just NPP trying to murder Ghana and blame NDC.....nation wreckers!!!
just NPP trying to murder Ghana and blame NDC.....nation wreckers!!!
Hahahahahah 9 years ago
think you were born from your fathers anus to be talking shit likie that
think you were born from your fathers anus to be talking shit likie that
SARPONG 9 years ago
Let's pray ebola don't make it to Ghana because if we cannot control cholera with more than five thousand infected and more than seventy dead, ebola will be devastation to Ghana.
Nigeria has so far done a good job in preve ... read full comment
Let's pray ebola don't make it to Ghana because if we cannot control cholera with more than five thousand infected and more than seventy dead, ebola will be devastation to Ghana.
Nigeria has so far done a good job in preventing the spread of ebola after discovering its first case from a traveller. So far only four cases in such a populous country.
Remove Indemnity Clause 9 years ago
When it comes to Geography Americans are the worst.Most of them do not even know where their states are located and don't even know the name of the streets behind their houses.They think Ghana is next door to Guinea,Sierra Le ... read full comment
When it comes to Geography Americans are the worst.Most of them do not even know where their states are located and don't even know the name of the streets behind their houses.They think Ghana is next door to Guinea,Sierra Leone or Nigeria.Most Americans think one can drive from New York to Africa.
Teacher under Tree 9 years ago
In Ghana, the street behind your house doesn't even have a name.
In Ghana, the street behind your house doesn't even have a name.
Media 9 years ago
Have you considered how many blacks are killed daily in America? We thought racism was just in South Africa but we were wrong. Let's find a proper way to deal with issues than such stupid talks. Balck or White, we are all hum ... read full comment
Have you considered how many blacks are killed daily in America? We thought racism was just in South Africa but we were wrong. Let's find a proper way to deal with issues than such stupid talks. Balck or White, we are all human. Ebola has killed blacks and whites. There are more deaths all over the world not only Ebola kills. ISIS kills too.
Palmwine Tapper 9 years ago
Other than the street that leads to my house in US, I honestly don't even know the street in front of me and the one behind me. But I know all the stores and every stone or land mark on ALL those streets but NOT the actual na ... read full comment
Other than the street that leads to my house in US, I honestly don't even know the street in front of me and the one behind me. But I know all the stores and every stone or land mark on ALL those streets but NOT the actual names of the streets. Why? We have become so lazy in US that we expect someone else to take that responsibility and tell us what the names of the streets in front and back of us. In US sadly to say, we don't even care to know the names of our next door neighbors. 911 have even make things worse in America. We have become so paranoid knuckle heads that we think our next door neighbors are Al-Qeada operatives waiting to blow your neighborhood. That's how things are NOW in US. Thanks for letting me know of my gaps in US.
charlie 9 years ago
Who cares about geography or street names in Africa. They are self- sufficient and care for their country. What about you and your selfish government? Cholera, Ebola and greediness is what we care and you want Americans to ca ... read full comment
Who cares about geography or street names in Africa. They are self- sufficient and care for their country. What about you and your selfish government? Cholera, Ebola and greediness is what we care and you want Americans to care? Think about that.
Swapna Guduru 9 years ago
The Ghana government is only paying lip service to Ebola prevention. Nine travelers from sierra Leone were not screened at the airport as reported on Ghanaweb tonight. I am not going to Ghana until further notice and have adv ... read full comment
The Ghana government is only paying lip service to Ebola prevention. Nine travelers from sierra Leone were not screened at the airport as reported on Ghanaweb tonight. I am not going to Ghana until further notice and have advised many Americans not to venture there. Tell your government to get real and be serious!
Jane 9 years ago
Fox News is a disgusting racist, right-wing gun toting idiots.
Fox News is a disgusting racist, right-wing gun toting idiots.
Ernie 9 years ago
Ebola is serious and people die, so stop the racist ranting. Air France is now stopping its flights and as far as I know it was not a Fox News decision.
Stop eating bats, rats, monkeys and start washing hands after defecatin ... read full comment
Ebola is serious and people die, so stop the racist ranting. Air France is now stopping its flights and as far as I know it was not a Fox News decision.
Stop eating bats, rats, monkeys and start washing hands after defecating !
Anita 9 years ago
The truth hurts in Ghana. Do you deny cholera also.
The truth hurts in Ghana. Do you deny cholera also.
Kwamina 9 years ago
Unless they make a publication on the same website retracting the earlier report.
Unless they make a publication on the same website retracting the earlier report.
owukua 9 years ago
the embassy should have this published on fox.com, ensuring that it is given the same prominence and seriousness given to that stupid disinformation educator Mark Murphy.
the embassy should have this published on fox.com, ensuring that it is given the same prominence and seriousness given to that stupid disinformation educator Mark Murphy.
Francis 9 years ago
Bull go Vvip & no one will say boo. Plus what about Sierra Leone people WE WERE not screened & even when they are if anyone caught give ghc 100 & you probably will pass
Bull go Vvip & no one will say boo. Plus what about Sierra Leone people WE WERE not screened & even when they are if anyone caught give ghc 100 & you probably will pass
Ernie 9 years ago
You are right money talks in Ghana.
You are right money talks in Ghana.
Evans 9 years ago
I think the issue worth considering should be the measures outlined to fight the EVD if there should be an outbreak in this country
I think the issue worth considering should be the measures outlined to fight the EVD if there should be an outbreak in this country
Concerned citizen 9 years ago
So are we still convienced that there is no ebola after 57 reported cases. Someone is telling us what we need to know.If it is security reasons we are not hearing the thruth then it is important that proper screening equipmen ... read full comment
So are we still convienced that there is no ebola after 57 reported cases. Someone is telling us what we need to know.If it is security reasons we are not hearing the thruth then it is important that proper screening equipments are made available at every entry points. and also within the country. Especially our kids who will be going back to school soon. After all politicians can spend a lot on cars for their comfort what is more important than the people who have voted you in power.
Ama 9 years ago
American Government knows very well that Ebola may be in Ghana but Ghana Government is hiding the truth. Even South Africa BB host rejected Ghana Rep because of Ebola.Yahoo News, cholera has killed 74 people in Ghana and abo ... read full comment
American Government knows very well that Ebola may be in Ghana but Ghana Government is hiding the truth. Even South Africa BB host rejected Ghana Rep because of Ebola.Yahoo News, cholera has killed 74 people in Ghana and about 6.000td infected. We should tell ourself the truth
Martin 9 years ago
re: Ama, if you cannot back up your claim about the US government's knowledge on the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana with a credible evidence, then you should stop spreading unfounded rumors. The embassy should be commended for at ... read full comment
re: Ama, if you cannot back up your claim about the US government's knowledge on the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana with a credible evidence, then you should stop spreading unfounded rumors. The embassy should be commended for attempting to squash this kind of media reports before it takes roots.
Tekonline.org 9 years ago
Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies ; Air France suspends flights to Sierra Leone
Thursday, 28 August 2014
by Reuters
Ebola is causing enormous damage to West African economies, draining scarce public ... read full comment
Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies ; Air France suspends flights to Sierra Leone
Thursday, 28 August 2014
by Reuters
Ebola is causing enormous damage to West African economies, draining scarce public funds and slashing economic growth by up to 4 % as foreign businessmen leave and projects are cancelled, the African Development Bank president said.
As transport companies suspend services, cutting off the region, governments and economists have warned that the worst outbreak of the hemorrhagic Ebola fever on record could crush the fragile economic gains made in Sierra Leone and Liberia following a decade of civil war in the 1990s.
Air France, the French network of Air France-KLM said on Wednesday it had suspended flights to Sierra Leone after advice from the French government. France did not recommend
suspending flights to Nigeria or Guinea.
"Revenues are down, foreign exchange levels are down, markets are not functioning, airlines are not coming in, projects are being cancelled, business people have left - that is very, very damaging," African Development Bank (AfDB) chief Donald Kaberuka said in an interview late on Tuesday.
"The numbers I have had vary from 1 % to 4 % of GDP. That is a lot in a country with a GDP of US$6 billion," Kaberuka said, when asked to quantify the impact.
Liberia has already said it would have to lower its 2014 growth forecast, without giving a new one.
Sierra Leone Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Abdul Ignosis Koroma also told Reuters the government would miss its target of exporting $200 million in diamonds this year because of the Ebola outbreak, versus $186 million last year.
"There is no way the government can reach this amount since the districts where diamonds are mined are not Ebola-free," Koroma said.
He said miners were too afraid to go to alluvial diamonds pits in the Ebola-stricken east and tough border controls to curb the spread of the virus were also hurting the trade.
Iron ore miner London Mining, whose only operating mine is in Sierra Leone, said recently that Ebola could hurt its production this year. Several international companies in the region have pulled out expatriate staff in recent weeks.
The AfDB this week donated $60 million to help train medical workers and purchase supplies to fight the outbreak, which has already killed more than 1,400 people, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Some $15 million will be disbursed in September, Kaberuka said during a press conference in Liberia on Wednesday.
The disease also has a toehold in Africa's most populous country Nigeria, where it has killed five people, but authorities there say the outbreak has been contained so far.
"Nigeria is still at risk of Ebola because we still have one case and from this one case the risk of spread is still there," Nigerian Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said on Wednesday.
Arnold 9 years ago
To stay safe. Wash hands, and avoid hunting, touching and eating bushmeat such as bats, monkeys and chimpanzees, as scientists believe this is how the virus was first transmitted to humans.
To stay safe. Wash hands, and avoid hunting, touching and eating bushmeat such as bats, monkeys and chimpanzees, as scientists believe this is how the virus was first transmitted to humans.
Castro 9 years ago
The Govrnment schould Close its Borders to all affected Ebola Counrties.Before it is too late.
The Govrnment schould Close its Borders to all affected Ebola Counrties.Before it is too late.
Dennis 9 years ago
Are the Ghanese government going to silence anyone that would claim they have Ebola?
Are the Ghanese government going to silence anyone that would claim they have Ebola?
Koby 9 years ago
The writer did not include Ghana in the Article. Please read before you comment. Ghana embassy is wrong.
The writer did not include Ghana in the Article. Please read before you comment. Ghana embassy is wrong.
Kofi N. Mensah 9 years ago
Embassy of Ghana:
You've stated: "That notwithstanding, the Government has taken measures to prevent the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana. It has put in place a comprehensive Preparedness and Response Plan for EVD including, scr ... read full comment
Embassy of Ghana:
You've stated: "That notwithstanding, the Government has taken measures to prevent the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana. It has put in place a comprehensive Preparedness and Response Plan for EVD including, screening at entry points, and designating three Ebola Treatment Centres in Kumasi, Tamale and Tema. Public education to create awareness has also been intensified."
Despite this beautiful and assuring statement, yet it's also reported in today's Ghanaweb.com that nine passengers from Sierra Leone who arrived at the Kotoka International Airport last Friday were admitted without having been screened by our immigration officers. This is how Ghanaweb.com has reported it: "Nine passengers from Ebola stricken Sierra Leone Friday, claim they were not screened on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport."
The passengers themselves seemed to have been surprised that they were let into the country without having been screened. One of them is quoted as having stated: “I was even expecting screening for the nine of us considering the Ebola situation in that country but there was nothing of that sort.”
Given this despicable and criminal negligence of duty, how does the Embassy of Ghana in Washington claim and sssure Ghana and the world that the Ghana government has taken steps to prevent the outbreak of Ebola in the country, that it has made comprehensive plans to prevent its spead by screeing at Ghana's entry points? Can our immigration officers be trusted, as they are known to be among government workers who are prone to bribe-soliciting and bribe-taking?
I fear for Ghana!
just NPP trying to murder Ghana and blame NDC.....nation wreckers!!!
think you were born from your fathers anus to be talking shit likie that
Let's pray ebola don't make it to Ghana because if we cannot control cholera with more than five thousand infected and more than seventy dead, ebola will be devastation to Ghana.
Nigeria has so far done a good job in preve ...
read full comment
When it comes to Geography Americans are the worst.Most of them do not even know where their states are located and don't even know the name of the streets behind their houses.They think Ghana is next door to Guinea,Sierra Le ...
read full comment
In Ghana, the street behind your house doesn't even have a name.
Have you considered how many blacks are killed daily in America? We thought racism was just in South Africa but we were wrong. Let's find a proper way to deal with issues than such stupid talks. Balck or White, we are all hum ...
read full comment
Other than the street that leads to my house in US, I honestly don't even know the street in front of me and the one behind me. But I know all the stores and every stone or land mark on ALL those streets but NOT the actual na ...
read full comment
Who cares about geography or street names in Africa. They are self- sufficient and care for their country. What about you and your selfish government? Cholera, Ebola and greediness is what we care and you want Americans to ca ...
read full comment
The Ghana government is only paying lip service to Ebola prevention. Nine travelers from sierra Leone were not screened at the airport as reported on Ghanaweb tonight. I am not going to Ghana until further notice and have adv ...
read full comment
Fox News is a disgusting racist, right-wing gun toting idiots.
Ebola is serious and people die, so stop the racist ranting. Air France is now stopping its flights and as far as I know it was not a Fox News decision.
Stop eating bats, rats, monkeys and start washing hands after defecatin ...
read full comment
The truth hurts in Ghana. Do you deny cholera also.
Unless they make a publication on the same website retracting the earlier report.
the embassy should have this published on fox.com, ensuring that it is given the same prominence and seriousness given to that stupid disinformation educator Mark Murphy.
Bull go Vvip & no one will say boo. Plus what about Sierra Leone people WE WERE not screened & even when they are if anyone caught give ghc 100 & you probably will pass
You are right money talks in Ghana.
I think the issue worth considering should be the measures outlined to fight the EVD if there should be an outbreak in this country
So are we still convienced that there is no ebola after 57 reported cases. Someone is telling us what we need to know.If it is security reasons we are not hearing the thruth then it is important that proper screening equipmen ...
read full comment
American Government knows very well that Ebola may be in Ghana but Ghana Government is hiding the truth. Even South Africa BB host rejected Ghana Rep because of Ebola.Yahoo News, cholera has killed 74 people in Ghana and abo ...
read full comment
re: Ama, if you cannot back up your claim about the US government's knowledge on the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana with a credible evidence, then you should stop spreading unfounded rumors. The embassy should be commended for at ...
read full comment
Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies ; Air France suspends flights to Sierra Leone
Thursday, 28 August 2014
by Reuters
Ebola is causing enormous damage to West African economies, draining scarce public ...
read full comment
To stay safe. Wash hands, and avoid hunting, touching and eating bushmeat such as bats, monkeys and chimpanzees, as scientists believe this is how the virus was first transmitted to humans.
The Govrnment schould Close its Borders to all affected Ebola Counrties.Before it is too late.
Are the Ghanese government going to silence anyone that would claim they have Ebola?
The writer did not include Ghana in the Article. Please read before you comment. Ghana embassy is wrong.
Embassy of Ghana:
You've stated: "That notwithstanding, the Government has taken measures to prevent the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana. It has put in place a comprehensive Preparedness and Response Plan for EVD including, scr ...
read full comment