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  Authored by Rev. E.A.W. Engmann; Regnum Africa 2021: ISBN 9 789988 3 19625    Manuscript compiled by Rev. Dr. Philip T. Laryea, Akrofi-Christaller Institute   Review by Isaac Ato Mensah, Accra – 30 December, 2021 When I was growing up in Accra, never once was I made to feel awkward for being literate in Ga or for speaking Ga, which is not my ethnic language.  Sadly today, I have become accustomed to being asked whether I am a Ga indegene anytime I speak Ga in public.  It is a sign of the times for such a question does not make sense.  But I am not naive: stereotypesRead More →

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By Isaac Ato Mensah Accra – 15 May 2020 Vicky Quarshie, a headache nurse at the Hull NHS Trust, will be laid to rest today 15 May. The burial service will take place at Haltemprice Chapel at 12:30 UK time. It will be available to Facebook friends and on the funeral home’s website. The middle aged nurse died after a short illness. Born Victoria Louise Banks, the British nurse married my uncle Samuel Ofori Quarshie, a nurse, whom she met at University of Hull, UK. They had two children Lauryn and Robert. Once upon a time Vicky came to Accra to visit her Ghanaian family.Read More →