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"High Risk" Ghanaian Citizens must pay £3000?

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  • FRANK APPIAH 10 years ago

    Tell your corrupt politicians to stop looting the nations resources and make Ghana a better place to live.Great Britain has the right to protect her nation.You can't tell Britain what to do.

  • Frank Okine 10 years ago

    John, he is not telling Britain what to do or what policies it should adopt. He is simply asking for explanation on how Ghana is a high risk country. We know politicians back home are corrupt but that shouldn't put Ghana on t ...
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  • Kojo T 10 years ago

    You have time to protest against Mahama. Why do you not organize and protest against this law. You are in the UK and you should make our voice heard. HIT THE STREETS

  • Akonoba 10 years ago

    First of all I congratulate John Amponsah for taking the trouble to research the subject well before writing this very interesting article. We need more of such on Ghanaweb. I daresay in addition that seeing that he does not ...
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  • The real Truth 10 years ago

    Ghana is considered "high risk" thanks to the Asantehene and his subjects drugs and prostitution activities in the UK. No responsible country will sit idle and let thugs "pollute" their moral fabric

  • Tina 10 years ago

    you cant blame England.

  • KENNY A 10 years ago

    THIS IS RAW RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, PERIOD.

    CITIZENS OF THE "HIGH RISK" COUNTRIES DO NOT NEED A PHD IN ROCKET SCIENCE TO APPRECIATE THIS DISCRIMINATION.

    WE ASKED FOR IT, AND WE'VE GOT IT FROM THE UK GOVERNMENT.

    SADLY, ...
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  • ike 10 years ago

    Just ask the Brits to also pay similar amount before they're issues Ghanaian visas. It's as simple as that. Really

  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

    Apparently, without giving a clear definition of what "high risk" means, the British Home Office stated that (quoting from The Hindu) the nations above 'posed “the most significant risk of abuse” by their citizens'.

    Br ...
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  • NANA KUFUOR 10 years ago

    We have to do our own style of tit for tat. One pound is about three cedis. If Ghanaians will pay 3000 pounds, the British should pay 9000 pounds.

  • andyokine 10 years ago

    That which makes the UK a great place to be was created by the relentless effort of the people and their leaders. One thing for sure is that they are no different from us, they have made it this far in progress and we have sl ...
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  • osabere kotoko 10 years ago

    you re talking about discrimination? why not start by talking about tribalism in your own country ? any difference?? the pot calling the kettle black? please, spare me the drama!!!

  • KOFI ADDO 10 years ago

    Anywhere this my people go the govt of that land impose something on them, why? because they abuse the system given to them.The samething happened in Germany in the 70s,before, if a Ghanaian want to go to Germany he or she do ...
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  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
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  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
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  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
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  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
    read full comment

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
    read full comment

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
    read full comment

  • KOFI ADDO 10 years ago

    Anywhere this my people go the govt of that land impose something on them, why? because they abuse the system given to them.The samething happened in Germany in the 70s,before, if a Ghanaian want to go to Germany he or she do ...
    read full comment

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
    read full comment

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
    read full comment

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
    read full comment

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
    read full comment

  • KOFI ADDO 10 years ago

    Anywhere this my people go the govt of that land impose something on them, why? because they abuse the system given to them.The samething happened in Germany in the 70s,before, if a Ghanaian want to go to Germany he or she do ...
    read full comment

  • KOFI ADDO 10 years ago

    Anywhere this my people go the govt of that land impose something on them, why? because they abuse the system given to them.The samething happened in Germany in the 70s,before, if a Ghanaian want to go to Germany he or she do ...
    read full comment

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    what is news about this for my monkey brother to waste his time and energy to write such a length article. he makes me remember, cape coast krachi, sitting on public toilet and still writing anonymous letters. you want to go ...
    read full comment

  • Earl Jones 10 years ago

    A lof of black Britons are never in doubt that what is happening in the grand scheme of things is ethnic cleansing. A lot of blacks from these so called bonded countries will not appreciate the gravity of the situation until ...
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  • Son of Africa 10 years ago

    Why on earth are we members of the so called Commonwealth? Dark Skin members of the Commonwealth should apply fo a visa to enter England,Australia and cannada on the other Hand Need not

  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

    Times have changed. Not so long ago the only South Africans who could travel were mostly of European stock. Now the more liberal Republic's citizens are not so welcome. The changes came after the Home Office voiced concerns a ...
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  • jojo 10 years ago

    Remember Kwame Nkrumah suspended Ghana's membership of the British Commonwealth over the then Britsh government policy on Rhodesia(Zimbabwe)Sadly we do not have that caliber of leadership in Ghana anymore.Our present Leade ...
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  • F. Boadu 10 years ago

    the right we have is to tell our leaders to use our resource wisely and develope Ghana as there is no place like home. what is going is UK government are trying everything possible to better their country and it's people

  • Tony Obroni 10 years ago

    EEEhhh is cheap at £3000 - people smugglers want £6000 to get someone to london from Accra via Istanbul /Athens etc etc so what is problem ??
    Also if Ghana want me to deposit £££ in UK for my Ghana visa I will do it no ...
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  • Scotman 10 years ago

    Our Leaders need to respond to this nonse immediately and ask all british who are already in Ghana and those wishing to visit or work in Ghana to also deposit double the amount especially the oil workers. Our leaders should ...
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  • osabere kotoko 10 years ago

    so? the british government can do whatever it sees fit for its national security. if you have a problem and you're living in there, then come back home. ghana can also protect its sovereignty, any time, and for any reason.

  • Asiwome 10 years ago

    Or is it evolution? Let the best survive in the "good" environment. Sweep on own home. What are you doing with your education system, or is it theirs?

  • KK 10 years ago

    The articles are similar in that they all have separate sections for Conclusion and have sub-headings. But they say different things.

    Amponsah, from the other article, I understand that the exercise will be a pilot project ...
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  • Asiwome 10 years ago

    AND DON'T ACCEPT ANY HANDOUTS. THE GOD WHO HAS CREATED YOU WILL SUSTAIN YOU.

  • Whatever 10 years ago

    Let British pay £5000 bond when seeking visa to come to Ghana. Tullow and Ashanti Gold come here everyday to loot our oil and gold without paying a penny. As for us, even going there to clean toilets require $3000 bond payme ...
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  • Abeeku Mensah 10 years ago

    High risk covers a lot of territory. A few Ghanaians in UK and Ireland, of late, have dabbled in lots of high profile criminal activities. They have been exposed and implicated in bank fraud, murder, human trafficking, marria ...
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  • PAPALE 10 years ago

    GHANIANS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE. THAT IS WHY THEY WASTE THEIR MONEY TO TRAVEL INTO U.K. MY FELLOW COUNTRY MEN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY 3000 POUNDS TO THESE USELESS U.K GOVERNMENT. AND ALSO SUFFER IN THEIR COUNTRY TO SURVIVE. ...
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  • John Amponsah 10 years ago

    Greetings Akonoba and thank you for your kind comments. Well, I thought that the British authorities deserve to make a clarifying stand since the statement about Ghana being a "high risk" country came from them. Unfortunately ...
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