The Tema Port Security Manager, Colonel Joseph Punamane has met with boat operators within the fishing community to educate them on the rules and regulations governing the sea ports. According to the Port Security Manager, the sensitisation has become necessary due to the fact that many fisher folk flout the ports’ regulations out of ignorance. […]
The Family of Mrs. Josephine Tandoh Asante, the slain Manager of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is appealing directly to the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh to help bring justice to the family. BestNewsGH.com reports the head of the Aflamunam Aboradzi family of Cape Coast, Mr Kofi Atta, as shedding tears […]
An on-going dispute between chiefs and elders of Ajena and the chief of Akwamu over the ownership of land earmarked for the construction of the Mpakadan Inland Port along the Volta Lake has resulted in a court injunction on the construction. The court injunction follows negotiations by the Ministry of Railways, Ghana Ports and Harbours […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority says it has observed inconsistencies in some recent statements, publications and commentaries in the public space which seeks to suggest that the Port Authority agreed for its private terminal operating partner Meridian Port Services (MPS) to increase, its tariff as a compromise to allow the latter cede 20% retention […]
The management of Meridian Port Services (MPS), the concessionaire for the Tema Port, has agreed to cede 20 per cent retention of container cargo volumes to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). This is to enable the port authority to have a minimum level of business to forestall the job losses that would have […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) says a JoyNews report alleging revenue losses at Tema and Takoradi Ports to the tune of over $100 million, is false. The Authority has also rejected the claim that 895.519 tonnes of clinker said to have been imported in 2018 fell short of expectation, which formed the basis for […]
The Family of the late General Manager in charge of the Tema Fishing Harbour of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Mr. Kumi Adjei-Sam has scheduled tomorrow, Saturday November 2, 2019 for a one week observation in his honour. Information gathered from the family by BestNewsGH.com indicates that the event will be held at the […]
The Maritime industry in Ghana has been dealt severe blow with the passing of another manager from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). The General Managers in charge of Tema Fishing Harbour, Kumi Adjei-Sam, popularly known as Castro has been confirmed dead at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, formally Ridge Hospital. His passing today, […]
The inability of the prime suspect in the murder of Mrs Josephine Tandoh Asante to post bail bond nearly caused him his life in the Nima Police Station cells over the weekend. During one of the appearances, Her Ladyship Mrs Akosua Anokyewaa Agyapong, Presiding Magistrate at the Tema District Court, cautioned the police to ensure […]
Stakeholders in the port and maritime industry have registered their displeasure towards some of the inefficiencies associated in the cumbersome clearance process at Ghana’s ports in a forum organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative in Accra. An Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nkrumah-Ababio, lamenting revenue leakages created by diverted transit cargoes, stated that the tracking devices used […]
A family member of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) driver, Kwabena Boateng, who defrauded a pastor and absconded has revealed to the Chronicle that there was a prophecy that he would disappear because of a matter he would be linked to and which will be too big for him to handle. The same […]
The International Maritime Hospital in partnership with Specialist Health Ghana, has commissioned a new ultra-modern dental unit to add to the vast array of specialist care services the hospital provides. The hospital now boasts of the most advanced dental outfit in the country, with highly sophisticated and up-to-date equipment. The widely digital dental unit, is […]
