Despite several verbal and written warnings by the Ashanti Regional Lands Commission on commercialization of public school lands and open spaces in the region, the practice seems to have fallen into deaf ears. It has come to the notice of ghnewsnow.com community watch team that people are encroaching on lands belonging to Prempeh College. Parents, […]
Heads of churches in the Ashanti region have resolved to assist the government in the ongoing fight against illegal mining locally referred to as galamsey. The Christian group says it cannot keep mute on the issue because their silence against the menace emboldens the accomplices. Addressing the media in the Ashanti region Tuesday, Right Reverend
Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Otiko Djaba has condemned the mob action and sexual assault of an alleged female thief in the Ashanti Region, charging the police to bring the perpetrators to book. “I know the police will crack this case if they need to, this is pure CID action,” Ms Djaba said on
Hospitals in the Ashanti region are calling for a review of the capitation system of payment under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The region began the payment system in 2012 when NHIS card holders were asked to choose a primary health care provider for an upfront payment of predetermined amount of claims. But the
The Ashanti regional Police Commander COP Nathan Kofi Boakye has commended police personnel in the region for the display of professionalism during and after the December 7 polls devoid of bias towards any of the political parties. Many were of the view that violence would have characterized events in the region but the conduct of
Some disgruntled members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti region on Tuesday locked up the party’s regional offices in Kumasi in what they termed as a “revolution in the party,” following the defeat in the 2016 elections. Led by one Yakubu Tony Aidoo, a communications person from the Asawasi constituency, the members
The Municipal Chief Executive of Asokore Mampong Assembly, Alhaji Nurudeen Amidan, in the Ashanti Region has warned that persons who take the law into their hands in the course of jubilating the victory of the New Patriotic Party will be severely dealt with. Alhaji Amidan was reacting to actions by some rampaging NPP youth in
Ghana’s newest gold mine, the Asanko Gold Mine at Obotan in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region, has been inaugurated in a brief but colourful ceremony at Manso Nkran. This brings to fifteen the number of mining companies which have been duly licenced and are currently operating in the country. There is a
Tension is mounting once again in Krofrom in the Ashanti region as family members of Richmond Osei popularly known as Tawiah are angry with officials of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and the Police Service for failing to release Tawiah’s body for burial. The final funeral rites for the 22-year-old who died after he was
As part of moves to help reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in Ghana, the Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi has held a Baby Show at the premises of the hospital. The show was to mark the end of the child health promotion week focused on care for babies under the theme “Good life starts right
