The Jamestown Fishing Harbour Project has been successfully completed and is awaiting formal handing over to the government.

The project, which includes dredging about 100,000 cubic metres of Harbour Basin, construction of hydraulic structures about 1,251 meters, and the construction area of management (office buildings, trading markets, cold storage, processing areas, commercial areas, and other production and supporting facilities making up 12644.11 cubic metres), has been under construction since August 2020.

This was disclosed on Wednesday [July 10, 2024] by the project engineer from the CRCC Harbour and Channel Engineering Bureau Group Limited, a Chinese marine engineering company undertaking the project when the Mayor of Accra accompanied the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, and members of the Regional Security Council to inspect the progress of the work.

The Ga Mantse, addressing the media after the tour, expressed gratitude to the government for constructing the harbour and asked for a stakeholder engagement meeting with relevant actors to discuss its ownership and benefits to residents in Accra.

He said since the contractors had a four-year maintenance plan before fully handing over the facility to Ghana, residents should be equipped with skills that would help maintain the facility, thereby ensuring a good maintenance culture.

“We plead for the government to equip Ga-Damgbe’s with skills to help maintain this facility when the contractors are no more. The contractor should fix all concerns raised to bring peace and lift the good name of Ga Mashie,” he pointed out.

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, attributed the project’s success to contributions from key stakeholders, adding that fishing was one of the major vocations in Accra; therefore, he urged the fishermen to adopt best practices and modern fishing methods to sustain the industry.

He assured that the harbour would be under the care and management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), ensuring security and proper maintenance.