may his soul rest in peace why cant the Ghanaian community organise a funeral and send him and what about the Ghana embassy embassy
may his soul rest in peace why cant the Ghanaian community organise a funeral and send him and what about the Ghana embassy embassy
damion 11 years ago
Mr Owusu Ansah said he and Mr Adzawoloo's sister had been denied permission to travel to Northern Ireland "to see the mortal remains and to repatriate same to Ghana for burial and funeral rites".
Ok. They have the money fo ... read full comment
Mr Owusu Ansah said he and Mr Adzawoloo's sister had been denied permission to travel to Northern Ireland "to see the mortal remains and to repatriate same to Ghana for burial and funeral rites".
Ok. They have the money for both of them to travel to Ireland and repatriate him..... so what do they need the 10,000 pounds for
Sulamana 11 years ago
So we are now exporting our stupid cultural practices abroad. I never had any outdooring for my kids but they are now big and strong, straight A students and doing great. We worry ourselves for nothing and chain each other wi ... read full comment
So we are now exporting our stupid cultural practices abroad. I never had any outdooring for my kids but they are now big and strong, straight A students and doing great. We worry ourselves for nothing and chain each other with useless customs and traditional practices. Go to a ghanaian funeral and see the sheer stupidity of our customs. We need to get real and move into the modern world.
TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago
read the story well and you will understand that the family want cash.
read the story well and you will understand that the family want cash.
Sulamana 11 years ago
people are importing machinery and technology to produce goods - South Korean ambassador says that is how they moved ahead of Ghana. We focus on importing dead bodies!!!
people are importing machinery and technology to produce goods - South Korean ambassador says that is how they moved ahead of Ghana. We focus on importing dead bodies!!!
The Truth 11 years ago
Oh my brother we've fridges to keep dead bodies from months to years but don'nt have those fridges to keep our fruits(mango,orange,papaya etc)For the living ones,I'ts very sad.Our concern is about funeral not factory(same 7 l ... read full comment
Oh my brother we've fridges to keep dead bodies from months to years but don'nt have those fridges to keep our fruits(mango,orange,papaya etc)For the living ones,I'ts very sad.Our concern is about funeral not factory(same 7 letters.Diner After funeral God help us.
joy 11 years ago
I support your idea.
I support your idea.
Kwabena 11 years ago
Hear hear!
Hear hear!
TOGBE GANYO 11 years ago
IF ALL THESE LAWS AND RULES ABIDE GHANAIAN SO CALLED CHIEFS, WHY DO THEY TRAVEL ABROAD TO BE CLINNING TOILET ROOMS. THEY SHOULD STAY AT HOME TO EAT THEIR GOAT AND SHEEP. STUPID PEOPLE.
IF ALL THESE LAWS AND RULES ABIDE GHANAIAN SO CALLED CHIEFS, WHY DO THEY TRAVEL ABROAD TO BE CLINNING TOILET ROOMS. THEY SHOULD STAY AT HOME TO EAT THEIR GOAT AND SHEEP. STUPID PEOPLE.
JAY 11 years ago
I SEE YOU ARE ONE THEM "SIMPLE ONES" HUH.... READ THE ARTICLE AGAIN WITH ONE OF UR STRAIGHT "A" KIDS.
I SEE YOU ARE ONE THEM "SIMPLE ONES" HUH.... READ THE ARTICLE AGAIN WITH ONE OF UR STRAIGHT "A" KIDS.
Ghanaba No.1 11 years ago
If the sister can travel just to see the dead body in Belfast,the family have enough money for her travel expenses right? Why don't they organise with such amount to bring back the dead body without she wasting the money? Com ... read full comment
If the sister can travel just to see the dead body in Belfast,the family have enough money for her travel expenses right? Why don't they organise with such amount to bring back the dead body without she wasting the money? Common sense!!! I think the family think they are going gain from whiteman's company in Belfast.Na lie< If they don't even take serious measures now, the body will be cremated.Whiteman no fool like Blackman.sorry to say that anyway but if you look at the story it sounds a bit strange and unlogic.May he rest in Peace
KOFI ABRANTEE 11 years ago
CORRECT TALK
CORRECT TALK
UNITED GHANA 11 years ago
I agree totally with you. They can even afford to hire a lawyer
I agree totally with you. They can even afford to hire a lawyer
Nana Kweku Arhin 11 years ago
If the family of the deceased in Ghana does not have money to bring the body to Ghana, I recommend that the body should be given to a medical school so that the body does not become wasted. We should stop this nonsense that ... read full comment
If the family of the deceased in Ghana does not have money to bring the body to Ghana, I recommend that the body should be given to a medical school so that the body does not become wasted. We should stop this nonsense that the guy was a chief and that his dead body could not be cremated. The family's lawyer was talking nonsense. Why can't he raise money for the body to be shipped to Ghana if he thinks the dead man's body is too sacred to be cremated. This chieftaincy nonsense is going to kill us. When are we going to wake up and learn.
Nana Kweku
Akua. from USA 11 years ago
well u might see it as nonsense ghanaba no 1, but i see it as a right decision because if the sister gets to the funeral home where the body is right now that will help her get some true fact or find out the cause of the dead ... read full comment
well u might see it as nonsense ghanaba no 1, but i see it as a right decision because if the sister gets to the funeral home where the body is right now that will help her get some true fact or find out the cause of the dead.After all how much does it coost from ghana to UK.And base on that will help the family to determine where to bury the body.look most employers have taken greatest advantages of forieghners in abroad.And there is saying that no smoke without fire. ghanaian ambassorder pls help investigate this man death.
UNITED GHANA 11 years ago
If he's a proper chief why can't they find the money for his repatriation from voluntary contributions of his 'subjects'. The fact that compensation is being demamded suggests this disgraceful affair is an opportunistic attem ... read full comment
If he's a proper chief why can't they find the money for his repatriation from voluntary contributions of his 'subjects'. The fact that compensation is being demamded suggests this disgraceful affair is an opportunistic attempt to extort money. May he rest in peace
Joce 11 years ago
I dont unde rstand you you that you and the sister are trying to go and bring the body if you have that and is two of you why dont you send that money to bring the him home
I dont unde rstand you you that you and the sister are trying to go and bring the body if you have that and is two of you why dont you send that money to bring the him home
Efuah 11 years ago
Maybe the dead chief need to be escorted by kinsmen/women
Maybe the dead chief need to be escorted by kinsmen/women
damion 11 years ago
According to the family's legal representative, the dead man was a chief in his local Ghanaian community. Tradition and custom dictate that he must be buried in a particular place in his native home, they said
Family- then ... read full comment
According to the family's legal representative, the dead man was a chief in his local Ghanaian community. Tradition and custom dictate that he must be buried in a particular place in his native home, they said
Family- then pay for him to come back. We all have to organize funds for our loved ones so I am afraid you are no exception. My condolences all the same.
"His community can't even go ahead and install a new chief unless the body comes to Ghana and the funeral rights are performed," he said.
If this is the case, bring him home- who do you want to pay for it.
Against Mantse 11 years ago
Interesting to note that a WHOLE TOWN in Ghana cannot organize 'Appeal for Funds" to bring back home the mortal remains of their CHIEF. By the way who was ruling in his absence? A chief working as a 'washman' on a trawler for ... read full comment
Interesting to note that a WHOLE TOWN in Ghana cannot organize 'Appeal for Funds" to bring back home the mortal remains of their CHIEF. By the way who was ruling in his absence? A chief working as a 'washman' on a trawler for 400 pounds (approx. $750). Wow!!!! May his soul and 'unclaimed body' rest in peace though.
augustine manu 11 years ago
though painful,the community should forget the body and use the little money they have to develop the town perhaps it could build a school or a portable water for the town. let the dead bury the dead
though painful,the community should forget the body and use the little money they have to develop the town perhaps it could build a school or a portable water for the town. let the dead bury the dead
Kakkramadu Sanyo 11 years ago
Talk not rubbish .Die yourself and let your body get abandoned and see what a disgrace it is to your family .Talk sense my brother .
The best that can be done is that he should be repatriated with the help of the Fishing Com ... read full comment
Talk not rubbish .Die yourself and let your body get abandoned and see what a disgrace it is to your family .Talk sense my brother .
The best that can be done is that he should be repatriated with the help of the Fishing Company he worked for and that the Embassy should over see the process.
Efuah 11 years ago
Wow! my sensible brother,think again and access who is talking garbage. The mere fact that he was working for the company doesn't mean they have to bear the cost. He did not work for free, he was paid for his services and he ... read full comment
Wow! my sensible brother,think again and access who is talking garbage. The mere fact that he was working for the company doesn't mean they have to bear the cost. He did not work for free, he was paid for his services and he died of a natural cause.
ManBelhomme 11 years ago
Hmm, tradition forbids us to insult the dead, but conditions should not be created to oblige people to do just that.
We all know the worth of our traditional chiefs, couldn't it be face saving move by the chief makers of the ... read full comment
Hmm, tradition forbids us to insult the dead, but conditions should not be created to oblige people to do just that.
We all know the worth of our traditional chiefs, couldn't it be face saving move by the chief makers of the deceased to have him brought to Ghana to avoid the ignominy of publicizing this sad case to this extent? It beggars belief for the two immediate family members to seek to travel to Irland whereas that money could have been most probably enough to repartriate the remains home...
Kwabena 11 years ago
Ghanaians always let these things hinder us. They did the same to us, demanding that we bring our dead mother to Ghana.....at who's expense? We just buried her in England, it was her wish that she not be a financial burden ... read full comment
Ghanaians always let these things hinder us. They did the same to us, demanding that we bring our dead mother to Ghana.....at who's expense? We just buried her in England, it was her wish that she not be a financial burden to her family, also she requested that we do not give her body to her family to 'sell' her. She rests in peace in an English cemetary. Death is death, let us worry about the living.
adjoah-uk 11 years ago
I agree with you more than 100%
I agree with you more than 100%
Sampana 11 years ago
Compensation for natural cause of death?
Indeed these people want to be rich over a dead man.
The hospital must give them ultimatum to collect the body oe be charged for storage each single day and taken to court after a ... read full comment
Compensation for natural cause of death?
Indeed these people want to be rich over a dead man.
The hospital must give them ultimatum to collect the body oe be charged for storage each single day and taken to court after a period of time.
Hajia Hajara m Ali 11 years ago
Very sad his community should do well to organize some funds & get the body down for proper burial we should remember he is a chief.
Very sad his community should do well to organize some funds & get the body down for proper burial we should remember he is a chief.
Naina 11 years ago
A bit perplexed as we turn to milk people for their money. What will a dead person bring to the table if repatriated? I guess the family wants compensation for natural causes and they have a lawyer leading this insane case?
A bit perplexed as we turn to milk people for their money. What will a dead person bring to the table if repatriated? I guess the family wants compensation for natural causes and they have a lawyer leading this insane case?
damion 11 years ago
Mr Owusu Ansah cannot be a real lawyer. He is probably looking for an all expenses paid trip to NI. Mr Owusu Ansah said that the dead man's family did not have the means to pay for the body to be sent back to Africa. He said ... read full comment
Mr Owusu Ansah cannot be a real lawyer. He is probably looking for an all expenses paid trip to NI. Mr Owusu Ansah said that the dead man's family did not have the means to pay for the body to be sent back to Africa. He said he believes the company Mr Adzawoloo worked for in Northern Ireland should compensate the family and pay for the body to be returned. NONSENSE
When you apply for a Ghana passport, I understand that in the event of death, your guarantors may be liable for your repatriation.
My friend just had to pay to bring his dad back from the states. Yes it is costly but he had to do it because he wanted his dad buried here.
The family is using funny culture to try to milk the company. The company say .."At the beginning, we tried to arrange to help to send the body back but before the body was even released I was receiving unreasonable demands for compensation. I was being asked for £10,000," he said.
Compensation for what????
This is a disgrace to Ghana, Now Government will fork out tax payers money to bring a phony chief back home to stay in power. Chief from where????. Never heard of him. He left to earn 400 pounds washing fishing boats in Ireland. hmmm. Cremate the man and send him back. It seems the family want a free trip to Ireland, compensation for meningococcal septicaemia which I am sure he came with, and also want to have a massive funeral for their son who went to work abroad.
Well, he was earning 400 pounds.. peanuts. dont know what he told the family though. Maybe, he told them he was the CEO of a big company. so so sad nevertheless.
Pity. 11 years ago
A chief left Ghana to Belfast to work in a fishing trawler? Why the family can't raise money to retrieve the corpes if its a taboo to bury the body in foreign land. It will be better to bury the dead in Belfast than be in th ... read full comment
A chief left Ghana to Belfast to work in a fishing trawler? Why the family can't raise money to retrieve the corpes if its a taboo to bury the body in foreign land. It will be better to bury the dead in Belfast than be in the morgue to date.
Kofi 11 years ago
very sad issue but somebody has to explain to the family that things work differently in the UK. you take your life, death cover or whatever and that the company is not responsible for you or would pay any compensation when y ... read full comment
very sad issue but somebody has to explain to the family that things work differently in the UK. you take your life, death cover or whatever and that the company is not responsible for you or would pay any compensation when you die. I blame the lawyer who should know best but is making money out of the families hopes and dreams of a compensation that would never be paid unless the boss of that company is a Ghanaian.
if the death is not accidental but due to natural causes the law in UK does not hold the employer responsible for the death of a worker.
how cruel lawyers can be.
damion 11 years ago
i feel so sad for the company. I hope the company doesnt feel pressured to pay. This is crap. We always want money from people. THEY MUST NOT PAY A THING
i feel so sad for the company. I hope the company doesnt feel pressured to pay. This is crap. We always want money from people. THEY MUST NOT PAY A THING
Zanta Zantoda 11 years ago
How does a chief who lives far away in another country serve his community? This is just another example of Ghanaians (or Africans?)thinking that people who live in the western world have money to give on demand. As for the ... read full comment
How does a chief who lives far away in another country serve his community? This is just another example of Ghanaians (or Africans?)thinking that people who live in the western world have money to give on demand. As for the lawyer, may I suggest that he undertakes some internship in a renowned legal firm to re-educate him.
damion 11 years ago
Zanta, You are too kind but no company would give this lying moron an internship. How???. He is a fly by night lawyer. No one has heard of him
Zanta, You are too kind but no company would give this lying moron an internship. How???. He is a fly by night lawyer. No one has heard of him
EZEKIEL 11 years ago
If the man died of NATURAL CAUSES,what prevents the family to PAY THE EXPENSES and have their deseased Chief????
I really DON'T SEE the problem here! I'm I missing something in the reporting ???
If the man died of NATURAL CAUSES,what prevents the family to PAY THE EXPENSES and have their deseased Chief????
I really DON'T SEE the problem here! I'm I missing something in the reporting ???
James B. Otafregya 11 years ago
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damion 11 years ago
James, you are right. As you see I have made many posts on the issue. You are right. Do they have the money?. That is the question. I think the problem I have here is that their lawyer is misleading them. Maybe the subjects- ... read full comment
James, you are right. As you see I have made many posts on the issue. You are right. Do they have the money?. That is the question. I think the problem I have here is that their lawyer is misleading them. Maybe the subjects- his subjects- if they want him back so badly can do a whip round. Look at me talking from Accra... as if that would ever happen. No, clearly, they do not have the dosh so they are trying to find a way. The Lawyer- Mr Owusu Ansah said he and Mr Adzawoloo's sister had been denied permission to travel to Northern Ireland "to see the mortal remains and to repatriate same to Ghana for burial and funeral rites".
If they have the money for the two of them to make the trip... maybe they do have the money????? beats me. My dilemma now is that.. I am not sure what they are asking for, especially with the last statement from the lawyer. All very confusing and unnecessary really.
Jato Rawlings 11 years ago
LEAVE HIM THERE HE IS AN EWE
LEAVE HIM THERE HE IS AN EWE
damion 11 years ago
Jato, I have made 3 posts here today. I do think your tribal comment is out of context. Lets stick to the issue. The family are being misled by their lawyer or have no idea about how these things work.Come on. They need to fi ... read full comment
Jato, I have made 3 posts here today. I do think your tribal comment is out of context. Lets stick to the issue. The family are being misled by their lawyer or have no idea about how these things work.Come on. They need to find a way to repatriate their loved one, chief or no chief.
Leave him there would have been enough but to qualify it by saying because he is Ewe is really sad. and uncalled for.
What if he was from another region. Does that really matter?? Does it??. Below the belt mate. If you choose to respond and insult me, it will show how shallow and deeply ignorant you are..
Ghana wants to move forward on ISSUES rather than tribal lines. I suggest, if you really love Ghana, you lead by example.
Glo 11 years ago
Jato Rawlings or whatever your name is, you have shown that you are ignorant and unintelligent. I was under the impression that people like you may have become extinct due to evolution.
I am Ewe and Ga and very proud of m ... read full comment
Jato Rawlings or whatever your name is, you have shown that you are ignorant and unintelligent. I was under the impression that people like you may have become extinct due to evolution.
I am Ewe and Ga and very proud of my heritage. Do us all a favour and stop posting stupid comments.
Thank you, brother Damion for responding to this idiot.
EG-HOLLAND 11 years ago
A day grows old as we do. Do not wish death upon it. Let it live, let it love, and only then should you let it rest in peace.What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remai ... read full comment
A day grows old as we do. Do not wish death upon it. Let it live, let it love, and only then should you let it rest in peace.What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.RIP
lynn 11 years ago
May God forgive you jato rawlings. ghanaians thers should help.
May God forgive you jato rawlings. ghanaians thers should help.
aaaa9 11 years ago
Minimum wages.
Minimum wages.
yao 11 years ago
Where is the life insurance policy. life insurance benefit a family in the event of untimely death like this one All he needed was a beneficiary spouse, extended family or guardian or trustee to be appointed to administer the ... read full comment
Where is the life insurance policy. life insurance benefit a family in the event of untimely death like this one All he needed was a beneficiary spouse, extended family or guardian or trustee to be appointed to administer the payout of the proceeds to any beneficiaries that are still a minor. This very sad to hear...
VKM 11 years ago
A nation in need of Culturally Sensitive Policies for Accountability and Economic Development
This news item demonstrates the lack of accountability in the Ghanaian culture.
The family wants the return of the body ... read full comment
A nation in need of Culturally Sensitive Policies for Accountability and Economic Development
This news item demonstrates the lack of accountability in the Ghanaian culture.
The family wants the return of the body because the deceased was a chief(royal) but nobody wants to pay for it. In Ghana we say 'no body, no funeral' and therefore not donations. Someone should pay for the corpse to be returned to Ghana to helf the family to conduct the funeral and then collect the 'so important' donations.
If the company pays for the return of the body in addition to the 10,000 being demanded by the family, there is no doubt that BBC would let the whole world know how expensive and risky to employ Ghanaians in the diaspora. Would it be fair to other Ghanaians in the UK who consequently become exposed to the risk of unemployment because it may be considered high risk and non competitive to employ Ghanaians as our culture demands the return of a dead employees body to Ghana irrespective of costs and cause of death. This analysis may be considered far-fetched but in the part of the world where market forces are given their due place importance, all aspects of labour cost translate into competitiveness and hence recruitment decisions.
The above may indicate that our culture is not dynamic, if it was dynamic a solution would have been found so that our cherished culture finds the solution which would prevent such occurrence. In the olden days, our ancestors would have prevented the royals from travelling to work in the diaspora. Could it be considered fair for the traditional families to stop the many potential chiefs or royals from travelling to avoid the risk of lying in the mortuary for 18 months because our culture will not allow the dead royal to buried anywhere and the family cannot afford the costs of returning the body for burial.
Of course not, so what to we do? This cals for national debate on some of our cultural practices. Recently, President Obama initiated the Gun Control debate in America and everybody thought that it was not possible in America but few days ago we saw the demonstration in the US for Gun control. We need to work on our culture in Ghana otherwise our culture will stop Ghana from economic development.
I find our learned lawyer's argument quite interesting!
Sensible contributions are welcome
BOLD 11 years ago
This guy went there on his own and the family must be responsible for the corpse. No one discouraged him from travel knowing his responsibilities as a so called "chief". Had he made it big, the family would have benefited but ... read full comment
This guy went there on his own and the family must be responsible for the corpse. No one discouraged him from travel knowing his responsibilities as a so called "chief". Had he made it big, the family would have benefited but he did not. Traveling has risks associated with them and it did not work out. If anything, he should be reprimanded for abandoning his constituency as a chief and pursuing a menial job. That disgraces his position and his subjects who probably did not know his whereabouts.
I wholeheartedly support the debate you are calling for but how do we go when a whole new chieftaincy ministry has just opened up to perpetuate archaic customs in Ghana. It is these customs such as the one before us that is holding us from becoming civilized and developed. He is dead and in the absence of funds, let him be buried there. Sometimes we need to be matured to take a stand and learn from it.
Onslopogas 11 years ago
Why all these tobe' tobe' .. Can't the Ghanaian embassy or community in Northern Ireland get this sorted by either footing the bill or investigating the truth in the so-called chieftaincy clauses attached? Afterall the perso ... read full comment
Why all these tobe' tobe' .. Can't the Ghanaian embassy or community in Northern Ireland get this sorted by either footing the bill or investigating the truth in the so-called chieftaincy clauses attached? Afterall the person is already dead.Becareful with wasting money on corpses Ghanaians!!
ayigbe 11 years ago
i know dis guy personally.i was suppose to travel with him.frankly speaking he was sick before he traveled.may his soul rest in peace..
i know dis guy personally.i was suppose to travel with him.frankly speaking he was sick before he traveled.may his soul rest in peace..
Eddie Bedford 11 years ago
Ayigbe, I will strongly suggest that you keep this information about the fact that this seaman was sick before he traveled 'under quiet' as the family try to resolve the issue with the employer/owner . Also that point cannot ... read full comment
Ayigbe, I will strongly suggest that you keep this information about the fact that this seaman was sick before he traveled 'under quiet' as the family try to resolve the issue with the employer/owner . Also that point cannot be a defense for the shipowner to walk away without compensating them with cost etc. The shipowner's responsibility is supposed to get the seaman to pass a basic medical test before he/she is hired. Therefore whether he was sick or not before he traveled does not matter. The owner is under the obligation to help with the cost and it is for the last time and only once. By law in the marine industry, the owner needs to compensate the family to take care of other expenses. They will need a maritime lawyer in Ireland. Thank You
TAMBRO/DENMARK 11 years ago
I THINK ONCE HE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSE AND THE DIRECTER OF THE SOUTHERN HEALTH TRUST IS READY TO ARRANGE AND BEAR THE COST OF TRANSPORTING THE BODY HOME THE FAMILY SHOULD ACCEPT THIS OFFER IN GOOD FAITH IN ORDER TO LAY HIM TO ... read full comment
I THINK ONCE HE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSE AND THE DIRECTER OF THE SOUTHERN HEALTH TRUST IS READY TO ARRANGE AND BEAR THE COST OF TRANSPORTING THE BODY HOME THE FAMILY SHOULD ACCEPT THIS OFFER IN GOOD FAITH IN ORDER TO LAY HIM TO REST AND FORGET ABOUT THEIR DEMAND FOR COMPENSATION.
Eddie Bedford 11 years ago
As a mariner for over 30 years I wish to express my condolences to the entire family for the lost of the young mariner son. My advice to lawyer Owusu Ansah who is representing the family is to first google "Maritime Lawyer in ... read full comment
As a mariner for over 30 years I wish to express my condolences to the entire family for the lost of the young mariner son. My advice to lawyer Owusu Ansah who is representing the family is to first google "Maritime Lawyer in Ireland" and then go through the list of maritime lawyers and contact about two of them and find out how they can help you before you decide to travel. If the lawyer or lawyers decide to take your case, he will arrange for you to get the visa and secondly if there is any legal fees to pay, the Belfast lawyer is likely to work with on contingency bases. That is, his fee will be based on the percentage of compensation the sailor's employer will pay. In the United States we have the Jones Act and Workman's Compensation the covers every mariner such cases like. Finally you may google "Seaman's Club or Mariner's Club in Belfast". Also google 'NUMAST' or 'Seamen Union' of UK and Ireland and tell them your story and they will offer you advice. You may contact all these agencies by phone or email. Please do not accept a simple comment from the owner to suggest that the deceased died from "Natural Causes". As a deck hand he must have handle some chemicals and inhaled it by accident over the period that must have affected him; no one can tell. Also note that Fishing Boats use/handle a lot of Ammonia and other chemicals in their fishing project. Ship board environment is hazardous and dangerous and anything could have happened to him. What you need is Maritime Lawyer in Belfast/Ireland (as a whole). If you need further advice email me on ecbedford@yahoo.com : All The Best
Kwame LOGOLIGI 11 years ago
I just finished reading a story on Ghanaweb,where a thirteen years old hangs himself and some idiot's comment is, nobody should cry for the poor boy.
Ghanaians are known to cry forty days and forty nights pretending they are ... read full comment
I just finished reading a story on Ghanaweb,where a thirteen years old hangs himself and some idiot's comment is, nobody should cry for the poor boy.
Ghanaians are known to cry forty days and forty nights pretending they are so devastated with loss of life. In actuality life so so cheap and people live by the principle of survival of the fittest to the extend un-imaginable. What on earth makes a death from meningococcal
septicaemia classified as natural death? The word septicaemia means he got infected. Considering his surroundings, in this case a fishing boat it is highly likely that he contracted this sickness from his job. Unlike back home workers do have rights so please stop jumping to conclussions about issues that you know little about, and please allow the family to seek the right help to get to the bottom of this, thank you.
Kofi Mensuo 11 years ago
What about any employment benefit that the deceased might have been entitled to.
Such benefits as life insurance, union benefits if any could be pooled together to get the body home.
What about any employment benefit that the deceased might have been entitled to.
Such benefits as life insurance, union benefits if any could be pooled together to get the body home.
Adelaide 11 years ago
GOOD PERSON. GOD BLESS YOU.
GOOD PERSON. GOD BLESS YOU.
Frank, Maryland 11 years ago
What is the essence of the Ghana embassy in the U.K. if they can't help repatriate the dead body to his native Ghana?
What is the essence of the Ghana embassy in the U.K. if they can't help repatriate the dead body to his native Ghana?
Akwele 11 years ago
May his soul rest in peace.
May his soul rest in peace.
KOFI ABRANTEE 11 years ago
RIP, BUT THE GHANA GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING DEAD GHANAIANS BACK TO GHANA, IS THE DUTY OF THE RELATIVES OR THE SO-CALLED KINGDOM.
RIP, BUT THE GHANA GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING DEAD GHANAIANS BACK TO GHANA, IS THE DUTY OF THE RELATIVES OR THE SO-CALLED KINGDOM.
Kwame Owusuansa 11 years ago
Whoever who took the deceased Mr. Fortune Adzewoloo to the Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, has the legal custody of the corpse. He or she should try to bury the body in Newry, to avoid storage charges. If Fortune did not leav ... read full comment
Whoever who took the deceased Mr. Fortune Adzewoloo to the Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, has the legal custody of the corpse. He or she should try to bury the body in Newry, to avoid storage charges. If Fortune did not leave any living will, forget about the people in Ghana who want the body to be flown to Ghana at someone's expense.
Sansan 11 years ago
Dam u Kofi Ansah, this is the whitemans den, each one for himself God for us all. Look for other means to repatrate the body. Sad though. RIP
Dam u Kofi Ansah, this is the whitemans den, each one for himself God for us all. Look for other means to repatrate the body. Sad though. RIP
Hebert, Sweden 11 years ago
You see how primitive you Ghanaians are. Simple thing you talk, talk, and talk, and doing nothing. Why should the Embassy pay for the Dead body to be brought home, without the Garantee from the Family to refund the Body? Or i ... read full comment
You see how primitive you Ghanaians are. Simple thing you talk, talk, and talk, and doing nothing. Why should the Embassy pay for the Dead body to be brought home, without the Garantee from the Family to refund the Body? Or is it a mandate that, every death Ghanaian outside Ghana should be brought back home by the Embassy?
Hey! the Whiteman do not care about your so-called Chief, find ways to burry him or they do it.
Eddie. London 11 years ago
I must first express my deepest condolences to his family. What bothers me is if the family is being represented by a lawyer as we are told I am sure he knows that the local council offres support for hard up berived families ... read full comment
I must first express my deepest condolences to his family. What bothers me is if the family is being represented by a lawyer as we are told I am sure he knows that the local council offres support for hard up berived families of up to 3000 pound sterling. I am sure they can solicit help from home and NI to fly the body to his KINGDOM. Come on EWE politicians. You can do better than this. Where are the woyomis, the Chikatas, Rawlingses,E T Mensahs etc. You guys should park your V8s for a day and donate the fuel money for this cause and hopefully the good Lord will reward you.
Eddie. London 11 years ago
I must first express my deepest condolences to his family. What bothers me is if the family is being represented by a lawyer as we are told I am sure he knows that the local council offres support for hard up berived families ... read full comment
I must first express my deepest condolences to his family. What bothers me is if the family is being represented by a lawyer as we are told I am sure he knows that the local council offres support for hard up berived families of up to 3000 pound sterling. I am sure they can solicit help from home and NI to fly the body to his KINGDOM. Come on EWE politicians. You can do better than this. Where are the woyomis, the Chikatas, Rawlingses,E T Mensahs etc. You guys should park your V8s for a day and donate the fuel money for this cause and hopefully the good Lord will reward you.
NANA KWADWO ADUSEI 11 years ago
I give my condolences to the family and relations of this Chief .I am going to introduce this organization number to the family. They may be able to help bring the body home at a very low cost . It is a charitable organizatio ... read full comment
I give my condolences to the family and relations of this Chief .I am going to introduce this organization number to the family. They may be able to help bring the body home at a very low cost . It is a charitable organization and not profit making establishment . They are not politicians, tribalistic and do not bear malice . Their number to phone is :-002337956939724 or 002332088017774.
May the Chief soul rest in peace .Thanks .
George 11 years ago
The family wants to chop some on behalf of the dead man. These days every where is hard. No easy chop chop
The family wants to chop some on behalf of the dead man. These days every where is hard. No easy chop chop
DUVA 11 years ago
Someone is just trying to take advantage of the situation, travel abroad and return no more. This is nonesense.
Someone is just trying to take advantage of the situation, travel abroad and return no more. This is nonesense.
fiifi 11 years ago
may his soul rest in perfect peace.
may his soul rest in perfect peace.
asare benard 11 years ago
the manager of the company in which he was working should use his benefits to send the body to ghana.period
the manager of the company in which he was working should use his benefits to send the body to ghana.period
papillon 11 years ago
Let the family foot the bill then.
Let the family foot the bill then.
Alex London 11 years ago
Sardius Fishing Company should show some compassion
Sardius Fishing Company should show some compassion
Akwadaa Swiss. 11 years ago
THE QUESTION GOES BACK TO HOW HE ENTERED INTO BRITAIN? HIS NEXT OF KIN & and..so..on? ON what basis WAS HIS WORKING PERMIT ISSUED? AFTER ALL DIS, IF the family cant send the dead body HOME- WITHIN A TIME FRAME-HE SHLD BE CREM ... read full comment
THE QUESTION GOES BACK TO HOW HE ENTERED INTO BRITAIN? HIS NEXT OF KIN & and..so..on? ON what basis WAS HIS WORKING PERMIT ISSUED? AFTER ALL DIS, IF the family cant send the dead body HOME- WITHIN A TIME FRAME-HE SHLD BE CREMATED and the ASHES,part of his hair,nails,and his under wears be send HOME for PROPER BURIAL.IS HE ANY BETTER THAN THE OTHERS CREMATED? WHAT IF HE HAD DIED IN FLAMES? WOULD THAT FAMILY BACK HOME DEMAND ALL THIS? PLS!This should NOT be a problem for any one,if he belongs to any GHANAIAN SOCIETY in N.Ireland,fine!they can help in contribution.His firm can only help together with de family, BUT IF NOT,PLS....CHIEFS DONT FISH-MONEY IN MORTUARY IN BRITAIN.
Devil's Advocate 11 years ago
Why should the tax payers pay for the body to be repatriated to Ghana?
I am sure he is owed some salary. This should be used to send the money back to Ghana. Don't expect the tax payers of UK to pay for it. The body is onl ... read full comment
Why should the tax payers pay for the body to be repatriated to Ghana?
I am sure he is owed some salary. This should be used to send the money back to Ghana. Don't expect the tax payers of UK to pay for it. The body is only a carcass and should be disposed off the way they do it in the UK!
Sulamana 11 years ago
We should stop all this nonsense and get real. If a white man can bury a body within a week of death with the assistance of a funeral home, why do we make such a big deal about death? No wonder we are remaining backward. Ever ... read full comment
We should stop all this nonsense and get real. If a white man can bury a body within a week of death with the assistance of a funeral home, why do we make such a big deal about death? No wonder we are remaining backward. Every body is overtaking us because we chain ourselves to such useless, outmoded and stupid/silly nonsensical traditions.
American 11 years ago
On the one hand, an unclaimed body in a mortuary should eventually be disposed of if no one claims it. On the other: this man was really paid only 400 pounds a month in expensive UK?
On the one hand, an unclaimed body in a mortuary should eventually be disposed of if no one claims it. On the other: this man was really paid only 400 pounds a month in expensive UK?
Slyjemmy 11 years ago
Africa is not respected all over the world,except is riches,our identity means slavery to them with light skin tone,our leaders are still PUPPETs in disguise when the western countries are dealing with Africa is always boy a ... read full comment
Africa is not respected all over the world,except is riches,our identity means slavery to them with light skin tone,our leaders are still PUPPETs in disguise when the western countries are dealing with Africa is always boy and master affair,Look at what happen over the intervention of the western powers in Libya,The AU said no but the western governments disrepect the AU and went ahead and attack Libya.that is how we blacks are treated,if the AU dont change its ways now with a specific approach in dealing with the west,It is going to be too late for Africans alive and unborn for generations to come.WAKE UP AFRICA WAKE UP.
Kwabena 11 years ago
You are obviously an arse! What bullshit you spew...Go get an education Mr. Bull talker
You are obviously an arse! What bullshit you spew...Go get an education Mr. Bull talker
Mawusi 11 years ago
What was a chief doing on a deck earning £400 a month. Cleaners earn more than that and if you work for a company and you fall ill and die, how can it be the company's reponsibilty for your body.
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What was a chief doing on a deck earning £400 a month. Cleaners earn more than that and if you work for a company and you fall ill and die, how can it be the company's reponsibilty for your body.
it will be different if he died through an accident out of negligence by the firm.
Please get real.
This is a disgrace to Ghanaians
The family should organise the repatrition onf the reamins of this man and stop trading asking for compensation
Mensah Abroampa 11 years ago
This shows exactly how unrealistic most ghanaians think back at home, anything concerned with abroad is associated with afflunenze, the guy died abroad so the foreign government or the company he jobbed for should pay for the ... read full comment
This shows exactly how unrealistic most ghanaians think back at home, anything concerned with abroad is associated with afflunenze, the guy died abroad so the foreign government or the company he jobbed for should pay for the repatration of the corpse plus compensation right? Are these people aware of what economic hardships the ordinary Irishman is facing in the wake of all that recession.There are people over there in Belfast living in the worst of conditions scwalor. Tha than even in Nima, I bet the guy was even luocky to have got that £400 job as there are thousands of Irish fishermen out of job and who would be lucky to take that job. Is the family aware of the amount of money involved in repatrating a corpse back to ghana?It's no wonder that that lawyer was refused even a visa, they new he's just too dumb to be following such a stupid issue.
afuaghanakumase 11 years ago
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EWE MAN 11 years ago
TAKE IT TO THE ASHANTIS
TAKE IT TO THE ASHANTIS
BOLD 11 years ago
It is a well known fact that Ewes do not like responsibilities and will do anything to avoid a responsibility. This is why the family wants the company, the government or the public to bear the responsibility. Now you have ju ... read full comment
It is a well known fact that Ewes do not like responsibilities and will do anything to avoid a responsibility. This is why the family wants the company, the government or the public to bear the responsibility. Now you have just confirmed this fact by suggesting the corpse be sent to the Ashantis. By so thinking you do not show respect for your own people. While the Ashantis may over mourn the dead, I don't think this is the forum to have that discussion when someone is in a position like that and we are looking for a solution which you clearly do not want to be part of as usual.
Glo 11 years ago
Please stop generalizing about Ashantis and Ewes,"Ewe Man" and Bold. Both of you appear to be ignorant. We need to stop judging people based on which ethnic group they belong to and spend more time focussing on individual beh ... read full comment
Please stop generalizing about Ashantis and Ewes,"Ewe Man" and Bold. Both of you appear to be ignorant. We need to stop judging people based on which ethnic group they belong to and spend more time focussing on individual behaviour.
I am Ewe and do not consider myself irresponsible. "Ewe Man", I am not sure if you are really Ewe or just a troublemaker. If you are Ewe, please stop embarassing the rest of us.
To "Bold", you also need to put your prejudices aside and base your conclusions on facts. Many Ewes have contributed to the Ghanaian and international communities.
Stop stereotyping people - it is usually this kind of nonsense that causes problems in our society. There are more serious issues that plague our motherland. Arguing over trivial things is just a waste of everybody's time.
ROMANO 11 years ago
WHO GIVES A FUCK AN ABOUT AYIGBE MAN THE WORLD HAS REALLY CHANGED YEARS AGO THE AYIGBE PEOPLE NEVER TRAVELLED.JUST SEND MONEY TO BRING THE BODY HOME OR BURY HIM OUTSIDE
WHO GIVES A FUCK AN ABOUT AYIGBE MAN THE WORLD HAS REALLY CHANGED YEARS AGO THE AYIGBE PEOPLE NEVER TRAVELLED.JUST SEND MONEY TO BRING THE BODY HOME OR BURY HIM OUTSIDE
KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON. 11 years ago
This dead ewe chief was being paid 400 pounds a month.What an exploitative work that he was doing!!And the cause of the death shows clearly that he was working or living in insanitary conditions.How could he have lived on 100 ... read full comment
This dead ewe chief was being paid 400 pounds a month.What an exploitative work that he was doing!!And the cause of the death shows clearly that he was working or living in insanitary conditions.How could he have lived on 100 pounds a week in Europe?This guy was heavily exploited by the company he worked for.My posthumous sympathy goes to him.He really lived a very hard life in Northern Ireland
Hajia Hajara m Ali 11 years ago
What a sad story . His community should do their best to send down his remains for for proper burial. We should remember he is a chief of that community
What a sad story . His community should do their best to send down his remains for for proper burial. We should remember he is a chief of that community
Paul 11 years ago
That was not a natural death. He died from blood poisoning due to bacteria infection in the blood stream or possibly poison from someone or the contaminated environment.
That is absolutely not a natural death.
That was not a natural death. He died from blood poisoning due to bacteria infection in the blood stream or possibly poison from someone or the contaminated environment.
That is absolutely not a natural death.
Akua. from USA 11 years ago
I think ghanaian officials in that country have to investigation this chief death. if it was related to poison as someone commented ealier, then his family is entitle for compensation. if not then, the family has to bear ever ... read full comment
I think ghanaian officials in that country have to investigation this chief death. if it was related to poison as someone commented ealier, then his family is entitle for compensation. if not then, the family has to bear every cost. i will also urge the family to make the necessary arrangement on time because medical bills in broad is very very huge unlike africa.abusua mema mo damirifa duee.
adjoah-uk 11 years ago
Is it me or the family are gold diggers and not well informed. It is very sad that the young man died but i can not see how there should be any compensation paid to the family to fly their royal back home. Afterall the compan ... read full comment
Is it me or the family are gold diggers and not well informed. It is very sad that the young man died but i can not see how there should be any compensation paid to the family to fly their royal back home. Afterall the company wanted to contribute towards burial or cremation, which to me means there is some form of monetary contribution there,the family lawyer said he was legal and earned £400 per month. No legal person in the uk will work and earn £400pm, anyway, that is neither here nor there. Whether legal or not it is not your company's duty or obligation to bury you when you die of natural causes, unless there is a breach of Health and Safety at work where your company would have to compensate your family. Lawyer Ansah may need to rethink his submissions. If anyone is delaying laying to rest the remains of this chap and 'installing' a new chief, it is the family.
Joyce. from USA 11 years ago
Do u think a white man will offer free money for burial or cremation for nothing if this man death is not job related? wake up ghanaians. i think there might some thing hiding.listen to paul's comments and seek for vengence a ... read full comment
Do u think a white man will offer free money for burial or cremation for nothing if this man death is not job related? wake up ghanaians. i think there might some thing hiding.listen to paul's comments and seek for vengence and human right.paul said the man died from blood poison where did he get this information? how will you feel if your relative is killed by some employer unsafe act and the true is covered.i think we have to put our culture and tribal differeces aside and pray for speedy investigation.
may his soul rest in peace why cant the Ghanaian community organise a funeral and send him and what about the Ghana embassy embassy
Mr Owusu Ansah said he and Mr Adzawoloo's sister had been denied permission to travel to Northern Ireland "to see the mortal remains and to repatriate same to Ghana for burial and funeral rites".
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So we are now exporting our stupid cultural practices abroad. I never had any outdooring for my kids but they are now big and strong, straight A students and doing great. We worry ourselves for nothing and chain each other wi ...
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read the story well and you will understand that the family want cash.
people are importing machinery and technology to produce goods - South Korean ambassador says that is how they moved ahead of Ghana. We focus on importing dead bodies!!!
Oh my brother we've fridges to keep dead bodies from months to years but don'nt have those fridges to keep our fruits(mango,orange,papaya etc)For the living ones,I'ts very sad.Our concern is about funeral not factory(same 7 l ...
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I support your idea.
Hear hear!
IF ALL THESE LAWS AND RULES ABIDE GHANAIAN SO CALLED CHIEFS, WHY DO THEY TRAVEL ABROAD TO BE CLINNING TOILET ROOMS. THEY SHOULD STAY AT HOME TO EAT THEIR GOAT AND SHEEP. STUPID PEOPLE.
I SEE YOU ARE ONE THEM "SIMPLE ONES" HUH.... READ THE ARTICLE AGAIN WITH ONE OF UR STRAIGHT "A" KIDS.
If the sister can travel just to see the dead body in Belfast,the family have enough money for her travel expenses right? Why don't they organise with such amount to bring back the dead body without she wasting the money? Com ...
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CORRECT TALK
I agree totally with you. They can even afford to hire a lawyer
If the family of the deceased in Ghana does not have money to bring the body to Ghana, I recommend that the body should be given to a medical school so that the body does not become wasted. We should stop this nonsense that ...
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well u might see it as nonsense ghanaba no 1, but i see it as a right decision because if the sister gets to the funeral home where the body is right now that will help her get some true fact or find out the cause of the dead ...
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If he's a proper chief why can't they find the money for his repatriation from voluntary contributions of his 'subjects'. The fact that compensation is being demamded suggests this disgraceful affair is an opportunistic attem ...
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I dont unde rstand you you that you and the sister are trying to go and bring the body if you have that and is two of you why dont you send that money to bring the him home
Maybe the dead chief need to be escorted by kinsmen/women
According to the family's legal representative, the dead man was a chief in his local Ghanaian community. Tradition and custom dictate that he must be buried in a particular place in his native home, they said
Family- then ...
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Interesting to note that a WHOLE TOWN in Ghana cannot organize 'Appeal for Funds" to bring back home the mortal remains of their CHIEF. By the way who was ruling in his absence? A chief working as a 'washman' on a trawler for ...
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though painful,the community should forget the body and use the little money they have to develop the town perhaps it could build a school or a portable water for the town. let the dead bury the dead
Talk not rubbish .Die yourself and let your body get abandoned and see what a disgrace it is to your family .Talk sense my brother .
The best that can be done is that he should be repatriated with the help of the Fishing Com ...
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Wow! my sensible brother,think again and access who is talking garbage. The mere fact that he was working for the company doesn't mean they have to bear the cost. He did not work for free, he was paid for his services and he ...
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Hmm, tradition forbids us to insult the dead, but conditions should not be created to oblige people to do just that.
We all know the worth of our traditional chiefs, couldn't it be face saving move by the chief makers of the ...
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Ghanaians always let these things hinder us. They did the same to us, demanding that we bring our dead mother to Ghana.....at who's expense? We just buried her in England, it was her wish that she not be a financial burden ...
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I agree with you more than 100%
Compensation for natural cause of death?
Indeed these people want to be rich over a dead man.
The hospital must give them ultimatum to collect the body oe be charged for storage each single day and taken to court after a ...
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Very sad his community should do well to organize some funds & get the body down for proper burial we should remember he is a chief.
A bit perplexed as we turn to milk people for their money. What will a dead person bring to the table if repatriated? I guess the family wants compensation for natural causes and they have a lawyer leading this insane case?
Mr Owusu Ansah cannot be a real lawyer. He is probably looking for an all expenses paid trip to NI. Mr Owusu Ansah said that the dead man's family did not have the means to pay for the body to be sent back to Africa. He said ...
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A chief left Ghana to Belfast to work in a fishing trawler? Why the family can't raise money to retrieve the corpes if its a taboo to bury the body in foreign land. It will be better to bury the dead in Belfast than be in th ...
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very sad issue but somebody has to explain to the family that things work differently in the UK. you take your life, death cover or whatever and that the company is not responsible for you or would pay any compensation when y ...
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i feel so sad for the company. I hope the company doesnt feel pressured to pay. This is crap. We always want money from people. THEY MUST NOT PAY A THING
How does a chief who lives far away in another country serve his community? This is just another example of Ghanaians (or Africans?)thinking that people who live in the western world have money to give on demand. As for the ...
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Zanta, You are too kind but no company would give this lying moron an internship. How???. He is a fly by night lawyer. No one has heard of him
If the man died of NATURAL CAUSES,what prevents the family to PAY THE EXPENSES and have their deseased Chief????
I really DON'T SEE the problem here! I'm I missing something in the reporting ???
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James, you are right. As you see I have made many posts on the issue. You are right. Do they have the money?. That is the question. I think the problem I have here is that their lawyer is misleading them. Maybe the subjects- ...
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LEAVE HIM THERE HE IS AN EWE
Jato, I have made 3 posts here today. I do think your tribal comment is out of context. Lets stick to the issue. The family are being misled by their lawyer or have no idea about how these things work.Come on. They need to fi ...
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Jato Rawlings or whatever your name is, you have shown that you are ignorant and unintelligent. I was under the impression that people like you may have become extinct due to evolution.
I am Ewe and Ga and very proud of m ...
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A day grows old as we do. Do not wish death upon it. Let it live, let it love, and only then should you let it rest in peace.What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remai ...
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May God forgive you jato rawlings. ghanaians thers should help.
Minimum wages.
Where is the life insurance policy. life insurance benefit a family in the event of untimely death like this one All he needed was a beneficiary spouse, extended family or guardian or trustee to be appointed to administer the ...
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A nation in need of Culturally Sensitive Policies for Accountability and Economic Development
This news item demonstrates the lack of accountability in the Ghanaian culture.
The family wants the return of the body ...
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This guy went there on his own and the family must be responsible for the corpse. No one discouraged him from travel knowing his responsibilities as a so called "chief". Had he made it big, the family would have benefited but ...
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Why all these tobe' tobe' .. Can't the Ghanaian embassy or community in Northern Ireland get this sorted by either footing the bill or investigating the truth in the so-called chieftaincy clauses attached? Afterall the perso ...
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i know dis guy personally.i was suppose to travel with him.frankly speaking he was sick before he traveled.may his soul rest in peace..
Ayigbe, I will strongly suggest that you keep this information about the fact that this seaman was sick before he traveled 'under quiet' as the family try to resolve the issue with the employer/owner . Also that point cannot ...
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I THINK ONCE HE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSE AND THE DIRECTER OF THE SOUTHERN HEALTH TRUST IS READY TO ARRANGE AND BEAR THE COST OF TRANSPORTING THE BODY HOME THE FAMILY SHOULD ACCEPT THIS OFFER IN GOOD FAITH IN ORDER TO LAY HIM TO ...
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As a mariner for over 30 years I wish to express my condolences to the entire family for the lost of the young mariner son. My advice to lawyer Owusu Ansah who is representing the family is to first google "Maritime Lawyer in ...
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I just finished reading a story on Ghanaweb,where a thirteen years old hangs himself and some idiot's comment is, nobody should cry for the poor boy.
Ghanaians are known to cry forty days and forty nights pretending they are ...
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What about any employment benefit that the deceased might have been entitled to.
Such benefits as life insurance, union benefits if any could be pooled together to get the body home.
GOOD PERSON. GOD BLESS YOU.
What is the essence of the Ghana embassy in the U.K. if they can't help repatriate the dead body to his native Ghana?
May his soul rest in peace.
RIP, BUT THE GHANA GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING DEAD GHANAIANS BACK TO GHANA, IS THE DUTY OF THE RELATIVES OR THE SO-CALLED KINGDOM.
Whoever who took the deceased Mr. Fortune Adzewoloo to the Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, has the legal custody of the corpse. He or she should try to bury the body in Newry, to avoid storage charges. If Fortune did not leav ...
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Dam u Kofi Ansah, this is the whitemans den, each one for himself God for us all. Look for other means to repatrate the body. Sad though. RIP
You see how primitive you Ghanaians are. Simple thing you talk, talk, and talk, and doing nothing. Why should the Embassy pay for the Dead body to be brought home, without the Garantee from the Family to refund the Body? Or i ...
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I must first express my deepest condolences to his family. What bothers me is if the family is being represented by a lawyer as we are told I am sure he knows that the local council offres support for hard up berived families ...
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I must first express my deepest condolences to his family. What bothers me is if the family is being represented by a lawyer as we are told I am sure he knows that the local council offres support for hard up berived families ...
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I give my condolences to the family and relations of this Chief .I am going to introduce this organization number to the family. They may be able to help bring the body home at a very low cost . It is a charitable organizatio ...
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The family wants to chop some on behalf of the dead man. These days every where is hard. No easy chop chop
Someone is just trying to take advantage of the situation, travel abroad and return no more. This is nonesense.
may his soul rest in perfect peace.
the manager of the company in which he was working should use his benefits to send the body to ghana.period
Let the family foot the bill then.
Sardius Fishing Company should show some compassion
THE QUESTION GOES BACK TO HOW HE ENTERED INTO BRITAIN? HIS NEXT OF KIN & and..so..on? ON what basis WAS HIS WORKING PERMIT ISSUED? AFTER ALL DIS, IF the family cant send the dead body HOME- WITHIN A TIME FRAME-HE SHLD BE CREM ...
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Why should the tax payers pay for the body to be repatriated to Ghana?
I am sure he is owed some salary. This should be used to send the money back to Ghana. Don't expect the tax payers of UK to pay for it. The body is onl ...
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We should stop all this nonsense and get real. If a white man can bury a body within a week of death with the assistance of a funeral home, why do we make such a big deal about death? No wonder we are remaining backward. Ever ...
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On the one hand, an unclaimed body in a mortuary should eventually be disposed of if no one claims it. On the other: this man was really paid only 400 pounds a month in expensive UK?
Africa is not respected all over the world,except is riches,our identity means slavery to them with light skin tone,our leaders are still PUPPETs in disguise when the western countries are dealing with Africa is always boy a ...
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You are obviously an arse! What bullshit you spew...Go get an education Mr. Bull talker
What was a chief doing on a deck earning £400 a month. Cleaners earn more than that and if you work for a company and you fall ill and die, how can it be the company's reponsibilty for your body.
it will be different if he ...
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This shows exactly how unrealistic most ghanaians think back at home, anything concerned with abroad is associated with afflunenze, the guy died abroad so the foreign government or the company he jobbed for should pay for the ...
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TAKE IT TO THE ASHANTIS
It is a well known fact that Ewes do not like responsibilities and will do anything to avoid a responsibility. This is why the family wants the company, the government or the public to bear the responsibility. Now you have ju ...
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Please stop generalizing about Ashantis and Ewes,"Ewe Man" and Bold. Both of you appear to be ignorant. We need to stop judging people based on which ethnic group they belong to and spend more time focussing on individual beh ...
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WHO GIVES A FUCK AN ABOUT AYIGBE MAN THE WORLD HAS REALLY CHANGED YEARS AGO THE AYIGBE PEOPLE NEVER TRAVELLED.JUST SEND MONEY TO BRING THE BODY HOME OR BURY HIM OUTSIDE
This dead ewe chief was being paid 400 pounds a month.What an exploitative work that he was doing!!And the cause of the death shows clearly that he was working or living in insanitary conditions.How could he have lived on 100 ...
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What a sad story . His community should do their best to send down his remains for for proper burial. We should remember he is a chief of that community
That was not a natural death. He died from blood poisoning due to bacteria infection in the blood stream or possibly poison from someone or the contaminated environment.
That is absolutely not a natural death.
I think ghanaian officials in that country have to investigation this chief death. if it was related to poison as someone commented ealier, then his family is entitle for compensation. if not then, the family has to bear ever ...
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Is it me or the family are gold diggers and not well informed. It is very sad that the young man died but i can not see how there should be any compensation paid to the family to fly their royal back home. Afterall the compan ...
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Do u think a white man will offer free money for burial or cremation for nothing if this man death is not job related? wake up ghanaians. i think there might some thing hiding.listen to paul's comments and seek for vengence a ...
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