Lack of infrastructure and funds are the constraints to Ghana’s quest to fast-track the processes to achieve low sulphur content in diesel and other petroleum products, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPA, Mr Moses Asaga, for Ghana to be able to achieve the 50ppm … Read more
The Office of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has noted the discussions on his Public Lecture on the theme – “The State of the Ghanaian Economy – a foundation of Concrete or Straw” – and continues to thank the General Public for their support before, during and after the event. Though the government has till date not … Read more
The Ministry of Transport has said it has taken steps to resolve grievances of striking railway workers. The Ghana Railway Workers Union Thursday declared an indefinite strike after an unproductive meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Transport Ministry. They are demanding payment of their three-month salary arrears and improvement in condition of … Read more
The Ghana Railway Workers Union has told Citi Business News it will soon hit the streets to press on government pay salary arrears owed to its workers. The union declared a strike yesterday after a meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC),and the Ministry of Transport proved unproductive. The union, last week threatened to embark … 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 leadership of key business associations in the country who represent a critical mass of the shipping community have called for “heavy” sanctions against any shipping line that goes against the directive not to impose Terminal Handling Charges as a local cost on shippers. The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Ghana National Chamber of Commerce … Read more
Vice-President Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur has promised that government will respond to NPP Vice-Presidential candidate after he lambasted government for its reckless management of the economy. “..at the appropriate time, we shall respond in full measure to all the lies that have been told” he said chanting an NDC slogan, ‘Ey3 zu, ey3 za’ at … Read more
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) running mate for the 2016 general election, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has delivered a damning assessment on the economic management of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the past eight years. According to Dr Bawumia, the President John Dramani Mahama has destroyed the strong economic foundation built by former President … Read more
Ghana is today dolling out more to pay interest payments than it spends on infrastructural or capital projects annually, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Speaking during a public lecture on the state of the economy, Dr. Bawumia said while the norm is to have a situation where infrastructure expenditure is far above interest payments, Ghana … Read more
About 66% of Ghana’s total debt is accumulated under President John Mahama, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate for the 2016 general election has said. He said as a result of the mismanagement of the Ghanaian economy and “reckless” and “unbridled” borrowing; the country doles out more cash to make interest … Read more
The Ghana Railway Workers Union has told Citi Business News it will carry out its intended strike on Monday September 12, 2016 to drive home demands for better working conditions and upgrade in salary. According to the Union, several appeals to the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and the National Labour Commission (NLC) have … Read more
Babies are naturally known to have taste for everything liquid because they do not have the teeth to chew hard edibles. A baby with sharp teeth is used metaphorically in this context to indicate the overwhelming corrupt practices that has engrossed our nation in recent years. This is an undisputable fact as there are enormous … Read more
He is obviously earning an undeservedly fat check in the Mahama cabinet because the 49-year-old Mr. Fiifi Kwetey acquitted himself creditably as a rotten-mouthed propaganda point-man for the Rawlings-minted National Democratic Congress (NDC) by the blighted lights and rag-tag standards of the latter political juggernaut, of course. I have also followed his bumbling political career … Read more
The Ministry of Transport has ruled against the introduction of the Terminal Handling Charges at Ghana’s ports. A statement issued and signed by the Minister of Transport, Fiifi Kwetey said, “Terminal Handling Charges (THC) cannot be introduced at the ports in Ghana as a local charge.” It added, “Terminal Handling Charges may be introduced as … Read more
The Ghanaian attitude to time and late attendance to programmes of national importance received a backlash from the Korean Ambassador and a team of Korean engineers at a workshop in Accra yesterday. Lyeo Woon-Ki, the Ambassador, criticised the conduct of the officials of the Ministry of Transport after waiting for almost one hour at a … Read more
The Ministry of Transport will by the close of today [Friday] make public its ruling on introduction of Terminal Handling Charges (THC) fees at the ports by some shipping lines. The Transport Ministry had earlier directed the suspension of the Terminal Handling Charges at the ports after a number of shipping lines introduced it some … Read more
The Ministry of Transport has denied reports that the new national airline will commence operations by October this year. According to the Transport Ministry , the national airline cannot commence operations when the technical and financial proposals from the interested airlines have not been received by the transactional advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). Speaking to Citi Business … Read more
The Transport Ministry is set to meet with shipping companies over the charging of Terminal handling fees at the ports on goods imported into the country. The meeting which will be at the behest of the Transport Minister Fiifi Kwetey, follows the submission of a report on the THC by the Ghana Maritime Authority. “I … Read more
Fiscal challenges and the high cost of aviation fuel prior to its reduction last week has negatively impacted on Domestic Passenger Movements in the country. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport indicate that the sub-sector suffered some setback showing a decline, recording 195,447 domestic travel from January to June 2016, compared to 288,968 domestic … Read more
The Minister of Transport Dzifa Attivor, has resigned over the bus re-branding saga. Government’s decision to spend a whopping GHC 3.6 million on re-branding 116 buses, has angered many Ghanaians, with the majority questioning how that outrageous expenditure could be approved under the watch of the President. Her resignation comes barely a day after a … Read more