The Minister of Transport, Mr. Mike Hammah on Wednesday cut the sod for the commencement of the phase three of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) development project, estimated at 51 million dollars.
About 38 narcotic drug related arrests were made by security officials at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra last year. The cases included the seizure of 22 cocaine, eight heroin and six cannabis.
The Kotoka International Airport has suspended the supply of Aviation Turbine Kerosene Fuel, Airport management announced on Saturday. It has therefore asked airline to refuel from neighbouring countries especially Togo while these who have their own special arrangements are supposed to stick to them.
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has warned fishermen and travellers on the Volta Lake to be on high alert as the season of thunderstorms begins late February in order to avoid the perennial boat disasters on the lake.
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) and its state collaborators would in the next few weeks establish a National Drivers Academy (NDA), an official of the Commission said in Accra. Mr David Osafo Adonteng, Director, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the NRSC, who made the announcement, said the NDA would provide formal training to drivers under a system of professional and vocational career development designed in fulfillment of national and international standard requirement for road safety, professional ethics and competence.
