The story of Jamestown began with the erection of James fort by the British in 1673 – 74. The British fort was the last European trading post to be erected in Accra. It was the smallest of the 3 forts and was built about one and half miles from the Dutch fort. It stood in […]
Author Archives: Henry Kwadwo Amoako
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Dr. Tony Aidoo served as Senior Presidential Aide and Head of the Policy Evaluation and Oversight Unit of the Office of late President Atta Mills from 2009 to 2013, in addition to being a member of the Cabinet’s Economic Management Team for three years. Dr. Aidoo held the post of Ambassador Designate, to which he […]
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The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval West African Ghana Empire. The Empire became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, “the Ghana” which means “The Warrior King”. The Empire appears to have broken up following the 1076 conquest by the Almoravid General Abu-Bakr Ibn-Umar. […]
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Adeline Ama Buabeng, also known as Aunty Ama, is a Ghanaian actress and storyteller. For over three decades she “worked at the cutting edge of popular theatre with the Brigade Concert Party and Kusam Agoromba”. Buabeng started as a part-time member of the Workers’ Brigade Concert Party, performing traditional dances such as the Atsiaghekor, Adowa […]
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The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era. In northern and central Europe, reformers like Martin Luther, John Calvin and Henry VIII challenged papal authority and questioned the Catholic Church’s ability […]
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The Geneva Bible followed the Great Bible of 1539, the first authorised Bible in English, which was the authorized Bible of the Church of England. During the reign of Queen Mary I of England (1553–58), a number of Protestant scholars fled from England to Geneva, Switzerland, which was then ruled as a republic in which […]
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Imagine if the President of the United States outlawed your version of the Bible because he considered it to be a threat to his rule. Imagine that he authorized a new Government “approved” version for you to read instead. That’s exactly what happened in the tumultuous year of 1611. King James despised the revolutionary and […]
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She was the first-ever Queen of England to rule in her own right, but to her critics, Mary I of England has long been known only as “Bloody Mary.” This unfortunate nickname was thanks to her persecution of Protestant heretics, whom she burned at the stake in the hundreds. But is this a fair portrayal? […]
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Rev. Dr. Christie obtained a Certificate from Kings College Commercial Institute Kokomlemle on June 30th, 1975. In April 1977 Archbishop Benson Idahosa held a Crusade at Kwame Nkrumah Circle where he distributed flyers all over himself! A 21 year old Christie Doh Tetteh got one of the flyers and went for the crusade. When she […]
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Mother Theresa was was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life. […]
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He was the grandson of a Scotsman who was one of the earliest merchant princes of the Gold Coast and a Legislative Council member from 1863 to 1873. He was a well-known merchant with business connections overseas. Not only did he own shipping vessels, he was also recognized as an authority in the timber business, […]
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While Genesis 9 never says that Ham was black, he became associated with black skin, through folk etymology deriving his name from a similar, but actually unconnected, word meaning “dark” or “brown”. Ham was the second son of Noah and the father of Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan. Ham’s descendants are interpreted by Flavius Josephus […]
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The curse of Ham (actually placed upon Ham’s son Canaan) occurs in the Book of Genesis, imposed by the patriarch Noah. It occurs in the context of Noah’s drunkenness and is provoked by a shameful act perpetrated by Noah’s son Ham, who “saw the nakedness of his father”. The exact nature of Ham’s transgression and […]
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He made his argument clear by stating a sequence of events to back his claims in a Facebook Video he personally uploaded on 31st July 2020. Watch his 36 Minute long Video here: https://www.facebook.com/popeskinnyGH/videos/354820205515460/ In his submission, he said: ”Ghanaians should stop hailing Shatta Wale. His video with Beyonce is fake…Shatta Wale was photo shopped […]
RESEARCH, TRADITIONAL RELIGION
The Witch Camps in Northern Ghana is a Refuge For Shielding Aged Women From a Century Old Tradition!
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In Ghana, there are at least six Witch Camps, housing a total of around 1000 women! Contrary to the popular view that the camps are a place of torture, it is rather a place of refuge for those neglected due to them being branded as witches and excommunicated from their families. Such camps can […]
BIOGRAPHY, RESEARCH
The Last Days of The Legendary Evangelist Francis Akwesi Amoako: A Chronicle of Events (Final Chapter)
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Between 1979 to 1992 Ghana witnessed a reign of terror and brutalities under the regime of the AFRC and PNDC which was led by a young charismatic soldier called Jerry John Rawlings. It was not easy to even preach openly and condemn the regime for their atrocities but one voice stood tall, that of evangelist […]
BIOGRAPHY, RESEARCH
The Last Days of The Legendary Evangelist Francis Akwesi Amoako: A Chronicle of Events (Chapter 1)
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The Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries International initially started as Bethlehem Evangelistic Group (B’HAM) in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana in the late 1970’s. Among the leadership of the non-denominational B’HAM group were the late Rev. Akwasi Amoako, (first General Overseer) Evangelist Akwasi Asare Bediako, (now Archbishop and […]
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Gaddafi was certainly not killed for humanitarian reasons. He wanted to empower Africa. He had a plan to create a new African Union, based on a new African economic system. He wanted to introduce the Gold Dinar to back African currencies, so they could become free from the dollar. He wanted to protect Africa’s vast […]
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Addaquay was born on 17th of September 1985 in Kumasi. He attended both UST primary & JSS and continued his education in Mfantsipim school, Cape Coast. He became the school’s organist for 3 years. There he had music training under Mr. Peter Lyte Koomson the former district chief executive at Ajumako Enyan Essiam District Assembly […]
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The Caribbean island of Jamaica was inhabited by the Arawak tribes prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1494. Early inhabitants of Jamaica named the land “Xaymaca”, meaning “Land of wood and water “. According to historian Henry Kwadwo Amoako, among West Africans,“Jamaica” is believed to have also been a Twi term that originated from […]