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31 Oct

Central Region: Chief Remanded Over Fatal Shooting At Mankessim’s Odambea Festival

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The acting Gyaasehene of the Nkusukum Traditional Area in the Central Region, Eric Ato Appiah Mends, known as Nana Beeyin II, has been remanded by the Cape Coast District Court 1 over the alleged murder of 52-year-old Kwesi Mekyeawo. The incident reportedly occurred on Friday, October 25, 2024, during preparations for the Nkusukum Odambea Festival in Nkusukum, Mankessim. Mekyeawo was fatally shot during a ritual procession to slaughter a cow, where tensions reportedly arose between different factions within the traditional area. According to witnesses, the procession was interrupted by individuals associated with the Nkusukum Obaatan Division, leading to a confrontation.…

15 Jan

Central Region Recorded 664 Fire Cases In 2023

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The Central Region recorded 664 fire incidents in 2023 as against 570 in 2022, the regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said. This means that the region experienced 94 more fire cases than it did in 2022, representing an increase of 16.5 per cent. However, none of the incidents was fatal unlike in 2022 where two people died in the 570 cases recorded. DOIII Abdul Wasiu Hudu, the Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO), told the Ghana News Agency that although it was normal to see a rise in fire incidents as settlements expanded, the rate of…

11 Dec

Mankessim-Winneba Junction; The Deadliest Stretch In Central Region — Police

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The approximately 49.9 kilometre Winneba-Mankessim stretch of the Accra-Cape Coast Highway is the deadliest road in the Central Region, the Regional Police Command has said. The police said the quality of the road and the rampant accidents, along the 48-minute drive on the stretch, were mind-boggling due to drivers’ non-adherence to road safety regulations. That was besides the sustained road safety education by stakeholders, speed checks, and police snap checks at vantage locations. “Our challenge is that anytime Christmas is approaching, people are hesitant and afraid to travel because of road accidents,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Charles Kofi Adu, the…

17 Oct

President Akufo-Addo Tours Central Region

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will from Monday, 18 th October 2021, begin a two-day tour of the Central Region, as part of his annual working visits to the sixteen (16) Regions of the country. President Akufo-Addo’s itinerary will involve the commissioning and inspection of projects under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative in furtherance of his industrialsation agenda, as well as the inspection of ongoing road projects in the Region. He will also visit and interact with traditional authorities in the respective communities he will visit. On Monday, 18 th October, the President is expected to inspect engineering…

24 Sep

Disinfection Of SHSs In Central Region Underway

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Senior high schools (SHSs) in the Central Region have started undergoing another round of disinfection exercise. The exercise, which begun on Wednesday in the region, marked phase three of the national disinfection exercise in SHSs in the country. The seven-day exercise, which is being carried out by Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES), will cover both public and private SHSs. It formed part of measures by the government to keep the schools’ environment safe from harmful parasites, micro-organisms, and also precaution in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.…