Investigations by BestNewsGH.com revealed that the former Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Rev. Dr. Issaka Peter Azumah was paid One Thousand, One Hundred (1,100) dollars as rent allowance and not Five Thousand (5,000) dollars as being bandied around in the media. The investigations also revealed that the former Director General also fully paid […]
Private legal practitioner and politician, Alexander Afenyo Markin has said the president has no direct powers to fire the embattled Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Kwame Owusu. According to him, the Public Financial Management Act spells out how a Chief Executive Officer or a Director of a state institution can be removed and […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Shipping, Dr. Emmanuel Kofi Mbiah has urged Ghana to adopt long term structures that would harness the full potential of Ghana’s maritime industry. He opined that, with the shipping industry being undoubtedly the driving force of many economies, it is imperative for the government and institutions […]
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) says a memo making the rounds in the media about a supposed budget of 10 thousand, six hundred Ghana Cedis on feeding expenses for 8 persons has been doctored. In a statement issued by the Authority, the GMA clarified that the amount covered three meetings on three different occasions and […]
The Acting Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of Takoradi Port, Peter Amo Bediako has announced that the port has increased its capacity of to handle bulk cargo for the transit countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. “From 2002 to December 2017, we have handled so far, 1.3 million metric tons of transit cargo for […]
The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, (GRA) Isaac Crentsil has disclosed that no importer will bear the cost of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) policy which was implemented on the 15th October, 2018. Contrary to media reports, he said the GRA will instead shoulder all the CTN charges. “Ghana Revenue […]
The Minister of Fisheries, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye has called on stakeholders in the fishing industry to support the close season policy the ministry is introducing so as to safeguard the fish stocks in the country. She said the closed season is not meant to deprive fisher folk of their livelihoods or bring untold hardship to […]
The Marine Police and Railways Commander, Chief Supt. Joseph Ababio has cautioned prospective car buyers to be vigilant in order not to fall in the hands of fraudsters who promise to sell to them auction cars at the Ports of Ghana. According to him, his outfit has received several complaints from some sections of the […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Port Services, Mohammed Samara, has disclosed that Meridian Port Services will not be applying its own tariffs at the new port expansion sites when operations begin there. According to him, MPS tariffs will remain regulated by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and under no circumstance will that practice […]
Executives of freight forwarder associations in the country have paid a courtesy call to the Acting Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority Michael Luguje to congratulate him on his appointment and also discuss issues of mutual concern. The President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders, Kwabena Ofosu Appiah, assured the Acting […]
Ghana would boast of the biggest individual terminal in West Africa capable of receiving the largest vessels in the world when the Tema port expansion works being carried out Meridian Port Services (MPS) is completed. This came to light when members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), paid a working visit to […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority has held a forum with tax payers to educate them on the new developments in tax administration. Tax payers who constitute the Greater Accra Region are divided in 4 zones. In this forum, held in Sakumono, GRA sensitized constituents of the Zone 4 catchment area (i.e. the stretch from Accra Mall, […]
