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BOST shuts head office after staff test positive for COVID-19

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has temporarily shut down its head office at Dzorwulu, Accra, after a number of its staff tested positive for the Coronavirus disease following a mass testing exercise. A statement issued by the company said the mass testing exercise was necessitated after a staff of the IT […]

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Implement a fuel subsidy scheme for commercial vehicle drivers – COPEC to govt

The plight of commercial vehicle drivers continues to worsen in this COVID-19 era as fuel prices have shot up from GH¢4.65 per litre to GH¢4.820 per litre at various pumps, representing some 3.8 per cent. Drivers over the week called on the government to as a matter of urgency come to their aid by reducing

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Abandoning fossil fuels for renewable energy is counterproductive. First, optimize fossil fuel reserves to avoid stranded assets -Senyo Hosi

Stranded Assets: Resources that once had value or produced income but no longer does often because of changes in technology and other external factors. The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors is cautioning decision-makers in Africa’s oil and gas space not to abandon fossil fuel exploitation to pursue heavy investments into renewable

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ExxonMobil to make major job cuts

The largest oil company in the United States is preparing to let go between 5% and 10% of its US-based employees subject to performance reviewed, anonymous sources told BNN Bloomberg. Exxon’s job cuts will be characterized as performance-based, and not considered layoffs, technically speaking. Employees who are not subject to performance reviews will not be affected, the

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Fuel Quantity Check: We’re Not Usurping Powers Of State Authorities – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers says it is not usurping the powers of regulatory agencies within the petroleum sector with its Fuel Quantity Checks (FQC) exercise. COPEC, a civil society organization that represents the interests of petroleum consumers, said it believes it has the right to assess the quantity of fuel Ghanaians are served with

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Africa Summit: CBOD CEO Senyo Hosi urges African leaders to pay close attention to the lessons from Covid-19 for Africa to be self-reliant

The CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) Senyo is urging African leaders to pay close attention to the lessons from Covid-19 for the continent to be self-reliant. Mr. Hosi was speaking during a panel session on the theme “COVID-19: Pathways to Africa’s Economic Recovery and Growth – The place of policy response

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Senyo Hosi, Eswatini PM, Liberia VP and others to speak about Africa’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic at the Africa Summit 2020

The CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) Senyo Hosi will be speaking alongside the Prime Minister for Eswatini H.E. Ambrose Dlamini, Vice President of Liberia Jewel Howard-Taylor and the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland QC among other leaders from diverse backgrounds in the continent. They will participate in the virtual Africa

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CBOD donates more boom mic poles to the media to help journalists ensure personal safety during Covid-19 spread, wishes 5 infected Multimedia journalists speedy recovery

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) has donated more boom mics in a second round of donations to media houses to help journalists ensure their personal safety as they carry out their duties. CBOD gave out boom mic poles to Graphic online (graphic.com.gh), TV3 and GHOne TV on Friday, June 19, 2020. The donation

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CBOD petitions GRA over challenges associated with the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS)

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) has petitioned the Ghana Revenue Authority over some challenges Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) are experiencing with the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), a system deployed by the GRA to replace GCNeT, the previous system that linked all players in clearing goods through the port. While BDCs are appreciative

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CBOD commiserates with the family of former BOST MD George Mensah Okley following his death

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) is commiserating with the family of the former Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, George Mensah Okley following his death. He is reported to have passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020, at the 37 Military hospital. Mr. Okley was in 2017 appointed

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