File photo Traders in the Central Business District of Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Region, say they will only reduce prices of goods if the local currency appreciates against other international currencies. According to them, though they are willing to sell their products at a relatively cheap price, high …
Read More »We can’t pay ‘killer VAT’ anymore – Kumasi traders fumes
By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Some traders in Kumasi have called on the government to adopt more sustainable and business-friendly tax policies that would help the government to optimise its revenue mobilisation while promoting business growth. They claimed that the current Value Added Tax (VAT) policy being implemented by the government …
Read More »Kumasi Central Market Flood victims appeal to Nana Addo for support
Flood victims at the Kumasi Central Market have called on President Akuffo Addo for support to enable them live normal lives. About 400 lockable shops at the Kumasi Central Market suffered massive losses due to the devastating rains that flooded the area on three occasions in just one week. …
Read More »Homes flooded in Kumasi after heavy rains
Some communities in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been flooded after about 10 hours of rain in the region. Residents of Apemso and Emina are among the hardest hit by the floods. Some homes were submerged and commuters stranded in the rush hours of Wednesday. Some of the …
Read More »Kumasi Central Market flooded, millions Ghana cedis items destroyed
Severe flooding at the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti Region has destroyed wares estimated to be over 10billion old cedis About 300 shops filled with wax prints, provisions, kitchen wares, children’s clothing, assorted drinks, food items among others as water submerged their area early Monday morning. Some of …
Read More »Name Kumasi Airport after Baffour Akoto – Law Lecturer advocates
By;brightwebtv Ernest Owusu Dapaa, Dean and lecturer at the Faculty of LAW, KNUST Dr Ernest Owusu Dapaa, Dean and lecturer at the Faculty of LAW at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is advocating for the naming of the yet to be completed Kumasi International Airport …
Read More »Opoku Ware management confirms its students were involved in Kumasi robbery
by;brightwebtv Authorities of Opoku Ware Senior High School (SHS) in Kumasi have confirmed three students arrested for alleged robbery are students of the school. The students, all final year students who are in police custody, were arrested on Friday, August 12, 2022, for allegedly attempting to snatch a taxi from its driver …
Read More »Kumasi: Locals rush to siphon fuel from overturned tanker (Video)
By: brightwebtv nana asare barimah Locals rushed to the single-vehicle collision scene with their receptacles to fetch the over 50,000 litres of diesel from the tanker, officials confirmed The overturned tanker at the accident scene There was mad rush to siphon fuel from an overturned tanker on Sunday …
Read More »Kumasi: Boy, 9, drowns in pool at Rattray Park on Easter Sunday
By: brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah A nine year old boy got drowned when he attempted to swim in a pool at the Kumasi Rattray Park, Sunday. The deceased, Mensah Bonsu and his family had joined holidaymakers to celebrate this year’s Easter, at the popular recreational facility, a relative had told …
Read More »2 die in road accident at Fumesua in Kumasi, family blames doctor’s delay
By:brightwebtv Two people have been confirmed dead after a Ford Escort vehicle somersaulted in an accident at Fumesua in Kumasi. According to medical officers at the Ejisu Government Hospital, a third victim in critical condition has been rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The family of one of the …
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