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Ad Ghacem, the nation’s leading cement manufacturer, will in the coming weeks, cut sod for the construction of a 1.5-million-ton capacity cement production plant in Kumasi to serve the Ashanti Region and its surrounding areas. Speaking in an interview with the media, Managing Director of GHACEM, Stefano Gallini, said the …

A middle aged man identified as Israel Agyei Manu has been beheaded by unknown persons who engaged his services as an Uber driver. The man who is also a headteacher of a private school at Atonsu in Kumasu is said to have visited his fiancee at Feyiase and told her …

  The death toll in the Ashanti Region as a result of the recent floods has now reached seven. This was revealed to host of 3FM’s Sunrise show Alfred Ocansey by the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO). “Seven people have died so far,” said the Ashanti Region NADMO Coordinator, Kwabena …

The Minister in charge of Works and Housing, Hon Francis Asenso Boakye on Monday, June 28, 2021, ordered the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Ashanti Region to pull down all structures in waterways. His call follows the recent flooding in some parts of Kumasi that claimed seven lives. …

• Mohammed Awal was washed away by floodwater following hours of rainfall in Kumasi on Tuesday • The rains left several parts of the Regional capital flooded on Tuesaday • The dead body of the two-year-old has reportedly been found The body of a two-year-old who was carried away by …

  Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced investigations into the killing of one Benedicta Pokua Sarpong in Kumasi. The Police say the husband of the deceased, Nana Osei Agyemang Prempeh, reported the incident at around 12:30 am on Monday, 14th June, 2021, after they were reportedly attacked by unknown …

A New York-based political magnate tipped for the position of Kumasi City Mayor has underlined sanitation as his key focus if given the position. Mr. Kwabena Manu who contested during the 2004 and 2008 NPP parliamentary primaries at Nsuta/Kwamang/Beposo  told this medium that the metropolis is not well positioned vis-à-vis …

  • Nine Individuals are vying for the position of Kumasi Mayor • All nine have gone through vetting and the names of three will be submitted to the President to make a final pick • In the lead to make the top three are incumbent Osei Assibey Antwi, Kennedy …

  Youth in the Bantama constituency in the Ashanti Region has threatened to stage a protest against the government over an abandoned bridge in the area which they say has become a death trap. The enraged youth, say they will not hesitate to call out the Member of Parliament for …

A meeting between management and workers of the Kumasi Abattoir Company Limited is expected to be held later today, Friday, after a protest nearly halted operations at the slaughter house. The aggrieved workers are demanding the immediate removal of their Managing Director Joseph Owusu Boadi, who has been accused of …