There is total chaos at the Takoradi Port since April 1, when Ghana Link services started to implement its supposedly superior UNIPASS/Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS), with freight forwarders left frustrated and in utter shock and disappointment.
The frustrated Freight forwarders are mulling over failure of the UNIPASS system to...
African governments are being impressed upon to keep their trade borders open for business in order to ensure the free flow of medical supplies, food and other essentials which will aid the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deadly coronavirus pandemic outbreak has forced several jurisdictions to close their borders...
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The Controller and Accountant-General has implemented the three months’ tax relief granted to all health workers, as directed by the president in his recent address to the nation on the coronavirus disease.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, while addressing the nation on April 5, 2020, on measures taken by government...
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The essence of keeping Ghana's sea port open is to ensure the nation’s economic survival in terms of revenue mobilization, hence the relevance of continues cargo clearing at the port amidst ongoing temporary restrictions on movements of persons in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic .
Port users are being encouraged...
A professor in supply chain and logistics management, Douglas Boateng has urged government to enhance its strategies to ensure that many more COVID-19 patients recover as it will serve as the bedrock to attract investments in the near future.
According to him, government must introduce measures to enhance the collection...
Consumers can expect fuel prices to drop to as low as GH¢3.5 per litre if international oil prices remain in the US$20-US$25/bbl range, and GH¢4 per litre if prices rise to the US$30 - US$35 range, a former Chief Executive Officer of the country’s petroleum downstream regulator has projected.
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The World Bank has said that measures such as lockdowns used to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by many advanced countries may not work in Africa, hence, the need for governments to design a model that will suit their systems.
Some African countries including Ghana have resorted to...
The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, a private sector-led initiative, has set out a major plan to construct a 100-bed COVID-19 treatment and isolation facility to complement government efforts to contain the coronavirus.
Construction work on the new facility was expected to commence yesterday, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, and is...