General News of Friday, 12 June 2020Source: happyghana.comWhy George Floyd’s memorial service was held in Ghana - GTA boss explainsGhana Tourism Authority boss, Akwasi AgyemangThe Year of Return Committee in partnership with the African Union of Diasporan Forum last week laid wreaths in memory of George Floyd at the DuBois Centre in Accra. The ceremony, however, attracted mixed reactions from Ghanaians some asking the rationale behind the ceremony in Ghana. On the back of this, during the funeral ceremony in Houston, Ghana and President Akufo-Addo got a special mention and a standing ovation during George Floyd’s funeral service. The family of the murdered African-American expressed their gratitude to President Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana for mourning with them. He died after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds during an arrest.

Source: GhanaWeb June 12, 2020 14:03 UTC