When communities face the impacts of mining, access to justice often remains out of reach. Legal processes can be expensive, complex and inaccessible to many of the people most affected by environmental degradation, land disputes and human rights violations. To bridge this gap, the Building Resilient and Active Communities in Extractive Landscapes (BRACE) Project convened […]
In a major move to protect public safety and municipal infrastructure, the Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has cracked down on the developers of the multi-million-cedi China Mall project in Koforidua. The ongoing construction, situated in the heart of the New Juaben South Municipality, has been ordered to shut down immediately following a public outcry […]
The Akropong Circuit Court has ordered the remand of Freddie Blay, the former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), following his arrest in connection with a disputed property demolition at Kitase in the Eastern Region. Mr. Blay, a veteran legal practitioner and political figure, was handed over to the Akropong Police on Monday, […]
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has carried out a series of intelligence-led operations across the Eastern and Greater Accra regions, dismantling several drug dens as part of a festive-season crackdown dubbed “Operation White Ember.” The coordinated raids targeted known drug hubs stretching from Mamfe and Tutu in the Eastern Region to Madina Redco Flats, Zongo […]
The Mortuary and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) has begun a two-day enforcement exercise in the Eastern Region, temporarily closing multiple mortuaries for operating without licences and failing to meet basic environmental and safety standards. Speaking on the exercise, MoFFA Registrar Mr Francis Ennin explained that the inspections were aimed at safeguarding public health and ensuring […]
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has conducted a massive dawn operation at Osino in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region, leading to the arrest of 36 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities. The operation, carried out on Saturday, November 8, 2025, forms part of intensified efforts by the government […]
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect involved in a viral assault incident that occurred in the Eastern Region. Dawuda Sumaila, a tanker driver’s mate, was apprehended on 9th April 2025 following an intelligence-led operation. The arrest follows the circulation of a disturbing video, which showed Sumaila physically assaulting a young man with a […]
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), popularly called stroke, was last year identified as the major cause of death at the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua. It was followed by hypertension, premature birth, pneumonia, heart failure, kidney disease, chronic liver cirrhosis, liver disease, septicalmiaseptsis birth and asphyxia. The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Arko Akoto-Ampaw, said the delay […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama is scheduled to embark on a two-day ‘Building Ghana’ tour of the Eastern Region, starting on January 30, 2024. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer’s itinerary aims at connecting with the people of the region. The tour will commence with a meeting with the party’s Regional Executive Committee and stakeholders […]
Four of the initial seven fishermen, who went missing following the canoe disaster at Ada last Thursday, have been found at the various communities along the coast of Ada and the neighbouring Volta Region. Three of them are alive. The four were found yesterday morning and the search and rescue teams are racing against time […]
The Forestry Commission (FC) has burnt some mining equipment seized from illegal miners operating within forest reserves in the Ashanti Region. The equipment include 12 excavators, 12 heavy duty pumping machines and make-shift wooden housing structures. The mining equipment were seized at the Bunusu portion of the Oda River Forest Reserve and the Koboro-Odaho portions […]
Four persons have been confirmed dead, with 10 others missing, as a result of torrential rainfall which flooded many areas in five municipalities and districts in the Eastern Region a couple of weeks ago. The deaths occurred in the New Juaben South and New Juaben North municipalities and also in the Akyemansa and the Denkyembour […]
