The Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon Simon Osei Mensah has revealed that government is currently embarking on some strategic road projects to improve health care delivery in the region. The road projects include the partial reconstruction of 6 kilometers Emena-Apiadu-Donyina Feeder Roads, 3.
The Government is set to construct a museum at the Kumasi International Airport, in honor of one of Asantes 39; monarchs, Nana Agyeman Prempeh I. The museum according to government will display historical artefacts on the Sagranti War which saw the capture and subsequent exile of the thirteenth occupant of the Golden Stool, the highest seat of the Asante Kingdom.
Maria Johana Yuorpor, the Founder and CEO of Mara Foods, Mara Closet, and the Beautiful Smiles Project, has been honoured by the Female Empowerment and Advocacy for Development (FEAD), a non-governmental organization (NGO), for her exceptional contributions to society, particularly in the areas of women empowerment and rural development.
The Female Empowerment and Advocacy for Development (FEAD Ghana) has encouraged women to stop hiding themselves and go out of their comfort zones to shine their lights. The remarks were made by the Executive Director of the FEAD Ghana, Hajia Hikmat Baba Dua at a summit held by the FEAD Ghana and Teen Talk Ghana dubbed HerStory Summit at the SDD University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) over the weekend.
Female Empowerment and Advocacy for Development (FEAD) and Teen Talk Ghana have held a women 39;s empowerment summit in Wa in the Upper West Region to highlight women 39;s stories that inspire action towards social inclusion.
John Jinapor, the Ranking Member of the Energy Committee in Parliament, has disagreed with claims from the Electricity Company of Ghana 39;s reasons for recent intermittent power outages. Specifically, ECG said faulty and overloaded transformers are partly to blame, but Jinapor said this explanation is just misinformation.
Ghana 39;s Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has said Africa cannot achieve sustainable development without the active involvement and contribution of the continent 39;s youth. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Youth Pavilion organised by the African Union Commission 39;s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate in Accra on Monday, March 11, the Minister said young people must be at the centre of efforts to realize Africa 39;s development aspirations.
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has been accused of allegedly trading the presidential running mate slot of the party for personal gains. The Manhyia South Constituency Chairman of the NPP, Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta, also known as Tom Tom, raised concerns about what he described as a politically destructive development that needs immediate attention to prevent a potential fracture within the party 39;s stronghold of the Ash .
A suspected thief has been lynched at Maakro in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident was said to have occurred around 3am on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The deceased identified as Kwame George popularly known as Kwaadei was said to have stolen a car battery which caused his death.
1. At the invitation of His Excellency, President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, paid a Working Visit to the Republic of South Africa, on 12 March 2024, to co-chair the 2nd Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between the two countries.