COMMUNITY WATCH

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 …

Government has vowed to get rid of illegal mining activities on all water bodies and restore these rivers to their natural state in 7 months. The lands and Natural Resources Ministry says it will make sure all water bodies polluted by illegal mining are restored to their natural state by …

At exactly 5:00pm on Friday, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) restored power supply to Somanya and its environs. This comes after weeks of the residents being compelled to live in darkness for failing to pay their bills among others. However, the jubilation that heralded the restoration of electricity supply …

A group calling itself former Ashanti regional assembly members NPP caucus has described as illegal, the manner in which some assembly members within the Bosome Freho district of the Ashanti Region were arrested and detained in police custody. A planned meeting at the Bosome Freho district assembly to pass a …

Two people have been hit by stray bullet after a misunderstanding ensued between some youth groups and traditional authorities in Bibiani in the North West Region, police have confirmed. Speaking in an interview with a reliable source, Western North Regional Police Commander, DCOP Ernest Akrasi Mensah said, ” Yes it …