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THE SKY TRAIN SAGA—WIld Goose Chase. The Sky Train project which received considerable media coverage during Nana Akufo-Addo’s regime has resurfaced. This time, a purported amount of 2million dollars assigned for the project cannot be traced( according to Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice). Our investigation into the matter reveals  the following facts. 1.The erstwhile Ministry of Railways Development has stated categorically that government did not allocate any funds for the Sky Train Project.  2. The Ministry managed to support the preparation of a 300 page PRE-FEASIBILITY report which was the basis for discussions with an investor group, Ai Sky Train Consortium ( a subsidiary of Africa Investor Consortium based in South Africa). 3. GIIF ( Ghana Infrastructural Investment Fund) was set up in 2014 to partner the Private Sector to promote infrastructural development. GIIF is mandated to invest in infrastructural projects through the granting of loans, acquisiti...

Berekum Tricycle (Pragyia) Operators Increases Fares effective from Today,  Thursday 18th April, 2024. Below is the release from the National Union of Tricycle Operators of Ghana.  Source: Alrich24newsgh.blogspot.com 

President Nana Akufo-Addo Commissions Phase 1 of the Sunyani Airport Rehabilitation Project.  The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has on Wednesday, 3rd August 2022, commissioned the phase I of the Sunyani Airport Rehabilitation Project.  The rehabilitation of this airport is a critical part of government’s vision to expand the frontiers of the aviation industry in the country and to realise the dream of making Ghana an aviation hub in West Africa. The scope of works included the rehabilitation and extension of the runway from one thousand, two hundred and eighty metres (1,280 metres) to one thousand four hundred metres (1,400 metres); repair of the apron to accommodate small to medium size aircraft; minimal renovation of the Terminal Building and construction of some airport internal roads. With these, after today’s event, the airport is open for business. Air travel is picking up, following the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the aviation in...

Chief threatens to ban ‘Pragyia’ in his traditional area. The Paramount Chief of the Oguaa Traditional Area in the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region, Osabarima Kwesi Atta VI, has threatened to ban the use of the fast-growing tricycles popularly known as Pragyia in Coastal City. According to the Chief, the tricycle which has become a major means of transportation in several towns in Cape Coast has led to the loss of several lives due to reckless riding. According to him, criminal activities have increased in the Cape Coast metropolis due to the introduction of the pragyia. He added that most of the riders are underaged and inexperienced and also operate without a license. According to him, the introduction of the pragyia has also contributed to high School dropout as most children choose to go into the commercial business instead of furthering their education. The Chief has therefore threatened to ban the use of the tricycles in the Cape Coast Metropolis. In an interview after...