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Honourable Joana Gyan Cudjoe, Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central in the Western Region, has taken bold steps to improve education in her constituency by employing thirty-five community teachers to support twenty-eight basic schools. In an interview, she explained that the initiative began in 2013, even before she became an MP, when she piloted it with a basic school at Manukrom. Following its success, she decided to expand the project across the constituency to ensure that every child, regardless of location, has access to quality education. According to her, most schools in the rural areas struggle to retain teachers due to the lack of social amenities, which often leads to posted teachers rejecting such postings. To address this challenge, she decided to employ some educated but unemployed youth within the constituency to serve as community teachers. She noted that previously, parents contributed to pay these teachers, but she has now taken up full responsibility to ease their f...

  The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kwahu West, Hon. Tamimu Halidu, has urged residents to actively engage the Assembly over their concerns to foster effective community development. According to the MCE, residents and community members are vital partners in local governance and development. He emphasized that collaboration between the Assembly and community stakeholders is crucial for identifying challenges, planning, and implementing sustainable development projects across the municipality. Hon. Tamimu made these remarks during an interactive meeting with residents, associations, traders, transport operators, traditional authorities, and Assembly members. The engagement aimed to create a participatory platform for stakeholders to voice their concerns and jointly find lasting solutions to the municipality’s developmental challenges. Touching on the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, the MCE cautioned against politicizing the issue, stressing that it r...

  The Abuakwa South Municipal branch of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the Eastern Region, under the leadership of Mr. Akins Ofori, took swift and decisive action on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, to clear the Accra–Kumasi highway of fallen trees brought down by heavy rainfall. The prompt response, following a rapid complaint, restored clear visibility and averted potential accidents along the critical stretch between Asiakwa Junction and Apedwa Junction. The incident occurred after a period of intense rainfall, which caused several large trees to collapse and block significant portions of the highway within the Abuakwa South Municipality. The situation posed an immediate danger to motorists, drastically reducing visibility and creating perilous driving conditions. The alarm was raised by Eric Obeng Boateng, a journalist with GhanaWeb, who was traveling along the route and witnessed the obstruction. His swift report served as the crucial catalyst for NADMO...

The Chief of Akyem Maase, Osabarima Adu Asare Bosompem III, has made a passionate appeal to the Abuakwa South Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr. Ofori Akins, to take immediate steps to curb rampant sand winning activities in the area. He warned that the unchecked destruction of land could trigger severe environmental disasters and negatively impact agricultural productivity. The chief made the call during the local commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, held under the theme “Fund Resilience, Not Disaster” at Akyem Maase in the Eastern Region. Osabarima Adu Asare Bosompem III expressed deep concern about the destructive methods used by sand winners, stating, “The way and manner they are destroying the land will one day bring disaster to this town, and it is also reducing agricultural production in Maase.” He stressed the long-term environmental and economic consequences of the continued illegal activity if urgent...

  The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kwahu West, Hon. Tamimu Halidu, has urged residents of Nkawkaw to adopt environmentally conscious practices and actively participate in monthly sanitation exercises to promote a cleaner and healthier community. He made the call during the observation of the National Sanitation Day in Nkawkaw, where the exercise brought together personnel from the Ghana Police Service, Assembly staff, sanitation officers, and community volunteers. The cleanup exercise aimed at reinforcing the importance of collective responsibility in maintaining environmental hygiene across the municipality. Speaking after the exercise, Hon. Halidu emphasized that a clean environment not only enhances public health but also improves the municipality’s attractiveness and economic potential. He encouraged residents to help keep their surroundings tidy to instill a culture of cleanliness and civic pride. On her part, Chief Superintendent Sofia Eva Anim, the Nkawkaw Divisional ...

  The Kwahu West Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has held a Town Hall Meeting at Nkawkaw to strengthen local governance, accountability, and transparency, in line with the Local Government Act, Act 936 (2016), which mandates assemblies to engage citizens and render accounts of their stewardship. Addressing stakeholders, Hon. Tamimu Halidu, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), urged residents to rally behind the new administration to achieve the vision of “greater transformation” under the Reset Agenda. He highlighted several developmental initiatives undertaken since assuming office, including the construction of schools with ancillary facilities, mechanized boreholes, and CHPS compounds. He further appealed to residents to honor their tax obligations to enable the Assembly raise adequate revenue to complete ongoing projects. The MCE emphasized that Town Hall engagements are vital in promoting accountability, building trust, and ensuring inclusive decision-making. He pledg...

  The Kabaka Foundation has launched a nationwide campaign to sensitize students on the dangers of drug abuse, beginning with an engagement at St. Peter’s Senior High School in Kwahu Nkwatia, Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region. Speaking on behalf of the Foundation’s Founder and Kwahu Nkwatia Nkosouhene, Nana Owiredu Wadie, the Executive Director, Mr. Henry Larbi, stressed that drug abuse is having a devastating impact on Ghana’s youth. He noted that as part of efforts to address the menace, the Foundation, in collaboration with the Eastern Regional Psychiatric Hospital in Koforidua, has cut sod for the construction of a modern Mental Health Hospital to help curb rising cases of substance abuse. He explained that the campaign, which officially kicked off at St. Peter’s SHS, will extend to various Senior High Schools across the country to educate students and promote youth development. On her part, Dr. Gyanwaa Opare Addo, a Specialist Psychiatrist at the Eastern Regional Psych...