Pundits call for amicable end to LIAT dispute
By Kadeem Joseph
There has been a strident call for diplomacy to prevail as efforts continue to return the regional carrier LIAT to the skies.
The pleas come after Prime Minister Gaston Browne chided St Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados for allegedly discriminating against the carrier, after what he characterised as new stipulations that forced LIAT to suspend flights to those destinations.
The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, later said the suspension was due to failings on the part of the airline and the matter could have been handled with a discussion between both heads of government.
Aviation commentator calls on LIAT officials to ensure all is in order before return to the skies
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The former head of the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority is calling on LIAT officials to ensure that they “dot their I’s and cross their T’s” as efforts continue to restore the carrier.
Gatesworth James said that these measures are important due to the nature of the aviation industry.
“… It is sophisticated and highly regulatory, and it is so because of the kind of services and products that we are carrying,” he advised. “You don’t leave anything unturned.”
Contested Techiman South results could’ve pushed 2020 polls to run off – NDC
Member of the NDC’s national collation team, Dr. Justice Moses Aheto has said the chairperson of the Electoral CommissionJean Mensa goofed by telling Ghanaians that the omission of the Techiman South results wouldn t have had any effect on the final results.
According to Dr Justice Moses Aheto, there was no way the figures of Techiman South which is 128,018 would not affect the final results of the election.
He explained that the addition of the 128,018 would have led to a runoff as per percentage computation, Nana Addo would have obtained 49.265% while Mahama would have obtained 46.76% of the valid votes cast.