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Railway workers embark on indefinite strike over 7 months’ unpaid salaries

Railway workers across Ghana on Monday declared an indefinite sit-down strike, bringing services under the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) to a halt over...

2 railway workers arrested over stealing of train tracks, steel sleepers

Two suspects are in police custody over alleged stealing of rail tracks and steel sleepers believed to belong to the Ghana Railway Development Authority. The...
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Railway workers cry over no money to buy fuel

Workers at the Ghana Railway Company Limited are crying foul over challenges which may lead to a total shutdown, if not checked. Already, a passenger...

Railway Workers Union threatens strike

The Railway Workers Union has threatened a strike action effective August 22, 2022, over issues with the management of the Ghana Railway Company. In a...

Railway Workers Union threatens to seize Accra to Tema route from August 22

The Railway Workers Union has threatened to seize running the Accra to Tema and Takoradi to Tema routes from Monday 22nd August, 2022, if...

Railway workers send message to Akufo-Addo

Workers of the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) have called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to honour his promise of improving their working conditions and...
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Railway workers incur wrath of Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has exposed what he describes as fraudulent activities being undertaken by some railway workers. Mr Quartey has explained...

Armed robbers attack workers on Ofankor railway bridge

Armed men have robbed security officers protecting contractors working on the Ofankor to Nsawam road project. Reports indicate that, the incident occurred at the Ofankor...

SSNIT drags railways MD to court

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) office in Takoradi has dragged the Ghana Railways Corporation (GRC) and its Managing Director, Michael Adjei...

Rail tracks, steel sleepers in viral video not stolen items – Railways Ministry

The Ministry of Railways Development has dismissed viral reports about some stolen rail tracks and steel sleepers believed to be for the Ghana Railway...

Haruna Iddrisu calls for more investment in Railway sector [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Haruna Iddrisu calls for more investment in Railway sector Minority Leader and Tamale South MP, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for more investment to...

Deputy Railway Minister embarks on working tour

The Deputy Minister of Railway Development, Kwaku Asante Boateng, has embarked on a tour to inspect ongoing projects at various locations in the country. Mr...

Don’t panic; Railway lands not for sale – Acting CEO assures traders

JoyNews/AdomNews · Railway lands not for sale The Ghana Railway Development Authority has debunked claims it has sold a land housing its warehouse at CMB...

AMA embarks on demolition along Accra Brewery-Railway line [Photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has embarked on an exercise to rid the Accra Brewery-Railway line enclave of illegal occupants and encroachers. The exercise took...

Ghana Railway Company gets govt support

Government has injected capital into the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) to enable the company become self-reliant and effective in its operations. Due to this...
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Railway service bounces back in Takoradi/Tarkwa after 12yrs break

For the first time in 12 years, a passenger train from Takoradi to Tarkwa has commenced operation. The transport service has been out of operation...
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Ghana to get first class railway system– Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment to building a first class railway network in Ghana. According to President Akufo-Addo, this is to revamp the...

Tema-Akosombo rail line workers threaten strike

Ghanaian workers, contracted by an Indian company Afcons Infrastructure Limited to work on the ongoing construction of a Single Standard Gauge Railway line from...

E/R: 20 sex workers arrested as MCE clamps down on brothels

About 20 Commercial Sex Workers have been arrested at Bula Spot, a notorious brothel in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The...

50 Metro Mass workers sent home for lateness

Fifty workers of the Metro Mass Transit Limited headquarters in Accra were on Tuesday sent home for reporting to work late. This happened when the...

National Security cracks down on illegal miners disrupting Western Rail Lines

The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has initiated discussions with National Security to protect the remaining sections of the Western Rail Line from...

What kind of gov’t policy is voluntary? – Akufo-Addo questions Mahama

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has raised concerns about the lack of a clear roadmap for former President John Mahama's proposed 24-hour economy policy. According...

Crisis looms as Ghana faces waves of strikes by unions

Ghana could face a wave of strikes that could bring vital sectors to a standstill. Five unions already on strike are to be joined by...

Kufuor cautions NPP presidential aspirants

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has cautioned prospective presidential candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming presidential primaries to show sportsmanship,...

Tears as angry husband crashes wife to death

A man named Makanjuola Ayedun from Isanlu community, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, has reportedly crashed his wife Nike Ayedun to...
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Three dead after passenger train derails near Stonehaven

Three people, including the driver, have died after a passenger train derailed in Aberdeenshire. The train conductor was also among those killed in the incident...
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Coronavirus: Eastern region NDC demands mass testing

The Eastern Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for mass testing after the region recorded 15 new cases of the...

Coronavirus: NDC blames NIA for cases in Eastern region

The Eastern Regional branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has blamed the National Identification Authority (NIA) for the coronavirus cases recorded in...
Rusty Rails

Rusty Rails: The story of Ghana’s lost glory and government’s new worry

Of all the means of transport in Ghana – road, air and sea – the weakest link remains railways. It didn’t use to be that...

Unpacking the South African land law that so inflames Trump

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is at the centre of a political firestorm after he approved a law that gives the state the power...

Full text: Minority speaks on 2025 budget

The Minority in Parliament has formally reacted to the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy presented by the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson...

Full Text: President Mahama’s 2025 SONA

President John Mahama on Thursday, February 27, delivered the First State of the Nation  Address(SONA) for his second term. In the much-anticipated address, the President...

‘Okada’ legalisation process begins

The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has directed the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to commence the process for registering and licensing...

Squatters ignore GRIDCo warning; continue rebuilding at ECOMOG

Many individuals have defied warnings from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to halt the reconstruction of slums beneath electricity pylons at ECOMOG, Kwame Nkrumah...
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We don’t take a single pesewa from gov’t – Ghana Publishing Company

Director of Finance at the Ghana Publishing Company Limited, Samuel Binfoh Darkwah, has said that the company does not receive a single pesewa from...

Mass funerals held for over 150 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

Mass funerals are taking place in northwestern Nigeria for more than 150 people who died in a fuel tanker explosion, many killed as they...

A vote for Bawumia-Napo ticket is a vote for the youth of Ghana –...

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has said that a vote for the Bawumia-Napo ticket is a vote...