Ashanti Today

Rev. Msgn Douglas Peters-Holy Trinity Parish Priest A former Vicar General the Kumasi Arch Diocese of the Catholic Church, Reverend Monsignor Douglas Peters has taken a swipe at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly for its approach towards re-development of markets in the Kumasi metropolis.  According to him, it is absolutely wrong for the city authorities to re-develop all the major marketing centres within Kumasi at the same time without finding better alternatives by way of resettlement for the traders while the existing facilities are being demolished.  Such an approach, he noted, is likely to throw the traders out of their legitimate business and deprive them of their daily bread.  Reverend Monsignor Peters was Preaching the Sermon at a Sunday Church Service at the Holy Trinity Parish at Sepe Tinpom in Kumasi.  Reverend Monsignor Peters, who is now the Priest in charge of the Holy Trinity Parish, noted that in most major project contracts, ...

Graduates from the country’s tertiary educational institutions have been advised to critically undertake self assessment so as to identify their capabilities, potential and talents with the aim of harnessing such abilities for their own good and benefit of the larger society.  This is one proactive way for graduates to avoid their over-reliance on the government for employment or reduce their vulnerability to anti-social vices and peer pressure.  A Molecular Biology and Biotechnologist from the University of Cape Coast, Richard Asare gave the advice in an interview with Ashanti Today .  Master Asare, who completed his National Service at the Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research at Fumesua in the Ashanti last month, has already released an 80-page book titled, “Achieving Higher Standards like Never Before”. It is the second book that the 25 year old has authored, as part of his personal initiatives to keep him...

    Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology say there is the need to keep closer watch activities of students on campus and also tighten security arrangement to protect members of the university community against anti social activities within the university’s precincts.  Additionally, it has become imperative for management to consider improving the background check of its students so as to ward off any unwanted character from coming into contact with innocent students or staff.  The Head of the University Relations Office, Vincent Ankamah-Lomotey, said these in an interview with Ashanti Today in Kumasi.  The interview was to elicit KNUST’s reaction to news that one of their products has joined the dreaded militant group, Islamic State popularly known as I.S.  Mr. Ankamah-Lomotey said the University community heard news of the young man’s adventure through the local media and took almost everybody by surpri...

A patient receiving medical care Members of the Ghana Medical Association working in public healthcare facilities in the Ashanti region resumed work this morning, Monday August 24 from their three-week industrial action.  Our Correspondent reports from the regional capital, Kumasi, after a visit to some of the public health facilities in the metropolis, that one situation ran through almost all the facilities.  That is, a very low OPD attendance at most of the hospitals compared to what pertains on a normal working day.  At the main Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital OPD, the usually congested OPD was just about one-third occupied by healthcare seekers as at 11 am with the medical doctors, nurses and other auxiliary healthcare staff all set to help the patients.  Some of the patients confirmed to Ashanti Today that indeed, they had been attended to by medical doctors at the Consulting Rooms.  The situation was the same at the Consulta...

 Dr. Francis Kofi  Oppong addressing the AGM The Ghana Cocoa Board, COCOBOD, has already started some key social service interventions in cocoa growing communities as part of the long term strategies of ensuring sustainable increased cocoa production in the country.   One such important measures is the formation of youth in cocoa production clubs in some of the rural areas to attract and encourage the youth to take up cocoa farming.  This will help to augment and later replace the aging and retiring farmers. COCOBOD will support the youth cocoa farmers with inputs as incentives while traditional and community leaders have also been urged to readily release land to these interested young people to venture into cocoa production.  A Deputy Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr. Francis Kofi Oppong made this known at the 21 st Annual General Meeting of Kuapa Kokoo Limited in Kumasi. The Annual General Meeting was attended by delegates...