The recent surge in tomato prices in Kumasi has sent shockwaves through local markets, with prices skyrocketing from 600 cedis to a staggering 2,100 cedis per box. Importers are quick to attribute this sharp increase to a combination of factors, including the high exchange rate of the CFA Franc and …
Read More »World NTD Day: Ashanti Regional Health Directorate Steps Up Efforts Against Neglected Tropical Diseases on World NTD Day.
In a concerted effort to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), the Ashanti Region in Ghana is intensifying its awareness campaigns, with District and Municipal Health Directorates taking the lead. Marking this year’s World NTD Day, Health Promotion Officers are actively engaging local communities through radio broadcasts and community information centers, …
Read More »Major Mahama Murder Case: 12 People Sentenced To Life Imprisonment, 2 Acquitted
The Jury in the Major Mahama case has returned a unanimous guilty verdict on 12 out of the 14 persons standing trial for the death of Major Mahama. The 12 have been found guilty of counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and abetment of murder. They have been sentenced …
Read More »Ghanaian Soldiers Indicted For Abusing Ashaiman Residents
The Defence and Interior Committee, tasked last year to investigate circumstances leading to the invasion of Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra, by military personnel has indicted Ghana Armed Forces for committing atrocities against Ghanaian civilians. The soldiers’ abusive actions were prompted by the killing of their colleague, Trooper Imoro Sherif, …
Read More »VIDEO: Late Major Mahama’s Mother Sobs In Court
The bereaved mother of Major Maxwell Mahama has been captured in court, shedding incontrollable tears as the law takes its course following the lynching of her son at New Obuasi, Central Region, in 2017. She was in court today for the summing up the case in which William Baah, the …
Read More »Central Region: Couple Arrested For Killing Three-week-old Baby For Money Rituals
A 22-year-old man, Bright Larcey, and his girlfriend Linda Asare, are in the grips of the Awutu Bereku District police for murdering their three-week old baby. They perpetrated the act on Monday evening, January 22, at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The Ghana News …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Afigya Sekyere East NPP executives and DCE frustrating elections – Delegates fumes.
Some delegates of the New Patriotic party (NPP) in the Afigya Sekyere East Constituency of the Ashanti Region are angry at the party executives, and the District Chief Executive (DCE) Hon. Heckline Recline following a letter they have wrote to the Electoral Commission to change the election venue from Agona …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Upholding Progress, Residents Rally Behind Asenso Boakye In NPP Parliamentary Primaries
As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) gears up for its parliamentary primaries scheduled for Saturday, January 27, the Bantama constituency stands out with an intense contest between the incumbent Member of Parliament, Hon. Asenso Boakye, and the aspiring candidate, Lawyer Ralph Agyapong. Amidst the campaign fervor, a group of residents …
Read More »NPP Primaries: “Tafo-Pankrono Residents Rally Behind Hon. Vincent Asafuah: A Strong Call for Leadership Continuity in the Constituency.”
As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) gears up for its parliamentary primaries scheduled for Saturday, January 27, the Tafo-Pankrono constituency is witnessing a spirited contest between incumbent Member of Parliament, Hon. Vincent Ekow Asafuah, and the formidable Dr. Carrol Serwah Donkor. Amidst the fervor of campaign activities, a press conference …
Read More »Heavy Security Presence At High Court Over Judgment On Alleged Coup Plotters
There is a heavy police presence at the Accra High Court as the panel presiding over the high treason case involving ACP Benjamin Agordzo readies to deliver judgment. The premises of the court complex have seen a stationed FPU vehicle and other police vehicles on standby. This security detail has …
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