The National coat of arms of Ghana was designed by Ghanaian artist Amon Kotei and was introduced on 4 March 1957. The National coat of arms of Ghana is is composed of a shield, divided into four quarters by a green St. George’s cross, rimmed with gold. The following are Read more…
Nana William Ofori Atta ,popularly called “Paa Willie”, was a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention and was one of “The Big Six” detained by the British colonial government in Ghana (then Gold Coast). He later became a Minister for Foreign Affairs in the second republic between 1971 and Read more…
Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey was a politician in the British colony of the Gold Coast. He was one of the founders and leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) known as “The Big Six”. He was the father of NPP politician Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey. He was born in 1902 at a Read more…
Nana Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah was a Ghanaian statesman, pan-Africanist, scholar, lawyer and historian. He played a significant role in pre- and post-colonial Ghana, which was formerly the Gold Coast, and in fact is credited with giving Ghana its name. During his political career, Danquah was one of the primary opposition Read more…
Edward Akufo-Addo was a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the “Big Six” leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), which engaged in the fight for Ghana’s independence. He became the Chief Justice and later President of the Republic of Ghana. In 1947, he became a founding Read more…
Dr. Ebenezer Ako-Adjei was a nationalist politician from Ghana. Ako-Adjei is considered to be one of the “Big Six”, who were arguably some of the most famous people in Ghana’s fight for independence from British rule. He was also a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention, the political Read more…
The National Museum of Ghana is in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. It is the largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). The museum building was opened on 5 March 1957 as part of Ghana’s independence celebrations. The official opening Read more…
Busua is a beach resort and fishing village in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region in Ghana, about 30 kilometers west of the regional capital, Sekondi-Takoradi in the Gulf of Guinea. Busua is classified in the category of towns with more than 5,000 inhabitants, with a paved road Read more…
Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine) Castle, also known simply as Mina or Feitoria da Mina) in present-day Elmina, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast). It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, so Read more…