaring the living the dead several times before they die with no regards even for statesmen.When people go missing in an accident we don't conclude they are dead till the search party concludes that based on the period of search and facts of the accident there was not any survivors. A true story of a ghanaian lady who left her house a day before a bomb blast at her house in liberia during the war was pronounced dead till the lady surfaced at her own funeral and the people thought they had seen a ghost.Lets not jump to conclusion without facts. That is why what ever is being reported is unconfirmed till the rescue team conclude on their search.It's a shame that in this modern day even the educated are behaving like illiterates for calling someone's daughter a mermaid. How will any one feel being called that if she even happen's to be your sister. If you are wise out there you would console the families and hope the search team find them rather then calling person with names and spreading rumours. The question is Ghana is a misplaced country with misplaced people which is depicted in all aspects of its economy and governance. May God help Ghana and may the people know that if the country needs to forward the people need to work first on their attitude.
akua mirekua 9 years ago
i am still not sure castro is dead.
i am still not sure castro is dead.
Rosemonde 9 years ago
is confusing,but I pray ,which and believe their are alive!!!
is confusing,but I pray ,which and believe their are alive!!!
Mimi 9 years ago
Well said my brother before the country Ghana move forward, they need to change their mental attitude, which I think will never happened. Most of them are such ignorant that it's not even funny, it's so embarrassing how peo ... read full comment
Well said my brother before the country Ghana move forward, they need to change their mental attitude, which I think will never happened. Most of them are such ignorant that it's not even funny, it's so embarrassing how people think,talk and act in this morden dispensation, It's a shame,
Solomon Dormenyo Quist 9 years ago
I am one who hates quasi-English language Professors on this forum, however when mediocrity is being glorified, then I may be excused for going against my own principles.
Lets face it, there are too many grammatical and l ... read full comment
I am one who hates quasi-English language Professors on this forum, however when mediocrity is being glorified, then I may be excused for going against my own principles.
Lets face it, there are too many grammatical and language usage errors in the article to give a wrong interpretation to the writer's train of thought.
Lets start from paragraph two; instead of 'bounded about" he should have used "bandied around"; paragraph three should have read....on the Jet Ski fall.. The mistakes permeates each and every paragraph making it a lousy journalistic piece.
Lastly, why should the resort operators be sued? It is exactly against recklessness of patrons out of omissions and or commissions that is why you will find indemnity messages boldly plastered around for patrons to see. Accidents happen but some are avoidable. Jet Skits are by nature unstable because of the environment in which they are used and for anyone to ride on one, intoxicated or without a life jacket boggles the mind.
SARPONG 9 years ago
Thanks Mr Quist, you are right, I made a lot of errors in this article written on my cell phone and in a hurry to get it published, didn't read through to make some corrections, lesson learned.
Thanks Mr Quist, you are right, I made a lot of errors in this article written on my cell phone and in a hurry to get it published, didn't read through to make some corrections, lesson learned.
Kk 9 years ago
Don't write if you can't even write proper grammer this is unnecessary
Don't write if you can't even write proper grammer this is unnecessary
Akos 9 years ago
You can't even spell grammar (grammer) and you wrote only one sentence
You can't even spell grammar (grammer) and you wrote only one sentence
SAMED 9 years ago
Castro is not dead, he will be back soon
Castro is not dead, he will be back soon
gappella asante 9 years ago
The time the girl fell into the river then castro wanted to help the girl then apparently the lady leaves castros dress after that castro swim to different area of the river to look for the lady whiles the shark ate castro.
The time the girl fell into the river then castro wanted to help the girl then apparently the lady leaves castros dress after that castro swim to different area of the river to look for the lady whiles the shark ate castro.
Francis Ade 9 years ago
at the end of your article, are you trying to let us know that you have lived in the states bf
at the end of your article, are you trying to let us know that you have lived in the states bf
SARPONG 9 years ago
Is living in USA makes one a superior human being than somebody living in Ghana?
As a matter if fact, if that was my intention. I could have done that on my articles as Dr Bokor, Okoampa and others do in their articles.
... read full comment
Is living in USA makes one a superior human being than somebody living in Ghana?
As a matter if fact, if that was my intention. I could have done that on my articles as Dr Bokor, Okoampa and others do in their articles.
There is no redeeming value in living abroad and I for instance wish I could pack bag and baggage and move back to Ghana but I have children born here who find it difficult living in Ghana I have to be here until they finish college.
I am even jealous of people living in Ghana. I always hsve a hard time returning to USA after vacation. Most times I don't even want to come back but duty calls.
Komla - The Peace-Broker 9 years ago
You have answered my question. The last paragraph of your article makes it sound as if you were no longer living in the States.
You have answered my question. The last paragraph of your article makes it sound as if you were no longer living in the States.
SARPONG 9 years ago
My friend, sorry I forgot to respond to you. I am now on vacation and will be back in USA in two weeks.
My friend, sorry I forgot to respond to you. I am now on vacation and will be back in USA in two weeks.
Komla - The Peace-Broker 9 years ago
Thanks, enjoy it.
Thanks, enjoy it.
MAN 9 years ago
The reported is so DUMB why would this person write that Castro is dead whilst the actual body has not been found, Ghanians we don't even know how to write a common article. If the body has not been found u can never pronounc ... read full comment
The reported is so DUMB why would this person write that Castro is dead whilst the actual body has not been found, Ghanians we don't even know how to write a common article. If the body has not been found u can never pronounce someone's DEATH you idiot.
Thessa 9 years ago
You are right, Castro is on vacation in your mother's pussy.
You are right, Castro is on vacation in your mother's pussy.
kwawu justice 9 years ago
hmm is so bad to hear my mentors death at togo that day it happerend may his soul rest in peace
hmm is so bad to hear my mentors death at togo that day it happerend may his soul rest in peace
Tutu Victor 9 years ago
why the name life jacket ,does the restaurant got rules n regulations governing the place?.why allowing a castro for been wearing life jacket without the girl.I think the people working there are not well train for the work t ... read full comment
why the name life jacket ,does the restaurant got rules n regulations governing the place?.why allowing a castro for been wearing life jacket without the girl.I think the people working there are not well train for the work they must be prosecuted by the government.
bea lreland 9 years ago
may soul rest in peace
may soul rest in peace
Sewass 1science class 9 years ago
Everybody sing hallelluyaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
Everybody sing hallelluyaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
Sewass 1science class 9 years ago
Castro has been found in the tano river near sewass
Castro has been found in the tano river near sewass
emmmanuel omari bonney from winneba 9 years ago
will he come back alive with de same body or what
will he come back alive with de same body or what
Movty 9 years ago
Enough of dis God noe only him n 4get de oda talks
Enough of dis God noe only him n 4get de oda talks
Irene 9 years ago
The grammer is a bit poor, please proof read articles before publication.
The grammer is a bit poor, please proof read articles before publication.
SARPONG 9 years ago
You can't even spell grammar and you are talking about good grammar.
You can't even spell grammar and you are talking about good grammar.
kwawu justice 9 years ago
stop all dis stupid things
stop all dis stupid things
peeeeeee 9 years ago
Remove the log in your eye before..
..speck in your brothers
Remove the log in your eye before..
..speck in your brothers
Badu Simon 9 years ago
No one knows the end of his or her life
No one knows the end of his or her life
milli 9 years ago
Let's pray
Let's pray
Gillbie A. 9 years ago
Is there any evidence dat Castro actually went onto the water wid de lady in the jet-ski? Frm wat I hrd, de jet-ski was found on de sea w/o a key in the ignition. I think all these stories of drowning are plans to divert atte ... read full comment
Is there any evidence dat Castro actually went onto the water wid de lady in the jet-ski? Frm wat I hrd, de jet-ski was found on de sea w/o a key in the ignition. I think all these stories of drowning are plans to divert attention frm something more serious, probably a murder case. Since de is actually no witness, wer did these stories spring frm. The police shld start conducting proper investigations instead of swallowing the story of drowning hook, line and sinker and wasting dier tym on the sea.
akwesi 9 years ago
this is unbelievable oh God why.
this is unbelievable oh God why.
nathan 9 years ago
he will come soon ...he is not dead
he will come soon ...he is not dead
Gifty 9 years ago
Even if they are dead I pray that their bodies would be found and buried.
Even if they are dead I pray that their bodies would be found and buried.
Jen 9 years ago
best article I've read so far!
best article I've read so far!
Michael Asare 9 years ago
You will soon came back big brother.
You will soon came back big brother.
Joshua M.Sameway from Gbarnga Liberia 9 years ago
Ghanaians are more interested in correcting mistakes made by the writer than the logic of the post or tragic event in their country. Rest in Peace if you are dead but please come back if only you are alive Castro-Liberia love ... read full comment
Ghanaians are more interested in correcting mistakes made by the writer than the logic of the post or tragic event in their country. Rest in Peace if you are dead but please come back if only you are alive Castro-Liberia loves you and we are praying for both of you.
link building 9 years ago
mRsFoB Thanks-a-mundo for the article post.Really thank you! Fantastic.
mRsFoB Thanks-a-mundo for the article post.Really thank you! Fantastic.
frank adjei boateng 9 years ago
surely our prayer is to find our belove one castro death or aliv
surely our prayer is to find our belove one castro death or aliv
May Allaah guides the family,Hell-fire eternally,noise makers,images statues and blood worshipers.
Few mistakes made here, eg, These area should be these areas, Mine should be MY.
Lots more....stay tuned
Thanks peeeeeee, you are right, I made a lot of errors in this article written on my cell phone and in a hurry to get it published, didn't read through to make some corrections, lesson learned.
i think the content shd be our focus, for me, although, i have a science background, I have been schooled on especially why drowned victims float after at least 3 days. Thanks Sarpong
Thank you khirsten, I am neither an English Major or a Journalist but an Accountant who likes to write to inform others who might not know. I don't write to educate PhD's. Thank you again for your support.
That is a sign of a Great one.Mistakes are human,accepting is superhuman...By the way if even. 65% like article it is a feat,you cant please everyone, regardless .Even if you jump of a cliff.Accepting constructive criticism ...
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Lets stand shoulder 2 shoulder as a nation mourning the disappearance of a national asset than pouring insults,this is not the time.Castro is an asset bcos he entertained everyone from the north to the south and beyound.I do ...
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Hmmmm infact what i can say is that the jenet bandu i dont think sheis a real human being everybody who have seen her picture she look like fish. not real human being
You also don't sound like a human being,
but still I know you are a sad example of one.
Just like Janet was a pretty example of one.
Now you can crawl back into the arse of the newest male teenage "star" you want to wo ...
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What a stupid comment to come from a human being if you can be called one.
lets wait for the best..but i wish to see their bodies if realli dead..i hate wateva the spiritualist are doing..i wonder how Castro ll look lyk n think whn he returns some yrs to come..n will he be the same Castro or differe ...
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How can you say such a stupid thing?
No wonder the fake priests, bishops, prophets are having a field day in Ghana. WITH STUPID AND GULLIBLE FOOLS like you in Ghana there will never be a hort supply of people to scam by th ...
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his bloody Ashanti man; Sarpong he calls himself. How come you think you know everything and can be an ultimate mouthpiece on every subject? Are you that adept on Politics? Or are you an aqua-marine specialist, enthusiast; an ...
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I guess you are an incestuous Trokosi daughter fucker hence your bigotry comment. Nothing wrong of being too known.
I do agree with you. We need to give the families the respect so that they can grieve.
Feature Article of Tuesday, 8 July 2014
“Too Known” Is Killing Us
I have struggled with an appropriate title for this piece because I recently learnt a lesson about publishing articles on ghanaweb.com – the ti ...
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Mr Justice Sarpong. you are great your article comes with excellence an A-Plus. Keep it up bravo
this has the best article i ve ever read on this page stay blessed Mr Sarpong
it is so sad
So.is.castro,s.alive.ro dead.because.l...only.here.a.good.and...bad.commet
THIS ARTICLE MAKE SENSE.
Mr J.Sarpong, you are really living a well DEVELOPED CONTINATE.Thank you so much.How can a ski jet be giving to, just like that.This a head-ache to everyone both home and abroad.
hmmm a word;
people shd stop reading meaning into the relationship between the lady and castro.it is very possible they are just friends.he is just lik y n i who take our friends out.
very good article mr sarpong
My brother well, said thanks for your contribution, God bless you.
Logical analysis but do you have any proof they weren't given a live jacket?
Paragraphs
1...have been thrown not has..also desist from starting a sentence with"Since"
2...You ride pillion on a jet ski like a motorbike u ride shotgun In a car....fall and jumping to replace fell and jumped.
3.d ...
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Sorry haven't finished educating you
where where we?
dredging a river,like excavating
drag the river bed for bodies
Somebody is getting jealous. You are not making sense.
Hahahaha
Stop your nonsense. Do you know the meaning of quotation marks? Find out. We got his message irrespective of the minor mistakes which he acknowledged.
Now we are waiting for your article.
It is in the Sunday times...
At least ekandon below agrees with me.anybody else who writes wont matter but this writer has been doing it on a regular
and so what?
"but this writer has been doing it on a regular"
Incomplete sentence'
SHOULD READ
but this writer has been doing it on a regularly
or
but this writer has been doing it on a regular basis.
Sir, your
"but this writer has been doing it on a regularly"
should read,
"but this writer has been doing it regularly"
Mr writer, if you can't write good English, dont bother wae. Ah! How can you make reading an article so painful?!!
As usual fighting over some people language that's Afrikans for you. heheheh.
Very interesting reading, easy to understand. This writer is really good. His message is reaching PhD's and form four leavers like me.
Thank you, Ekanson. Brofo paa ni ?!!!
If you cannot write in the English language, obi hy3 wo??
i also find it disturbing that, government agencies; eg ghana tourist board only begin to act when a disaster
has already taken place.....Ask yourself...Has this tourism board been doing a routine inspection of these resorts ...
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Hmm yh, enough of the rumors! Ghanafo kasa
Rot is 1 graders description of food not even dead animal. And look for a better word than "air escaping" from a dead body. If are thinking of helping the lady's family to extract money frm Castro's family then u have no con ...
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Like decompose....and deflates
"If are thinking of"
What grammar is that?
"Air escaping from a dead body is easily to understand than a scientific word that readers will need a dictionary to understand. The writer knows his target audience like me a ...
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Ghanaians should be realistic and stop paying attention to people who just want to get more followers or attract innocent people to cheat..
Castro's disappearance may just be a coincidence to what that spiritualist said 2 we ...
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Enough of the rumors, Ghanafo kasa
Pa pa!
Such articles should be used for Drama and not published on GHANAWEB! What are the editors doing????
My dear honorable friend Sarpong, you stated in the last paragraph of your article that "after living in the land of law suits, U.S of A." are you back in Ghana now?
Ghana is a country where people conclude on issues without facts. Anytime there is a rumour out there all you hear is "they say or said". The question is who are these "they". Ghanaians are even noted for declaring the living ...
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i am still not sure castro is dead.
is confusing,but I pray ,which and believe their are alive!!!
Well said my brother before the country Ghana move forward, they need to change their mental attitude, which I think will never happened. Most of them are such ignorant that it's not even funny, it's so embarrassing how peo ...
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I am one who hates quasi-English language Professors on this forum, however when mediocrity is being glorified, then I may be excused for going against my own principles.
Lets face it, there are too many grammatical and l ...
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Thanks Mr Quist, you are right, I made a lot of errors in this article written on my cell phone and in a hurry to get it published, didn't read through to make some corrections, lesson learned.
Don't write if you can't even write proper grammer this is unnecessary
You can't even spell grammar (grammer) and you wrote only one sentence
Castro is not dead, he will be back soon
The time the girl fell into the river then castro wanted to help the girl then apparently the lady leaves castros dress after that castro swim to different area of the river to look for the lady whiles the shark ate castro.
at the end of your article, are you trying to let us know that you have lived in the states bf
Is living in USA makes one a superior human being than somebody living in Ghana?
As a matter if fact, if that was my intention. I could have done that on my articles as Dr Bokor, Okoampa and others do in their articles.
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You have answered my question. The last paragraph of your article makes it sound as if you were no longer living in the States.
My friend, sorry I forgot to respond to you. I am now on vacation and will be back in USA in two weeks.
Thanks, enjoy it.
The reported is so DUMB why would this person write that Castro is dead whilst the actual body has not been found, Ghanians we don't even know how to write a common article. If the body has not been found u can never pronounc ...
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You are right, Castro is on vacation in your mother's pussy.
hmm is so bad to hear my mentors death at togo that day it happerend may his soul rest in peace
why the name life jacket ,does the restaurant got rules n regulations governing the place?.why allowing a castro for been wearing life jacket without the girl.I think the people working there are not well train for the work t ...
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may soul rest in peace
Everybody sing hallelluyaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
Castro has been found in the tano river near sewass
will he come back alive with de same body or what
Enough of dis God noe only him n 4get de oda talks
The grammer is a bit poor, please proof read articles before publication.
You can't even spell grammar and you are talking about good grammar.
stop all dis stupid things
Remove the log in your eye before..
..speck in your brothers
No one knows the end of his or her life
Let's pray
Is there any evidence dat Castro actually went onto the water wid de lady in the jet-ski? Frm wat I hrd, de jet-ski was found on de sea w/o a key in the ignition. I think all these stories of drowning are plans to divert atte ...
read full comment
this is unbelievable oh God why.
he will come soon ...he is not dead
Even if they are dead I pray that their bodies would be found and buried.
best article I've read so far!
You will soon came back big brother.
Ghanaians are more interested in correcting mistakes made by the writer than the logic of the post or tragic event in their country. Rest in Peace if you are dead but please come back if only you are alive Castro-Liberia love ...
read full comment
mRsFoB Thanks-a-mundo for the article post.Really thank you! Fantastic.
surely our prayer is to find our belove one castro death or aliv