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Sunday, 27 February 2011
Friday, 25 February 2011
A Big Congratulations to Ghanaian Supermodel Belinda Baidoo on the birth of her beautiful Twins…
There are those of us who continue to look pregnant six years after having baby and the likes of ever beautiful Belinda Baidoo, who loose it all in an instant -its just not fair! Anyway she back, looking fabulous -and raring to go. Belinda is looking for high fashion models for her b2 Model agency in Ghana this Sunday. The details are as follows:
Ghanaian supermodel Belinda Baidoo is looking for new faces for her agency http://b2models.com/ Bring on your stilettos & swag!
Date: Sunday 27th Feb. 2011
Time: 3:00pm sharp!
Venue: Silver Star Tower
Call 024 311 5518 for more info
Please do come with a jean and a white t-shirt …
***Good luck people.
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Architecture: Lesley Lokko and Joe Osae-Addo
**I had no idea author Lesley Lokko is also an architect -did you? I guess there’s no end to her talents. I found the following via http://www.afrikamuseum.nl/
Lesley Naa Norle Lokko is an architect, academic and novelist. She grew up in Ghana, West Africa and was educated in Ghana and the UK. She completed her architectural training at the ULC Bartlett School of Architecture and holds a PhD in Architecture from the University of London. She has taught in the UK, the USA and South Africa and is currently a Visiting Professor of Architecture at Westminster University. She has lectured and published widely on the subject of race, cultural identity and their relationship to architecture and is the editor of White Papers, Black Marks: Race, Culture, Architecture (University of Minnesota Press, 2000). Being the owner of a design firm, Lokko Associates in Accra, Ghana, she completed several residential projects in Accra and Akosombo, Ghana. She is currently a member of the African Centre for Cities, which looks critically at the challenges and opportunities facing African cities in the near and longterm future. Her second career, as a novelist, has seen the publication of five novels, three of which have been UK bestsellers. She currently divides her time between Johannesburg, South Africa; Accra, Ghana and London, UK..**For more information about Lesley Lokko visit: http://www.lesleylokko.com/
I also found the following about fellow Ghanaian architect, Joe Osae-Addo, new to Ghana Rising’s radar -and I’m sooo pleased as he’s an incredibly talented individual -and we are happy to celebrate him.
Joe Osae – Addo was born in Ghana, West Africa, and was educated at the Architectural Association in London. He worked in Finland, the UK and the USA, setting up his practice in Los Angeles in 1991. His work has been influenced by ‘genus-loci’ and the role it pplayed in creating architecture. In his work, he searched for a way to create pieces which are site specific and at the same time meet the needs of people who will interact with it. He is a founding partner in the A + D Museum, Los Angeles, whose mission is to advance knowledge and to enable people to appreciate and understand architecture and design. He moved back to his native country Ghana in 2004 and is currently the CEO of Constructs LLC, an inno-native design firm based in Accra and Tamale in Ghana, West Africa.Joe Osae-Addo is a member of Jury Africa Middle East of the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Design and has been member of the World Economic Forum in 2009. He is, among many other projects, working on the Make It Right project in New Orleans, initiated by Brad Pitt after the Katrina disaster. He is also involved in a 1000 unit affordable housing project in Monrovia, Liberia. Since 2010 he has been chair of the Board of the ArchiAfrika foundation.
Music: Rhian Benson’s latest single “Better Without You” is out Now..
There’s something about Rhian Benson isn’t there? Beautiful, talented and to those in the know -one of the sweetest ladies in the entertainment industry, -what’s not to Love? I’m loving her latest, ok -her long awaited ‘Better Without You’ -and I’m hoping that she won’t be going quiet on us again, any time soon. To listen and download her elegant, soulful-pop and a somewhat surprisingly younger verve album visit: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hands-clean/id387411556 -For more information about Rhian Benson visit: http://www.rhianbenson.com/ -Its good to see you back, Rhian x
The Rezidor Hotel Group, is set to open The Radisson Blu Hotel in Accra, Ghana in 2013
Radisson Hotel, Boston
**I am doing a piece about the luxury market in Ghana -and having been searching for various websites/addresses of some of Accra’s hottest businesses/venues to no avail -and must confess -I’m disappointed. I think that businesses in Ghana need to be aware that we live in a global village and doing business by word-of-mouth, will no longer cut it in 2011, -its just not good enough. Anyway, I stumbled across the following pieces about The Rezidor Hotel Group building a The Radisson Blu Hotel in our Accra, due for completion in 2013 -and I just had to share. I’m soo pleased, as I truly believe that this luxury group know their stuff and will add to Accra’s luxury landscape, plus judging by their other hotels -their spas alone will make heading to Accra -very worthwhile, -lovely…
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The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, has announced its 10th hotel in West Africa: The Radisson Blu Hotel, Accra in Ghana, which is scheduled to open in 2013 and adds 168 rooms to Rezidor's pipeline.
"The emerging African continent is a key development area for Rezidor. We are delighted to add a new hotel in a new country to our portfolio which now comprises 37 hotels and almost 8,300 rooms in operation and under development across 15 African countries," said Kurt Ritter, president & CEO of Rezidor.
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Accra, will be located in the heart of the business district of the Ghanaian capital; 5 minutes walk from the beach. Besides 168 guest rooms which includes 20 apartments ranging from 1 to 3 bedrooms, the property will offer a restaurant, 2 bars, 300msq of meeting space, a gym, and an outdoor swimming pool.
One of the most economically and politically stable countries in Africa, Ghana has experienced several years of sustained economic growth, despite the global economic situation. Good fiscal management and high prices for key commodities like gold and cocoa have sustained the economy and the IMF projects accelerated growth for the coming years. Moreover, in December 2010 Ghana began to pump its first commercial oil from the offshore Jubilee Field, which contains an estimated 1.5 billion barrels of oil, and is projected to generate $1 billion in government revenues annually.
"Africa is an exciting market with huge natural resources, increasingly stable systems and improved infrastructure, a high GDP growth and - last but not least - an imbalance of supply and demand when it comes to modern, internationally branded hotel rooms. We see a great potential for profitable growth in Africa and are actively seeking for further development opportunities," commented Kurt Ritter.
About The Rezidor Hotel Group
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world. The group features a portfolio of more than 400 hotels in operation and under development with 86,300 rooms in over 60 countries, including a wide range of Paris hotels, Rome hotels and London hotels.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson Blu Hotels & Resorts, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa, along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests. Under a worldwide licence agreement with the iconic Italian fashion house Missoni, Rezidor also operates and develops the new lifestyle brand Hotel Missoni.
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, based in Minneapolis (USA), is the majority shareholder. The Corporate office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium. Credit: http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=630286&Itemid=33
For more information about the Radisson Hotel Group visit:
http://www.rezidor.com/Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Ghana Rising Hearts Annette Boateng (one of the most fashionable women of Ghanaian origin in the world)…
I’ve coined a new euphony that describes the ever growing band of young, fabulous, successful, uber stylish ‘It’ girls of Ghanaian origin, the GIG, or GIGs, -its stands for Ghanaian It Girl(s), -is embodied perfectly by Annette Boateng.
Part of the new generation of uber hip British-Ghanaian fashionista bloggers, Ms Boateng's blog is fast becoming the go-to blog of choice for Ghana Rising! Whether she is sharing her innate sense of style, her love of make-up, especially her love of quirky nail vanish, or reporting from one of the various yummy events she’s at, -Ms Boateng’s in-depth knowledge and sense-of-humour shines through. We love her, -think she’s uber fabulous and hope to work with her in the near future. You can keep up with all of Annette Boateng’s hot happenings via: http://annette-hothappenings.blogspot.com/
Monday, 21 February 2011
Marian Kihogo is photographed on Day 1 of LFW (London Fashion Week) for Vogue Italy…
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