Tag Archives: TARKWA

CCTV footage of armed robbers who attacked the KK Gold buying agency in Tarkwa has been released. In the footage, three of the robbers entered first with two having backpacks on, followed by two others. They ordered the workers to lie down at gunpoint which they complied. Those who were …

Brothels at the Tarkwa railway station have been gutted by fire. The brothels, made of plywood and numbering about fifty cubicles, were totally burnt down by the fire after 4pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Tarkwa. This is the third time the brothels have been guttered by fire within …

A loud noise like an explosion was heard in the early hours of Wednesday at Bankyim a suburb of Tarkwa which was the result of two tipper trucks involved in an accident where one person was severely injured. One of the tipper trucks with registration number GN 2106-22 belonging to …

An eight-year-old boy met his untimely death at Ahwetieso in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality after a fuel tanker knocked him down and ran over his head. Joel Nana Baidoo, who is a pupil of Ideal College in Tarkwa was crossing the road to the other side when the tanker moving …

A chief in the Western Region has alleged that the regional minister, a Member of Parliament and a Municipal Chief Executive in his jurisdiction are into illegal small-scale mining, galamsey. Nana Nyonwah Panyin IV, the Dompim-Pepesa chief, told the media on Monday, October 10, 2022, that he had incontrovertible evidence …

Asante Kotoko returned to winning ways after enduring a difficult run in their last few games in the Ghana Premier League. The Porcupine Warriors who had won just one of their last five matches in the league ensured they ended their poor run of form by beating Medeama away. The …

The mortal remains of the mother of Elder Nana Amo Tobbin I, Executive Chairman of the Tobinco Group of Companies, Deaconess Margaret Badu Tobbin, has been airlifted to Tarkwa Awudua for the final funeral rites. Deaconess Margaret Badu Tobbin who was born in 1937 died on December 24, 2021 after …

Some people traveling from Tarkwa in the Western Region to Accra in a minibus narrowly escaped death after the bus caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, December 12. It is unclear what caused the fire which razed the bus beyond recognition. The incident occurred near the Axle load …

The lifeless body of a nine-year-old boy has been found in Jerusalem, a suburb of Tarkwa after he got drowned three days ago in a drain. The family of Emmanuel Quaicoe had been looking for him since Thursday evening when he was reportedly drowned after a heavy downpour until Saturday …

The Tarkwa Police Divisional Command has arrested two persons in connection with the robbery incident that occurred at Ransbet Supermarket, yesterday Monday October 18, October 18, 2021, in the Tarkwa Municipality. The suspects, Charles Enning and Dorcas Akosua Amankwah, both workers of Mon-Trans Limited are assisting in the investigation following …