Ashanti Today

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has upscaled its pilot ‘PFJ Market’ to the Ashanti region with day one of the Kumasi event fraught with some serious challenges.  The main farm produce to serve the patrons, plantain, rather were brought to Kumasi after 6pm instead of the advertised 9.30am on Thursday, November 24, 2022 but organizers who have admitted to the problem,  have however assured of making amends in subsequent editions while the plantain goes on sale today, Friday at the Jubilee Park in Kumasi. The expansion of the ‘PFJ Market’ from the national capital to Kumasi in the Ashanti region, the first beneficiary region apart from Greater Accra following the relative success and high patronage it has received so far. T he Ashanti version, held at the Jubilee Park, formerly Jackson’s Park, was scheduled to start at 9.30am on yesterday, Thursday November 24, 2022 and opened to any interested person.  Even though, a handful of the interested residents had thronged the...

Football fanatics and citizens in the Ashanti regional capital of Kumasi have reacted strongly to Ghana's defeat to Portugal in Group H match in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar.  The senior males national football team lost by two goals to three in their first group match played Thursday evening. Soccre fans in Kumasi who interacted with Ashanti Today immediately the match ended were however impressed with the total team's performance the Black Stars but blamed Ghana's defeat on both the Centre Referee for the penalty awarded to Portugal while criticising Coach Otto Addo for his substitutions. They were interacting with Ashanti Today. The fans however expressed optimism that, with the performance of the Ghana team despite the defeat, the Black Stars have a better chance of winning their subsequent matches and progressing to the next stage of the competition.