The political atmosphere in Kwesimintsim is a charged one. Just this Sunday as I walk through the town, I run into a lot of political party supporters going for “keep fits” with brass bands accompanied by loud speakers on vans and pick-ups. The streets are decorated with party flags and giant billboards of both parliamentary … Read more
The friendly winds that swept across the principal streets of the various communities within the constituency that Tuesday evening, dragging rags, polythene bags, papers and all forms of waste, including jilted balls of Fante kenkey, and depositing them in squirming heaps under the New Takoradi sea defence were evident of the fact that relief, after … Read more
The newly elected New Patriotic Party parliamentary aspirant for Kwasimintim in the Western Region, Joe Mensah, has pledged to work with Joe Baidoo-Ansah and his supporters to win this year’s elections for party in the constituency. In a closely contested primary Tuesday, Joe Mensah polled 187 votes to beat the Mr Baidoo-Ansah who is the … Read more
Confusion erupted at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary at Kwesimintsim Constituency of the Western Region when a brown envelope was dropped into the ballot box without being noticed by agents of both contenders. Connect FM’s Animounyam Okyere and Paa Kojo Peters who monitored events at the primary reported that tempers went high when the … Read more
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim constituency Joe Baidoo-Ansah has lost the NPP parliamentary primary in the Western Region. At a fiercely contested primary on Tuesday, Joe Mensah polled 187 votes to beat the MP who obtained 122 votes. The election was supposed to have taken place about 16 months ago, but was confronted … Read more
Tension is high at the venue for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary at the Kwesimintsim Constituency in the Western Region as party’s national executives are alleged scheming to get incumbent MP Joe Baidoo Ansah retained. A text message purported to have been sent by the national campaign manager of the NPP, Peter Mac-Manu to … Read more
Ahanta simply means the land of twins. Others have varriedly interpretated it have come from “hata” which means to dry oneself after being wet or cold. Ahanta just like all other tribes are also surrounded by myths and legendary. The Ahanta language itself is one of the Akan groups and sub unit of the several … Read more