… Why should Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Cape Coast, Ho, Sunyani, and other centers of learning not help train lawyers for Ghana, West Africa, and the wider continent? …
The Supreme Court has granted an application by the Trustees of the Methodist Church Ghana to be joined as defendants in the ongoing legal challenge over the religious policies of the Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast. …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Maame Efua Houadjeto, has been enstooled as the Safohen of the Bentsir No. 1 Asafo Company in Cape Coast under the stool name Nana Efua Kouguah Nshiraba II. …
… So the real audience is not just the people physically present in Cape Coast. The actual reach is estimated at between 500,000 and 1 million people through live streams, online engagement, and repeat views. …
… ealthcare, which includes; building new Regional Hospitals in the six newly created regions, expanding Cardiovascular Care with new catheterisation laboratories at major teaching hospitals as well as establishing specialised Cardiothoracic Centres in Tamale, Volta, and Cape Coast …
… The team also conducted inspections in Cape Coast at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium and the Centre for National Culture, while in Kumasi, visits were made to the iconic Baba Yara Sports Stadium and Rattray Park. …
… He said SHC is also working on seven regional office buildings for the Ghana Immigration Service in Tamale, Damongo, Cape Coast, Takoradi, Tema, Sunyani and Kumasi, while also constructing residential apartment buildings for the service in Tamale and Takoradi. …
Ghana will host Season 3 of the Africa Monologue Challenge, a continental creative platform bringing together emerging talents from across Africa and the diaspora for a month-long residency and competition in Accra themed "Using Africa's Creative Economy to Promote Intra-African Trade." Twelve finalists from twelve countries and the African diaspora will participate in training, cultural immersion, and industry engagements designed to strengthen Pan-African identity and creative collaboration.
Ghana will host Season 3 of the Africa Monologue Challenge, a continental creative platform bringing together emerging talents from across Africa and the diaspora for a month-long residency and competition in Accra themed "Using Africa's Creative Economy to Promote Intra-African Trade." Twelve finalists from twelve countries and the African diaspora will participate in training, cultural immersion, and industry engagements designed to strengthen Pan-African identity and creative collaboration.
Gospel-soul artiste Ara Ẹni has released her single "For My Matter," an uplifting Afrobeats gospel song with a message of faith and hope, coinciding with Ghana's World Cup victory over Panama. She has also launched the Pass the Ball of Hope campaign, encouraging fans to share videos and testimonies aligned with the single.
Cape Coast Metropolitan Chief Executive George Justice Arthur has announced a renewed demolition exercise targeting buildings on waterways, drains and unauthorised locations following recent deadly floods that claimed four lives in the metropolis. He cited multiple flood-related deaths in June, including two incidents on June 19 and June 21, and attributed the hazard to ageing structures and poor spatial planning.
Prof. Ernest Kofi Abotsi told the APSU 2002 year group at the launch of their legacy project in Accra that alumni associations should move beyond discretionary philanthropy and embrace giving back to their schools as a lifelong duty, arguing that contributing to one's alma mater is an act of nobility in support of institutions that impact human development.
Heavy downpours beginning Friday triggered flooding, landslides, mudslides and falling trees across the Central Region, killing 18 people and collapsing 58 buildings across 15 districts. NADMO attributed flooding in Cape Coast to human activities blocking water channels and encroaching on water inlets.
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.
Drivers and commuters have asked contractors to speed up work on the 73.6-kilometre Takoradi-Cape Coast N1 highway dualisation project, which was awarded to three contractors and is expected to be completed within 24 months. Commuters expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of construction, citing deteriorating road conditions.
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.
Recent reports document scattered violent incidents across Ghana's educational institutions, including a UCC student found dead, armed men attacking a school and injuring students, teacher-student confrontations, and drug-related arrests at Central University. The article expresses concern that youth are in "degenerative mode" as adults abdicate responsibility for mentoring younger generations.
A single-room structure collapsed at Gyagyaano in Cape Coast on Sunday, June 21, following heavy rainfall that weakened the building. Four occupants were trapped and rescued, but two died: 12-year-old Anastasia Abakah and 40-year-old Adwoa Baduwa.
A rain-triggered landslide in Tantri, Cape Coast, swept down a hillside on Friday evening and destroyed three homes, killing a 20-month-old toddler and injuring three women. The family head said residents had never experienced a mudslide of such magnitude in the area before.
Former Cabinet Minister Hackman Owusu-Agyeman has pledged support for a teachers' housing project by St Augustine's College alumni (APSU 2002), which involves constructing a 14-unit teachers' apartment block on campus to increase on-site teacher accommodation from the current 60 of 140 teachers.
Google has unveiled its most extensive Street View update in Ghana since introducing the feature a decade ago, expanding coverage across major cities, highways, historic landmarks and coastal destinations using next-generation camera technology to deliver clearer, higher-resolution imagery.
The 2002 year group of St Augustine's Past Students Union has launched a GH¢5.4 million fundraising campaign to construct a 14-unit apartment block for teachers at St Augustine's College in Cape Coast, addressing accommodation for teachers with only 60 of 140 currently residing on campus.
Ghana's Deputy Minister of Education cautioned that the country must not dismiss student misconduct and safety as insignificant despite affecting fewer than five per cent of public secondary and TVET institutions, arguing the moral obligation to address the problem exists regardless of scale. The warning follows research reporting at least 16 student deaths at universities since 2024, with seven at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Senior lawyer Kofi Bentil has criticised what he describes as parental excesses that undermine discipline in Ghana's schools, citing examples of overindulgence such as buying cars for children to take to school. His comments come amid heightened public concern following recent incidents in Ghana's education sector.
Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, born in Koforidua in 1941, is an APSU alumnus whose career as a diplomat, agricultural economist, parliamentarian, and minister of state has been marked by commitment to service and nation-building. He studied agriculture at KNUST and earned postgraduate degrees in the Netherlands and London before serving in senior roles at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation across Africa, the Caribbean, and South America.
The Chronicle editorial reflects on the death of 17-year-old Emmanuel Arthur, a final-year student of Mfantsipim Senior High School, whose body was found in an uncompleted building in Cape Coast. The piece calls for reforms to address student welfare and mental health in Ghana's secondary schools.
The Paramount Queen Mother of Cape Coast has called on security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of a University of Cape Coast student and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, while assuring residents that the city remains peaceful and urging the public to remain vigilant and support law enforcement efforts.
A 17-year-old final-year student of Mfantsipim School, Emmanuel Arthur, was found dead in an uncompleted building in Cape Coast's Ola North community on June 11, 2026. Police recovered the student's personal effects, including academic materials, after a carpenter reported discovering the body near the structure.
At least 13 students at Ghana's public universities have died from non-natural causes since 2024, with road accidents, suicides, and attacks accounting for most deaths. Six students died in 2024 (the worst year on record), four in 2025, and three in the first half of 2026, prompting mounting safety concerns among students, parents, and university authorities.
Ghana Police arrested 39-year-old Michael Mensah in connection with the murder of UCC student Innocentia Atsufui Avinu. According to preliminary investigations, the suspect allegedly picked up the deceased from UCC hostel on June 11, 2026, and transported her to Hutchland Beach, where she was last seen before her body was discovered.
The Inspector-General of Police has deployed a special team of investigators and intelligence officers to the Central Region to support inquiries into the death of 20-year-old UCC Level 200 student Avinu Innocentia, whose body was found washed ashore at a Cape Coast beach on June 13, 2026. No visible signs of physical injury were found during examination, and an autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death.
The Inspector-General of Police has deployed a special team of experienced investigators and intelligence officers to the Central Region to support investigations into the death of 20-year-old University of Cape Coast student Innocentia Avinu, who was reported missing on June 11, 2026.
The University of Cape Coast has launched an internal inquiry into the death of Level 200 student Innocentia Atsufui Avinu, whose body was found at Hutchland Beach on Friday. UCC is collaborating with the District Police Command; preliminary findings indicate she was last seen on Wednesday evening after receiving a phone call.
Ketu North MP Eric Edem Agbana has mourned the death of University of Cape Coast Level 200 student Innocentia Avinu, whose body was discovered at a Cape Coast beach after she went missing on June 11. Agbana, who knew the deceased through his scholarship scheme, called for swift police investigation and prosecution of those responsible.
Innocentia Avinu, a Level 200 student at the University of Cape Coast, was reported missing on June 11 after leaving Ayensu Plaza Hostel and failing to return. Her body was found washed ashore near Hutchland Beach Resort in Cape Coast on June 12; police are investigating the circumstances.
President Mahama championed a Ghana-led UN General Assembly resolution adopted on 25 March 2026 that describes the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as "the gravest crime against humanity" and calls for reparatory justice measures. The resolution passed with 123 states in support, three opposed, and 52 abstaining, though major Western powers including the US, UK, and all EU member states either voted against or abstained.
President Mahama championed a UN General Assembly resolution adopted on 25 March 2026 describing the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparatory justice measures; 123 states supported the resolution, three opposed it, and 52 abstained.