Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), as part of the Ghana National Single Window Project, has established electronic payment zones at some major ports in the country. The e-zone facilities at Kotoka International Airport and the Tema Port is expected to facilitate payment of port charges and other services by exporters to the Authority, making it more … Read more
Mona Quartey, Deputy Minister of Finance, says the establishment of the electronic payment zone facility at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and Tema port will facilitate business transaction at the country’s ports for both importers and exporters. The electronic payment zone (e-zone), being deployed by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and … Read more
Legions of students believed to be members of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG), yesterday, September 28, 2016, threw caution to the wind and virtually seize the official vehicle of the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrissu when he attempted calming the students, who had veered into the offices of the Minister … Read more
The Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division with its Technical Partner, West Blue Consulting have been commended at the 5th edition of the International Single Window Conference in Morocco for the successes chalked since the inception of the Pre-Arrival Assessment Reporting System (PAARS). The invitation to the conference which was under the theme: Virtual Single Window … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of the West Blue Consulting, Madam Valentina Mintah, has advised members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that are implementing the single window systems to abide by international standards to enable them to operate effectively and efficiently in the sub-region. According to her, the uniformity of the systems … Read more
Information reaching the Ghana News Agency indicates that there is an uneasy calm at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). This follows the refusal of Management to comply with a Supreme Court judgment in February 2009 that the Officers of the Division cannot unionize. The Supreme Court again in November 2015 ruled … Read more
Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trade & Industry, is said to be busily issuing cement licences to Chinese importers to import substandard cement even before a nine-member committee mandated by Parliament and the Trade Ministry to handle such matters meets on Tuesday, 6th September. One of such permits sighted by BUSINESS GUIDE at the weekend and … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday said the National Petroleum Authority would soon reduce the prices of aviation fuel by 20 per cent to encourage more international airlines to purchase their fuel from Ghana. He said the agreement was as a result of complaints from most of the international airlines that Ghana’s aviation fuel prices … Read more
A 25-year-old Lance Corporal of the Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces and his civilian accomplice have been arrested for allegedly using a toy gun to snatch a taxicab from its owner. The soldier, Lance Corporal Michael Quaicoe, and his former senior secondary school mate, who is currently a duty load equipment operator, Baffoe … Read more
The Northern Command of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has confiscated 183 uncustomed vehicles. Most of the seized cars were bought by unsuspecting customers who did not authenticate the veracity of the documents of the car. The sector commander, Mr Kofi Toffah, made this known at a sensitisation workshop for a section … Read more