Dormaahene vows to stop illegal mining

The Paramount Chief of Dormaa, Osagyefo Agyemang Badu II, has vowed to get tough with subordinate chiefs in the area, found to be encouraging illegal gold mining in their communities. He said punitive sanctions would be applied against…

Ashanti HIV-AIDS prevalence rate drops

The prevalence rate of HIV-AIDS infection, from available statistics, is on a decline in the Ashanti Region. It dropped by 1.1 per cent, from 3.9 per cent in year 2009 to 2.8 per cent in 2014. Mr. Kwaku Asante, the Executive Director…

Kaneshie Forex Bureau robbers remanded

Two people who allegedly robbed a Kaneshie based forex bureau of GH¢150,000 at gun point have been remanded into lawful custody by an Accra Circuit Court. Yakubu Alhassan and Haruna Abdulai aka Borbor have pleaded not guilty to…