His Excellency the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo has offered the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and Meridian Ports Services (MPS) another window of opportunity to negotiate operational conditions at the Port of Tema. The Acting Director of Port, Tema, Mrs. Sandra Opoku disclosed this to the BestNewsGH.com in a telephone conversation. According […]
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Police launch manhunt for GPHA driver who defrauded a pastor of 15 thousand Ghana Cedis
The Tema Regional Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service are on man hunt for a staff of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) who absconded after he defrauded a pastor under the pretext of providing him an accommodation. The fugitive, Kwabena Boateng, aka Kobby, 34, a driver was alleged to have […]
EPA-GPHA organise clean up exercise to celebrate world ocean day
The Environmental Protection Agency, in conjunction with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, has embarked on a thorough clean up exercise of the beach front within the Fishing Harbour enclave in Tema, to mark the World Ocean Day. World Ocean Day is a global celebration where hundreds of events around the world are organized to […]
Port ladies get new uniforms-says it will inspire confidence and propel efficient service delivery
There is currently a growing level of interest to increase and improve the participation of women in the Ports, Shipping and Maritime Transport Industry globally and nationally. At a recently held 6th Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Africa Region Conference in Ghana, the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Kitack Lim […]
MPS deal may be reviewed-read full review demanded by workers’ unions
Government may be considering measures to review portions of the Meridian Port Services Agreement with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) after several agitations and concerns raised by the Trades Union Congress and the Maritime and Dock Workers Union, The Finder has gathered. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday met with the leadership of […]
Esther Gyebi-Donkor grabs Award at 5th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards
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 […]
GPHA staff to hoist red flags today in protest of Govt’s inability to ratify MPS concessionary agreement
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 […]
Clearing agent, café operator nabbed for falsifying GPHA invoice
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 […]
Former GPHA DG and aspiring NPP MP for Asuogyaman picks two awards at Global Achievers Leadership Awards
Paul Asare Ansah, the former Director General of GPHA, now Technical Advisor to the Minister of Transport and Aspiring MP for Asuogyaman won 2 awards at the 6th Ever Global Achievers Leadership Awards ceremony held yesterday, 11 April 2019 at the British Council Hall. He won the Community Impact Personality Award “in grateful appreciation for […]
Appointment of Director for Keta Port: Parliament to summon Transport Minister and GPHA officials
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, […]
Murdered GPHA Public Affairs Manager Josephine Asante laid to rest, see pictures
The slain Public Affairs Manager of the Tema Port, Mrs Josephine Asante, who was murdered at her Emefs Estate home near Afienya in the Ningo Prampram District on January 13, 2019 has been laid to rest. She was buried on Saturday March, 16 2019 after a church service at the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic […]
International Maritime Hospital undertakes 30 successful surgeries, operates a 24 hour service
The International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) has for some weeks now been operating in Ghana as a full-fledged 24-hour hospital with modern theatre facilities undertaking major surgeries and admitting many patients both locally and internationally. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Dr. Sylvester Yaw Oppong the well-equipped surgical theatres has placed the hospital […]