Thirteen illegal miners have been arrested for allegedly mining in the Offin River and the Ntobroso Forest in the Atwima Mponua District in the Ashanti Region. A task force formed by the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) and some stakeholders arrested the miners in two separate operations. Equipment including 14 Channa machines … Read more
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has expressed disappointment over the poor execution of some projects funded with petroleum revenue in the Ashanti Region. Vice Chairman, Kwame Jantuah, has questioned, in particular, the quality of work on an ongoing 3-unit classroom block at Akpenkro, as well as construction of the Bremang UGC road, which … Read more
A traditional priest Komfo Pashew popularly called Nana Express has sustained knife injuries after he was allegedly stabbed by one Kojo Benson for snatching his fiancée at Nyamekye a suburb of Atwima Mponua district in the Ashanti Region. Narrating the incident to Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, our correspondent Abdul Malik Anokye said, … Read more
Minister of Youth and Sports Isacc Asiamah is defiant of meeting the expectations placed on his head at the sector. The Atwima Mponua Member of Parliament has been trusted with the duties steering the affairs of the sector that is widely regarded as one the most difficult ministerial positions in the country. However, in an … Read more
Renowned Football pundit Nana Kwaku Agyemang says the performance of Sports Minister-designate Isaac Asiamah during his vetting clearly indicates that the incoming minister is on a “dead end road.” The Atwima-Mponua Member of Parliament was confronted with a wide range of issues bedeviling Ghana’s Sports particularly football, when he appeared before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on … Read more
The Youth and Sports Minister-designate Isaac Asiamah has vowed to fight corruption at the ministry. The Sports Ministry has often been perceived as a corrupt ministry which ultimately leads to the failure of several minsters. Under the previous National Democratic Congress administration, over eight ministers superintended over the Sports ministry alone in eight years with … Read more
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Christian Dogbatse, the Atwima-Mponua District Commander, has warned of swift and firm action to deal with any breaches of the law in the area. He said they were never going to allow criminals to have their way and make things miserable for the law-abiding. They were determined to stay ahead … Read more
Nominee for the position of Youth and Sports Minister, Hon. Isaac Asiamah, says his first piece of business will be to use sports as a tool for job creation for the youth, if approved by parliament. Hon. Asiamah, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Atwima Mponua constituency, was nominated on Thursday by … Read more
“There is the need for us to streamline Ghanaian sports and put it on a firm footing and all of us in Ghana will agree with that. We have a tremendous heritage in this area and it is time for that heritage to speak in this country whether it is football, athletics or boxing.” I … Read more
“There is the need for us to streamline Ghanaian sports and put it on a firm footing and all of us in Ghana will agree with that. We have a tremendous heritage in this area and it is time for that heritage to speak in this country whether it is football, athletics or boxing.” I … Read more
Nominee for the position of Youth and Sports Minister, Hon. Isaac Asiamah, says his first piece of business will be to use sports as a tool for job creation for the youth, if approved by parliament. Hon. Asiamah, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Atwima Mponua constituency, was nominated on Thursday by … Read more
After weeks of speculation, President Nana Akuffo-Addo, has finally nominated Member of Parliament for Atwima Mponua, Isaac Asiamah, for the position of Minister for Youth and Sports. Asiamah was widely tipped for the position because of his work on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth and Sports in the last few years. Addressing the media … Read more
Minister-designate for Youth and Sports Isaac Asiamah has promised not to focus all his energies on football but ensure the development of all sporting disciplines if he gets the nod from parliament. In this regard, he told Ghana Television shortly after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had named him as for the Youth and Sports … Read more
After weeks of speculation, President Nana Akuffo-Addo, has finally nominated Member of Parliament for Atwima Mponua Nwabiegya, Isaac Asiamah, for the position of Minister for Youth and Sports. Asiamah was widely tipped for the position because of his work on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth and Sports in the last few years. Addressing the … Read more
Former Sports Minister E. T Mensah says incoming Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah requires a high level of tactfulness and patience to survive at the ministry. The spokesperson of President Nana Akufo Addo, Mustapha Hamid revealed that Isaac Asiamah has not only been appointed to oversee the Black Stars 2017 Africa Cup of Nations campaign in … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Mponua, Isaac Asiamah, is at loggerheads with the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Stephen Yeboah, over delays in releasing an amount of GH?45,000 being outstanding payment of his share of the Common Fund. The amount is part of second quarter payments released to the Assemblies by the … Read more
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Mponua, Isaac Asiamah, has accused government of deliberately holding back his share of the Common Fund. The MP raised the issue in parliament on Wednesday October 19 as Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Alhaji Collins Dauda, appeared on the floor of the house to answer questions bordering … Read more