The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has led a team to inspect Ho Airport ahead of the 66th Independence Anniversary celebration scheduled to take place at Ho, the Volta Region capital. The team, together with Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, inspected the operational areas: namely the Arrival and...
The Policy Forum with Emmanuel OWUSU According to Regulation 128 (1) of Road Traffic Regulation Act LI 2180 the “Licensing Authority shall not register a motorcycle to carry a fare-paying passenger.” ... Section 128 (3) further stipulates that “a person shall not ride on a motorcycle or tricycle as a...
Minister for Railways Development, John-Peter Amewu, has revealed that the inability of government and its partners to implement the Accra Skytrain Project is due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the minister, following pre-feasibility studies the parties were set to undertake a 9-month long feasibility studies to...
Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) has been awarded the International Organisation Standardisaion (ISO) standards; Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015), Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2015) and Occupational Health and Safety Management System (ISO 45001:2018) in its first year of operations forming the integral management system. The scope of the ISO certification...
The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), has urged government to review aspects of the current law pertaining to fees charged at the ports as a result of delays in the clearance of goods to reduce cost. Mr Edward Tetteh-Owusu Akrong, the President of (GIFF), who made the call, said...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared that the nation's borders will continue to remain shut until the decision is reviewed. This, according to the President, will enhance the efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the country since a major number of confirmed cases in recent times were...
Yango is thrilled to announce its plans to add thousands of cars to the service by the end of 2023, thus deepening the ride-hailing experience for its clients in Ghana. This will be done through a partnership with Leasafric Ghana Plc, the leading leasing and logistics business in Ghana. Under the...
Over US$158million has been unlocked in private capital for 2,846 agribusinesses under the USAID Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (USAID FinGAP). Forty (40) percent of these enterprises are women-led. The five-year project aims to improve financing and investment in agribusinesses operating in the maize, soy, and rice value chains in the Northern...
The Black Unity Bike Ride (BUBR) has presented a cheque for £10,000 and cycling gears to the Vida Cycling Programme at Apegusu in the Asuogyaman District in the Eastern Region. The money is to support the programme which is an NGO for aspiring female cyclists, a grassroots programme dedicated to...
About 50 truck drivers of Satellite Trans Limited have received training on road safety as part of efforts to ensure safety. The training, facilitated by officials from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of Tema Regional Police Command, educated the drivers on some road safety measures. The beneficiary truck drivers...