COMMUNITY WATCH

Aggrieved market women at the Kasoa Old market are unhappy with the demolition exercise carried out by the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly in the Central Region. A joint team from the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Police Service and the Municipal Task Force led by the Municipal Engineer, …

Aboabo No.1 & 2 are both farming communities and are among the main food basket Communities in the  Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern region are grappling with bad roads.   Roads from Akuapem Adawso to Aboabo No.1 & 2 to Mangoase continue to deteriorate making it difficult for farmers …

Pupils of Aboabo M/A Basic School near Adawso in Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region sit on slabs put on cement blocks to study in an uncompleted classroom due to inadequate desks. The school, with a population of about 112 pupils does not have desks hence pupils improvise by …

Some parts of Akyem Oda in the Eastern region were flooded after a heavy downpour on Thursday afternoon . The heavy rain which lasted hours left many people in Akyem Oda areas displaced.                     There was gridlock in the main road …

The Chief of Apesua in the Yilo Krobo of the Eastern Region, Nene Bawa Tetteh, has criticised the government for failing to operate the community Day Senior High School in his community a year after handing over.   The Apesua Community Day SHS started by the Mahama administration was handed …

The entire boys’ dormitory block A of the Nhyinahin Catholic Senior High School in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region has been gutted by fire.   It occurred on Friday, October 8, 2021. The early intervention by firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to other blocks. Officers from …

Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Gregory Andrews, has urged Government of Ghana (GOG) to increase the percentage of funds allocated to champion the wellbeing of the less privileged in society.   According to him, it is possible for Ghana to replicate Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme which supports People Living …

A former gay, Aaron Adjetey Akrong, has cautioned Parliament to not legalize Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) activities in Ghana, as doing so would mean passing a death sentence on persons involved in the act.   The repented gay, now a pastor, said being an LGBTQI+ member …

Residents of Numereso in the Amansie central district of the Ashanti Region are mourning the death of a man who was a victim of a house fire.     The 48-year-old Yaw Sakyi was burnt to death after fire engulfed a four-bedroom house in which he was staying.   Witnesses …

Parts of Ghana’s capital Accra and Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have flooded again following a brief downpour between Thursday night and Friday dawn. In Accra, areas such as Kaneshie First Light, Abbosey Okai and Adabraka Sahara are flooded. The situation has resulted in heavy vehicular traffic in different parts …