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LET’S WELCOME GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO DEVELOP OUR COMMUNITIES – NANA AKWASI OKOH II   Nana Akwasi Okoh II, Chief of Manso Tretrem in the Amansie West District, has called on his fellow traditional leaders to embrace government initiatives aimed at developing their communities. He also emphasized the need for citizens to join traditional leaders in organizing routine communal labour to …

EFFIDUASE HEMAA CALLS FOR MUNICIPAL STATUS FOR SEKYERE EAST The Queen Mother of the Effiduase Sub-Traditional Council, Nana Konadu Yiadom I, has appealed to the NDC government to upgrade the Sekyere East District Assembly to municipal status. She noted that Sekyere East is among the oldest assemblies in Ghana and has birthed two other districts — Sekyere Kumawu and Sekyere …

“Cashew Rotting, Farmers Suffering” – Bono East Farmers Blast Govt Cashew farmers across the Bono East Region are expressing deep distress over the lack of ready markets for their produce, as the ongoing agricultural crisis spreads beyond cocoa to affect multiple crop sectors. The farmers, who depend heavily on cashew as a primary source of income, say they are unable …

*MINORITY CAUCUS CONCLUDES 3-DAY COCOA FARMERS’ TOUR IN BONO REGION* On Sunday, the Minority Caucus, led by the Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, successfully concluded a three-day intensive engagement with cocoa farmers across the Bono Region. The tour, which began with preliminary meetings, saw the team interact directly with farmers in key cocoa-growing constituencies and …

*One shot dead, two injured in Land Dispute at Nyalewa, Kumasi* A fatal shooting incident has claimed one life and left two others critically injured following an alleged land dispute at Nyalewa in the Asawase Constituency, a suburb of Kumasi. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at about 6:00 a.m., throwing the community into …

Hon Johnson Aseidu Nketiah, the national chairman of the ruling party NDC, has affirmed that 8 residents who helped during the Sikaman-Brofoyedu helicopter crash have been recruited into the security services, among other benefits. This announcement was made during a thank you your to Adansi and it’s surrounding areas, specifically Obuasi. The residents had played a crucial role in recovering …