Accra (Greater Accra)
28 September 2002- British Airways on Thursday emerged the most successful
airline at the prestigious 2002 Business Traveller Awards by winning in seven
categories, a statement issued in Accra said.
It said the airline
also won the Blue Ribbon Airline Award, as well as the top spot in the Best
Business Class category by ousting Virgin Atlantic. Chief Executive Rod
Eddington attended the ceremony at the London Hilton to collect the five other
awards for the Best Cabin Crew, Best Short-haul Flights, Best First Class, Best
Frequent Flyer Programme, and Most Innovative Airline.
The annual poll
conducted by Business Traveller Magazine, the world's leading business travel
magazine, is the only travel survey conducted by a UK-based publication, which
is independent and complies with the rules laid out by the Market Research
Society.
"In a tough year
for the industry, it's particularly heartening for us that our staff have been
able to continue to deliver excellent service, which has been recognised in this
way". "Winning seven awards means a great deal to us," Eddington
said.
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Accra (Greater Accra)
28 September 2002- The General Council of the Ghana Road Transport
Co-ordinating Council (GRTCC) on Friday said it would soon present new lorry
fares to the Ministry of Roads and Transport for consideration.
An official statement
signed by Mr Charles Ankomah, General Secretary of GRTCC and sent to the Ghana
News Agency, therefore, cautioned commercial drivers to exercise restraint
while the new lorry fares were being processed.
The statement said the
Council at its emergency meeting held on 25 September commended the Ghana
Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) for having warned the drivers to desist
from embarking on the last Monday's demonstrations to demand immediate
increases in lorry fares.
The Council also added
its voice in condemning the strike action by some of the drivers at the New
Tema Station, which nearly turned violent. In another statement, the GRTCC
expressed its appreciation to the National insurance Commission for arranging
with the Insurance industry to take up the payment of medical bills of motor
accident victims.
It said:" The
GRTCC views this as a step in the right direction and a boost to the
government's determination to abolish the "Cash and Carry System'."
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Accra (Greater Accra)
28 September 2002- Mr Thomas Ametri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Accra Markets Limited, a private liability company, owners of the Kaneshie
Market Complex, on Friday blamed the delay in construction of the proposed
multi-million cedis three-tier car park at the market, to lack of funds.
The company is now
sourcing for funds to start the project, which has been estimated at eight
million dollars to help solve the dual problems of congestion and sanitation at
the market.
Mr Ametri who was
briefing the Press on the programmes to mark the 23rd anniversary
celebrations of the market, said the car park would have a capacity for about
500 vehicles, with toilet facilities, restaurants and offices.
He said initially the
cost was estimated at 6.1 million dollars but because of lack of funds to start
it, the project was reviewed to the current cost. He said a sub-committee of
the board had been appointed to source for funds and "it is hoped that
within the next six months something positive will materialise. We therefore
appeal for fund from the public."
Mr Ametri said the
market would also take delivery of heavy-duty dustbins to be placed at vantage
points at the market and its vicinity for refuse collection to curb the problem
of sanitation.
"Our clients
would then be educated on their uses and how to take good care of them, because
the issue of sanitation at the market has been a great concern for all,
especially to passengers and customers who patronise the market.
He said since the
market was sited in a residential area with no refuse dumps, most of the
residents use the dump at the market while others just dump their refuse
anywhere around the market, "thus turning the whole market into a big
refuse dump."
Mr Ametri has
therefore urged the authorities to assist with more sanitation equipment to
help with the situation. He said the anniversary was celebrated every last
Friday of September each year, to afford the clientele an opportunity to
interact with the directors of the market to know and understand one another
and to exchange ideas leading to better management of the company.
He said this year's
celebration would be used to tell the story of the Accra Market Limited because
a lot of Ghanaians did not know the history of the Kaneshie Market. "The
market do not belong to Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) but rather to a group
of companies, including the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), the AMA, the National
Investment Bank (NIB) and the State Insurance Company (SIC) who have shares in
it."
Mr Ametri noted that
the land on which the market stood was leased to the company by the government for
50 years in November 1972. The market comprises three floors with 696 stores or
stalls on the second floor, 534 stores on the first floor and 1269 stalls on
the ground floor. Other activities for the celebrations include a durbar and an
award ceremony for the category of neatness and regular customer.
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Accra (Greater Accra)
28 September 2002- The All-Share Index of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) on
Friday registered an upward shift to close the week up at 1,308.51 points from
1,307.20 points.
However, shares traded
dropped again from Wednesday's close of 103,400 to 55,700. It opened Monday at
624,200. Total shares offered were minimal at 7,199 compared to bids of 58,293.
The change in the year to date closed at 36.88 per cent. Market capitalisation
ended trading up at 4,857.18 billion cedis. On the broader market, there were
four price changes - all positive.
The SSB Bank (SSB)
gained the highest of 21 cedis at 3,901 cedis followed by the Ghana Commercial
Bank (GCB) with five cedis at 3,356 cedis. Unilever Ghana Limited (UNIL) gained
three cedis to finish at 4,243 cedis while Mechanical Lloyd Company (MLC)
gained one cedi to end the week at 262 cedis.
The following are the
last prices of listed equities in cedis:
ABL
380
AGC 18,807
ALW 4,000
BAT 953
CFAO 67
EIC
4,520
FML
1,627
GBL 900
GCB 3,356 +5
GGL 912
HFC 955
MGL 254
MLC 262 +1
MOGL
19,720
PAF 750
PBC 400
PZ 1,850
SCB 26,023
SPPC 387
SSB 3,901 +21
SWL 285
UNIL 4,243 +3
CMLT 460
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