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Fisherman, 60, stabbed to death by thief at Apam

A 60-year-old popular fisherman, Kwame Panin has been stabbed to death by a thief at Gomoa Apam in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region. The incident happened on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, around 1:30 PM. Information gathered by Kasapa News, Yaw Boagyan revealed that the deceased sent her …

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4 dead, 19 injured in road crash on Mankessim-Apam road

Four people have been confirmed dead while 19 others received various degrees of injuries in an accident at Esuahyia on the Mankessim-Apam stretch of the Winneba-Cape Coast highway on Monday. Two died on the spot while the other two died on arrival at the hospital. A Mercedes Benz Sprinter vehicle …

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Woman, 69, burnt to ashes in premix fuel fire at Apam

A 69-year-old woman, Comfort Arhin has been burnt to ashes while two persons are in critical condition in a fire incident at Apam in the Central Region. Information revealed that two men were rolling a barrel containing Premix fuel towards the Apam Roundabout, and as they moved past a woman …

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Five stabbed in Apam funeral chaos

Five people have been stabbed after mayhem erupted at a funeral in Apam in the Gomoa West District of the Central region. According to Kasapa FM’s Yaw Boagyan, the chaos erupted after some land guards believed to be coming from Ashaiman in Accra stormed the funeral sparking tension between them …

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LIVESTREAMING: Tears flow as 13 Apam beach disaster victims go home in mass burial ceremony

Families of the thirteen teenagers who got drowned on March 7 after they went swimming in the sea at Apam in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region will be bidding their loved one’s goodbye. A mass burial ceremony is being held in the Apam Community this morning to …

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Mass burial for drowned kids on Tuesday – DCE confirms

A mass burial is expected to take place for the 13 children who got drowned at the Apam beach in the Central Region on March 7. So far the number of people found dead consist of 11 boys and two girls. The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Gomoa West, Bismark …

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VIDEO&PHOTOS: Gomoa chiefs storm Apam sea; sacrifice cow, sheep, fowls and schnapps to angry gods

Fetish priests, priestesses, and the entire chiefs of the Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council have performed rituals to appease the gods of Apam. The ritual comes after a group of teenagers drowned at the sea at Apam on Sunday, March 7. For the traditional rulers, the customary rites have to be …

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Burial service for Apam victims slated for March 16

Burial service for the 13 victims who drowned at Apam Beach last Sunday has been slated for Tuesday, March 16 at St. Luke Catholic Hospital at Apam. The service is to be followed by the mass burial of the victims. This was announced in a statement issued at Apam and …

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Apam drowning: Akufo-Addo donates GHC36k to bereaved families

President Akufo-Addo has donated an amount of GHC36,000 to the bereaved families of the Apam drowning. This was done when the President commiserated with the bereaved families through the Minister for fisheries. The President’s donation was delivered by Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson (MP), and the Central …

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Apam drowning: Remains of 13th victim washed ashore

The Ghana Police Service has said the remains of another teenager who got drowned at a beach in Apam have washed ashore in the Gomoa West suburb of Mankoadze about 76.6 km from the national capital Accra. Spokesperson of the police in the Central Region, Irene Oppong told dailymailgh.com that the body …

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