Tag: roads
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Government must address infrastructural concerns to boost domestic tourism – Hotels association
The Ghana Hotels Association says efforts must be made to address the infrastructure deficits across the country to chalk major successes with the government’s domestic tourism drive. According to the Association, poor road networks, and unstable phone connectivity among others in parts of the country discourage people from patronizing tourist attractions in such areas. President…
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Railway Devt. Authority pushes for law to limit amount of goods transported by road
The Ghana Railway Development Authority says it will petition Parliament to pass a legislation that limits the tonnage of goods that can be transported via roads. Earlier this week, the Authority signed a five hundred-million-dollar contract for the development of the Western Rail line. Speaking to Citi Business News, the Chief Executive Officer of the…
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2020 Budget: Roads expenditure could lead to budget overruns – ISSER
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, ISSER, says the government’s description of 2020 as a year of roads is worrying, as this could lead to a huge budget deficit. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, during the 2020 budget presentation to Parliament, announced that government is going to channel resources to fix many of the…