COMMUNITY WATCH

    In its quest to bridge the severe infrastructure deficit in the country, the government entered into a $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA) with the Chinese state-run, Sinohydro Corporation Limited in September 2018.   Under the deal, Sinohydro, a hydropower engineering and construction firm, will finance and …

A little girl has been burnt to death in a fire disaster at Akyem Gyadem Zongo near Akyem Oda in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern region.     According to reports, A woman called Ama Hemah was in room with her two children, a boy and a girl …

A family of six (6) narrowly escaped drowning Friday evening in devastating floods in New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region after hours of heavy downpour. The flash floods submerged roads in the Municipality while floodwaters from the newly constructed 16 million cedis Nsukwao Basin drainage facility continued to …

A taxi driver has been confirmed dead in an accident on the Abura Dunkwa-Nyankomasi road in the Central Region. The incident also saw four others sustain injures and currently receiving treatment at Abura Dunkwa Hospital. The accident involved a Toyota Corolla taxi with the registration AC 370-15 and Kia Rhino …

The Lamashegu police station in Tamale in the Northern Region has been vandalized.   The destruction was caused by some youth who took to the streets on Saturday to protest supposed frequent brutalization of residents by police officers in the metropolis. The protesters marched through some principal streets of Tamale …

Thick flames have swept through portions of the Ivex Minerals Building on the Farrar Avenue in Adabraka Accra. The office complex once housed the old Kasapa office. The fire incident happened on Friday, September 24, 2021, at around 6 pm. A large section of the first, second, third, and fourth …

Twenty six-year-old Alex Kontondaba Lieyour, who graduated with aggregate 9 from the Lawra Senior High school, is yet to pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer two years after completion.       Alex, who completed school as the second best in 2019, now goes around working for people to …

Madina Member of parliament Francis-Xavier Sosu has told residents of Danfa and Amrahia in the Greater Accra Region that he did not promise to fix the roads during the campaign season last year because he knew that was not the role of a lawmaker. The residents accused him of failing …

Since becoming fully operational about one-and-a-half months ago, the Police Traffic Monitoring and Surveillance Center at the Police Headquarters in Accra has captured over 2,000 cases. This police say will help them prosecute offenders.   Some of the offences range from basic traffic infractions like jumping red lights to day …

Over 40 shops belonging to foreigners engaging in retail trading in Koforidua have been locked by members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in the Eastern Region. The members on Monday, September 20, 2021, embarked on a demonstration to register their displeasure about the continuous involvement of foreigners …