Category: Transport
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Investors have already shown interest in railway dev.- Joe Ghartey
The Minister Designate for Railway Development Mr. Joe Ghartey has announced that some investors have already shown interest in investing in Ghana’s railway industry. According to him, government intends to revive the industry by partnering with the private sector to lead the railway expansion to cover substantial portions of the country. Speaking at the Appointments…
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Govt to construct fishing harbor in Keta, James Town
The Minister Designate for Transport Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has reiterated government’s commitment to build a fishing harbor in James Town in the Greater Accra Region, and one in Keta in the Volta Region. According to him, the projects will be done in collaboration with the private sector after a feasibility study has been conducted. “With…
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Gh¢17.2 bn road sector debt hangs in the balance – Amoako-Atta
The outgone NDC government has left the Nana Addo led administration an outstanding commitment of 17.2 billion cedis in the roads sector, Minister Designate for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta has revealed. He describes the figures as alarming as government’s revenue streams are inadequate to meet the rising debts. Mr. Amoako Atta made the…
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Ethiopian Airlines plans record expansion
Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, is delighted to announce that it will launch seven new destinations within five months during the 2017 calendar year. This is one of the greatest expansions in Ethiopian’s long and illustrious history. From February to June, Ethiopian will launch new service to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Conakry (Guinea),…
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Cecelia Dapaah nominated for new Aviation Ministry
Former Member of Parliament for Bantama, Cecilia Dapaah has been nominated for the newly created Aviation ministry. Her mandate involves working to develop Ghana’s aviation industry to make it very competitive within the sub-region. This also ties in with the government’s target to make Ghana a hub for West Africa to attract large volumes of…
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Creation of Railways Ministry will defeat trucks cartel- Railway workers
The Ghana Railway Workers Union has expressed its readiness to work with the Nana Akufo-Addo administration to implement the vision of the government for the Railway industry. President Akufo-Addo yesterday announced plans to create a new ministry solely responsible for railway development and named Mr. Joe Ghartey as the Minister nominated to oversee the activities…
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Joe Ghartey heads to newly created railways dev’t ministry
Former Minister of Justice, Joe Ghartey has been named as the Minister nominee for the newly created Railways & Development ministry. The nomination was announced by Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye in Parliament on Wednesday. Joe Ghartey is the Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan constituency in the Western region. He served as…
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Ethiopian Airlines starts 3-times flight to Chengdu, China
Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, is delighted to announce that it has concluded preparations to start new flight to Chengdu, China three times weekly as of June 3, 2017. Chengdu is the capital of China’s Sichuan province and is the 7th-largest city in China. Chengdu is the country’s western center of logistics, commerce,…
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Domestic airlines record huge losses due to Harmattan
Domestic Airlines are counting their losses following the harsh harmattan weather which led to them cancelling majority of their flights at the latter part of 2016. According to them, the unfavourable weather condition has impacted negatively on their operations. “We have had to cancel some flights and have lost money as a result. If people…