The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has called on government to quickly take steps to stop various trade malpractices and revenue leakages at the ports. Dr Yaw Adu Gyamfi, the President of the AGI, said hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of imports continue to slip through the Tema port, especially without proper valuation. Dr Gyamfi was speaking at … Read more
Investigations by TV3 have revealed that the canned fish with the brand name ‘Asahi’ intercepted by the police from the Mile 7 District on Tuesday, is not a registered product and was not originally meant to be consumed in Ghana. The Food and Drugs Authority has been investigating the circumstances under which the product was … Read more
At least four 20-footer containers full of rotten mackerel, with the brand name ‘Asahi’ cleared at Tema Port on Saturday September 30, have found their way onto the Ghanaian Market, TV3 can confirmed. The station’s attention was drawn to the situation around Tuesday October 3, and the news team quickly dashed to an outlandish area … Read more
Freight forwarders who were initially protesting against the paperless clearing system have now turned around to laud the policy. The National Paperless Port Operations as it is officially called, was introduced few months ago by the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to facilitate clearing of goods at Ghana ports through the use of a single … Read more
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that an initial assessment of the implementation of the paperless system at the Ghana’s ports showed a revenue increase of 56 percent. The Vice President made this disclosure while speaking at the launch of the onboarding programme for National Service Personnel at the National Communications Authority (NCA). … Read more
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his 3-day visit to Equatorial Guinea is to strengthen the bilateral ties that exist between the two countries, as well as explore areas of co-operation to the mutual benefit of their respective peoples. According to President Akufo-Addo, at the diplomatic level, the two countries have … Read more
The pilot phase of the Ghana Ports Paperless policy was kick-started at the Takoradi and Tema ports on Tuesday, 1st August, and Monday, 7th August respectively. Ports Clearing agents comprising the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), the Chamber of Freight and Trade and Concerned Freight Forwarders Association are protesting against the newly introduced single … Read more
At least one hundred staff of the Custom Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) at the Tema Port have been interdicted for their alleged involvement in revenue losses. Information available to Citi Business News indicates that the development has spanned between May and July 18, 2017. In addition, the customs division has also embarked on 70 … Read more
Government’s directive to port operators to achieve total paperless processing of operational clearance procedures at the ports from September 1 is close to being realised as the main technical partner to the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has declared its readiness to implement the initiative. His Excellency, the Vice President, … Read more
Ten companies have been awarded for their role in trade facilitation for the year under review. They were rewarded at the 2nd edition of the National Trade Facilitation Awards held at the Labadi Beach Hotel over the weekend. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) was awarded as best Ministry Department and Agency. Also, Buvensa Company Limited … Read more
Ports all over the world assess their performance using set key indicators, and Ghanaian ports are not an exception to this practice. In fact, Ghana adopted the Uniform Systems of Port Statistics and Performance Indicators (USPSPI)[1] pioneered by UNCTAD[2] in the 1980s to access and track operational efficiency. They use a set of indicators to … Read more
Workers at the Tema port expansion project claim that their ongoing struggle for better work conditions is missing the key component of a common language. For any struggle to be successful, the workers say, the party in power must speak the same language as the aggrieved. But several workers at the Tema port expansion project … Read more
The Ministry of Transport, led by Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister for Transport, has inaugurated an 11-member board of directors of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). The members of the board include Peter Mac Manu as Chairman, Paul Asare Ansah as the Director-General, GPHA, Edward Osei, Director of Tema Port, Captain Ebenezer Afadzi, Director … Read more
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will pay an official visit to China from Tuesday, June 20 to Sunday, June 25 at the invitation of Li Yuanchao, the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, as part efforts to boost bilateral Dr Bawumia would meet Chinese leaders and leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) … Read more
On 17 May, a team from the UK’s 7th Infantry Brigade (The Desert Rats) arrived in Ghana eager to participate in Ex UNITED ACCORD. This was an excellent opportunity for the UK military team, drawn from the element of the British Army responsible for cooperation with Ghana and her West African neighbours. The UK’s soldiers … Read more
The Ghana House of Port Agents (GHOPA), a group of importers, has asked shipping companies at the Tema port to bring an end to excessive charges on imported goods. According to the group, since the announcement of the abolition of the 1% Special Import Levy by the Akufo-Addo-led government, owners of shipping lines have introduced … Read more
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia believes that there must be something juicy at the ports of the country that almost everybody who comes to him for job wants to work there. Addressing major stakeholders at a ‘Port Efficiency Conference’ in Accra on Wednesday, he averred, “Since we came to office, one of the things I … Read more
Policy think tank, Strategic Thinkers Network, (STRANEK) is urging the non-politicization of investigations into the alleged 500kg of cocaine missing from the Tema port. STRANEK, believes there is the need for thorough investigations into the incident by state agencies responsible. The Finder newspaper last week, reported that 10 bags of cocaine, hidden in a consignment … Read more
Musician Kwame Asare Obeng known affectionately called A Plus is teasing members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on social media over claims brother of former President John Dramani Mahama, Ibrahim Mahama has settled his indebtedness to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). According to him, members of the NDC are jubilating the Chief Executive … Read more
The Editor of the Finder Newspaper, Elvis Darko, has rubbished claims discounting the discovery of cocaine at the Tema Port that reportedly went missing. The Sector Commander of the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), at the Tema Port, Confidence Nyadzi, had earlier dismissed claims that 500 kilogrammes of … Read more