[ads1]Wholly owned Ghanaian Airline, Goldstar Air (Wings Of Ghana) together with E-Station, a Chinese logistics company on Tuesday September 22, 2020 donated assorted Personal Protective Equipments (PPE’s) to the Ghana Police Service.
The equipments were donated to the Ghana Police Service at their headquarters in Accra to boast the daily activities of the police towards the fight against the devastating coronavirus.
Mr. Eric Bannerman, the Executive Chairman of Goldstar Air said “As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, health service workers are on the front line, but close behind the police service personnel are thrust into new roles as they engage and enforce new policies and laws governing societal behaviours.”
“Social distancing, restrictions on movement within and between countries, and new rules and regulations on who can work, and from where, have turned lives upside down. These developments have added new tasks for the police organisation. And they have changed the demands on, and expectations of, policing at a time when resources are already stretched — in part due to absenteeism directly caused by COVID-19. In addition, the police organisation must deal with operational duties while protecting themselves against the infection and in this kind gesture, we, a proudly wholly owned Ghanaian airline is here to fully support the Police officers to give off their best and stay out of harm, The presentation forms part of Goldstar Air’s Corporate Social Responsibility to assist the management of the Ghana Police Service as it goes about with their obligation in the face of the Coronavirus plague.”
He continued that, “Goldstar Air’s corporate social responsibility is a concept whereby the airline integrates social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with stakeholders and will be extending to other institutions as well. The airline will be working closely with the security agencies like the Ghana Police Service for In-flight security, as they travel as Air Marshalls with the purpose of protecting our aircrafts and our passengers against acts of unlawful interference.[ads2]
“Our intention as Ghanaians, is to build a state-of-the-art and trend-setting aviation industry able to compete within the international market in terms of safety, quality, reliability, punctuality, efficiency and costs and would improve the Ghanaian economy through the provision of affordable and available international travel and provide job opportunities. The airline’s impressive strides in corporate social responsibility, corporate vision, inspiration and pioneering innovations in Ghana are critical parts of the country’s transformation agenda toward economic growth.”
The items were presented on behalf of both companies by Eric Bannerman, the Executive Chairman / CEO of Goldstar Air and Jibiao YE of E-stations Logistics International Limited and were received by Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr. Samuel Monney, Director-General Technical on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh.[ads3]
Mr. Monney thanked the two companies for their contribution to the fight and prevention of COVID-19. He assured them that the Police will make use of the items to demonstrate the Presidential directives of the mandatory wearing of face shields and nose masks.
Goldstar Air is a wholly owned Ghanaian airline and will be initially flying to twelve destinations namely London, Baltimore Washington International Airport, Dubai, Providence International Airport, Guangzhou, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Abidjan, Freetown, Conakry, Banjul and pending cities, Atlanta-Georgia, Chicago-Illinois and Houston-Texas. Goldstar Air is also projecting a fleet of more than one hundred (100) modern aircrafts to a network of more than ninety (90) key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean and North America.[ads4]
Present to grace the occasion were officials from Goldstar Air included the Director of Cargo Mr John Ashong-Mettle , Mr. Charles Nettey (Airport Manager), Mr Michael Neequaye (Cabin Crew), Ms Rachael Quaynor (Cabin Crew), Justina Mckenzi (Cabin Crew), Dorinda Damprane (Cabin Crew), Mr Edmund Lamptey (Cabin Crew), Ms Emelia Yeboah Boateng (Cabin Crew), , Mr Edwin Lamptey (Cabin Crew), Ms Excel Norman (Cabin Crew) and Mr Maxwell Anafo (Staff of E-station Logistics Limited).
Accompanying the Commissioner of Police (COP) to receive the Personal Protective Equipments (PPE’s) were ASP Mr Tenku, CPL Bernice Naa Lamiley Lamptey, Chief/Inspector Angela, L/CLP Benedicta Brago, Inspector John Mensah, Adamu Ibrahim.
