Cape Coast

10 Apr

C/R: Running Water Sweeps Away Boy, 12, At Cape Coast

wontumionlineNewsCape Coast, Running water sweeps away boy

A twelve-year-old boy has met his untimely death after heavy running water swept him away and dumped him into river Kakum at Esuekyir, a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News, Yaw Boagyan indicates that the deceased who was playing in the heavy rain accidentally fell into a gutter full of water on Saturday, May 8, 2023 afternoon which swept him away. It took several hours before he was retrieved from the river after libation was poured. Reports say, the family members thought the deceased had gone to his mother’s house until they realized…

13 Feb

One Dies In Ghastly Accident At Apimanim In Western Region

wontumionlineNewsCape Coast, ECG, Metropolitan Assembly, shutdown, SSNIT

Two essential service institutions in Cape Coast have been locked up by authorities on Monday, February 13, 2023. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) was closed down by the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly. The assembly says the company has defaulted in payment of property rates and business operating permits since 2021. https://twitter.com/GHANANEWSAGENCY/status/1625061441580539905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1625061441580539905%7Ctwgr%5E94b9c877a44086e54e3debb9fe2c6cfe1ba75a25%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fecg-ssnit-offices-in-cape-coast-shut-down-over-non-payment-of-property-rates%2F According to the Ghana News Agency, ECG is not the only entity affected by the action. The assembly also shut down the Central Regional capital’s Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) office. SSNIT has reportedly has not honoured payments since last year. Essentially, the two companies owe…