Lawyers of the Abelenkpe Branch Supervisor of Marwako Fast Food Limited say they have reached an out-of-court settlement with the victim of their client’s maltreatment. Jihad Chabaan is standing trial for dipping the face of Evelyn Boakye in blended pepper. Judgement was set for Wednesday but magistrate Victoria Ghansah asked for time to study the … Read more
Management of Marwako Fast Food has provided evidence to prove that its Chief Executive, Alhaji Marwan Mohammed Chaaban, was indeed given a humanitarian award by the National Commission on Culture. Dr Ziblim Barri Iddi, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture presented Alhaji Chaaban with the award on July 9 at the National Theatre in … Read more
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has denied conferring any award on the Chief Executive Officer of Marwako Fast Food, Alhaji Marwan Mohammed Chaaban. News of an award for the CEO went around last weekend after reports emerged he was honoured by the National Commission on Culture in collaboration with the Zongo Business Incubator … Read more
There was laughter in court on Thursday when accused Abelenkpe Branch Supervisor of Marwako Fast Food Limited Jihad Chabaan spoke English to the surprise of presiding Abeka District Court. “Can you speak English?” judge Victoria Afua Gyansah asked in surprise, TV3’s Selorm Amenyah reported from court. The accused had once told the court he could … Read more
A defence witness in the Marwako restaurant trial told the court on Thursday that there was no splashing of pepper in the kitchen and on the face of the victim in the matter as alleged by the prosecution. The witness Ms Abigail Adu Amoah, a worker of Marwako Fast Food Limited told the Abeka District … Read more
The Marwako assault case is really taking a very unpleasant turn for both the accused, Jihad Chaaban, and his victim, Evelyn Boakye… Hearing of the Marwako assault case continued yesterday, Thursday, 16 March, 2017 at the Accra Magistrate Court. The prosecution led the plaintiff, Evelyn Boakye through delivering her testimony to the court. The prosecution … Read more
Marwako Fast Food Limited has witnessed a significant drop in sales after news broke that a kitchen staffer had been abused by her Lebanese supervisor at the Abelenkpe branch of the eatery, Mohammed Amin Lamptey, Public Relations Manager of the restaurant, has said. “You shouldn’t expect anyone out there to tell you that such a … Read more
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, (EC) Charlotte Osei, has called on the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the National Labour Commission to as a matter of urgency intervene in the assault case against a Ghanaian female kitchen staffer whose face was dipped in a paste of freshly blended pepper at … Read more
The Marwako case hearing has been adjourned till 16th March, 2017. The Lebanese supervisor at the Abelemkpe Branch of Marwako Fast Food Limited, Jihad Chaaban, who allegedly assaulted a female Ghanaian worker under his supervision, has been remanded into police custody following the first hearing of the case in an Accra Magistrate Court. Jihad Chaaban … Read more
The recent Lebanese Marwako Supervisor assault of a Ghanaian worker has indeed landed the fast food enterprise in the soup as very strong hands have decided to dig into her history to expose every dark side! It has been in the news for some days now, that a Lebanese supervisor at the Abelenkpe branch of Marwako Fast … Read more
It has come to light that expatriate-owned eatery, Marwako Fast Food Limited, pays Ms Evelyn Boakye, the Ghanaian kitchen staffer who alleged that her Lebanese supervisor, Jihad Chaaban, dipped her face in freshly blended pepper as punishment about two weeks ago, Ghs300 as salary for her 10-hour a day job. Ms Boakye reported her assault … Read more
Jihad Chaaban, the Lebanese supervisor of Marwako Fast Foods, who splashed pepper paste on the face of a Ghanaian worker Evelyn Boakye will be arraigned in court today. Chaaban was taken to the Abeka Magistrate Court Tuesday, but the case was adjourned to today because the judge was unavailable. The police has charged Chaaban with … Read more
Dipping a Ghanaian female kitchen staffer’s in a paste of freshly blended pepper at the Abelenkpe branch of Marwako Fast Food Limited is an attack on the dignity of all Ghanaian women, Dr Abu Sakara Foster, the 2012 presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has said. The victim, Evelyn Boakye, alleged that Mr … Read more
Jihad Chaaban, the Lebanese supervisor of Marwako Fast Foods, who splashed pepper paste on the face of a Ghanaian worker Evelyn Boakye will be arraigned in court today. Chaaban was taken to the Abeka Magistrate Court Tuesday, but the case was adjourned to today because the judge was unavailable. The police charged Chaaban with assault. … Read more
The Management of Marwako Fast Food Limited has explained that their employee, Evelyn Boakye, who was allegedly assaulted by her supervisor, Jihad Chaaban was blocking efforts by the company to offer support to her. Chaaban, a Lebanese national allegedly rubbed the face of the Ghanaian worker, Evelyn in hot pepper on February 26, 2016. The … Read more
Expatriate-owned eatery, Marwako Fast Food Limited, has said it is ready and willing to fully cooperate with Ghanaian authorities to probe the alleged assault by one of its Lebanese supervisors, of a Ghanaian kitchen staffer at its Abelenkpe branch in Accra. The victim, Evelyn Boakye, alleged that Mr Jihad Chaaban, her supervisor, forcefully dipped her … Read more
Consumer Rights Advocate, Kofi Kapito has joined calls on Ghanaians to boycott Marwako Restaurant. According to him, expatriates continue to abuse citizens because the security agencies treat them with kid gloves when they are found culpable. Kofi Kapito call is in support of a campaign on social media by some human right activists following assault … Read more
The incident of the Marwako assault reportedly took place on February, 26, at the Abelemkpe branch of the Marwako Restaurant. It’s no longer news, the untold abuse being meted out on Ghanaian employees by their expatriate bosses in the country and beyond. The alarming part of the issue is how the country’s government has still … Read more
Gender Minister Otiko Afisa Djaba has ordered a probe into the inhumane treatment inflicted on a Ghanaian worker at the Abelenkpe branch of Marwako by a Lebanese supervisor. Otiko who was accompanied by the Labour minister on a visit to the premises of Marwako Tuesday said she has given the labour ministry a week to … Read more
A law lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Edmund Foli, has urged the media to be circumspect on how they report the Marwako staff abuse incident in order not to whip up public sentiment against foreigners and their businesses in the country. According to him, the Ghanaian is not as … Read more