Also known as: AMA
Accra Metropolitan Assembly — local government authority implementing sanitation enforcement, noise bans, trader relocation, and employment initiatives across Accra's Ga Traditional Area.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has announced a one-month ban on drumming and noise-making across the Ga Traditional Area from May 4 to June 4, 2026, prohibiting musical instruments and loudspeakers at religious sites and suspending roadside evangelism. The assembly is also reintroducing town councils and strictly enforcing sanitation by-laws, while pledging employment for 30 armwrestling medalists and relocating roadside traders from Lapaz.
The Mayor of Accra has promised employment opportunities for 30 members of Ghana's armwrestling team after they won 149 medals at the African Armwrestling Championships, finishing with 52 gold, 63 silver, and 34 bronze medals. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly will employ the athletes, who can begin work on Monday.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Mayor of Accra has promised employment opportunities for 30 members of Ghana's armwrestling team after they won 149 medals at the African Armwrestling Championships, finishing with 52 gold, 63 silver, and 34 bronze medals. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly will employ the athletes, who can begin work on Monday.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has ordered traders operating on streets and pavements at Lapaz to vacate within seven days, or face enforcement action. The directive is part of efforts to decongest the area and improve traffic flow; some affected traders are being temporarily relocated to markets in Achimota, Kisseman, and Abeka.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Outdoor Advertisers Association has petitioned the government to suspend demolitions of median advertising signs, arguing a total ban could destroy businesses and cost jobs. The group is calling for "smart regulation" instead, noting that members have invested millions of cedis in signage infrastructure supporting a value chain of welders, printers, graphic designers and installers.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Greater Accra Region's May Day celebration at Black Star Square on Friday omitted the traditional march past and parade by workers, instead featuring a lively two-hour ceremony with over hundred workers and performances. The Regional Minister addressed workers on government commitments to tackling low wages, pension disparities, income inequality, and informal sector challenges, and announced consideration of an Independent Emoluments Commission and pension system review.
5 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ga traditional area's annual noise restriction period began Monday, May 4 and runs through June 4, 2026, suspending drumming, loud religious services, loudspeakers at worship sites, roadside evangelism, and amplified funeral activities. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has directed compliance across communities including Gamashie, Ablekuma West, and Kasoa, and called on religious and traditional authorities to avoid derogatory remarks that could undermine interfaith harmony.
4 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly will reintroduce town councils and strictly enforce sanitation by-laws, with fines for non-compliance beginning Monday. The mayor said while some shop owners have participated in clean-up efforts, sustained commitment from residents and business owners is needed.
2 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has announced a ban on drumming and noise-making within the Ga Traditional Area from May 4 to June 4, 2026, to maintain peace and harmony during the annual Nmaa Dumo observance period. The directive prohibits religious groups from using musical instruments and loudspeakers outside their premises, suspends roadside evangelism, and restricts funeral rites during the period.
1 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has announced a one-month ban on drumming and noise-making across the Ga Traditional Area from May 4 to June 4, 2026, prohibiting churches from using musical instruments, banning loudspeakers outside religious buildings and pubs, and suspending roadside evangelism. The Ga Traditional Council has simultaneously banned funeral rites and related activities involving amplified sound or drumming.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A large-scale cleanup and coastal restoration initiative along the Chorkor Chemuena–Lante Maamli stretch in Accra removed deeply embedded waste accumulated over four decades, using mechanised equipment from 21–24 April followed by volunteer-led cleanup on 25 April 2026.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
A writer describes discovering a sprawling, unsightly community of makeshift settlements hidden behind the craft shops at Accra's Arts Centre on John Evans Atta Mills High Street, criticizing city authorities for allowing such conditions to persist in the heart of the city.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →