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  The Minister of Railways Development, Mr John-Peter Amewu, has stated that one of his many plans for the railway sector is to leave a legacy of a revamped and robust sector that drives Ghana’s transport sector. He said it would also be his priority as the new minister to speed up processes for the completion of the Intercontinental transportation system through rail from Tema to Burkina Faso. Mr Amewu, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hohoe Constituency, said the complet...

Ghana’s Growth Has Been Steady Since Independence - Joe Ghartey

Ghana’s Growth Has Been Steady Since Independence - Joe Ghartey

Joe Ghartey Congratulates Akufo-Addo, Bawumia On Election Petition Victory

  The minority members on the Appointments Committee of Parliament have rejected three ministers-designate after the vetting of the nominees. However, the Committee has put on hold the approval of five others seeking further clarification. They are: Roads and Highways portfolio Kwesi Amoako-Atta, Minister-designate for Communications and Digitization, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, Health Minister-designate, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Attorney General-designate, Godfred Yeboah Dame and John Peter Amewu, Minist...

  The University of Mines and Technology, UMaT at Tarkwa in the Western Region has acknowledged the invaluable role played by Mr Joe Ghartey, the immediate past Minister of Railways and Development towards the establishment of the UMaT School of Railways and Infrastructure Development, SRID at Ketan. Professor Richard Kwesi Amankwah, the Vice Chancellor of UMat recalled that, the idea for the SRID was mooted by Mr Ghartey when he delivered the UMaT Alumni lecture in October 2018 on the theme, ...

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has failed to approve the appointments of ministers-designate for Food and Agriculture, Information and Fisheries – Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and Hawa Koomson – respectively.

  Presidential candidate aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hon. Joe Ghartey has attended the one-week observation of the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Railways Development Authority (GRDA), Richard Dombo. Hon. Ghartey, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan Constituency in the Western Region, attended the one-week observation together with his wife, lawyer Efua Ghartey Esq. and his team, at the Christ the King Parish Hall in Accra on Saturday, Februa...

  The intention of the Government of Ghana to develop sufficient Human Resources for the country’s railways subsector has seen a major boost with the matriculation of the first batch of students for the Ghana School of Railways and Infrastructure Development.   The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) which operates the Ghana School of Railways and Infrastructure Development, held the matriculation recently.   UMaT opened the Ghana School of Railways and Infrastructure Development Cam...

  The Minister-designate for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu, has noted emphatically that his predecessor, Hon. Joe Ghartey did marvellously well as far as the development of the railway sector in Ghana is concerned.   According to Mr Amewu, Hon. Ghartey and his then team at the Railways Development Ministry “laid a solid foundation” for Ghana’s railway sector.   Joe Ghartey and the other teams have done quite marvellously for this country, According to Mr Amewu.   He made the ...