Somber day in Appiatse one year after mining disaster razed an entire community in Ghana
By: Rachel Kakraba It will be a somber day today in Appiatse, as the community commemorates a year anniversary of the disaster that befell it, on January 20, 2022. The aftermath of a vehicular accident was soon to become more bizarre as it razed an entire community, making the day one of the darkest days in […]
Appiatse community wants more economic empowerment
They have been living at the mercy of donors and support from the government since their state of living changed due to the January 20, 2022, mine explosion at Appiatse. Though appreciative of the assistance offered to them so far, the people of Appiatse want more livelihood support programmes and financial assistance to become independent […]
Appiatse Reconstruction Implementation Team on assessment tour
By: Clara Mlano September 2023, is the reviewed date for the completion and takeover of the first phase of the remodeled Appiatse township. The target was to complete the 124 housing units by June 2023, after the initial one-year plan was changed due to delays in temporary relocation for victims and other factors. A […]
Appiatse Community gets 4,000 bags of cement to speed up reconstruction
Tullow Ghana, the upstream Oil and Gas Company, has presented 4,000 bags of cement towards the reconstruction of the Appiatse Community in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The Community was destroyed in January 2022 after a 10-tonne mining explosive, which was being transported to a mining firm in the Western North region, […]
One more Appiatse disaster victim passes on
One more person involved in last January’s Appiatse disaster has passed on. The victim suffered a spine injury and has been in hospital all this while. He passed on at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital where he was on admission last Friday. John Opare, 27, developed a spine injury during the disaster which happened in […]
Reconstruction of Appiatse community begins
By: Felix Cofie Reconstruction of 124 housing units at Appiatse is steadily progressing with a total of 6 contractors on site. The Appiatse community was razed down by mining explosives being transported to a Mining site in January this year. Government made a commitment to rebuild the community into a modern town and therefore set […]
Appiatse temporary resettlement 98% complete
By Felix Coffee Temporary structures earmarked for the resettlement of the Appiatse explosion victims are 98% complete for relocation on the 4th of May, 2022. The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, who made this known, said citizens are to start moving into the 32 completed rooms, while work on the other 2% […]
MAXAM makes part payment of fines following Appiatse Disaster- Dr. Joyce Aryee
By Rachel Kakraba Chairman of the Appiatse Support Fund, the Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee says the Fund has received the first tranche of the fine imposed on Maxam Ghana, the Company whose truck caused the deadly explosion in the Community. This, she said, has moved the total funds accrued by the Trust Fund to about […]
