MPs Advocate Better Interventions During Disasters

Members of Parliament are calling for more effective ways in dealing with disasters which are recorded in various parts of the country. Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP Frank Annoh-Dompreh raised concerns with the previous government’s lack of action on the explosion at Paebo in the Eastern Region. Mr Dompreh indicated that a fresh probe into the explosion that … Read more

Sel Filling Station Must Be Stopped!!!

I heard of the painful loss of the sister of our new Trade Minister. She was caught up in the recent gas explosion. Such a productive person shouldn’t die this way. Indeed no one should die from all avoidable accidents. Please if there is a gas station within 300 m of your neighbourhood, please pile … Read more

Sel Filling Station Must Be Stopped!!!

I heard of the painful loss of the sister of our new Trade Minister. She was caught up in the recent gas explosion. Such a productive person shouldn’t die this way. Indeed no one should die from all avoidable accidents. Please if there is a gas station within 300 m of your neighbourhood, please pile … Read more

Blood Shortage Hits 37 Military Hospital

The recent gas explosion near the Trade Fair Centre at La in Accra, which resulted in the death of 11 people and injury to more than 40 others, has caused shortage of blood at the 37 Military Hospital. Making a passionate appeal through the Daily Graphic in an interview in Accra yesterday, Major Pabi called … Read more

37 Military Hospital Runs Out of Blood

The recent gas explosion near the Trade Fair Centre at La in Accra, which resulted in the death of 11 people and injury to more than 40 others, has caused shortage of blood at the 37 Military Hospital. According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the hospital, Major Gariba Pabi, “as a result of … Read more

Bawaleshie Residents Worried Over Closeness of Fuel Stations [Report]

The siting of a Liquified Petroleum Gas station and three other diesel and petrol outlets, close to some residential facilities at Bawaleshie in the Greater Accra Region, is becoming a source of worry for many residents. People living close to these fuel stations have expressed fear about possible explosion and the resultant loss of lives and … Read more

The Strive For Superiority Within The Security Services

I had for sometime read and followed closely articles written by this young and sensational police writer ‘Abdul Hanan Mohammed El-Saeed ‘. I had developed some kind of love(that’s if I chose the right word) for him and had always been on the look out for his articles to read until today when I came … Read more

MOH Supports Health Facilities Caring For Gas Explosion Victims

The Ministry of Health (MOH)has presented a cheque of GH¢ 200,000.00 to support four health institutions taking care of victims of the recent gas explosion at La in Accra. The explosion occurred at the Louis Gas Station behind the International Trade Fair Centre. The four health facilities taking care of the victims are the 37 … Read more

The La Gas Explosion Is A Land Use Planning Issue

The recent gas explosion at Labadi that resulted in the deaths of about 11 innocent people and over 40 victims who are still receiving treatment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital is a land use planning issue. Land use planning is a systematic process of identifying community goals and specific land … Read more