Media giants Media General will on Monday host the immediate past chairman of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organisation, Dr Kofi Mbiah, on the ruling of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered on Saturday. The former Ghana Shippers Council Chief Executive Officer will be hosted at the Executive … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has said that the government is committed to finding solutions to illegal migration, to facilitate the safe return and re-integration of Ghanaians caught in the migrant crisis in Europe and other parts of the world. He said the government is leveraging on Ghana’s relations with its European allies to minimize the impact of the … Read more
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary General, Mr. Kitack Lim has held a farewell luncheon in honour of Dr. Kofi Mbiah at the IMO headquarters in London. The gesture was the first of its kind in the annals of the IMO, extended to an outgoing Chairman of any of its five Committees. Addressing the luncheon, … Read more
The United States is increasingly worried about pirate attacks off West Africa and is committed to helping countries bolster security in the region, a US diplomat said Tuesday. At least 27 attacks on boats, including robberies, kidnappings or failed attempts, have occurred off the West Africa coast since April, according to the International Maritime Organisation … Read more
Former President John Dramani Mahama says his government took tough but necessary decisions. He mentioned the removal of subsidies on fuel as one of the decisions. In a series of tweets on his first day of engagements in Kenya yesterday, the former President stressed the need for the country to “ stay on course and … Read more
Former Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor, has denied reports in section of the media that she has been denied a Visa into the United Kingdom (UK). Report went viral on social media on Tuesday, that the former Minister has been denied a Visa. However, her personal assistant, Egypt Kobla Kudoto, in an interview with citifmonline.com asked … Read more
Former Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor, has denied reports in section of the media that she has been denied a Visa into the United Kingdom (UK). Report went viral on social media on Tuesday, that the former Minister has been denied a Visa. However, her personal assistant, Egypt Kobla Kudoto, in an interview with citifmonline.com asked the … Read more
Importers and exporters in the country have kicked against a draft regulation by the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), which will introduce new measures for container weighing in the country, saying it will burden them with unnecessary costs. The proposed Legislative Instrument is intended to regulate the implementation of the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) regime, which … Read more