Category: Transport
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Making EPA meaningful to Ghana: Exporters push for support
Ghanaian exporters have intensified appeals for the government to improve their lot and make them competitive ahead of the eventual implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). According to them, they should be able to stand the competition from their foreign counterparts should they operate within favourable business environments. Some of them who have been…
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Port agencies to pilot paperless services soon – Titus Glover
The various agencies at the country’s ports are racing against time to meet the September 1st deadline to enroll onto a paperless regime. The agencies, Citi Business News understands will commence a pilot phase of the program ahead of a complete take off in September. According to Deputy Transport Minister Titus Glover, the pilot should…
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Foreign investors show interest in Prampram airport project- Aviation Minister
The Minister for Aviation Cecilia Dapaah has disclosed that investors from China, Dubai and Turkey have expressed strong interest to partner government in the development of a world class airport at Prampram in the Greater Accra region. Government acquired the over 60 acre land in 1974 to construct the airport, but the project has delayed…
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Parliament to review operator’s share in mandatory towing fee
Parliament is likely to reduce the 85 percent shares allocated to the company proposed to operate the mandatory road towing levy. This is the indication from the Chairman of the Select Committee on Roads and Transport, Samuel Ayeh-Paye. According to him, the cost analysis of the operator needs to be adjusted to give a fair…
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GCNet, West Blue overlapping due to slow uptake of single window
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has given indication the double window platform at the ports will continue to exist until such a time that operators become absolutely conversant with the single window platform being handled by West Blue Consulting. According to the GPHA, the co-existence of the operations of the Ghana Community Network…
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Ghana woos Nigerian airlines into its domestic market
The Ministry of Aviation has indicated its readiness to allow competition into Ghana’s domestic air travel space in the short to medium term. The Ministry believes the move should contribute to Ghana’s competitiveness and make the country an attractive aviation hub within the sub-region. According to the Deputy Minister of Aviation, Kwabena Okyere Darko, attempts…
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Government suspends towing levy
The Transport Ministry has announced the suspension of the mandatory towing levy yet to be introduced by the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC). This was disclosed by the Deputy Transport Minister, Titus Glover. According to him, the decision to halt the levy is to educate the public on how the new towing levy will work…
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GCAA improves safety with new Air Traffic Management system
Aviation industry players are hopeful that Ghana will be able to accommodate and manage more aircrafts and increase its revenue from the aviation sector effective next month. This follows the implementation of a new air traffic management equipment at the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The safety equipment which will primarily be operated by the…
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Importers kick against 0.02% AU ‘tax’
Importers have warned they will increase the prices of goods within the coming months should government fail to halt the proposed 0.02 percent deductions on all imports outside the African Union (AU). President Nana Akufo Addo has indicated that cabinet has approved the deduction awaiting Parliamentary approval and implementation. In a speech read on his…
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Yenko Taxi Services launched in Gt. Accra
Local transport unions are beginning to express interest in phone applications that will provide commuters with services upon request. Ghana’s transport system has seen improvement with online applications which has led to higher levels of competition in the country’s transport system. Speaking at the launch of Yenko Taxi Services, CEO of the company, Mr. Kusum…