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Another Fatal Accident….HEADTEACHER DIES IN BIKE ACCIDENT

May 20, 2011

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You got it fellow Rotarian Kwame when you commented on my previous post regarding the tragic, preventable death of our late Rotarian colleague Kwadwo Sarpong. It does appear that the police seem not to be concerned with protection of the public on our roads… It truly was so sad when Kwadwo’s mother and aunt attended […]

close to the inn: ANOTHER FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT…

May 9, 2011

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I’ve held off on this post for over a month out of respect for the family of the victim. The one week, burial and funeral celebrations attended by thousands of shocked mourners all asking, “Why?”, have been held…. and out of fear….I too ask, “Why, why hasn’t the N.R.S.C. (National Road Safety Commission) mounted an […]

again (sorry o), far from the inn, MOTOR CONVOYS IN GHANA

May 5, 2011

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(apologies, for some reason the text of my first attempt did not appear) In my last post on this subject I made two suggestions to reduce the death toll from accidents caused by dangerous high-speed motorcades. First I recommended that the politicians themselves should pass a law banning this ego-driven practice and second that the […]

far away from the inn: MOTOR CONVOYS IN GHANA

May 1, 2011

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When? Oh when, will there be a public outcry against this practice of big wigs being conveyed from point A to point B by high-speed motor cavalcades putting life and limb of elected officials, appointed officials and all the rest of us mere mortals at risk? Take this accident that happened last night as an […]