COMMUNITY WATCH

Fire has razed the Sunyani Timber market in the early hours of Saturday, destroying personal properties and industrial machines running into millions of Ghana Cedis. The fire started around 0400 hours and spread widely before personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service arrived at the scene. It caused extensive damage …

    Residents in Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, are fuming at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over frequent power outages.   According to the residents, their power goes off most evenings without any notice.   Although ECG is yet to respond to calls for comments, Asaase News gathers that …

The multi-million dollar new Kejetia Market is sitting on a time bomb as traders complain of constant gas leakages from a gas plant installed beneath the project. This could trigger a disaster at the slightest spark of any fire within and around the market. 3news.com checks revealed that a few …

  Residents at Abrepo Asubonten and Bronikrom in the Bantama Constituency of the Ashanti region are wooing bitterly over water Shortage.   According to them water Shortage has hit both communities for the past decades which they’re calling on GHANA WATER COMPANY and SANITATION MINISTRY,NGO’s and other stakeholders to intervene …

    Ghana Youth For Development (GYFD) has urged the Ghana Police Service to arrest people who are  selling pure water at 0.30 pesewas.     Read Their Full Statement Below Press Release 22ND MARCH, 2021 Don’t Buy 30 pesewas Pure Water – GYFD to Ghanaians Is it not enough …

  Cocoa Farmers in the Eastern Region are calling on government to release funds to the Local Buying Companies to enable them pay for their produce.   Shortage of money at cocoa buying companies is causing a lot of financial constraints to farmers as seek to settle their ward for …

    The government of Ghana has instituted a sanitation and pollution levy (SPL) to accrue revenue to keep the environment clean.       Caretaker Finance Minister Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu made the announcement on Friday, 12 March 2021 when he delivered the 2021 budget.   He said “notwithstanding the progress …

  Established since 1944 classroom block is in it dilapidated state at( Amakye Bare) a farming community in the Atwima Nwabiagya north district of the Ashanti region.     According to the Assembly member of the community, Hon Osei Tutu Collins, ever since Amakye Barekuma R/C primary school was established …

President Akufo-Addo’s declaration of 2021 as the “second year of roads” already raised expectations for the development of roads infrastructure. In his second term’s inaugural speech, the President said he will largely focus and prioritise road projects to improve infrastructure this year.   But Ghanaians can’t be faulted for feeling …

A 35-year-old bridge linking Wassa Afransie and adjourning communities in the Wassa Amenfi East District in the Western Region has collapsed killing one person. The bridge on the Mamie river, links Wassa Akropong the district capital to communities like Wassa Afransie, Jukwaa, Abrokyire Krobo among others. The accident happened when …