Category: Transport
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Royal Air Maroc introduces new flights within Africa
Royal Air Maroc is set to introduce a new Intra-Africa air service this year. The service, which will commence on the 15th of March, will fly three times a week from Accra to Freetown via Monrovia. Royal Air Maroc is a Moroccan airline with a dual passenger and freight transport. It was founded in June 1957…
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Ghana Airports Company and Met Agency brawl reignites
The Airport division of the Ghana Meteorological Agency has told Citi Business News, it has resumed operations following a temporary air site permit issued to its workers by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). Activities of the meteorological unit were suspended last Friday following their inability to access the observatory site. The development, Citi…
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Dzifa Attivor hands over to Fiifi Kwetey as Transport Minister
Member of Parliament for Ketu South in the Volta Region, Fiifi Fiavi Franklin Kwetey, has officially taken responsibility of the Ministry of Transport . At a short ceremony at the ministry’s conference room on Friday, Dzifa Aku Attivor, the immediate past minister, handed over to Mr. Kwetey in the presence of Joyce Bawa Mogtari, the Deputy Minister…
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BRT pilot finally commences in June
The pilot project for the much anticipated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) transport system Citi Business News has gathered is expected to commence finally in June, 2016 according to the Ministry of Transport. The new date comes after the start date was postponed several times. The earliest date which was set for the resumption of the programme was in March 2016, after…
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Transport Ministry to name new National Airline partner in March
The Ministry of Transport has hinted to Citi Business News it will name a new partner for Ghana’s new national airline by the end of March. According to the Ministry, the transaction advisor, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) is currently awaiting an approval from the Public Procurement Committee of government on the tender documents to pave way for…
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GUTA to resist common external tariffs, other taxes
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has threatened to hit the streets, following the adoption and introduction of the ECOWAS Common External Tariffs (CET). According to GUTA, the new law is unfair. GUTA’s threats follow the implementation of the Common External Tariff, which took effect on Monday, February 1, 2016. CET is to harmonize…
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GCAA to strengthen stance on over-aged aircrafts in 2016
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has told Citi Business News it will intensify its oversight on the use of ageing aircraft by airline operators this year. [contextly_sidebar id=”kCfSXNfj86tAPIPzCIZZeKl5oFwEbXeu”]It follows the ratification of the Cape Town Convention by Parliament. The Convention, among others is to promote the use of newer aircrafts due to the increased…
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Airline operators appeal for reduction in fuel tax
International airline operators are calling for a reduction in aviation fuel tax as they say the high cost is impacting on their businesses. [contextly_sidebar id=”XNPcPTvFsjibMMR2r154viCv5WWzwbfj”]According to them, not only has the situation increased their cost of operations, but it has also resulted in low patronage and reduced government revenue from the sale of aviation fuel.…
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Adverts on re-branded buses could earn Ghana Ghc500,000 monthly
An Accra-based Advertiser, Casey Amese, has told Citi News that the state could have generated Ghc500,000 monthly if it had allowed the 116 Metro Mass Transit Buses to be re-branded with commercial advertisement. [contextly_sidebar id=”xjdPW9YZYuhKjth6GozMVpwavJ2dUCn6″]Mr. Amese also revealed that per the realistic industry charges for the quality of work that was done on the buses, the re-branding…
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Feasibility tests for Boankra port & Eastern rail project completed
Citi Business News can confirm the Public Private Partnership process in order for the Boankra port and Eastern rail line project to take off is close to completion. [contextly_sidebar id=”pYYFLwvJ15tEGcq1g2rZ6MkY4sJ518B7″]The Boankra port and Eastern rail line project proper when completed will among other things decongest the Tema and Takoradi Harbors. The port is also expected…