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The Railway Workers Union has threatened to strike from August 22 because of concerns with the management of the Ghana Railway Company. “We have arrived at this decision because GRCL [Ghana Railway Company] feels neglected, and the centre can no longer hold,” it said in a statement. The union’s contentions …

The Minister of Railway Development, John Peter Amewu, has disclosed to the media that some faceless individuals have started stealing materials meant for the 97 kilometres Railway Project from Tema to Mpakadan. He told journalists that about 250 bolts and nuts used in the fittings for the tracks have been stolen …

Works on the 83.5-kilometre standard gauge railway line from Kumasi to Obuasi in the Ashanti Region is suffering a major setback as some squatters and residents have placed an interim injunction on the ongoing project. Asokwa Municipal Chief Executive Akwanuasa Gyimah, speaking on Akoma FM’s weekend political show Wonsom, explained …

Two persons have lost their lives in a wild inferno which swept through a slum at Railway Line near Odwna, a suburb of Accra Sunday morning. Several wooden structures which serve as dwelling place and commercial activities of the victims have been burnt. In addition, several other properties have been …

Mr John-Peter Amewu, the Minister of Railways Development, on Wednesday, announced that government has paid 68 million euros to Amandi Holdings Limited to begin construction works on the Manso-Huni Valley rail line in the Western Region. Mr Amewu said this, in Accra, Wednesday at a media briefing on the Government’s …

Five persons have been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing railway tracks running into millions of Ghana Cedis, at Daanyansah and Kwesiho in the Eastern region. The suspects aged between 25 and 30, are Kwame Sammy, Akwasi Ofori, Abduali Issaka, Kwabena Tawiah, and David Kofi Adofo. The Ghanaian Times …

Two companies, Messrs Frontline Consortium and African Global Development Sarl, have submitted their technical and financial proposals for the development of the Ghana-Burkina railway project. The bilateral agreement, which will see the construction of a railway line connecting major cities and towns on the Tema corridor from the Tema Port …

  The Ghana Railway Development Authority has debunked claims it has sold a land housing its warehouse at CMB in Accra. It follows concerns raised by traders in the area who have been asked to vacate the area to make way for the construction of stalls. The troubled traders, who …

Richard Dombo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Railway Development Limited (GRDA) is dead. According to a Joy News report monitored by GhanaWeb, he died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Since he tested positive for the virus, Richard Dombo, was on self-isolation at his home until his …

A 108-year-old woman has been thrown into a state of depression after she was served a notice to vacate her six-bedroom building to pave way for railway construction in the Volta Region. Hana Sesi Abla, in an interview with JoyNews, described as wicked the move by the Ghana Railway Development …