{
  "id": 12619358,
  "title": "La Traditional Council kicks against redevelopment of La Pleasure Beach without consultation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/la-traditional-council-kicks-against-redevelopment-of-la-pleasure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:57:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/la-traditional-council-kicks-against-redevelopment-of-la-pleasure-beach-without-consultation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The La Traditional Council and Member of Parliament for La-Dade-Kotopon, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, have expressed their displeasure over plans to redevelop La Pleasure Beach without proper consultation. The Council argues that the redevelopment should not proceed until they are formally engaged with other affected stakeholders. They were not notified before the demolition of structures at the facility, despite being key stakeholders and traditional landowners. The Council's 4th La Shikitele, Nii Adjei Koofeh IV, acknowledged that redevelopment could benefit the state if it generated more value from the site. However, he expressed dissatisfaction with the manner in which the demolition and redevelopment process began, stating that they were unhappy with the lack of engagement. National Security and SSNIT have apologized for not involving the traditional authorities before the demolition exercise, leading to an understanding that the redevelopment process should follow appropriate procedures and include proper consultations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Committee to decide compensation for La Pleasure Beach demolition victims - MP Sowah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/committee-to-decide-compensation-for-la-pleasure-beach-demolition",
        "published": "2026-10-07T05:35:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Compensation coming for La Pleasure Beach demolition victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/compensation-coming-for-la-pleasure-beach-demolition-victims",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:11:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "La Pleasure Beach victims to be compensated as committee is set up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/la-pleasure-beach-victims-to-be-compensated-as-committee-is-set-up",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:10:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "La Traditional Council demands SSNIT documents over Pleasure Beach land claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/la-traditional-council-demands-ssnit-documents-over-pleasure-beach",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:31:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "La Pleasure Beach demolition: Set up committee first before compensation talks – Gov’t told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/la-pleasure-beach-demolition-set-up-committee-first-before",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:14:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}