GHANA’S PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED ADA SONGOR SALT PROJECT PLANS

GHANA’S PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED ADA SONGOR SALT PROJECT PLANS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said a fully developed Ada Songor Salt project has the potential to make a major contribution to the economic development of Ghana. President Akufo-Addo said Nigeria, who is Ghana’s next-door neighbour, has a demand for one million tons of salt annually, which is met by Brazilian exporters. That demand, according to the President, could be taken up by ElectroChem Ghana Limited, and other investors who have made huge investments…

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GHANA PRESIDENT COMMISSIONED Ꞓ85M ELIMINA FISHING PORT

GHANA PRESIDENT COMMISSIONED Ꞓ85M ELIMINA FISHING PORT

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the Ꞓ85-million Elmina Fishing Port rehabilitation and expansion Project, in the historic city of Elmina, in the Central Region. The biggest fishing Harbour constructed in that region has a docking space and deep marine access to ensure the durability and sustainability, as a big boost for the fishing industry in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality. Construction works on the project which began 30-months ago, had the objective to boost tourism…

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GHANA GOVT. TO DEVELOP POLICY FOR NATION’s AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

GHANA GOVT. TO DEVELOP POLICY FOR NATION’s AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the Government would develop a policy to ensure the sustainability of the automobile industry. He said the policy would involve a vehicle financing scheme to support the purchase of locally assembled vehicles by Ghanaians President Akufo-Addo said this at a commissioning ceremony of the Japan Motors state-of-the-art Nissan Assembly Plant in Tema Industrial enclave. He said the government’s policy in the automobile sector has attracted several…

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GHANA PRESIDENT INAUGRATE FIRST TAMALE INTERCHANGE

GHANA PRESIDENT INAUGRATE FIRST TAMALE INTERCHANGE

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the first Tamale Interchange here in the Northern Region. The 1.7 kilometre-interchange which construction began in 2019, is part of the US$2 billion Sinohydro Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA) between the government of Ghana and the Peoples Republic of China through the Sinohydro Corporation. The project involves the construction of 1.1 kilometres of bridges and ramps, drainage works, streetlights and 10 kilometres of asphalt overlay around the project….

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WORLD BANK APPROVES US$40M GRANTS FOR GHANA TOURISM SECTOR

WORLD BANK APPROVES US$40M GRANTS FOR GHANA TOURISM SECTOR

Ghana receives grants from World Bank for its tourism sector development. World Bank has approved US$40m for Ghana’s tourism sector. This grant will help improve Ghana’s tourism sector as well as make it attractive to the entire globe. The grant will be for improving the facilities of various tourists sites in the nation. This sites includes Elmina Heritage Bay, Axim Fort St Antonio, Assin Manso Slave River; there will also be an upgrade of Tetteh Quarshie…

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