Tag Archives: GHANAIANS

It has been announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, that the evacuation of stranded Ghanaians abroad due to the COVID-19 restrictions has officially come to an end. The Ministry, in a statement, indicated that the end of the exercise followed the opening of the Kotoka International …

For the fifteenth time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be ‘coming to the homes of Ghanaians’. The presidency has confirmed that Akufo-Addo will be addressing Ghanaians on ‘measures taken against the spread of coronavirus’ at 8pm. It is unknown what the president …

Following the successful implementation of Mobile Money Payment Interoperability by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government, about 15 million Ghanaians essentially have bank accounts, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Addressing the youth wing of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) in Accra on Wednesday, 12 August 2020, Dr Bawumia explained that with the triangular …

Ghana’s High Commission in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has responded to a directive from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to return Ghanaians in the European country to Accra. Detailing the evacuation arrangement in a communiqué to GhanaWeb, the mission said the stranded Ghanaian nationals will be evacuated on Monday, …

Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has on behalf of the Government, received a donation of $428,650 from Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, to support the evacuation of more than 700 stranded Ghanaians in Lebanon. Mr Agyapong contributed $200,000 …

The Embassy of Ghana in Brussels has partnered with Brussels Airlines to airlift stranded Ghanaians to Accra Tuesday, August 11. The flight would be for Ghanaian as well as resident permit holders who will undertake the 14-days mandatory quarantine upon arrival. A statement by the Embassy noted that passengers who …

For every five Ghanaians, two of them are identified as multidimensionally poor – meaning more than 45 percent of the country’s population are affected by multiple types of poverty, a Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report has revealed. Multidimensional poverty considers the many overlapping deprivations that poor people experience. The Multidimensional …

The Government of Ghana is expected to undertake the second evacuation of stranded Ghanaians from the United States. This was made known in a statement by the Ghana Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Consulate General to New York. According to the statement which contained instructions to potential evacuees, …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has responded to a distress call from a group of Ghanaians stranded in Lebanon. A few days ago, a video went viral showing some Ghanaians -especially women- pleading with the government to help them get back to Ghana from Lebanon. The Ghanaians were …

Ghanaians who are stranded in Amsterdam due to COVID-19 border closures are expected to be evacuated on Monday, July 13, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has indicated. In a press statement issued by the ministry, these persons are expected to pay an amount of $646 to …