A trader, Abdul Aziz, has been killed after he was hit by a falling telecommunication mast in Takoradi in the Western region. Aziz died at the Effia-Nkwanta regional Hospital where he was receiving medical attention. Aziz suffered severe scalp injuries when the mast erected on a four story building just around the crowded Takoradi Kojokrom … Read more
Two persons are in the grips of the police for their role in the trade of substandard diesel in parts of the Western Region. Three others are currently on the run following a recent crackdown on vendors of the commodity. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has confiscated 10,000 litres of diesel in its latest crackdown … Read more
The Akufo-Addo-led government must appreciate the good initiatives made by the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in the rail sector, Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader has said. According to him, those initiatives undertaken by former President John Mahama form the foundation upon which President Akufo-Addo will extend rail to Kibi in the Eastern Region to … Read more
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has outlined government’s intended projects aimed at revamping the railway sector. Key among these projects, is the completion of the railway lines along the Sekondi to Takoradi via the Kojokrom section. This according to government, “will help improve the operational performance and revenue of Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) … Read more
It was all wailing last Tuesday night at Kojokrom, a suburb of Sekondi-Takoradi metro in the Western Region, when a 50-year-old man, identified as Kweku, was crushed to death by a moving train at the newly constructed railway terminal in the town. Residents, passers-by and hawkers in the area were seen wailing and crying, especially … Read more
The man believed to be in his 50s was crushed into pieces by a Train at Railway Terminal It was a very pathetic and heart wrenching scene at Kojokrom on Tuesday night, February 21, 2017 when a man believed to be in his 50s was killed and crushed into pieces by a Train at a … Read more
The construction of the Takoradi to Paga railway, connecting the Eastern and Western corridors, will be initiated this year to open up the country President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed. Mr Akufo-Addo revealed this when he delivered the State of the Nation address to parliament on Tuesday, 21 February. Successive governments have made attempts … Read more
According to him, cabinet has already approved the construction of the Tema-Akosombo railway for early in 2017. He said funding for the project, has already been secured. He said the proposed line, 84.8 kilometers, valued at $398.33 million, is expected to link the ports of Tema to the lake ports of Akosombo. “Government in accordance with … Read more
Workers of Volta Lake, a company contracted by the Government to clean the Albert Bosomtwe Sam Fishing Harbour in Sekondi have disclosed that they are yet to be paid their full salaries more than a year after their engagement The disgruntled workers numbering over 30 claim the Manageress of the Company, one Dinah Mensah has … Read more
Workers of Volta Lake, a company contracted by the government to clean the Albert Bosomtwe Sam Fishing Harbour in Sekondi on Monday September 5, 2016 besieged the premises of Skyy Power Fm at Fijai to lament over the nonpayment of salaries for over fifteen months. The disgruntled workers numbering over 30 claim the manageress of … Read more