Ashanti Today

  BREAKING NEW GROUNDS I am pleased to have been able to acquire new skills in information and communication technology, specifically in new media and internet journalism that has helped to broaden my horizon in journalism. Thanks to a training course jointly organized by the Voice of America, VOA, and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, at the New Media Hub, an ict training centre in Accra. Thanks to the course, i have been able to create my long wished personal  Blog, the 'noseiwusuashanti' with the name 'ASHANTI TODAY ' to provide comprehensive content on happenings in the Ashanti region. I was have as well been able to create a g-mail account in addition to my e-mail address. Additionally, i have learnt to create a YouTube account to enable me to 'push' my news stories as a journalist to break new grounds. In fact, the first of the three-day training programme has been very insightful, eye opener and a confidence builder for me in the new media

Helllo,  you are most welcome to my blog, ASHANTI TODAY, where you will have credible and up-to-speed happenings within the  Ashanti Region, one of Ghana's most populous regions with so much happening in terms of political, social, cultural, economic, sports etc. The region has the famous 'Garden City' of West Africa, so described by Queen Elizabeth 11  and also the seat of the occupant of the renowned Golden Stool. The capital of the region, Kumasi, is also considered the second biggest city in Ghana with so much business and commercial activities due to its strategic geographical location where travelers moving to or from the southern or northern part of the country to the other side pass through. The region is also a political hot area as it is known to be the stronghold of the main opposition. Do not also forget that apart from the Greater Accra region, Ashanti is the region that has the highest number of tertiary educational institutions, both public and priva