Cape Coast registers more marriagesCape Coast registers more marriages

Cape Coast Jan.17, GNA - The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly has made an upward adjustment in the fee charged for the registration of marriages at the Assembly.The Assembly last year charged 20.00 Ghana cedis for normal process of registration which takes 21 days but is now charging 30.00 Ghana cedis and special cases which involve less than 21 days public notice moves from 30.00 Ghana cedis to between 35.00 Ghana cedis and 85.00 Ghana cedis depending on where the marriage will be celebrated.Mr Edward Steele-Dadzie, Principal Executive Officer in charge of Marriage Registry at the Assembly, told the GNA on Friday that last year the Assembly made 18,360 Ghana cedis from the registration of 693 marriages as against 10,125 Ghana cedis from 675 marriages registered in 2012.Out of the figure, 580 went through the normal process of 21 days public notice and 113 were special cases which took less than the 21 days’ notice.He said 17 days into the New Year, 38 marriages including one special case had so far been registered with the Assembly.Mr Steele-Dadzie said the oldest couple to register their marriage last year was aged 81years for the groom and 63 for the bride and the youngest couple 23 years old for the groom and 21 for the bride.He said in 2012 the oldest couple to register their marriage was 82 years old for the groom and 52 for the bride and the youngest couple was 21 years for the groom and 18 for the bride.Mr Steele-Dadzie said those whose marriages were contracted under the customary or ordinance stood to benefit from the PND C Law 111/112 and the CAP/127 ordinance law in case of the demise of a spouse.He appealed to couples to have their marriages registered to enable them benefit from the provisions under the law.GNA Read Full Story