President John Mahama has finally broken his silence on the Terminal handling charges ordering a stop to the charges at Ghana’s ports. According to him, the charges have no legal basis and must be stopped with immediate effect. “There is been concerns about the numerous fees charge at our port of entry and that is … Read more
The Association of Ghana Industry (AGI) has lauded the firm directive by President John Mahama asking shipping lines to halt the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) at the ports. The AGI believes the final warning by President Mahama will stop the shipping lines from charging the THC. According to the president of the AGI, James Asare … Read more
Running Mate to the flagnbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that it is clear the National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot respond to what he calls 170 ‘facts’ he put out during a public lecture last month, on the state of the economy. Dr Bawumia said the NDC government … Read more
President John Mahama has ordered a stop to the terminal handling charges at Ghana’s ports. According to him, the charges have no legal basis and must be stopped with immediate effect. The president gave the order during the celebration of the 1st anniversary of the national single window. His order follows countless directives by Transport … Read more
The New Patriotic Party running mate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reignited the debate of incompetence, describing President John Mahama as an “incompetent driver” leading Ghana nowhere. The Economist said Ghanaians do not need to be in the driving seat before knowing that the vehicle is headed the wrong direction or it is not moving at … Read more
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says persons entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the national purse are emptying the contents into their private pockets. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia believes retaining the current government would amount to an endorsement of the wanton dissipation of the nation’s resources. He therefore made a strong … Read more
The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper says Transport Minister, Fifi Kwetey, was being deceptive when he said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) wasted a $750 million loan facility in 2007. Backing his challenge of Mr. Kwetey’s claims with documents, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako Jnr said it was baffling how the Minister would make … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) party launched its 2016 manifesto in Sunyani, last Saturday in the Brong Ahafo Region. Various speakers, including President John Dramani Mahama, Alban Bagbin, Nana Oye Lithur and Fifi Kwetey made some claims at the event, with some quoting statistics. Out of eight of such claims which were fact-checked by the … Read more
The decision by the Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur not to respond to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s state of Ghana’s economy is due to his lies that have created astronomical debt for Ghana, a communications team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said on Rainbow Radio. Mr. Asamoah Gyemfi speaking on Eboboba said, the … Read more
Claims by Fifi Kwetey, the Minister of Transport that drug money that flowed freely in Ghana masked an extremely ailing economy under former President John Kufuor, are “baseless”, “useless”, and “unfounded”, Minority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said. Speaking during the NDC’s ‘Setting the Records Straight’ forum in Accra on Thursday September 22, Mr Kwetey said: … Read more
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communication team says an event held Thursday by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to counter a similar one by his party exposed the ruling party’s dearth of facts. John Kuma said instead of engaging the public with verifiable facts about why the party should be retained … Read more
As of August 31, 2016, some 1,408 people had lost their lives through road crashes, with motorcycle accidents being the highest, the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has stated. Speaking on: “Politics and road safety” at a national dialogue with political parties in Accra last Tuesday, the Director of Planning and Programmes at the NRSC, … Read more
The governing NDC says there is nothing phenomenal about the New Patriotic Party (NPP) economic record because it was shielded from economic difficulties through its decision to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At the “Setting the records straight” press conference broadcasted on Joy FM, Transport Minister, Fifi Kwetey said the National Democratic Congress … Read more
Drug money that flowed freely in Ghana masked an extremely ailing economy under former President John Kufuor, Transport Minister Fifi Kwetey has said at the governing National Democratic Congress’ Setting the Records Straight forum. Comparing the health of the economy under the eight-year administration of Mr Kufuor and that of the Mills-Mahama administration, Mr Kwetey … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) lacks the moral right to describe President John Dramani Mahama as incompetent, when it continuously elected a flagbearer who has plummeted the party’s electoral fortunes, Minister of Transport Fifi Kwetey has said. “Incompetence is when a political party persists in electing a candidate that has caused the decline in that … Read more
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected claims that it is piling up the country’s debt stock with the number of foreign loans it had acquired in recent times. Speaking at the “Setting the records straight” series at the party’s headquarters in Accra today [Thursday], the Minister of Transport, Fifi Kwetey said government is … Read more
The Ministry of Transport has begun looking at the possibility of decoupling the regulatory and air navigational service functions of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in line with international best practice and to ensure operational efficiency. The GCAA, which is the industry regulator, is also in-charge of Air Navigation Service provision within the Accra … Read more
The Minister of Transport, Mr Fifi Kwetey, has been subpoenaed to appear before the National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 to answer questions and related matters on the planned strike by the Ghana Railway Workers Union (GRWU). The General Secretary of the GRWU, Mr Goodwill Ntarmah, told the Daily Graphic that following … Read more
The runway of the Ho Airport, a new regional airport in the Volta Region, is expected to be completed for the inaugural flight in November, Transport Minister Fifi Kwetey has said. “The first part of the Ho Airport we are doing, is the runway. We expect the runway to be ready by November in order … Read more
Construction works on the $1.5billion Tema Port expansion project is expected to commence on the 1st October 2016. The project, which is the biggest investment of the almost 70yrs history of the World Bank, would increase the capacity of the port thrice its current size is projected to be completed by the 4th quarter of … Read more