The government has promised to complement efforts to construct the proposed new maternity block for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The pledge by the government was carried through the Deputy Health Minister, Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu. A sod-cutting ceremony was held Monday to kick start construction works on the multi-storey Mother and Baby Unit. A collaboration by … Read more
Nana Donkor Okyere Siabuor III, a 58-year-old divisional Chief in the Sefwi Ahwiaso area of the Western Region, has been arrested by the Bibiani police for allegedly masterminding the killing of a retired educationist in the area. Four other suspects who allegedly aided in murdering the educationist – Samuel Benson Kwakye, 68 – have also … Read more
A sub-chief at Sewfi-Anhwiaso in the Western Region, and four others have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 68-year-old retired teacher in his farm. The five, Nana Donkor who is the Abakomahene of the Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Yaw Adu, Kwaku Ntim also known as Killer, Kofi Nnuro and Kofi Jamal alias Attah, face murder and … Read more
It will cost Ghana at least GH¢1.4 billion to restore about fifty percent of lands affected by illegal mining activities in the Western region. This is the suggestion from some environmental analysts. The attention by policy makers have intensified recently following the alarming rate of the devastating impacts of illegal mining activities on the environment. … Read more
A study on the impact of the galamsey activities in the Western region has shown that the Amenfi East, Tarkwa Nsuaem and Prestea Huni Valley districts are the most impacted districts in terms of operational footprint. According to the study, the galamsey operators have destroyed 58.272%, 17.532% and 8.452% of the land sizes of the … Read more
A study on the impact of the galamsey activities in the Western region has shown that the Amenfi East, Tarkwa Nsuaem and Prestea Huni Valley districts are the most impacted districts in terms of operational footprint. According to the study, the galamsey operators have destroyed 58.272%, 17.532% and 8.452% of the land sizes of the … Read more
A Member of Parliament for Bibiani-Anhweaso-Bekwai, Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu has described as premature criticisms about government’s decision to reserved oil revenue known as Heritage Fund to finance its free Senior High School (SHS) policy. In his view, the Akufo-Addo led government should be given the opportunity to explain how it intends to utilise the funds before … Read more
Residents of Wassa Dawbo, a town in the Amenfi Central District in the Western Region have embarked on a demonstration to show their dissatisfaction against C&J Aleska, a Chinese mining company alleged to be operating without permit. A protestor who spoke to Adom News said the mining company operates with impunity because it has cover … Read more
Police in Sefwi Bekwai have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the untimely death of a cop on Monday evening on the Sefwi-Bekwai road. The police officer who has been identified as Agyeman Prempeh, was known popularly as Ajingo and hails from Ankwaso. Mr Prempeh was reported to have collided with a KIA truck with … Read more