President Akufo-Addo is meeting workers of the Tema Port over recent agitation on the Meridian Port Services agreement. The TUC and the Ghana Maritime and Dock Workers Union in recent times have expressed concerns about the deal which they believe will lead to job losses. President Nana Akufo-Addo, in his initial remarks, expressed his surprise […]
A whistleblower has alleged the discovery of container load of sophisticated guns including AK 47 assault rifles at the Port of Tema. The whistleblower who made the disclosure in an audio recording with accompanying picture of the container and the truck from which the container was offloaded said the guns were discovered after the container […]
The General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Affairs of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Mrs. Esther Gyebi Donkor has been bestowed the Excellence in Marine and Aviation award at the 5th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards held in Accra. Esther Gyebi Donkor was awarded due to her high expression of commitment to serve the Ghana […]
Exactly twenty months ago, on the 1st of September, 2017, His Excellency the Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia caused the abolishment of all internal checkpoints manned by personnel of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The intention was to accelerate the movement of goods, failing to take into consideration the negative […]
The International Chamber of Commerce, Ghana is predicting significant growth in traffic volumes in the coming years following the 50% reduction in benchmark values for general goods and 30% reduction in home delivery values for cars. According to the Secretary General of ICC Ghana, Emmanuel Doni-Kwame, the cost of doing business at Ghana’s ports has […]
Intelligence gathered by BestNewsGH.com suggests that unionized workers of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) will from today Tuesday, April 23, 2019 hoist red flags to protest government’s inability to ratify the Meridian Port Services (MPS) concessionary agreement. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government upon assumption of office set up a ministerial committee headed […]
The 2019 Annual Borderless Alliance Conference is expected to take place in Accra from 24th to 26th April, 2019 where manufacturers, Policy-makers, transporters, business owners and other key stakeholders will deliberate on issues concerning trade and transport facilitation in the West African sub-region. In the year 2018, the annual Borderless Alliance Conference was held in […]
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly falsifying GPHA revenue documents in Tema. The two, Paul Amesu Regatta, a clearing agent and David Kamassah a café operator were nabbed when they allegedly fraudulently inflated GPHA port charges of GH¢ 1,749.11 to read Gh ¢ 4,491.59. Instead of presenting the actual amount of the port handling […]
A passionate appeal has gone to the Ghana Police Service to step up its investigation into the murder of Mrs Josephine Tandoh Asante lest it also adds up to the statistics of undetected homicide cases in the country. The appeal was made by Mr Johnny Koku Biga, member of a team of former classmates at […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority is rolling out a robust digitized online platform that will make it easier for individuals to register and file their annual tax returns online. The Integrated Tax Application Preparation System (iTaPS) which has been developed by the GRA will offer individuals the leverage and latitude to sit in the convenience of […]
The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that under the revised Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), it will become mandatory for ships and ports to exchange data electronically from April 2019. Mr. Kilack Lim says this will be done on the back of the single window concept which […]
The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah is expected to be invited by Parliament’s committee on Transport to answer questions on the recent appointment of a Director for the Keta Port. The Committee is expected in the ensuing days to extend an invitation to the Minister who signed the appointment letter, appointing a legal practitioner, […]
