{
  "id": 5336695,
  "title": "Gov’t mobilises resources to clear accumulated waste at Jamestown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/govt-mobilises-resources-to-clear-accumulated-waste-at-jamestown",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T13:25:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/govt-mobilises-resources-to-clear-accumulated-waste-at-jamestown/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghanaian government is taking decisive action to tackle the waste management crisis at Jamestown, Accra, by mobilizing both state and private-sector resources to address the accumulated refuse. During a recent media briefing, Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, highlighted Jamestown as a priority area for intervention, noting the enormity of the challenge during a three-day assessment of the country's waste management system. The government plans to engage contractors and deploy technical teams, including drones from Zoomlion Ghana Limited, to survey the site and determine the necessary resources required, such as trucks, excavators, and bulldozers, both from the public and private sectors.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Ayariga leads technical assessment of Jamestown waste ahead of evacuation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ayariga-leads-technical-assessment-of-jamestown-waste-ahead-of-5332030",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:46:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Ayariga leads technical assessment of Jamestown waste ahead of evacuation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ayariga-leads-technical-assessment-of-jamestown-waste-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-09-03T12:18:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}