POLITICS 1 months ago

Pres. Akufo-Addo Must Address Ghanaians Immediately - See Reasons

The country has currently been experiencing some unpleasant incidents and Ghanaians want a reply to this. His Excellency Nana Akuffo Addo addressed the country about two weeks ago and some answers may calm the anxious nature of some citizens. Just within a week or two, fire outbreak is becoming a usual thing as it started with the Odawna Market and eventually, the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) at Kantamanto which remains freshest in the minds of Ghanaians. Covid 19 cases experienced a rumored second wave in the

SOCIETY 1 months ago

Kantamanto fire has caused us our Christmas celebrations (screenshots and video)

One of Ghana's largest market Kantamanto is reportedly on fire. Kantamanto has served as a retail and a wholesale place for most of Ghanaians who are into the business of buying and selling. Kantamanto has also served as a place of abode for people in the market. It also serves as a place of abode for the destitute. At least "Kanta" another name for Kantamanto has been visited by most people from all walks of life( i may be exaggerating). This is how some people reacted to the burning of the market. Few days

POLITICS 1 months ago

Confusion at Odawna Market over Government's relief support

Comment, Like and Share Press Follow for more  After the Odawna market at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra got destroyed by fire, the President visited victims and assured them to provide the necessary assistant due them. The leaders of the Traders Union at Odawna Market today, gathered the traders together to register victims who got their properties destroyed. According to the Vice President of the group, Elder Francis Obeng, the exercise is to provide data of affected victims so that whenever the assistance

SOCIETY 1 months ago

What is happening in this country? - Fire guts parts of Kantamanto

It's indeed really sad to hear of people lose thier hard earned money in belongings to a fire outbreak. When these fires happen in markets, traders lose thier hard earned capital, trading stock and even thier place of getting conducting business. It comes no easy to hear that fire has razed down a place. There have been news reports that a fire outbreak which occurred late in the hours of Tuesday 16th December has destroyed anything that came its way until it was put out by the fire service. It is not know whether

POLITICS 1 months ago

Ghanaians Reacts As Zanetor Rawlings Storms Odawna Market Despite Mourning Her Father

Amidst the tragic news that has befallen the family over the death of JJ Rawlings, the father of the Zanetor Rawlings, the former president and founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghanaians reacts as Zanetor Rawlings storms Odawna market despite the ongoing mourning of her father, and a lot of Ghanaians has consider her decision to be a very good and lovely one. A lot of Ghanaians have reacted that Zanetor Rawlings made this brave and bold move despite the hard time, the family is facing over

BUSINESS 1 months ago

Odawna traders fight over fire relief package

A few days ago, fire ravaged many dozens of stores at the Odawna market. Scenes from the market site were disheartening as many traders looked on helplessly as the fire tore through the stores. The President, Nana Akuffo Addo, has visited the disaster site, pledging to provide some financial relief to the affected traders. Today, the traders have organized themselves to pen down their names so that they could benefit from the relief package. However, things have become quite chaotic at the Odawna market. Most

SOCIETY 1 months ago

Video Report: Fire Guts Kantamanto Market

This year by far had been dubbed a year of roads and renovations but also, Ghana has experienced a couple of fire outbreaks which has led to the destruction of lives and properties. Terming a year of fire, Ghana has experienced some fire outbreaks mostly at market places where trading occurs most. Not to mention a few, the Madina market, Koforidua market and the Odawna market by far has been gutted by fire. Confirmed on the 7th December, there was a fire incident at the shops in Madina. Thankfully, no casualty

BUSINESS 1 months ago

NBSSI disburses 1.83 million cedis to affected traders of Odawna market fire.

The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has started dispensing of upgrade bundles to merchants whose shops were annihilated by fire at the Odawna Market.  This followed the finishing of the enlistment of the survivors of the Odawna fire episode on Wednesday, November 25, 2020.  As at the end of work on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 625 fire casualties had gotten uphold from NBSSI with 1.83 million cedis dispensed.  Altogether, the NBSSI will deal with 1,000 out of the 2,000 enlisted brokers while

ACCIDENT 1 months ago

MASLOC Promises Support To Odawna Market Fire Victims

MASLOC (The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre) has done it's part to support the victims (traders) of the Odawna Market fire outbreak. The fire which started on Wednesday, November 18th burnt hundreds of shops. According to the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, they will be giving loans to the victims of the fire outbreak. Most of the victims are market women, but all in all, they are expected to get a one year moratorium loans from MASLOC. The loans will be interest free. This intentions was made public

ACCIDENT 1 months ago

Another Fire Outbreak At Kantamanto Market, GCB Branch Reported Burnt

Another fire outbreak has been reported this morning at Accra, Kantamanto to be exact. The outbreak involves the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) branch at Kantamanto in Accra. This is the second time in a short while another fire incident has been recorded in the nation's capital, since the incident at the Odawna Market fire. In a video circulating online, the floors of the building can be seen in flames on this very Saturday morning, November 28, 2020. The previous incident involving a fire outbreak was at the

POLITICS 1 months ago

Are they going to win the election? See what NDC MP did to some residents in Accra.

Can they win the election? See what NDC MP did to the people in Accra.   Sometimes the great politics or the strategy on politics in Ghana is sometimes funny and fun. However, when it comes it seriousness, both the aspirant and the fans are very serious.  Even though Ghana is a Democratic state, but is look as if it is only the National Democratic Congress NDC and the New Patriotic party NPP are dominating the political atmosphere. We are left with some few days to go to the ballot box and chose those who

SOCIETY 1 months ago

Breaking: GCB, Kantamanto branch on fire

The Ghana Commercial Bank, Accra-Liberty branch has been gutted by fire. This unfortunate event started around 10 o’clock in this morning. According to eyewitnesses who explained to how the fire started,
we saw a pall of smoke coming from the second floor so we called the attention of the security personnels who ignored us saying it wasn’t anything alarming, but some few minutes later we heard an explosion from the second floor which started the fire. This is the second fire outbreak in less than two weeks

SOCIETY 1 months ago

Market and Domestic Fires, see how mouse can cause it.

There has been several incidence of fire outbreak across the globe over the years with markets, and homes being hardest hit. Ghana has been having it share of this menace. E.g. the incidence of Kumasi Central Market, the Central Medical Stores, the recent Odawna Market fire, Sakumornor School Complex fire, Takoradi fishing bay just to mention but a few. These incidences are still fresh in our memories. The negative impact of this menace cannot be over emphasized. Several lives and properties, jobs, huge sums

BUSINESS 1 months ago

KoKMA clears Odawna market, creates temporary space for trader

KoKMA clears Odawna market, makes brief space for dealers  The tractor clearing conrete pieces to permit the leveling of the market  The tractor clearing conrete chunks to permit the leveling of the market  The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) has started clearing trash at the Odawna market close to the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra which was wrecked A visit to the market at 12pm on Tuesday, December 1, indicated a tractor on location clearing solid sections built by the retailers.  This is

POLITICS 1 months ago

‘2020, What a year!’-Dr. Zenator Rawlings

The MP for Klottey Korley , Dr. Zanetor Rawlings has faced a couple of challenges in the latter part of this year. Coupled with it is the death of his dad last week and the Odawna market getting burnt.The market was set ablaze due to the negligence of a market woman who left her meals on fire without turning it out. After the incident , some dignitaries has gone to talk to the women and then given them assurance. Professor Jane Opoku-Agyemang was there and His excellency has also been there. The president assured

SOCIETY 28 days ago

Very sad: Kaneshie market on fire.

Please before you continue reading, click on the (+ follow) sign at the right corner , under the headline to follow me to get the latest and real news. Thank you. Very sad: Kaneshie market on fire. Just yesterday, Saturday evening another bad thing hit Kaneshie traders. Some part of Kaneshie market were on fire. Fire service came there's and did their best. This incident is becoming a custom in this country. Just some days away, Koforidua Market was on fire, then to Odawna market, and same happened to Kantamanto

SOCIETY 1 months ago

Another fire outbreak dawns Ghana again but this time from Sekondi — KessbenFM reports

Another sad news hit Ghanaians again but this time from the Western Region of Ghana, which when the outbreak happened at Sekondi. This time it was not a great amount of fire than what happened in Greater Accra at the Odawna Market whereby many stalls and other stuffs were totally destroyed. But this one is from the Sekondi, which was reported by Kessben FM today. They said that it was from one of the Market women’s fire that the story all started. It raged very angrily but not as strong as the Odawna Market’s

SOCIETY 1 months ago

Ghana's next fire outbreak at circle

Three fire out breaks at circle and the causes sees to be same. They are the   The June3, free out break if a filling station and the two outbreak at the Odawna. It was noticed that in general the rate of fire incidence increased each year. This increase was attributed to several factors: rate of population growth and industrialization, unstable electricity, urbanization, negligence, illegal electrical connection, etc. The cause of fire was categorized into domestic, industrial, vehicular, institutional, electrical,

ACCIDENT 1 months ago

How Bible survived the Odawna market fire disaster.

A copy of the Holy Bible has reportedly survived the Odawna market fire outbreak. The fire that destroyed properties in a Kente shop at the popular market in the early hours of Wednesday morning. This incident has left left eye witnesses in a state of amazement. The fire has said to have destroyed several shops at the Odawna market at Kwame Nkrumah interchange on Wednesday morning, November 18th, destroying goods and personal properties. Speaking in an interview with on TV, an eye witness who discovered the

SOCIETY 1 months ago

Fire guts Kantamanto GCB bank

Fire has moved through the Kantamanto part of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) Saturday morning. It is indistinct what caused the fiery blaze which has left a few stories of the structure on fire. The fire administration have visited the scene to soak the attacking fire. Advertising Officer (PRO) of the GNFS, Divisional Officer, Mr Ellis Robinson Okoe uncovered that the fire began from the principal floor of the structure which contains just fixed. He additionally noticed that around 40 fire work force are in