Author: Nerteley Nettey
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GRA engages GCNet to restore system at ports over UNI-PASS challenges
The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, says it is in talks with GCNet to restore its systems following the challenges witnessed at the ports with the newly introduced Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), otherwise known as UNIPASS. According to them, the discussions with GCNET have been induced by the challenges faced by agents processing their custom…
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Airports likely to be opened for domestic flights this weekend – Aviation Minister
The Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda, has hinted that domestic flights may resume this weekend. According to him, the Ghana Airport Company Limited has put in place precautionary measures at all airports as the country continues to fight the spread of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to the media during a disinfection exercise at the Kotoka…
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UNI-PASS rollout: GIFF anticipates revenue losses over unresolved challenges
The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), is predicting revenue losses if the concerns raised by stakeholders on the inefficiencies of the UNIPASS system are not addressed. Some importers at the Takoradi port where the system was piloted however complained of challenges that let to delays in clearing their goods. The President of the Institute,…
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Shippers’ Authority explains delays in implementing suspended demurrage and rent charges
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority says the processes for removing demurrage and rent charges on goods that were at the ports during the partial lockdown period is still ongoing. The assurance follows a directive from the Ministry of Transport to Shipping lines to waive all demurrage and rent charges imposed on goods within the partial locked…
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Use social dialogue in addressing COVID-19 impact on jobs -TUC urges employers
The National Tripartite Committee has urged employers to adopt social dialogue in engaging employees on work-related challenges in times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Committee, the approach is necessary in the event of possible layoffs or other mitigating measures. Social dialogue is the process whereby social partners negotiate, often in…
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COVID-19: Ghana’s case count now 1,671 with 188 recoveries; 16 deaths
The confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus in Ghana have increased to 1,671 from 1,550. The number of recoveries and deaths have also increased to one hundred and eighty-eight (188) and sixteen (16) respectively. This was disclosed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Aboagye at a press briefing on Tuesday,…
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RCS Ghana brings affordable, quality satellite broadcast to Ghana, Africa
Ghana’s leading satellite provider, RCS Ghana, is bringing quality and affordable satellite broadcast services to the doorstep of Ghanaians and Africans. This follows a multi-year contract deal it has secured with Eutelsat Communications to provide capacity for the broadcast of its DTH bouquet to viewers in Ghana and beyond. Registered under Ghana’s Companies Act, 2019…
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All import and export transactions to go through ICUMS-UNIPASS effective June 1 – GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority has announced that, all new transactions in respect of import and export would be processed only through its new Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS), effective June 1, 2020. The ICUMS otherwise known as Uni-Pass, which is set for a nationwide deployment at all the frontier stations and ports of entry effective…
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COVID-19 must trigger a change in the structure of Ghana’s economy – Ken Thompson
The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, says the level of exposure of Ghana’s economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, should trigger a transformation of the country’s economic structure to make it resilient. Ghana is still classified at high risk of debt distress with a current debt of 218 billion cedis,…
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Freight Forwarders threaten demo against shipping lines over ‘illegal’ charges
The Concerned Freight Forwarders and Traders Association (COFT), has threatened to embark on a massive demonstration at the Tema Port to protest against the failure of shipping lines to heed to government’s directive not to collect ‘demurrage and rent charges’ on cargo for the period of the partial lockdown. Speaking to Citi Business News, the…