MPs in Uganda who allocated themselves a total of 10bn Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2m) to raise awareness about coronavirus have been ordered to hand back the money. Each MP was set to get the equivalent of $5,000, although some rejected the cash. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni criticised the MPs and called their decision to allocate funding to […]
Several MPs in Botswana have been caught breaking their self-isolation instructions and have now been placed in supervised quarantine. On Thursday, all parliamentarians and President Mokgweetsi Masisi were asked to quarantine for 14 days after a health worker who had been screening them for the coronavirus herself tested positive. However a government statement said some […]
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 […]
Disinfection of cargoes entering or leaving the country has commenced at the Meridian Port Services (MPS) Terminal and the Port of Takoradi. LCB Worldwide Ghana, the company incharge of the project has moved to both points and are vigorously carrying out the task of disinfecting all cargoes in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) regulations […]
The Transport Minister, Kweku Ofori Asiamah, had early last week released a statement on the President’s position on the concerns raised by GPHA workers over the commencement of MPS’ operation on the new Terminal 3 and its eventual consequences on GPHA’s operations and due revenue. According to the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana […]
Investigations conducted by The Chronicle in Tema reveals that with effect from Monday 15th July 2019, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority ( GPHA) will cease to allocate containers to the Inland Container Depots (ICD) to work on. Between now and the 14th July 2019, a joint team of security operatives are to escort all […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Port Services, Mohammed Samara has assured shipping lines of efficient service delivery when the terminal 3 of the Tema Port expansion project commences operation in June, 2019. According to him, technology and a paperless system would be used to deliver efficient services to the shipping lines and the shipping […]
