President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his commitment to the development of the Ashanti Region and his determination to ensure that the region has its fair share of the national cake, and that his system of governance would not be based on propaganda and blindness, as others would want to portray. According to him, he had not relented in his quest to develop the Ashanti Region when it comes to infrastructure. The President gave the assurance in Kumasi yesterday, when he called on the Asantehene

Former President John Dramani Mahama has advised the Africa Union (AU) member states to prevent the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government by reacting much more swiftly to ensuing crisis. “There is the need to prevent [the] resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government by reacting much more swiftly to ensuing crisis and develop continental-based pharmaceutical industries to manufacture and distribute their own Covid-19 vaccines to African citizens.” The former President

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has begun an engagement with the various stakeholders as part of preparations for the formulation of the 2023 Budget and Economic Statement. This engagement comes at a time when the government team, led by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is also in Washington engaging with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ahead of the 2023 Budget. The Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, who is

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Lower Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region, Ebenezer Okletey Tei Larbi, has stated that he would not hesitate to sell his father’s house to raise funds to contest and win the seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) again. Speaking at a campaign launch by the NDC constituency executives in the Lower Manya Constituency recently, Okletey advised all the members and supporters to show the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) the red card. According

President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has commissioned a 600-bed Konongo Municipal hospital constructed by Euroget at the cost of GH¢358,000. According to the president the project is part of Ghana hospitals projects initiated by the former President John Agyekum Kufuor. It is the sixth hospital he has commissioned since he assumed office in 2017. He said there would be ultrasound machine and patients monitoring equipment with air condition system, as the government is determined to enhance

The Chronicle, last Friday, published that the government, as part of its renewed fight against the illegal mining menace, had re-deployed Operation Halt II, made up of soldiers tasked with ridding the country’s water bodies off illegal miners. According to the publication, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor, said the Military High Command, which is in charge of Operation Halt II, has authority from the President to deal with all matters that would arise during

The Catholic Charismatic Renewal, described as the prayer house of the church, has honoured Founding members and past leaders from various professions who had contributed immensely to the growth of the church over the past 50 years. The personalities, including Lawyer Francis Obuor and Dr. George Amofa, now retired and retired Deputy Director General of Public Health respectively, were honoured at the annual Provincial Congress at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

The youth of Ahwiaa in the Kwabre East Municipality, on behalf of the chiefs, Zongo chiefs, and  the entire Zongo community, have kicked against the decision of the Kwabre East Municipal  Assembly to take over the management of the community’s revenue generating facilities, including Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit (KVIP) toilets, refuse dump sites, and mechanised boreholes. The Assembly’s move follows the formation of an Interim Management Committee by the leadership of the community for

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah, has disclosed that 21 factories have been completed and operating under the ‘One District, One Factory’ (1D1F) initiative in the region. Some of the functional factories, the Minister mentioned, are Boris ‘B’ Farms and Vet Supplies Ghana Limited, a Bantama-based company that deals in poultry and poultry feed, Aspee Pharmaceuticals Limited at Ejisu, Darko Farms Group at Akropong, which is into the processing of poultry, and Anok Gyes

Over 20 educational partners have commended the Minister for Education, Yaw Osei Adutwum, for a successful national education week which brought together partners to review and access quality of teaching, learning and policies of government in the education sector. The National Education Week (NEW) 2022, brought together over 600 policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to share rigorous evidence that has been collected about the impact of policies and interventions in education aimed at improving

The Women’s Fellowship of the Trinity United Church, Legon, yesterday extended a helping hand to the Legon hospital and Police station. At the hospital, the women, numbering 25, donated bed sheets, toilet rolls and detergents. The police and the cell inmates on the other hand received food, bags of sachet water and toilet rolls. The group also prayed and shared the word of God with the inmates and encouraged them to have faith in God and believe that they will get out of cell and become

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama has passionately appealed to the Morocco Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Imane Quaadil, to facilitate an arrangement to expose the vast investment opportunities in Yendi to the business community of Morocco. According to the MP, “Yendi is a commercial hub endowed with vast resources, including vast arable lands for agriculture, skilled-youth, mineral wealth, human resources, tourism, and arts and culture. It has one of the best cereals

Reports from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) and 37 Military Hospital indicate that the late reporting is the leading cause of death among women affected by breast cancer. The health institutions, while marking Pink October – a mother dedicated for creating breast cancer awareness at the Burma Camp last week, said about 60 per cent (%) of all breast cancer related cases are reported at their advanced stages. According to them, when such cases arrive at the centres, instead of giving

His Royal Majesty (HRM) Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, the Okuapemhene, has finally been gazetted almost seven (7) years after the demise of the former Okuapemhene, Oseadeeyo Nana Addo Dankwa III. A certified true copy of the gazette, which was signed by the Registrar of the National House of Chiefs (NHC), Mr.BaafiNsiah and dated Friday October 7, 2022 has been sighted by The Chronicle. There was spontaneous jubilation at Akropong, the traditional capital, when they received news that His Royal Majesty

The government through the Education Ministry is considering offering a grant to bamboo, cane and the rattan industry in the country to boost their trade for both the local market and for export. The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who announced this, explained that the grant, which is under the Ghana Skills Development Fund (GSDF) would be in the form of training to sharpen their skills and how to promote their operations. He explained that the move, which will be done under the Commission

The Accra-Tema Beach Road is under construction and this wonderful project which is very much appreciated especially by motorists, clearly indicates that government is making good use of those huge loans it collected. But it may not be exactly value for money if two things are not included, footbridges and the reconstructing of some town roads within Teshie. When the Tetteh Quarshie-Adenta highway was constructed, footbridges were not added to the drawings so none was constructed. Soon, in the

Julia Roberts was honored for her more than three-decade-long silver screen career at the star-studded Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles Saturday night. Roberts, 54, took home the Icon Award at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which celebrated the global cultural impact of the “Pretty Woman” actress’ work. “Over the course of her expansive and renowned career, Julia has embodied iconic characters and memorable roles,” said Jacqueline Stewart, Director and President of the Academy

Russian soldiers have shot dead a Ukrainian musician in his home after he refused to take part in a concert in occupied Kherson, according to the culture ministry in Kyiv. Conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko declined to take part in a concert “intended by the occupiers to demonstrate the so-called ‘improvement of peaceful life’ in Kherson”, the ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page. The concert on 1 October was intended to feature the Gileya chamber orchestra, of which Kerpatenko

Beyoncé is firing back at a fashion designer who sent “damaging” accusations against her stylist, Marni Senofonte. The singer’s publicist responded in a statement, saying Nusi Quero made “deeply troubling” claims about not being paid for his work. “Designer Nusi Quero has posted damaging statements about Marni Senofonte regarding non-payments for work completed. In fact, he was paid for his work, and there is proof of all payments made,” the publicist said, according to Page Six.

US rapper Nicki Minaj has hit out at the Grammy Awards for putting her hit single Super Freaky Girl in a category where it has “less of a chance to win”. She said the song had been moved to the pop category to clear the path “to give newer artists things that they really don’t deserve” in the rap field. That sparked a war of words on Twitter between Minaj and rising rapper Latto. Super Freaky Girl has topped both the US pop and rap charts. Grammy organisers have not