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The Ashanti Region has recorded the 2nd highest number of HIV/AIDS cases among young people in Ghana, according to the Ghana AIDS Commission. This was revealed at a sensitization workshop organized by United Nations Population Fund Ghana, in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, with support from Global Affairs Canada. …

The Ashanti Regional Department of Gender has expressed concern over the increasing cases of teenage pregnancy among the young people in the region. As part of efforts to combat the effects,the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),and Ashanti regional Coordinating Council is conducting sensitization workshops for young men and adults …

Combined traders in Kumasi have pledged their total support to the newly installed Asantehemaa, Nana Yaa Akyaa II, to help drive development in Asanteman. The traders, led by Mr. Kwabena Fosu and Queenmothers of various groups from Kejetia Market paid a courtesy call on Nana Yaa Akyaa II during her first Awukudae celebration at the Manhyia Palace. Speaking on behalf …

The Queenmother of Effiduase Bomeng in the Sekyere Kumawu District,Nana Yaa Akyiaa I, has marked her 2nd anniversary on the throne with a call to revive the cultural heritage of the people through the rekindling of the Bragoro Festival. Addressing chiefs, elders, and residents during the anniversary celebration, Nana Yaa Akyiaa said the Bragoro Festival, which celebrates the passage of …

Nana Kwarteng Agyekumhene II, Bomenhene of Bomeng in the Sekyere Kumawu District, has urged young ladies to abstain from early sex to help secure a better future for themselves. Speaking to Kofi Adade during the Bragoro Festival celebration, Nana Kwarteng Agyekumhene II said early sexual activity has negative effects that can destroy a girl’s future and education. The Bragoro festival …

PRESS STATEMENT 10TH AUGUST, 2026 GAAM CONGRATULATES MAHAMA AYARIGA ON APPOINTMENT AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER ● HAILS HON. AHMED IBRAHIM FOR HIS SUPPORT The Ghana Association of Assembly Members (GAAM) has congratulated Hon. Mahama Ayariga on his appointment as Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, describing the appointment as an opportunity to further strengthen Ghana’s decentralisation and local …

Members of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners in Amansie West District have declared their commitment to partner with the Amansie West District Assembly to promote development, especially in the area of improved road networks. The miners said they are ready and ever prepared to respond to any call from the District Chief Executive aimed at driving development …

The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has charged Chief Directors of Regional Coordinating Councils to take full responsibility for Ghana’s development, saying the success of decentralisation rests with them. Addressing the delegation at the Manhyia Palace on August 5, 2026, His Majesty acknowledged that they coordinate activities across all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and …

The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reaffirmed his unflinching support for the newly inducted Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Christian Agyare. The reassurance came days after his induction as the 13th Vice Chancellor of the institution. During the Courtesy Visit, The Vice Chancellor Prof. Christian Agyare use …

Members of the Nerebehi Royal Family and the Nerebehi Traditional Sub-Council in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality have petitioned His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to intervene over an alleged attempt to impose an unqualified individual as the next chief of the community. The petition was channeled through Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, Bantamahene. According to Bafour Kwadwo Gyau, Abusuapanin of …