9 h. ago Young man fatally stabbed in Ashanti New Town over chair dispute

A 20-year-old man, identified as Kwadwo Bright, has died after he was allegedly stabbed during a quarrel over a plastic chair at Ashanti New Town in the Manhyia South constituency of the Ashanti Region.

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16 h. ago TVET Graduates Shatter Employment Stigma in Ghana’s Ashanti Region

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tvet-graduates-shatter-employment-stigma-in-ghanas-ashanti-region/Technical and vocational education graduates in Ghana’s Ashanti Region are achieving a 55% employment rate while dramatically shifting public perceptions about skills-based training, according to a comprehensive new study challenging decades of educational prejudice. The findings, revealed in UNICEF’s “Skills Supply and Demand Side Assessment: A Situation Analysis of the Ashanti Region,” demonstrate that technical […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tvet-graduates-shatter-employment-stigma-in-ghanas-ashanti-region/

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19 h. ago Gov’t is working to ease pressure on KATH – Ashanti regional Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has assured that the government is implementing measures to reduce the growing pressure on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).

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31 h. ago UNICEF Report Exposes Agriculture Training Gap in Ghana’s Farming Heartland

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/unicef-report-exposes-agriculture-training-gap-in-ghanas-farming-heartland/Ghana’s Ashanti Region faces a critical skills paradox where agricultural mechanization training is virtually non-existent despite farming being the area’s economic backbone, according to a new UNICEF-commissioned study. The “Skills Supply and Demand-Side Assessment Report” for the Ashanti Region reveals that only one institution offers agricultural mechanization training among 43 different trades offered across public […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/unicef-report-exposes-agriculture-training-gap-in-ghanas-farming-heartland/

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5 d. ago Regional minister warns fragmented approach weakening galamsey crackdown

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/regional-minister-warns-fragmented-approach-weakening-galamsey-crackdown/Ghana’s battle against illegal mining faces critical coordination challenges that risk undermining public trust in enforcement efforts, according to the Ashanti Regional Minister. Dr. Frank Amoakohene highlighted growing concerns about multiple task forces operating independently without proper oversight from district and municipal authorities. His comments come amid the withdrawal of a police anti-galamsey unit that […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/regional-minister-warns-fragmented-approach-weakening-galamsey-crackdown/

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6 d. ago Accra attracts most of Ghana’s investment projects despite regional imbalance concerns

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/accra-attracts-most-of-ghanas-investment-projects-despite-regional-imbalance-concerns/Greater Accra Region secured 115 of Ghana’s 140 registered investment projects in 2024, reinforcing the capital’s dominance in attracting business ventures. The concentration raises questions about regional investment distribution across the country. The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre released figures showing Ashanti Region trailing significantly with just 10 projects. Eastern, Central, and Western regions registered six, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/accra-attracts-most-of-ghanas-investment-projects-despite-regional-imbalance-concerns/

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8 d. ago Parliamentary Committee Tours AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine in Tarkwa

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/parliamentary-committee-tours-anglogold-ashanti-iduapriem-mine-in-tarkwa/The Parliamentary Select Committee on Lands and Natural Resources has paid a working visit to AngloGold Ashanti’s Iduapriem Mine in Tarkwa, Western Region, as part of its oversight responsibility of the mining sector. The visit, facilitated by the Ghana Chamber of Mines, provided Members of Parliament with firsthand insight into the operations, challenges, and contributions […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/parliamentary-committee-tours-anglogold-ashanti-iduapriem-mine-in-tarkwa/

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8 d. ago Helicopter crash: Mahama gifts residents GHS100k for aiding in bodies’ recovery

President John Mahama has appreciated the efforts of the residents who helped in recovering the bodies of the eight individuals who died tragically in the helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyeduru in the Ashanti region. Defence Minister, Dr Peter Omane Boamah, Environment Minister, Murtala Mohammed and six others were killed whilst on their way to Obuasi […]

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8 d. ago Ashanti NPP MPs demand urgent gov’t action after Suame Market blaze

The Ashanti Regional Caucus of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has called for immediate and decisive government action following the devastating fire that engulfed the Suame Post Office Market, destroying over 300 shops and leaving thousands of traders without their livelihoods.

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9 d. ago Govt’s move to ease GIPC restrictions a boost for investment – PNP

The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has welcomed President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to review the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act, 2013 (Act 865).

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9 d. ago Atwima Mponua bridge brings relief and safer travel – Deputy Roads Minister Suhuyini

The Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has said the commissioning of the newly constructed bridge in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region represents far more than the unveiling of infrastructure.

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9 d. ago Deputy Roads Minister Suhuyini commissions newly constructed Offin River Bridge in Atwima Mponua

The Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has commissioned a new bridge over the Offin River in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, stressing that the project symbolises more than just the unveiling of infrastructure.

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1 week ago School Owner Gifts Land to Teachers in Generous Anniversary Gesture

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/school-owner-gifts-land-to-teachers-in-generous-anniversary-gesture/A private school proprietress in Ghana’s Ashanti Region has surprised more than ten staff members with land parcels and other valuable gifts during her institution’s 10th anniversary celebration. Mrs. Florence Asante-Kobia, owner of New Hope of Glory Preparatory School in Kronum Buosie, made the announcement at a ceremony attended by education officials and community members. […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/school-owner-gifts-land-to-teachers-in-generous-anniversary-gesture/

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1 week ago Man allegedly killed by rival in girlfriend’s room at Mpasatia in Ashanti Region

A young man, believed to be in his 30s, has been found dead in his girlfriend's room at Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region.

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1 week ago Professor Adu Boahen’s Rejection In 1996; Was It Due To His Tribe Or Religion?

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/professor-adu-boahens-rejection-in-1996-was-it-due-to-his-tribe-or-religion/Professor Albert Kwadwo Adu Boahen, an Ashanti from Juaben but born in Oseim, Eastern Region was the first Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under the 4th Republican Constitution of Ghana. This is the man credited with breaking the “culture of silence” in Ghana. He was the Co-founder of Movement for Freedom and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/professor-adu-boahens-rejection-in-1996-was-it-due-to-his-tribe-or-religion/

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1 week ago Finance Ministry to freeze accounts of assemblies operating outside GIFMIS – Deputy Minister warns

The police anti-galamsey task force has intensified operations in the illegal mining areas, making several arrests in the Ashanti and Western regions in separate exercises over the weekend.

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1 week ago Asokoremanhene urges youth to stop smoking, focus on education

The paramount chief of the Asante Asokore Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region, Nana Dr. Susubribi Krobea Asante, has called on Ghanaian youth to steer clear of drug abuse. The advice was given during the 30th anniversary celebration of his enstoolment on the theme “30 years of leadership and development.” The Asokoremanhene advised the youth, […]

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1 week ago One in critical condition following community clashes at Nwamase in A/R

One person is battling for his life after being inflicted with machete wounds in a clash between youth groups of Nwamasi and Kokode in the Kwadaso Municipality of Ashanti Region.

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1 week ago Ashanti Region: Health authorities move to contain rising maternal deaths

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has raised alarm over a sharp rise in maternal deaths, with 232 deaths per 100,000 live births recorded in the first half of 2025, up from 158 in 2024 and 144 in 2023.

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1 week ago Ashanti Region: Police raid Dwendwenase Forest Reserve, 2 excavators seized

A 37-member police team, led by ASP Bawah Abdul Jalil, has raided parts of the Dwendwenase Forest Reserve in the Asante South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, as the Inspector General of Police extends the crackdown on illegal mining.

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