As SA moves to lockdown level 1 for the first time since the end of May 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that government will now allow public gatherings of up to 2,000 people under the new adjusted regulations. This comes as political parties are on the campaign trail, trying to woo …
Read More »Metro Mass needs expanded fleet to operate optimally – Managing Director
Metro Mass Transit, the public transportation company, expects to receive 300 buses by the end of the year to augment its current fleet, Managing Director Albert Adu Boahen has said. To operate at an optimal level and improve profitability, however, the company needs to increase its current fleet of …
Read More »Metro Mass buses not grounded; 190 buses are on the road – MD
The Managing Director of Metro Mass Transport Limited, Mr. Albert Adu Boahen, has stated that the public-private transport company has between 180-190 buses hitting the roads across the country on daily basis. These buses are out of the 200 fleet of buses currently at the disposal of Metro Mass Transport …
Read More »Hundreds of Metro Mass Transit buses grounded at Kaneshie
A visit to the Metro Mass Transit Head Office at Kaneshie in Accra revealed buses numbering over two hundred sitting at the yard unattended to. Anonymous sources tell the news team most of the buses in the yard have developed faults. “We won’t get even fifteen of the buses which are functioning …
Read More »Police Hospital to hold mass burial
The Police Hospital in Accra will embark on a mass burial of some unidentified and unclaimed bodies. According to a statement, signed by the Head, Public Affairs, DSP Yaw Nketiah-Yeboah, this forms part of efforts to decongest the facility. The statement noted it is the second phase of an exercise the outfit …
Read More »Indianapolis mass shooting: Eight dead at FedEx facility
Eight people have been killed and seven injured in a shooting at a FedEx facility in the US city of Indianapolis, police say. The gunman began shooting “randomly” almost immediately after exiting his car, according to police. He apparently killed himself minutes before police arrived, officials say. They have …
Read More »Director of Centre for Coastal Management at UCC explains cause of fish deaths
The Director of Centre for Coastal Management at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof Dennis Worlanyo Aheto has stated that the death of sea fishes can be attributed to climate change effect. Another factor, he told 3FM’s Komla Adom in an interview on Monday, April 5, can be …
Read More »Mass fish deaths at Osu Castle beach: What we know so far
When tons of fish were found along the shores of the Osu Castle beach in Accra last Friday, April 2, 2021; many residents collected them, some for consumption whiles others also reportedly put their booty on sale. The development gave rise to a busy weekend for two government agencies …
Read More »Burial service for Apam victims slated for March 16
Burial service for the 13 victims who drowned at Apam Beach last Sunday has been slated for Tuesday, March 16 at St. Luke Catholic Hospital at Apam. The service is to be followed by the mass burial of the victims. This was announced in a statement issued at Apam and …
Read More »Mass burial on Thursday for 13 teenagers who drowned at Apam
The Gomoa West Security Council in the Central Region has in consultation with families of the 13 teenagers who drowned in the sea at Apam on Sunday has set Thursday, March 11, 2021, for the mass burial of the deceased. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held yesterday. …
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