Tag Archives: Kumasi

In a nation striving for progress and development, the role of civil society groups cannot be understated. United Voice For Change, a non-political pressure group, has emerged as a beacon of hope and accountability in Ghana’s political landscape. With a mission to hold the government accountable and promote national development, …

In a surprising turn of events, the medical community at Kumasi South Hospital also known as Agogo Hospital in the Ashanti Region finds itself embroiled in a controversy over the appointment of Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso, the retired former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).   …

The National Democratic Congress NDC Communication Officer at the oforikrom Constituency in the Ashanti region, Jerry James Sukah has described the call on government to construct Suame Interchange by the Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Wontumi as discriminatory and unfortunate. It was recalled that, Chairman …

Prisoners in the Kumasi Central Prison have been captured in a video using substances suspected to be cocaine and marijuana with no regard for authorities that may be monitoring them. In the video, some prisoners are seen sharing the banned narcotic products and using them freely while chatting most relaxed, …

A trader at the Dr. Mensah market in Kumasi was killed in a gruesome motor accident on Thursday morning. The 51-year-old cabbage vendor, known as Akua Serwaa, was crushed to death when a truck ran into pedestrians at the market. The long vehicle was loaded with second-hand clothing. An eyewitness …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun a three-day First Senior Managers Meeting for the year 2023 in the Kumasi, Ashanti Regional . GHS with support from its partners are expected to interrogate and find pragmatic ways key actors in the health sector can implement policies to better serve all …

The Combined Kumasi Central Market Traders Union (CKCMTU) has questioned the government’s reason for stalling phase II of the construction of the Kumasi market redevelopment project. According to the union, some of its members who could not afford to put up containers at their new location at Race Course are …

The brutalization of residents of Ashaiman by officers of the Ghana Armed Forces on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, has resurrected conversations about incidents where the Armed Forces have in the view of majority of Ghanaians misconducted themselves and abused the rights of citizens. To some people, the incident at Ashaiman …

A man said to be in his mid-30s has reportedly been beaten to death for attempting to steal a Grand Bird bus at Asafo in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi. The incident is said to have occurred on the dawn of Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The deceased according to …

The Covid-19 has placed a heavy toll on human and economic development in Ghana and the Ashanti Region has been one of the regions being affected by this pandemic. The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is therefore about to embark on a National Immunization Days Campaign which is schedule to start …