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Akufo-Addo showed excellent leadership in tackling effect of coronavirus on economy – BoG Boss

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison has said the government was very swift in its response to the effect of theCoronavirus pandemic on the local economy. He said also that president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo provided excellent leadership by rising up to the challenge that the Pandemic had brought to the economy. Dr Addison explained that ...

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Japan Motors to assemble Nissan vehicles in Ghana from 2021

Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd. (JMTC) is to begin assembling Nissan vehicles in Ghana by the first half of 2021. This is a result of an assembling agreement between Nissan and Japan Motors, which was announced at a ceremony in Accra in line with Ghana’s automotive development agenda. According to the Managing Director of Nissan South Africa, Shinkichi Izumi, the ...

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Vote Akufo-Addo, his ambulance was there for me when I had an accident – Samini

Celebrated reggae/dancehall artiste Samini has reiterated his call on the electorate to vote for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 7 elections because the ambulances he brought into the country saved him while cycling. Sharing his experience in a video endorsing the President for another four years, the forever hitmaker said: “The other day I was ...

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International airlines plan direct flights to Kumasi

AviationGhana sources have confirmed that two major international airlines are planning to start a direct service between their hubs and the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi when the Kumasi International Airport is completed. The two airlines believe that the region has the numbers to make any such future operation successful. “We have been looking at the numbers and we think that ...

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KIA: $150 for coronavirus test scary – AfDB Gen Secretary

The Secretary-General of the African Development Bank Group, Professor Vincent Nmehielle has described as scary the $150 dollars being charged for COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport. Prof. Nmehielle is calling on the government to review the amount and reduce it adding that the charge is a disincentive for the business community and tourists who are interested in traveling ...

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Contractors on Boankra project told to justify decision to select them

The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has sent a note of caution to the consortium of contractors working on the Boankra Inland Port Project, especially, the Ghanaian partner, to maintain focus and deliver quality work. This, stated, will justify the confidence reposed in indigenous contractors by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo. According to him, the delivery of quality work and ...

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Transport Minister asks Boankra contractors to live up to expectations

The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has asked the consortium of contractors working on the Boankra Inland Port Project, especially the Ghanaian partner, to maintain focus and deliver quality work to justify the confidence reposed in indigenous contractors by the President of the Republic. According to him, delivery of quality work within the scheduled three-year completion time will pave ...

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NDC left US$345 million debt at Tema Oil Refinery – Amin Adam

A deputy Minister of Energy in charge of the petroleum sector, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has indicated that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) government has managed the affairs of the Tema Oil Refinery(TOR) better than the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. According to him, TOR witnessed some growth within the NPP tenure. He made this known at ‘The Energy Manifesto ...

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US$300 million Kumasi International Airport nears completion

Construction of a new terminal building and other ancillary works at the Kumasi Airport is nearing completion, a visit by AviationGhana to the facility has revealed. In June 2018, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the second phase of the expansion of Kumasi Airport, which is expected to be completed in 24 months. The project, valued at ...

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