Ho
(Volta Region)
Menuso
is a few minutes' drive from Kadjebi and the immigration officers in charge of
the border post reside at Kadjebi and spend just about three hours from
People
in the village see the behaviour of the immigration officers as a protest
action since all the available accommodation are occupied by personnel of the
Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS).
After
a traveller goes through the customs check point, he or she is left at the
mercy of this labourer. Last week, a scuffle nearly ensued between the labourer
and some students when the he demanded a bribe from them before allowing them
to cross to
The
CEPS officers intervened, but they refused to mention the name of the labourer
to the students, after revealing to them that the guy is the janitor and that
he sleeps there and clean the offices for the immigration officers. He
therefore takes the opportunity to deceive travellers that he is an immigration
officer in mufti.
The
CEPS officers themselves hinted that on Saturday 12 April, there was confusion
when the janitor attempted to prevent a group of Muslims from crossing to join
their counterparts in
Sources
at the border say this has been the order of the day for sometime now, since
the labourer has been harassing travellers, and the earlier something is done
about it, the better. - Ghanaian Chronicle
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Steps
are being taken by the Trust to retrieve the money. In his briefing, the SSNIT
Boss informed the President, in a letter dated
In
addition, the former Director General of SSNIT, Charles Asare should be
prosecuted for causing financial loss to the state.
The
individuals and companies include Enterprise Insurance Company, SSB Investments
Limited; Obotan Developers Limited, Ken Ofori Atta and Ekow Awoonor, both
Directors of SSB Investments Limited; George Otoo, Director, Enterprise
Insurance Limited and Daniel Seddoh, Director, Obotan Developers Limited.
Kwasi
Osei told the President that ''in discussions with the Acting Executive
Director of the SFO soon after the submission of the report on
Meanwhile,
Obotan Developers Limited is allegedly seeking an out of court settlement of
the impasse between it and SSNIT. - Crusading
Guide
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Accra
(Greater Accra) 15 May 2003 - It has emerged that at a time that Ghana Airways
was in dire need of funds for its operations and resorted to excessive
borrowing at high interest rates from both local and foreign banks, local
travel agents were indebted to the tune of over ˘7.8bn.
Forensic
Review of Internal Control Systems Management Processes and Procedures by
Messrs Worldwide Investments Company has revealed that the amount was
outstanding in the airline’s books as of
Though
the forensic auditors did not give the names of the local travel agents who
collectively owe the airline that colossal amount, another part of the report
specifically mentioned the names of some travel agents in connection with some
Ghanair tickets which cannot be accounted for, though the tickets were issued
from their point of sale.
The
forensic auditors state that ‘‘these tickets were picked out of about 500
tickets/coupons for test check. One could imagine the percentage of unaccounted
for tickets if each month has approximately 36,000 tickets/coupons for a period
of two-and-a-half years''.
The
forensic auditors add that this, as well as other separate stinking debts and
other malpractices came about as a result of the refusal of the airline to pay
for a ticket accounting software costing US$600,000. - Independent
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According
to Nii Adamah Morrison, even though Lynch is only an ex-officio member of the
chamber, he always tries to influence decisions of the chamber. He also alleged
that Lynch disrespects him and ''talks to me anyhow''.
Nii
Adama Morrison told Joy FM in an interview that he has reported this
development to the British High Commissioner for redress since it has the
potential of breaking up the chamber.
But
Lynch denied the allegation in a follow up interview with Joy FM. He
acknowledged the position of Nii Adamah Morrison as President of the chamber.
But he said he only acts as a guide during deliberations at the chamber bearing
in mind the legal implications of their decisions and actions.
He
however, gave the assurance that the High Commission is interested in the success
of the chamber to emulate other vibrant chambers in the country. – MyJoyOnLine
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Accra
(Greater Accra) 15 May 2003 – Mrs Grace Coleman, a former Deputy Minster of
Finance and Economic planning, has been indicated to appear before a United
States District Court in Greenbelt on Tuesday 20 May 2003, on charges of
conspiracy to engage in illegal slavery.
Also
to appear with her is her daughter, Barbara Coleman Blackwell and son-in-law
Kenneth Blackwell. According to investigation conducted by the “Evening News”,
Mrs Coleman received the summons last week to appear before the court in the case
in which seven witnesses are expected to be called by the prosecution.
Our
investigations further revealed that Barbara Coleman Blackwell has been
suspended by her employers as a result of the case. The supposed victim of the
slavery, Margeret Owusuaah, a first cousin of Mrs Coleman, according to our
investigations, is also demanding $150,000 as compensation.
When
contacted, Mrs Coleman confirmed the story but said the
The
former Deputy Minister said she could only be extradited to the
Mrs
Coleman said it was when Barbara refused to budge to the demands of the court
that she (Grace Coleman) was added as having conspired with her daughter and
son-in-law. Grace Coleman and her daughter can be jailed 20 years each if
convicted, and fined $250,000. Kenneth Blackwell also faces a maximum of 10
years in prison and a fine of $250,000, if convicted of all the courts.
The
three people were in October last year indicted for allegedly sending a
Ghanaian woman to the US illegally and enslaving her, using her as an unpaid
domestic servant for over 17 months. The Washington Post newspaper post
published in the
The
indictment charge further stated that Mrs Coleman used forced labour,
confiscated Owusuaah’s passport and visa and made false statements to the
In
February 2000, when Owusuaah arrived in the US, the indictment said Mrs Coleman
took her passport ad Barbara hid it and the visa to prevent her from leaving
her Takoma Park home. The two women, according to the indictment, used
intimidation to make Owusuaah provide domestic labour and childcare for little
or no pay and threatened her with deportation. – Evening News
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