COMMUNITY WATCH

A video making rounds on social media show men believed to be involved in illegal mining in a gun battle with authorities at Asaman Tamfoe in the Eastern Region . Although the details of what led to the scary shooting are unknown, men wielding firearms could be seen in the …

At least three illegal miners are feared dead after an underground mining pit caved in on them at Akyem Twepiase near Kyebi in the Eastern region. The exact number of victims trapped has not been established but sources say at least three persons were in the pit when it collapsed. …

Cocoa farmers in Gyampokrom in the Sefwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region have threatened to ‘smuggle’ their cocoa products to Ivory Coast if the government fails to increase the cocoa producing price for the 2022/23 season.   They want a bag of cocoa, which currently sells at ¢660.00, …

Over 30 residents of Abeadze Kwekrom in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region have been poisoned after eating a contaminated fresh fish sold to them by a stranger.   The residents according to reports after consuming the fish had upset in their stomach which resorted to incessant defecation.   …

Chiefs in over 20 communities along the Sankor-Cape Three Points road in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region are up in arms against the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The chiefs are unhappy with the poor nature of their …

Herds of stray cattle have been causing nuisance in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, in recent times. Hardly would a day pass by without stray cattle roaming the streets of the city. In some instances, the animals, who are without caretakers, are usually seen grazing freely in the median. There …

Six shops and some vehicles have been destroyed at Asafo within the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly of the Ashanti Region after a fire gutted a fitting shop near the Ghana Revenue Authority office. The incident according to eyewitnesses started around 11: 30am on Tuesday morning.     It started after some …

A Military anti-galamsey taskforce , Operation Halt II, have arrested 164 suspected illegal Miners at Anyinam and Mampong in the Eastern Region. The 164 suspects, which comprises of of 159 males and 5 females, local and foreign nationals from Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Ivory Coast were rounded …

The Tema Development Company Limited (TDC) has demolished the Paedico International School building at Community 24, leaving the fate of BECE candidates hanging. The unfortunate incident was preceded by several intimidation and threats issued to students and teachers of the school. TDC had earlier demolished some ongoing projects of the …

The Rent Control Department has declared that some landlords’ decision to quote their rent in dollars or any other foreign currency is illegal. Such practices, according to the Department, are illegal in Ghana. Emmanuel Kporsu, Public Relations Officer for the Department, stated that they are currently collaborating with the Ghana …