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334 The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has announced measures to strictly enforce planning regulations governing the erection, installation and occupation of temporary structures within the Kumasi Metropolis. The Assembly, in a public notice issued on August 10, 2026, said all temporary structures in the metropolis are required to go through the statutory planning approval process […]
283 The Action People’s Party (APP) has described the planned demonstration by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the detention of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, as unnecessary and unjustified. The Founder and Leader of the APP, Kenneth Nana Kwame Asamoah, said the demonstration, scheduled for tomorrow […]
332 A joint security operation has led to the arrest of 15 suspected illegal miners operating dangerously close to the Sanso Methodist Primary and Junior High School in the Obuasi area in the Ashanti Region , following a whistleblower report that alerted authorities to the illegal mining activities. The operation, which underscores the government’s renewed […]
624 Communication for Development and Advocacy Consult (CDA Consult) has launched a nationwide campaign dubbed “The Trust Economy – Verify Before You Buy” to combat the growing menace of counterfeit products in Ghana’s markets. The initiative seeks to encourage consumers to make product verification a routine practice before purchasing goods, while promoting shared responsibility among […]
416 An illegal miner has been arrested during a security inspection at a reclaimed illegal mining site near the Agenda 111 hospital project at Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region, as authorities intensify efforts to protect critical national infrastructure from the activities of galamsey operators. The suspect was apprehended while allegedly operating on the outskirts […]
428 A young woman living with a disability has reportedly been left stranded at Kunsu in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region after undertaking a long journey from Mankessim in the Central Region to meet a man believed to be her boyfriend. According to information available to The Punch newspaper, the […]
582 The High Court in Accra has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison for each of the two counts on which he was convicted in the Akonta Mining illegal mining case.Campaigns & Elections The sentences are to run […]
496 The Ashanti Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has been petitioned to investigate allegations of illegal mining in the Ahafo Ano South East District following claims that have sparked public debate. The petition was filed by a political and social advocacy group, Ashanti Democrats, which is demanding a thorough, impartial […]
442 The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man believed to be the leader of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the murder of Abdul Jabal Suleman at Abompe New Site in Obuasi. The suspect, Seidu Masawudu, popularly known as Marshall, was apprehended at Soe in the Bongo District of the Upper […]
392 The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has urged electricity and water consumers in the Ashanti Region to acquaint themselves with Regulation 27 of Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2413, which outlines the obligations of utility service providers and the rights of consumers regarding defective or faulty meters. According to the Commission, many consumers continue to suffer […]