A motor rider has been crushed to death after he was trapped under a green tipper truck in Tarkwa on Friday morning. According to eyewitnesses, the motor rider who was heading towards the station from Bogoso Junction was meandering his way through traffic at the main station while the tipper …
Read More »Parts of Tarkwa flooded after a heavy downpour
• The Tarkwa Senior High School wall was washed away during the heavy downpour • Five areas were most affected leaving residents stranded • The flooding is attributed to indiscipline on the part of the residents who usually throw rubbish into gutters About five suburbs of Tarkwa got flooded after …
Read More »Fire destroys Goil fuel station at Tarkwa
Fire has consumed a Goil fuel station at Tarkwa business center in the Nsuaem municipality. Divisional Fire Officer Grade 3 (D03), Alex Assiem, disclosed that an employee was tasked by the fuel authorities to service two fuel pumps at the station. In the discharge of his duties, some friction happened …
Read More »SAD PHOTOS: Tarkwa MP Mireku Duker’s family attacked with cutlass
Two family members of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Member of Parliament George Mireku Duker are in critical conditions after they suffered severe cutlass wounds Saturday. It is unclear what triggered the attack but the attack is being linked to a protracted chieftaincy dispute at Dompim, the hometown of the MP. One of the …
Read More »Tarkwa assembly members threaten court action
Some members of the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly in the Western Region have threatened to take legal action against the municipal assembly and the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Benjamin Kesse. According to the counsel for the plaintiffs, Stephen Kwesi Kesse, on May 22 his clients were physically prevented from performing their …
Read More »Coronavirus fight: Tarkwa-Nsuaem MP intensifies sensitization
Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency in the Western Region, Mr. George Mireku-Duker has embarked on public education to sensitize his Constituents about the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. As part of his efforts, the MP took the opportunity to donate some preventive items to some constituents. From March 2020, he has toured …
Read More »South African company scores rail deal in Ghana
Transnet has continental ambitions beyond freight and wants to be a major player in railway equipment and expertise. It is starting by reviving narrow-gauge railways in West Africa. South African state-owned rail and freight operator Transnet has agreed to a rail revitalisation deal with the Ghana Railway Company Limited and …
Read More »Demo doesn’t construct roads-Minister tells Tarkwa residents
Residents of Tarkwa in the Western region have been urged to exercise restraint as government works to get a contractor on site to fix their broken roads. Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta said though the demonstration was a good reminder, it was not the panacea to get …
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