TASTES OF SMOCKS ONE CAN HAVE

smock fabric and diff fabric

THE GRADUAL DOMINANCE OF SMOCK

Since the first president of Ghana DR.Kwame Nkrumah declared Smock as a battle dress, the wear has thence made significant strides into becoming not just a “battle dress” but clothe the populace have come to fall in love with it. This is evident in the proliferation of smock in the market and how people are seen wearing it.

TYPES OF SMOCK AND HOW IS MADE

In a bid to ensure and encourage the wearing of national costume, Dr Kwame Nkrumah declared or made Smock a Battle dress as he was often seen in Fugu. From then forth anybody seen in smock was easily identified as one “ready for battle”. But this notion has gradually been changing as people come to accept the wearing of it.

 INTRODUCTION

The blog by name SMOCK IN GHANA will seek to talk about the wearing of smock in the country. It will further seek to deliberate about the types there is to smock and known to the people, how they are made and the materials involved.

HISTORY OF SMOCK IN GHANA

Smock is a loose garment worn by people such as artist to protect their clothing. It is also termed as a plaid garment that is similar to what is popularly known as danshiki or jolomi among some tribes.

In England and Wales where it first emerged, it was around the early eighteenth century. In Ghana however, Smock is said to have emanated or have roots from the Northern Regions but no specific of time has so far been touted.

THE SMOCK INDUSTRY

The smock industry has over the years been sidelined. Since the introduction of smock in the Ghanaian society, the industry has always struggle to survive and make a steady move despite all challenges it encounters. Weavers on the other hand, have often come out with complaint of low patronage of the product in spite of all that goes into the making of the dress.

ROAD FROM ASSIN DARMANG TO ASSIN ASAMANKESE NEED SPEED RAMPS AND STREET LIGHTS

The stretch of road from Assin Darmang to Assin Asamankese (Kwame Atta) has become a threat and a death trap to residents. This road records numerous accidents in almost every given month.

Anybody who has plied that road before will be quick to testify that driving on that road is hell dangerous, especially the small curve of the road that links Atobiase to Assin Achiase has oftentimes witnessed incessant accidents and the only amulet to see you through is prayers.

   IS CITIZEN JOURNALISM A THREAT OR CHALLENGE TO PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS

Citizen Journalism as the name implies can also be termed as public, participatory, Democratic, and Guerrilla or Street Journalism. This therefore makes Citizen Journalism the collecting, gathering, reporting and dissemination of news information by the ordinary person.

Citizen Journalism should not be confused with Community, Civic and Collaborative Journalism which have to do with Professional journalist.

            ELECTORAL COMMISSION ENSURE REGISTRATION IS DONE PROPERLY

As the biometric registration commences on the 24 of March after the long debate regarding it from political parties, it has become very relevant for the electoral commission to ensure that registration goes through the right process as anything short of that will ignite unnecessary fire.

Taxi drivers in Accra should be made to wear a uniform with their names and the emblem of the GPRTU on it and also a form of identity and other details of the driver and the Taxi made available in the car.

Taxi drivers and Taxis in the Capital should all belong to a particular union or stations as done at the Airport, which will make identifying them very easy when something goes wrong. In the quest to ensure this, certain materials like ID cards, station name, type of car etc should all be available in the car so passengers can take note of while in the taxi.