An Insurance Consultant, George Addae, has impressed is impressing on authorities to amend Ghana’s insurance laws to allow insurance companies undertake the mandatory towing of vehicles. He explained to Citi News in Accra that the new provisions will, among others, spell out the modalities in carrying out that mandate. “Now to create a levy on the … Read more
An Insurance Consultant, George Addae has impressed on authorities to amend Ghana’s insurance laws to allow insurance companies undertake the mandatory towing of vehicles. He explains to Citi Business News the new provisions will among others spell out the modalities in carrying out that mandate. “Now to create a levy on the motor insurance car policy will … Read more
Government is awaiting the report of Parliament’s Committee on Road and Transport before taking a decision on the controversial tow tax. The mandatory levy for vehicle users to tow broken down vehicles was suspended last month after pressure from the public and civil society. It is unclear when the report of the committee would be … Read more
Deputy Minister of Transport, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, says Ghana Police Service (GPS) is incapable of heading the mandatory tow levy and towing project slated to begin July this year. According to him, the project was a brilliant one that cannot be left to the service which was not well equipped to handle it. … Read more
295 people were killed in road accidents in the Brong Ahafo Region in 2016. Road clashes continue to claim lives in the Brong Ahafo Region as it increased by 27 per cent in 2016. In 2015, the region recorded 233 deaths in road carnage. Brong Ahafo Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Kwame … Read more
Many of the deaths that occur on our roads that we comfortably refer to as accidents, are actually not accidents but “suicides and murders” occasioned by suicidal drivers and murderous stakeholders who enjoy counting the number of dead people through accidents per year instead of actually doing what will end the carnage. If an individual … Read more
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah as part of his maiden visit to the Western region has visited the port of Takoradi and other state agencies under his ministry. The visit was to enable the Minister to know at first-hand the various sectors under the ministry and become acquainted with their operations. The minister … Read more