The outer wall on the right wing of the Kumasi Central Prisons night collapsed damaging a Tata bus, parked close to it. Assistant Superintendent of Prisons (ASP) Richard Bukari, the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prison Service, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that, there were no casualties. This has brought to … Read more
The Ashanti regional office of the Fire Service has stepped up coverage of fire safety education to stem the tide of fires in the region. Statistics compiled across the country suggests that even though fire incidents reduced by 46%, by the first quarter of 2017, the Ashanti region recorded the highest number of fire cases … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), has said special arrangements for emergency services in the Kumasi metropolis have been made ahead of the closure of the Barekese dam tomorrow, Tuesday. This follows a release from GWCL which stated that, “the Barekese Headworks of the Ghana Water Company Ltd will … Read more
Education Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh has described as unfortunate brutalities unleashed on students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) by some police officers Tuesday. According to him, the reasons offered by the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Police Command, ASP Yusif Tanko are unreasonable and hence demanded that the police PRO and … Read more
Minister of Education Mathew Opoku Prempeh is calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) COP David Asante -Apeatu to sack the Ashanti regional public relations officer of the police command ASP Yusif Tanko and the SWAT commander Supt Christopher Klormegah. His calls comes on the back of students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Police Command ASP Yusif Tanko, has explained that police on duty who assaulted students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) in the Ashanti region did that to restore calm and order in front of the school. He added that the students pelted stones at the police as … Read more
The Asmura District Manager of Unicom Commodities Ghana Ltd, a cocoa purchasing company, Abdul-Rahman Mohammed and an articulated truck driver, have been arrested for stealing 405 bags of cocoa belonging to the company. Mohammed, together with the driver, Kwabena Frimpong are currently in police custody at the Ashanti Regional Police headquarters in Kumasi. The driver … Read more
The Ashanti Region recorded 230 fires, resulting in three deaths and costing GHC5 million from faulty electrical wires alone in the last 10 years. In the same period, over 300 victims suffered from various degrees of burns, with some life threatening. The Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Desmond … Read more