Tag Archives: TAKORADI

Over 150 stalls have reportedly been burnt to ashes at the makeshift market in Takoradi. The fire, according to sources, started around 2 :18 am on Monday April 4 ,2022. Items lost include raw food items such as yam , corn dough , beans , as well as packs of …

The Sekondi-Takoradi branch of the Ghana Online Drivers Association (GODA) has urged service providers to reduce their commission charges per trip on online drivers. According to them if the service providers reduce their percentage on charges, it would not affect both the providers and driver, “You won’t make losses if …

The Ghana Railways Company Limited has explained that a false fire alarm on a Takoradi-bound train on Thursday caused a stampede that left more than 50 passengers injured. According to the company, a non-critical smoke that was detected from the engine compartment of the train caused some passengers to panic …

Scores of school children have reportedly been injured in a train accident at New Takoradi in the Western region on Thursday, March 10. The victims are currently receiving treatment at the New Takoradi Health Centre. Sources told Empire News that Ghana Railways workers’ train which serves as a shuttle for …

The family of a taxi driver who died in a police cells after he was arrested for knocking down some police officers around the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi-Takoradi, has sued the Ghana Police Service. The family says it seeks to find answers on what killed Joseph Entsie as …

Residents of Sekondi-Takoradi and some adjoining communities in the Western Region, have been battling with acute water shortage for the past two weeks. The activities of both domestic and commercial users have been affected and they now have to walk long distances in search of water. Food vendors and other …

The University of Ghana has announced plans to open City Campuses at Takoradi and Kumasi in the Western and Ashanti regions respectively. Both campuses will offer 2021/2022 undergraduate admissions for Bachelor of Science in Administration with options in Accounting, Banking, and Finance, Insurance, Public Administration, Health Service Administration, Human Resource …

Several residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis are yet to see water run through their pipes despite the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) rationing exercise. This the GWCL said was as a result of reduced pumping hours at the treatment plant at Daboase occasioned by raw water unavailability. “The company understands what cherished customers …

Private legal practitioner, lawyer Kofi Bekai has explained that if found guilty, the suspended Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Abdul-Mumin Issah could be jailed for three maximum years. Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem, the lawyer said the MCE’s behaviour amounts to a misdemeanour, and the maximum years stated in the law …

The suspended Metropolitan Chief Executive for Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul-Mumin Issah says he will cooperate with the Police in the prosecution of his case of alleged assault on a Police Officer and reckless driving and is confident that he will be exonerated. In a statement reacting to his suspension from office owing …