The Keta Investment Promotion Center (KIPC) has sent a plea to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to speed up the construction of the Keta Port, due to its geographical location and strategic importance to Ghana. In a statement signed by the CEO, Enyonam Adzo Apetorgbor, she said the people will …
Read More »Give private schools port duty waiver to acquire good buses – Government told
A journalist with Kumasi based first private radio station Otec, Nana Akwasi Acheampong well known in the media as Kanewu has called on Government and the education Ministry to support schools in the country especially private ones to get road worthy and durable school buses to ensure safety of children …
Read More »Ghanaian narrates how he managed to pay Ghs4000 and sneaked into a cabin from Tema port to Spain
Spain-based Ghanaian Ben Yankson has made public his stowaway journey from Ghana to Europe in a cabin of a ship leaving the Tema port. In a chat on SVTV Africa, Ben indicated that a friend informed him of a connection to Spain on a ship. According to Ben, he paid …
Read More »Keta Port not substantially completed as you claim – KIPC to Ofori-Atta
The Keta Investment Promotion Centre (KIPC) has refuted claims by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta that the Keta Port project has seen some progress. Ofori Atta during the presentation of the 2023 budget, on Thursday, November 24, said “Mr. Speaker, substantial progress has been made in the development of 12 coastal fish …
Read More »Bawumia cuts sod for first Inland Marine Port in Northern Ghana
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for work to begin on the construction of the first Inland marine port in the northern parts of Ghana and an accompanying Industrial Park at Debre in the Savannah Region. The multimodal transport corridor, known as the Trans-Volta Logistics Corridor, …
Read More »Director at ‘non-existent’ Keta Port keeps taking millions as salary
The Keta Port is non existing but the government has kept paying the director for ten months, the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed. The director, Dr Alexander Adusei who was appointed by Nana Addo has been receiving salaries worth millions of cedis for the fanthom port, …
Read More »US busts syndicate shipping stolen luxury cars to Ghana via NY, NJ ports
• US officials have intercepted a luxury car exporting syndicate • They steal cars from across the country and export mostly to West Africa • Ghana is one of their main destinations US Customs and Border Protection officials at one of the country’s busiest ports have intercepted a car syndicate …
Read More »Ease of doing business improved at Durban Port
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the progress made at the Durban Port following reports of congestion and backlog problems. Addressing media during a tour of inspection, President Ramaphosa said he has met with the local business people who raised concerns about the port’s inefficiencies. “They were complaining that their goods …
Read More »How a French billionaire gained control of Ghana’s largest port – Repor
French billionaire Vincent Bolloré has been accused of shady deals and underhand dealings in the processes leading to his company’s control of Ghana’s largest port, the Tema Harbour. In a special report, Pan African publication African-Confidential uncovered how Bolloré’s firm, Bolloré Africa Logistics, won the right to build and …
Read More »Customs impounds oil vessel at Tema Port
The Tema Command of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority is holding an oil supply vessel, MV Famous 1, at the Tema Port. This follows the discovery of gasoline products which the owners allegedly declared as sludge. Officials suspected that the gasoline products were being smuggled under the guise …
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