General News of Friday, 13 April 2018Source: Graphic.com.ghAve Maria Resort pulled down to make way for Tema Port Expansion projectPortions of the demolished facilityContractors working on the $1.5 billion Tema Port Expansion project have demolished the Ave Maria Resort and Wellness Centre after several years of litigation. A major hospitality facility in the Tema metropolis, the centre was pulled down as land reclamation works at the construction site had swallowed a large chunk of the land on which the resort was situated. Ave Maria, originally known as the Halcrow Beach Club, was built in the early 1950s by Sir W. Halcrow, a consultant assigned to the construction of the then Tema Harbour. Some port construction workers simultaneously cleared the debris. According to port authorities, the demolition would make way for a container holding area for the new port, being developed by the Meridian Port Services (MPS) Ltd and its partners on public, private partnership (PPP) basis.

Source: GhanaWeb April 13, 2018 09:33 UTC