Tag Archives: STRANDED

Passport applicants stranded as passport booklet runs out over unpaid debt

Some passport applicants in the country are seething with anger following the inability of passport offices across the country to release their passports despite the expiration of their collection dates. According to Starr News sources, the passport office is currently only attending to priority cases as the company which supplies …

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BECE candidates stranded as TDC demolishes school building

The Tema Development Company Limited (TDC) has demolished the Paedico International School building at Community 24, leaving the fate of BECE candidates hanging. The unfortunate incident was preceded by several intimidation and threats issued to students and teachers of the school. TDC had earlier demolished some ongoing projects of the …

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Hundreds of stranded Mamobi residents beg for time ahead of mass demolition on Sunday

Scores of residents at Mamobi in Accra have been left stranded ahead of a planned eviction and demolition exercise scheduled for Sunday, August 29, 2022. The exercise is set to be undertaken by the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly to reclaim some 15.7 acres of government land encroached by squatters. Ahead …

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MoFA rescues 431 stranded Ghanaians in UAE

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is putting in place measures to rescue some 431 stranded Ghanaians in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that most of our stranded Ghanaians who are currently in detention at the Al Tawadi …

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Bawaleshie demolition: 3-month-old baby and mother stranded

After a physically and mentally hard day’s work, one needs to retire to bed and wake up refreshed for the new day and the challenges it presents. This was not the case for a nursing mother and her three-month-old baby, who were left stranded because their place of abode at …

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Scores stranded as bridge on Eziley River, Akwidaa collapses

Hundreds of residents of old and new Akwidaa townships and nestling communities in the Western Region have been left stranded in their various communities after a bridge connecting the communities collapsed. The residents including traders and especially school children have now been compelled to use an alternative road which is …

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Stranded Hajj pilgrims demand refund

Some Muslim pilgrims have expressed disappointment towards the Hajj Board after they were abandoned at the Hajj village for hours. According to them, they were expected to travel to Mecca but the board has intentionally removed their names to the final list of travellers while their passports are also being …

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VIDEO: Empress Gifty stranded at the New York airport, as airline misplaces her luggage

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian gospel songstress, Empress Gifty, also known as Mrs Gifty Adorye has disclosed that her luggage has been misplaced after boarding Turkish airline to her travel destination in New York. Speaking in a recorded live video on Facebook, the outspoken songstress indicated that just one luggage of she …

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6-hour roadblock leaves commuters at Kansawrodo-Mampong stranded

Scores of youth of Mampong and adjoining communities in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region on Thursday morning blocked the Kansawrodo-Mampong main road to all forms of vehicular movement for more than six hours. According to the angry youth, their action was to protest the deplorable nature of the …

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VIDEO: Tema motorway choked, cars stranded due to private mining company’s activities

Motorists on the Accra-Tema Motorway are having to deal with heavy vehicular traffic as a result of the actions of a private mining company, PW Mining International. The company is transporting about four of its heavy-duty machines, a GhanaWeb reporter who is also on the road has learnt. The said …

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