The Ghana Police Service has arrested five suspected members of an armed robbery gang accused of attacking gold dealers, mining sites and communities across parts of the Ashanti and Western regions. The suspects were apprehended during a series of intelligence-led operations conducted between August and September 4, 2026. One other suspect, identified as 40-year-old Seidu […]
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 […]
Four individuals narrowly escaped harm when a helicopter made a forced landing at Ajumako Kokoben in the Central Region on the morning of Wednesday, August 6. The aircraft, bearing registration number 9G-ADW, was en route to Prestea in the Western Region when the pilot was compelled to divert and land at the Ajumako Kokoben Community […]
The military has stormed and demolished a hidden settlement with a population of over 10,000 residents in the Western Region. The Abrewa Ne Nkran community, which lacks basic social amenities and is not recorded in any official national documents, is said to have been established by both Ghanaians and foreign nationals involved in illegal gold […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that a single airport will be constructed at a strategic location to serve both the Central and Western regions. He said although the committee assigned to assess the siting of the airport for the two regions had not officially submitted its work, he had been informed that it […]
The government has reached an agreement with Future Gold Resources (FGR), the operator of the Bogoso Prestea Mine, to rehabilitate a resettlement community in the area for the displaced residents of Appiatse in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality in the Western Region. It is an emergency measure to provide temporary accommodation for the affected residents while steps are taken to reconstruct their community. The resettlement community was meant […]
Victims of the Apiate tragedy are appealing for support to enable them to meet their basic needs. The victims who are currently housed at the Parish Hall of the Catholic Church at Bogoso, in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality say they are yet to come to terms with their loss. When the Graphiconline team arrived at […]
The Western Regional Police Command has expressed their regret over the demise of the Jomoro Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent Mccarthy Cyprian Zenge. In a statement issued and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Western Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Olivia Adiku and copied to GhanaWeb.com, it is said that the […]
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Sammi Awuku has charged the people of the Western Region not be deceived by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. According to the workaholic NPP National Organiser, the NDC and its Flagbearer have a long history of ‘’Promise […]
The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Hon. Freddie Blay has extolled the unprecedented achievements of President Akufo-Addo. Mr. Blay noted that “the government has taken away the major hindrances that prevented most Ghanaians from accessing secondary education in the past, with the introduction of free education, the restoration of teacher and nursing […]
The Minister for Transport, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has called on all Ghanaians, especially, stakeholders in the transport sector, to come together and work to reduce road accidents in the country to the barest minimum as the country goes to the polls on December 7 with Christmas festivities also just around the corner. He has […]
“Today, I am here to cut the sod for the construction and redevelopment of the Takoradi Market, popularly called Market Circle. I am particularly happy that this project, which is dear to my heart, is going to commence under the presidency of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo”. These were the words of the President of the […]
