Omanhene of Elmina Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, has appealed to Africans in the Diaspora, especially those who trace their root to the area, to return to the historic town to help develop it to a befitting status. According to him, the ancient historic town deserves better depending on the role it played during … Read more
Monday June 5, 2017 marked World Environment Day. The day cannot pass by without talking about Chinese attitude and global environmental debacles. Don’t I sound excessively stereotypical and judgmental? Hey Jack! Wake up for trip to Ghana, West Africa and you will thumb me up! The country’s rainforest, agriculturally viable hectors of land and water … Read more
The Minister of Aviation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has ordered the demolition of illegal structures on the government’s acquired 3,000 acres of land in the Central Region to pave way for the construction of an ultra-modern airstrip. The land, located at Ataabadze, a community in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA), has been long proposed for the construction of … Read more
The Ghana Secondary Technical School [GSTS] in Takoradi in the Western Region over the weekend ushered into office its new Alumni Association executives. The new executives, led by Giant Rtd. Wg. Cmdr. William Eugene Kekrebesie, among other things are tasked to steer the affairs of the Association and to bring on board other ‘Giants’ across … Read more
After six days of touring the country, the Citi FM Heritage Caravan has returned to Accra. The Second edition of the Heritage Caravan, saw over ninety tourists embark on a road trip to discover the rich and lovely story of Ghana embedded in different parts of the country. This year the Caravan started its tour … Read more
On Sunday, 5th March 2017, two buses will set off from CITI FM premises in Accra with tourism enthusiasts on a road trip to discover Ghana. Dubbed the #HeritageCaravan, the Citi 97.3 organized trip shall see about one hundred people tour seven regions of Ghana in seven days, discover Ghana in a different way and … Read more
The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem municipality assembly is proposing the inclusion of toilet facilities at the home of men as a precondition for contracting marriages. This according to the assembly’s municipal sanitation officer Alex Damptey will help deal with the alarming rate of open defecation in the area, as many homes are without toilet facilities forcing women and … Read more
Minister-designate for Tourism and Creative Arts, Madam Catherine Afeku, has promised to settle amicably the current brouhaha surrounding the Elmina Castle when vetted and approved by Parliament to serve the nation. According to her, she cannot do much since she has not yet been approved by Parliament, but promised to give the issue all the … Read more
The historical edifice is situated on the lands of the Edina traditional area The Paramount Chief of the Edina traditional area, Nana Kwadwo VI, has threatened to close down the Elmina castle by Friday, January 27, if authorities do not pay the appropriate royalties to the traditional Council. Though the historical edifice is situated on … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned two major projects in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Constituency of the Central Region. President Mahama commissioned a new fish processing plant and a refurbished bridge in Elmina on Monday, November 28, the first day of his two-day tour of the Region. Addressing the chiefs and people of Elmina during the commissioning, … Read more
The ‘notoriety’ of the name Ankaful, when mentioned, is enough to hijack someone’s thought to fixate on mental patients before further clarification could release them from such prejudice. The inclination to associate or think of mental illness or psychiatric patients when the town Ankaful is mentioned or vice versa is predominantly attributed to the presence … Read more