{
  "id": 392089,
  "title": "Two Port Health officers barred from Accra International Airport over Yellow Fever Card extortion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/two-port-health-officers-barred-from-accra-international-airport-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T16:41:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/two-port-health-officers-barred-from-accra-international-airport-over-yellow-fever-card-extortion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Port Health officers have been barred from working at Accra International Airport and other terminals managed by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) following an extortion incident involving a Yellow Fever Card. The officers were found to have charged a foreign traveler $40 for the card, exceeding the authorized $20 fee. GACL announced on Thursday, August 6, that the officers' airport identification cards had been withdrawn and deactivated, preventing them from working at any GACL-operated airport. This action follows a broader campaign by GACL to address complaints of extortion and solicitation of money from passengers by certain personnel at Ghanaian airports. The company established a hotline for travelers to report suspected extortion in June 2026, which covers various institutions operating within the airport terminals. GACL also emphasized that personnel must display identification cards to facilitate easy complaint identification. The latest incident is part of a series of actions taken by GACL against personnel engaging in unethical behavior at the airports.",
  "summary": "Two Port Health officers have been barred from working at the Accra International Airport and other airports operated by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) after they were found to have extorted money from a foreign traveller seeking a Yellow Fever Card. GACL said the incident occurred at Terminal 3 on Wednesday, August 5, when […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Two Port Health officers barred from Accra International Airport",
    "Charged foreign traveler $40 for Yellow Fever Card, exceeding $20 fee",
    "GACL deactivated their airport identification cards"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Yellow Card secures $40m funding for expansion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/yellow-card-secures-40m-funding-for-expansion",
        "published": "2026-08-10T00:14:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}