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Take precaution, the tides will be high – Meteo Agency warns residents along east coast of the country
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The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has cautioned persons living along the east coast of the country to make adequate preparations against possible high tides they are likely to experience in the coming days.
It says the state of the sea is expected to be rough, predicting that the high tides along the country’s coastlines may reach 1.82 metres on Tuesday evening or in the subsequent days.
In an interview with JoyNews, the Head of Central Analysis and Forecasting at the Agency, Felicity Ahafianyo, warned the impact could be devastating.
“Just selected areas, especially the east coast; those around Keta, Aflao, Ada and Akatsi areas but the west coast, for now, is free except that if we have a rainstorm that is moving, then they have a problem. But so far the rainstorm before getting to their end is not active.
“Once you have the high tides, it brings in water…whereby people’s houses get flooded and then maybe at times get things destroyed. So, that is why this time around we are trying our possible best to inform so that they will take a decision that will be positive, so that the impact that we saw the last time will not happen,” she said.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has revealed its preparedness to deal with any crisis that may arise as a result.
The Communications Director, George Ayisi, explained that NADMO is liaising with the GMet and other stakeholders to ensure all updates are effectively communicated to all regional and district officers.
“Especially in the Volta Region, we’ve communicated it through the Regional Director and she is also relaying it to the district directors [to ensure] that we get them as many as possible to move to safer grounds [and] identified places that when the tides comes in, it will not affect them directly,” he stated.
Source: www.myjoyonline.com
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
