COMMUNITY WATCH

A school building has reportedly collapsed on some students and teachers of a public basic school at Adeiso, a community in the Upper West Akim District Assembly of the Eastern Region. According to a news report by Accra-based UTV, the school building collapsed on over 50 basic students and some …

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), on Monday, January 29, 2024, intercepted several capsules and tablets of tramadol at the Tema Port. A total of 1,035,000 tablets and capsules of tramadol with a net weight of 4,734.38 kg were seized. In a statement issued on Tuesday, NACOC said it was discovered …

One of the Kpong plants that serves the Krobo-Somanya area is slated to shut down from February 14 to 15, 2024, by the Ghana Water Limited (GWL). The Management of GWL, in its statement, explained that the temporary shutdown is essential to facilitate the installation of a new interconnection pipeline …

Asanteman and its well-wishers convened on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, to remember the Sagrenti War of 1874, also known as the Anglo-Ashanti War as they reflected on the scars it left on the great empire. It marked the 150th year of the war and though none of the victims of …

In the heart of the Ashanti Region lies Abrewapon, a farming community struggling against the weight of neglect. Its story is one of resilience amid adversity, but the burden of a crumbling road network threatens to stifle its potential. With over 1,500 inhabitants relying heavily on agriculture for sustenance, the …

On February 6, 2024, the serene town of Nkukua Buoho, nestled within the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region, was rocked by a wave of protests as aggrieved residents took to the streets. Their grievance is the wanton destruction of their properties by quarry companies operating in the …

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted a Police Chief Inspector, Benjamine Doe Kuwornu, stationed in the Central Region, for misconducting himself in a video that has been sighted by the Police Administration. This is to allow for a thorough investigation into his conduct in line with Police Service Regulations. The …

The Ghana Police Service has arrested forty-six more persons in connection with attacks on the Bepong Chiefs palace and some Police officers at Kwahu Bepong in the Eastern Region. The Police Service had earlier arrested 25 persons in connection with the attack.       The arrests bring the total …

The Ekona Royal family of Bontodiase in the Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area says it has performed a customary ritual to destool Obrempong Adakwah Gyamenah II as Chief of Akyem Bontodiase. The Abusuapanin of the Ekona Royal family, along with every member of his family, stated during a press conference held …

Mepe, a town already grappling with the aftermath of flooding caused by the Akosombo and Kpong dams spillage, has been struck by yet another unfortunate event. A steel bridge located at Saikope in the Mepe area, crucial for connecting the North Tongu town of Juapong, to the Central Tongu capital …