General News of Wednesday, 19 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGovernment to evacuate stranded Ghanaians in Dubai next weekThe returnees will be airlifted by an Emirates flightThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has approved arrangements for the evacuation of stranded Ghanaians in Dubai to Accra. According to a communique from Ghana’s mission, the stranded Ghanaians will be airlifted to Accra on Thursday, August 27, 2020, from Dubai at 07:30 hours and will arrive in Ghana on the same day at 11:30 hours. The least the persons arriving in Ghana will pay is GH¢6,300 (a little over$1,100) for the mandated fourteen days stay at the designated hotels. When Ghana closed its borders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many Ghanaians resident abroad became stranded. There were calls for government to assist willing Ghanaians stranded in countries across the globe to return home.

Source: GhanaWeb August 19, 2020 17:48 UTC