Photo by Samuel Martins via Afro Nation
It’s official, people! Ghana has claimed its throne as the ‘Miami of Africa.’ This Christmas (or should we say Detty December) was a huge success. For those unfamiliar with the term, ‘Detty December’ refers to the Christmas season in Ghana, where locals, tourists, and people from the diaspora assemble for a month-long celebration of music, food, culture and festivities. And this year, the location for the Accra Marine Drive Development project was at the center of it all.
Since the government made its intentions to revive the then concept of the Nkrumah government, concerns have been raised over the fate of artisans at the Accra Arts Centre, (a market popular for the sale of made in Ghana items which include art and fashion accessories) located at the proposed site for the project. Currently, more…
The Project Coordinator for the Marine Drive Project, Office of the President, Dr. Kwame Nyantekyi-Owusu paid a visit to inspect ongoing works at the site for the construction of the Cultural Village Complex at Kawukudi in Accra. The coordinator expressed his satisfaction with the progress made by the contractors, BM Construction, Greycrest Construction (sub-contractor), the…
In line to relocate the Accra Arts Centre craftsmen to pave way for the full implementation of the Marine Drive Tourism Investment Project, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) and having completed the arrangements, invited the contractor to the site for handing over. Mr….
With the coming on board of the Office of Head of Civil Service to effectively coordinate the Marine Drive relocation exercise of the MDAs to the Ghana House and other locations, the prolonged jostling and haggling with some institutions, squatters’ safe haven and apparent wait and see tactics had come to ground zero. On Thursday,…
The Project Management Unit led by Mr. Frederick Frimpong engaged the affected P.W.D resident workers representatives led by Mr. Theophilus Essel in several consensus-building meetings that culminated in an agreement for the payment of facilitation fee for them and the period to vacate the quarters for the demolition exercise to be carried out. Mr. Sam…