Rod Darby
English expat in Ghana
Forum posts
38
About me
English
Lives in Cape Coast, Central
Speaks English, French, German, some Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Twi (krakrakra)
Registration: 05 August 2013
About
Occupation
I am Self-employed.
My expat journey
Cape Coast, Central, Ghana
translator
Ghanaian people
Graulhet, Midi-Pyr茅n茅es, France
translator
Damiatte, Midi-Pyr茅n茅es, France
translator
Plate, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
accountant
Seevetal, Lower Saxony, Germany
self-employed programmer
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
self-employed programmer
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
worked for IBM Australia
Australian people
English people
London, England, England
worked for Barclays Bank DCO
English people
Accra Central, Greater Accra, Ghana
worked for Barclays Bank DCO
Ghanaian people
England
Activity
Health Food in Ghana by purple_reign
Hello all! I am a Ghanaian American considering moving to Ghana one day. I visited for the first time last year and although it was a lot of fun, I found myself wondering how food shopping would be if I moved there permanently. I eat pretty ...
yes, I guess it's possible to say that, in that fertiliser appears to be seldom used in Ghana, although I'm not quite so sure about spraying. There is a rather more cavalier attitude to spraying with "medicine" in Ghana, as I ... Read More
Health Food in Ghana by purple_reign
Hello all! I am a Ghanaian American considering moving to Ghana one day. I visited for the first time last year and although it was a lot of fun, I found myself wondering how food shopping would be if I moved there permanently. I eat pretty ...
Hi hkann (it's "Rod" by the way, short for Roderick), thanks for your reply! I don't think I've ever seen a health food shop in Ghana, but maybe they are all in Accra. I'll keep looking ... Thanks for the tips, I didn't ... Read More
Health Food in Ghana by purple_reign
Hello all! I am a Ghanaian American considering moving to Ghana one day. I visited for the first time last year and although it was a lot of fun, I found myself wondering how food shopping would be if I moved there permanently. I eat pretty ...
I would be interested in reviving this thread if possible. For one thing, there seems to be an unwritten assumption that all expats live in Accra: I built a house in Eguase, so I tend to do my shopping in Cape Coast. If I can't get something I ... Read More
Moving to Ghana Kumasi by ArBie
Hi all! I accepted a job in kumasi ghana and might be coming by second week next month. I would just like to know if its advisable to take the anti malaria meds during my stay in kumasi? I will be staying for about 2yrs. If so, is there a side ...
Hi ArBie, if you had a "close brush" with dengue you are right to be cautious. They say malaria stays in your blood once you have had it. Ghanaians say malaria is their constant companion, they have learned to live with it. On the other ... Read More
Moving to Ghana Kumasi by ArBie
Hi all! I accepted a job in kumasi ghana and might be coming by second week next month. I would just like to know if its advisable to take the anti malaria meds during my stay in kumasi? I will be staying for about 2yrs. If so, is there a side ...
ArBie, I normally spend about six months of the year in Ghana and I stopped taking anti-malaria meds a few years ago, with no ill-effects. But then I never seem to get bitten by mosquitoes. All meds have side effects, with anti-malaria meds I think ... Read More
International money transfer by phipiemar
Dear All, What service do you use to make money transfers to the outside?
Hi, well I can quite see Georgiaboy's point, in general terms :D I did once bring more money into Ghana than I needed, so I tried to send some back (my account was with CAL Bank). For one thing sending money out was limited to USD 10,000 (as ... Read More
Cost of Living by Ujjwal Chanchal
Hi, I am having offer of USD 1800 per month after tax deduction in my account. Also company providing me Furnished 1bhk accommodation, Electricity,water Expenses paid by Company, Transportation by Company. Company also provide Air ticket for me n my ...
woot, Michael! That's around 6,500 cedis a month: you can probably "live" on less than 2,000 cedis per month in Ghana. Couple of things you really need to sort: 1) income - you say "currently receiving", so will this go on? ... Read More
Withdraw cash from banks without ATM fees by Akilnathan
Dear all, I thought it would be useful to start a list of banks that don't charge you any fees if you withdraw money from with your VISA card. So far I found: - Calbank - First Atlantic - First National - Agricultural Development Bank (so I ...
Michael, the following may be off the mark and only applies if you already have money on a bank account outside Ghana: I guess just about any bank will wire money to Ghana, at least the reputable ones, Wells Fargo, Barclays and suchlike. However, I ... Read More
Withdraw cash from banks without ATM fees by Akilnathan
Dear all, I thought it would be useful to start a list of banks that don't charge you any fees if you withdraw money from with your VISA card. So far I found: - Calbank - First Atlantic - First National - Agricultural Development Bank (so I ...
if you mean the VISA card of a non-Ghanaian bank (e.g. my bank in Germany - ING) the only one I've found so far is Republic Bank (formerly hfc bank). I can vouch for the branch at Tantri, Cape Coast, corner Sarbah and Tantri Roads. Read More
Getting married in Ghana by Smorgan
I would like to know if about the wait time to marry on Ghana. I am coming from US my finance is not from Ghana. But lives in west Africa. It easier to commute to Ghana and less expensive We plan to wed and wanted to find out if their is wait time ...
thanks for the update, AverageGirl. Good to hear your caution is benefiting you Read More
Getting married in Ghana by Smorgan
I would like to know if about the wait time to marry on Ghana. I am coming from US my finance is not from Ghana. But lives in west Africa. It easier to commute to Ghana and less expensive We plan to wed and wanted to find out if their is wait time ...
tw: certainly not on mine :D - I meant what I wrote, sorry if it reads as being sarcastic. The point was to advise AverageGirl and I feel that, together, we have done that. This said, it was probably dd3uk's advice that was most pertinent to ... Read More
Getting married in Ghana by Smorgan
I would like to know if about the wait time to marry on Ghana. I am coming from US my finance is not from Ghana. But lives in west Africa. It easier to commute to Ghana and less expensive We plan to wed and wanted to find out if their is wait time ...
thank you, trinilovewesley, for your evidently authoritative clarification :) Read More
Getting married in Ghana by Smorgan
I would like to know if about the wait time to marry on Ghana. I am coming from US my finance is not from Ghana. But lives in west Africa. It easier to commute to Ghana and less expensive We plan to wed and wanted to find out if their is wait time ...
hkann, yes, I know you didn't ;-) I just wanted to make it clear that Abena and I didn't go to the registry office at all, and, as a matter of fact, not to any Church either! The (then) Church of Christ pastor in Cape Coast came to ... Read More
Getting married in Ghana by Smorgan
I would like to know if about the wait time to marry on Ghana. I am coming from US my finance is not from Ghana. But lives in west Africa. It easier to commute to Ghana and less expensive We plan to wed and wanted to find out if their is wait time ...
The "established" Churches are authorised to perform marriages. This includes the Church of Christ (which rather surprised me) and my Ghanaian wife and I have a very official-looking marriage certificate on the official form (sorry to ... Read More
Banking in Ghana by Daniel1123
My wife and I will be moving to Cape Coast, Ghana early next year. We are cashing our one of my retirement accounts so that we have money to live on for awhile until we are able to draw a salary from our organization. We anticipate living ...
oh right? someone is still doing USD and GBP accounts? We used to do them at Barclays in the late 1960s but I hadn't heard of them recently. I understand my Mother Lodge in Accra recently switched banks because of problems with the GBP account, ... Read More