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Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly

Also known as: Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive

Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly — local government authority implementing development plans, sanitation enforcement, and flood response in Ghana's Central Region.

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  1. August 2026
  2. The Chronicle

    Osabarima made the call on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at the University of Cape Coast during the second fundraising event organised by the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) towards the Eight-Year Development Plan of the former national capital.

    ‘We must be architects for Cape Coast’s future’
  3. The Chronicle

    CENPOWER Operations and Services (CENOPS) has redeemed a pledge of GH₵233,180.00 to the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) towards the Eight-Year Development Plan of Cape Coast.

    CENPOWER redeems GH¢233,180.00 pledge to Cape Coast
  4. July 2026
  5. Daily Guide

    Lydia Forson Ghanaian actress and outspoken commentator, Lydia Forson, has condemned the Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), George Justice Arthur, over a sanitation exercise that saw sick people being asked to leave a pharmacy.

    Lydia Forson Slams Cape Coast MCE Over ‘Reckless’ Sanitation Day Pharmacy Raid
  6. Joy Online

    The Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), George Justice Arthur, has shut down Sonturk Supermarket for defying the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly’s directive to suspend business operations during the nationwide cleanup exercise.

    Cape Coast MCE shuts supermarket, closes shops over cleanup directive breach
  7. June 2026
  8. Joy Online

    He explained that inspections conducted by NADMO, the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly and building inspectors had identified several dangerous structures that posed a serious threat to lives and property.

    Floods kill 18 in Central Region as NADMO orders evacuation of unsafe buildings
  9. Torrential rainstorm kills four, displaces 736 in Cape Coast

    1. Joy Online

      The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly has announced plans to remove structures built on waterways, storm drains, road reservations and other unauthorised locations following the recent floods that claimed four lives and displaced hundreds of residents across the metropolis.

      Cape Coast Assembly to demolish structures on waterways after deadly floods
    2. Joy Online

      The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, in a press statement signed by the Metropolitan Chief Executive, George Justice Arthur, stated that the heavy rains, which occurred on Friday, June 19, and Sunday, June 21, 2026, lasted several hours and triggered severe flooding in multiple

      Four dead, 5 critical as 8 houses collapse after torrential rainstorm in Cape Coast
  10. May 2026
  11. Joy Online

    Some residents urged the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly to take urgent action to clear the ancient narrow gutters following repeated flooding.

    Heavy Thursday downpour inundates Cape Coast
  12. April 2026
  13. Business & Financial Times

    The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has uncovered what many stakeholders have described as a significant contribution by Zoomlion Ghana Limited to sanitation management in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, following revelations that the compan

    Zoomlion operated 9 additional waste containers free for over a year in Cape Coast
  14. Joy Online

    The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has uncovered what stakeholders describe as a significant contribution by Zoomlion Ghana Limited to sanitation management in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, following revelations that the company has opera

    Parliamentary committee discovers Zoomlion’s year-long free operation of nine extra waste containers in Cape Coast
Politics

Cape Coast Paramount Chief urges community participation in city development

The News

The Paramount Chief of Cape Coast, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, called on residents to become architects of the city's future by actively participating in its development. Speaking at a Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly fundraising event for an eight-year development plan, he emphasized that the city's future depends on unity, partnership, and shared commitment to progress.

18 August 2026 · The Chronicle

Tuesday 18 August

  1. Cape Coast Paramount Chief urges community participation in city development

    The Paramount Chief of Cape Coast, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, called on residents to become architects of the city's future by actively participating in its development. Speaking at a Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly fundraising event for an eight-year development plan, he emphasized that the city's future depends on unity, partnership, and shared commitment to progress.

    18 August 2026 · The Chronicle

Monday 17 August

  1. CENPOWER donates GH¢233,180 to Cape Coast development plan

    CENPOWER Operations and Services has redeemed a pledge of GH₵233,180.00 to the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly towards its Eight-Year Development Plan, which focuses on infrastructure including roads, water supply, sanitation, health, and education.

    17 August 2026 · The Chronicle

Monday 13 July

  1. Actress Lydia Forson criticises Cape Coast MCE sanitation pharmacy raid

    Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson has condemned Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive George Justice Arthur over a sanitation exercise that forced sick people to leave a pharmacy, calling it reckless and criticising officials for prioritising optics and social media validation over public welfare and access to healthcare.

    13 July 2026 · Daily Guide

Friday 10 July

  1. Cape Coast MCE shuts supermarket for cleanup directive breach

    The Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive shut down Sonturk Supermarket for operating despite a directive requiring all shops to close during a two-day nationwide cleanup exercise. The closure was part of an enforcement effort to ensure businesses participated in sanitation activities following flooding that damaged infrastructure and left choked drains and accumulated refuse.

    10 July 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 23 June

  1. Floods kill 18 in Central Region over weekend

    At least 18 people died and nearly 9,000 residents were affected after torrential rain triggered devastating floods, building collapses, mudslides and drowning incidents across the Central Region over the weekend. NADMO has ordered evacuation of unsafe buildings, with Cape Coast Metropolis recording the most deaths and 58 building collapses displacing 377 people across the region.

    23 June 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Cape Coast Assembly to demolish flood-prone waterway structures

    Following deadly floods in June that killed four people and displaced hundreds of residents, the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly has announced plans to remove structures built on waterways, storm drains, and unauthorised locations as part of efforts to address persistent flooding.

    23 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 22 June

  1. Torrential rainstorm kills four, displaces 736 in Cape Coast

    A torrential rainstorm in Cape Coast on June 19 and 21, 2026, killed four people (three of whom were children) and left five others critically injured. Eight houses collapsed across multiple communities, and 736 residents were displaced.

    22 June 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 22 May

  1. Heavy downpour floods streets and homes in Cape Coast

    A three-and-a-half-hour downpour on Thursday morning triggered flash floods in Cape Coast, waterlogging streets, homes and businesses. Although there were no casualties or major damage, traders scrambled to protect wares, and drivers and pedestrians navigated treacherous routes, though some transport operators raised fares.

    22 May 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 28 April

  1. Zoomlion operates nine waste containers free in Cape Coast

    Zoomlion Ghana Limited has been operating nine additional communal waste containers in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly free of charge for more than a year, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources discovered during an oversight visit.

    28 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Monday 27 April

  1. Parliamentary committee finds Zoomlion operates nine free waste containers

    A Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources discovered that Zoomlion Ghana Limited has operated nine additional communal waste containers in Cape Coast free of charge for more than a year. The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly officials commended the company for its contribution to waste management.

    27 April 2026 · Joy Online

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