General News of Monday, 4 February 2019Source: Starrfmonline.comVisa ban: Ghana must retaliate – MubarakRas Mubarak, MP for KumbunguThe NDC Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu constituency on Monday called on the government of Ghana to retaliate the visa ban imposed on Ghanaian nationals by the United States. The US Embassy in Ghana on Monday commenced the suspension of the issuance of all new visas to certain categories of applicants from Ghana. The US department of homeland security (DHS) explained the visa sanctions were necessitated by Ghana’s “lack of cooperation” in accepting its citizens ordered removed from the US. The DHS in a statement announcing the visa restriction warned further that Ghana would face more sanctions if the government’s posture does not change. He said: “I’m looking forward to seeing the government of Ghana respond in equal measure.

Source: GhanaWeb February 04, 2019 18:33 UTC