Tag: Ghana

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:44 UTC

  Ghana will insist in relocating Argentine frigate with a new court order

  

  Ghana’s government is expected to submit a petition on Monday to cut all water, electricity and fuel supply to Argentina’s navy training ARA Libertad frigate after armed sailors prevented an operation led by local port authorities, GPHA, who wanted to relocate the ship to another berth, spokesmen of Tema Port said.

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:40 UTC

  International unions’ group calls for a speedy resolution of the Argentina/Ghana impasse

  

  The Vice President of International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), has called for a timely resolution of the stalemate leading to the seizure of the Argentina Naval frigate ARA Libertad in Ghana.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 02:20 UTC

  Argentine armed sailors prevent Ghana port officials from moving ARA Libertad

  

  Armed sailors on board the detained Argentine ARA Libertad frigate in Ghana threatened to open fire on Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) officials, if they attempted to move the ship from berth 11 to berth six, at the Tema Port, according to reports of “The Chronicle” local newspaper.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Argentina to appeal Ghana court decision to move ‘Libertad’ from commercial port

  

  A Ghanaian court authorized on Monday to have Argentina’s ARA Libertad navy training frigate, impounded over a lawsuit filed by a US based fund, removed from Tema’s commercial port to another local pier in order to liberate space that’s crucial for the in and out of cargo liners.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2012 - 04:07 UTC

  South African minister admits a second Argentine navy vessel could be impounded

  

  When Argentina still has not recovered from the impounding of the Navy’s flagship, ARA Libertad, retained in Ghana, another piece of bad news was confirmed in Pretoria on Friday when South African Foreign minister admitted that a second navy vessel, ARA Espora, docked in Simonstown was exposed to a similar fate.

• Thursday, November 1st 2012 - 23:07 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez criticizes US court and promises all debt bonds will be paid in dollars

  

  President Cristina Fernández returned to stage on Thursday and assured that Argentina's dollar-denominated debt bonds are to be “paid in dollars” whilst criticizing the New York judiciary for its latest ruling against Argentina, in a speech at the Government House.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2012 - 07:30 UTC

  ARA Libertad retained in Ghana has cost Argentina almost 3m dollars

  

  The Argentine navy flagship ARA Libertad impounded in Ghana by US investment funds since 2 October has cost so far over 2.6 million dollars, half of which for the repatriation of the 281 cadets and crewmembers, according to Argentine naval and diplomatic sources quoted in the Buenos Aires media.

• Friday, October 26th 2012 - 06:40 UTC

  Argentina admits Libertad is the 29th asset impound case by ‘vulture’ funds

  

  Argentina finally admitted that the retaining of the training frigate ARA Libertad in Ghana is not an isolated case since the so called ‘vulture’ funds have managed to impound a total of 28 assets including the presidential aircraft Tango 01, bank accounts, property and even a satellite.

• Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 18:51 UTC

  Ghana port authorities want ARA Libertad moved to anchorage; Argentina refuses

  

  Ghanaian officials asked a judge Thursday to order the Argentine navy ship detained in the West African nation over a debt dispute to be moved because it was blocking valuable space at the port of Tema.

• Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 18:39 UTC

  ARA Libertad: Defence minister takes responsibility; Ghana embarrassed with the incident

  

  Argentine Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli took responsibility on Thursday for the fate of the navy training frigate Libertad, which continues to be impounded in Ghana. Meanwhile from Ghana a top official said the country was “embarrassed” with the whole incident.