GHexpat

One topic I'm often compelled to write about often but rarely do is my experiences with web hosting companies in Ghana .  The reason I usually prefer not to publish articles on this subject is because what often prompts me to write about them to begin with is being dissatisfied with their service.  Meanwhile, I don't want to put any companies on blast who may be trying their best but dealing with technical issues outside of their realm of control, nor do I want to create enemies over what may ultimately prove to be a petty matter. But in this case, I'm not complaining about a particular company but rather what seems to be an industry practice.  Also, I feel a need to explain to interested visitors why, if you were to currently go to GHfind , you'll be meet with a loud "Account Suspended" message, as I was. Throughout the years, I've patronized at least four local hosting companies.  Ultimately, I settled primarily on StormerHost for three main reasons.  O...

Weather down here in the tropics is split into two general seasons, rainy and dry, but there are some intricacies.  For instance, Ghana is currently in its dry season, and therein we have what is referred to as the Harmattan . The harmattan, most simply put in context, is a wind that blows huge amounts of sand from the Sahara Desert  all the way down into the southern part of Ghana.  The northern part of the country is not that far from the ever-expanding Sahara.  In fact, according to some sources a significant part of Ghana, i.e. the North, is under imminent threat of desertification . At times when the harmattan is really making its presence felt, I can personally perceive how Ghana could become a desert if it lasted long enough without any rain.  There are certain areas up here in the mountains (in the south) where you may have a house in a vulnerable position, i.e. at a higher altitude than others, and during the peak of the harmattan its roof could look l...