General News of Friday, 23 August 2013
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23 Augustus 2013 | Ghana, Accra
Six days to Supreme Court verdict; Aircrafts fully booked
The Herald newspaper has gathered that traders in most major markets in the city of Accra have been gripped by fear and panic as a result of a deliberate rumour mongering by some unpatriotic elements.
The wild rumour are forcing the traders especially women who are rushing to banks where they save, making huge withdrawals with claims that they have been told there is going to be a “war” after next week’s Supreme Court verdict on the election petition.
Yet another shocking information is that most international airlines operating in the country for six weeks now, are fully booked and have no room for prospective travelers. Indeed, American airliner, Delta Air Lines, The Herald is informed is surprisingly charging twice its original fare.
It is unclear whether this situation was what forced the American Embassy in Ghana to warn its citizens in a circular to be careful ahead of the Supreme Court judgment, six days away.
But The Herald’s impeccable sources inside the Ghana Immigration Service and at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have also told this paper that the rate of the departures from Ghana, especially by expatriates, have increased astronomically, but arrival rate dropped significantly over a month and a half ago.
Most of the expatriate travelers are said to be boarding Emirates Airlines transiting to Europe in particular.
A Lebanese national who spoke to The Herald confirmed some of his colleagues have travelled out of Ghana with their families for normal holidays, but will soon be back as soon as school reopens in two weeks time. He said there is panic among the Lebanese nationals in Ghana.
In the case of the banks, officials are complaining that the rate of deposits from the market women have drastically reduced while the rate of withdrawals have increased to an unprecedented level.
The traders are claiming that they have been informed that when war breaks out, they will lose their monies in the bank hence they will rather withdraw and keep them safe so that in case nothing happens after the Supreme Court verdict, they shall return with their moneys.
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The Herald newspaper has gathered that traders in most major markets in the city of Accra have been gripped by fear and panic as a result of a deliberate rumour mongering by some unpatriotic elements.
The wild rumour are forcing the traders especially women who are rushing to banks where they save, making huge withdrawals with claims that they have been told there is going to be a “war” after next week’s Supreme Court verdict on the election petition.
Yet another shocking information is that most international airlines operating in the country for six weeks now, are fully booked and have no room for prospective travelers. Indeed, American airliner, Delta Air Lines, The Herald is informed is surprisingly charging twice its original fare.
It is unclear whether this situation was what forced the American Embassy in Ghana to warn its citizens in a circular to be careful ahead of the Supreme Court judgment, six days away.
But The Herald’s impeccable sources inside the Ghana Immigration Service and at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have also told this paper that the rate of the departures from Ghana, especially by expatriates, have increased astronomically, but arrival rate dropped significantly over a month and a half ago.
Most of the expatriate travelers are said to be boarding Emirates Airlines transiting to Europe in particular.
A Lebanese national who spoke to The Herald confirmed some of his colleagues have travelled out of Ghana with their families for normal holidays, but will soon be back as soon as school reopens in two weeks time. He said there is panic among the Lebanese nationals in Ghana.
In the case of the banks, officials are complaining that the rate of deposits from the market women have drastically reduced while the rate of withdrawals have increased to an unprecedented level.
The traders are claiming that they have been informed that when war breaks out, they will lose their monies in the bank hence they will rather withdraw and keep them safe so that in case nothing happens after the Supreme Court verdict, they shall return with their moneys.
etc
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