Ghana is finished ... Jul 28, 2008
During the sale of our Ashanti Gold, many sweet words were bandied around. In the Ashanti Gold deal for example, although Randgold Resources offered the highest asking price, their offer was rejected and Anglogold was chosen ... Of course, some unpatriotic Ghanaians even claimed the corporate name Ashanti Gold was going to be maintained and that was enough reason, to them, to sell our gold. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
R&B singer Ashanti turns into tourism ambassador Jul 23, 2008
R&B singer Ashanti turns into tourism ambassador - International Herald Tribune. R&B singer Ashanti turns into tourism ambassador ... Grammy-winning singer and Long Island native Ashanti has a new gig: tourism ambassador. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
High prices drive a modern, illegal - and dangerous - gold rush Jul 15, 2008
Poor men and women in Ghana, former militia fighters in eastern Congo and farmers in Peru are among those joining the ranks of illegal miners and risking their lives as they seek to profit from high gold prices (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Tucson school district's art display hits the road Jul 13, 2008
The display will focus on five cultures, including the N'debele people in southern Africa, known for elaborate beadwork; Ghana's Ashanti, known for intricate weaving and kente cloth; and Kenya's Turkana, a culture built around cattle and agriculture ... She learned the Ashanti, for example, were mining and trading gold in the 1400s and had an empire running at the same time as the Roman Empire. (FOX 11, AZ)
The Tap Root of Corruption Jun 11, 2008
Therefore if, for example, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, the Yagbonwura, the Ya Naa, Togbe Dagadu of Volta Region or Amoatia Ofori Panin of Kyebi and Nii Amugi of Accra,- all great Kings of Ashanti, Bole, Dagbon, Volta Region and Accra respectively would sit in state and call their people and subjects together and inform them to find or choose dedicated MEN and WOMEN to represent their areas of jurisdiction with honesty, dedication, commitment and loyalty to the people for the speedy development of their... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Salaga gets Rural Technology Facility Jun 11, 2008
Ashanti Region, Navrongo in the Upper East Region, Kete-Krachi in the Volta Region and Nadowli in the Upper West Region. She said the RTF at Donkorkrom was ready and would be commissioned soon, while six others were at advanced stages of completion and would be commissioned this September. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kumasi Cultural Centre Back to Life Jun 10, 2008
By July this year, management would have put in place, a programme of activities, spanning all the days of the week, to re-introduce big time events, including the famous 'Anokyekrom". The activation of programmes comes with the rehabilitation of the infrastructural facilities. The Dwabrem and Quarshie Idun auditoriums, as well as the landscaping and beautifying of the place, were rehabilitated at the cost of GH4,300,000, by the Ghana@50 Secretariat, while the Apatakesiease, with a seating... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
National House of Chiefs undertakes research May 28, 2008
Others are Lower Axim and Sefwi Bekwai in Western Region, Offinso and Tepa in Ashanti Region, Duayaw Nkwanta and Techiman in Brong Ahafo Region, Gonja and Mamprusi in Northern Region, Paga and Bolga in Upper East Region, Nandom and Tumu in Upper West Region. He gave the assurance that the outcome of the research would assist in the effective resolution of conflicts related to succession to stools and skins. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ministry for Chieftaincy and Culture to promote brass band music May 17, 2008
The southern zone comprising Western, Central, Greater Accra and Volta Regions would organise their competition on July 5 at Agona Swedru, while the middle zone comprising Brong Ahafo, Eastern and Ashanti Regions has been scheduled for August 23. The northern zone comprising Upper East, West and Northern Regions would take place on September 20. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The 'Hottest Ticket on Television' Has Been Announced: The BET AWARDS '08 May 16, 2008
BET AWARDS '08 NOMINEES AND CATEGORIES Best Female R&B Best Male R&B Best Group Mary J. Blige Chris Brown Danity Kane Mariah Carey Raheem DeVaughn Day 26 Keyshia Cole J. Holiday Gnarls Barkley Alicia Keys Ne-Yo Playaz Circle Rihanna Trey Songz UGK Best Gospel Best Female Best Male Artist Hip Hop Artist Hip Hop Artist The Clark Sisters Missy Elliott Common Kirk Franklin Eve Jay-Z Deitrick Haddon Kid Sister Lil' Wayne Marvin Sapp Lil Mama Snoop Dogg Trin-I-Tee 5:7 Trina Kanye West Best New Artist... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Anglo American names Neville Nicolau as CEO May 14, 2008
Nicolau has almost 30 years of gold mining experience, including eight years with AngloGold Ashanti Ltd where he was chief operating officer until a board restructure last November. He joined Anglo American in March. (Hemscott)
Can recycled executives put safety first at Anglo? May 14, 2008
Nicolau has nearly 30 years of experience in the gold mining industry, including eight years at AngloGold Ashanti, where his last position was chief operating officer. AngloGold has reported mine deaths of between 25 and 37 a year over the past four years. (Business Report, South Africa)
Ghanaian women discover hidden treasure in soap making industryTamale, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's northern region may pass off to avisitor as a collection of savanna shrubs with nothing to offer tohunters of industrial raw materials. 09/05/2008 Full Text... May 9, 2008
The Pagsung, which means ideal woman in the local Ashanti language, -has earned US$5,650 for its members from its last order from a Japanese firm, Tree of Life. There are other buyers from Canada, Germany, Denmark and the United States. (Panapress.com)
Kwadaso MP loses seat May 8, 2008
Mr. Sam Cudjoe, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the party, said the party believed in internal democracy and that the leadership would step up efforts to adhere to that principle to ensure that the party chalked a landslide victory in the elections. In the Subin constituency, Mr Isaac Osei, Chief Executive of COCOBOD, polled 52 votes to beat his two main challengers, Mr George Ayisi Boateng, a Kumasi businessman who had 18 votes and Mr Eugene Antwi, 34 votes. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Bharti Airtel prepares to bid for MTN May 7, 2008
AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields, Africa's biggest gold producers, may report a rise in quarterly profit as record metal prices offset output losses caused by a power shortage. . (Business Report, South Africa)
Let nation's democratic dispensation promote development Apr 23, 2008
The meeting attended by Ewe chiefs, queens and youth leaders from various educational institutions and groups in the Ashanti Region discussed the launch of the second edition of the Amuzu Festival, visit to the Asantehene and honouring of people who have distinguished themselves in the promotion of peace and development in the region ... Rev Torgbui Fugah, Ashanti Regional Head of the Ewes, said the Council was on course with its planned programmes and called for support from members at all... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
What's Up Chicago! Mar 6, 2008
Invited guests and special dignitaries to witness the occasion include Hon. S. K. Boafo, Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture Affairs, Nana Adusei Ampem Twenewa II (Tepahene sentative of Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana. Others are Asante Chiefs and Queen Mothers in United States, Canada and Europe. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
New Broadcasting Law soon Mar 6, 2008
"Ghanaians are more discerning now and any acts or omissions that undermine the provisions of the constitution will be frowned upon. I am however hopeful that the present Management and Board of GBC and indeed all state owned media will live up to the challenge." Mr. Berifi Apenteng, a Media Consultant said expert opinion from the fora in the five regions - Northern, Western, Ashanti, Eastern and Volta indicated that the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was well-placed to be transformed into... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
GJA receives about 500,000 GH cedis grant Feb 28, 2008
He said the second phase of the project has been extended from four to seven regions namely, Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Western under the first phase to Brong Ahafo, Volta, and Eastern regions where beneficiary SMEs would be selected. The Project would, among other things, make a conscious effort to develop the capacity of a core team of journalists in business advocacy and create a multimedia platform to discuss the concerns of businesses. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Facing up to blackface Feb 27, 2008
It is still a charged issue because blackface was and continues to be tangled in politics and social dynamics, said guest speaker Vershawn Ashanti Young, a UI assistant professor of rhetoric and African-American studies. And he doesn't believe that students who dress in blackface are simply unaware of its history. (Daily Iowan, IA)
This Practice Must Stop Feb 24, 2008
Question is, should the bereaved family travel all the way from Ashanti Region just to tell President Kuffour that, Nana has passed away and subsequently inform the President about the funeral arrangement. There is no need for such a practice. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Health Minister absent from Parliament to answer questions Feb 22, 2008
Mr Ernest Kofi Yakah (NDC- New Edubiase) was to ask the Minister what plans the Ministry had to provide the New Edubiase Hospital in the Ashanti Region with an ambulance. Meanwhile, the House adopted a motion for the second reading of the Chieftaincy Bill, which had earlier been laid last October, and referred to the Committee on Youth, Sports and Culture for examination and report. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Girls Rule as TRL Kicks Off 'Spankin' New Ladies Week' February 25th-28th at 3:30-4:40pm (ET/PT) Feb 21, 2008
Live Performances by Janet Jackson, Jordin Sparks, Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles and Special Appearances by Ashlee Simpson, Ashanti and More. Spankin' New Ladies Week' To Feature Jay-Z Video Premiere, First Look Videos From Ashanti, Kid Sister, Teyana Taylor, Kate Nash and a Sneak Peak From Snoop Dogg ... Scheduled to perform live on TRL are Jordin Sparks (), Taylor Swift (), Sara Bareilles () and Janet Jackson (), in a performance marking her return to TRL. Special guests include Ashlee Simpson... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Time is Now. Papa Kwesi Nduom is the Messenger Feb 5, 2008
He believes in the common good, that we all have a stake in each other's lives, that we must work to better all of our lives, that we are all in this grand experiment called Ghana together, whether you are a Fante, Ewe, Hausa or from the Great Ashanti land, we all have a stake in Ghana. Paa Kwesi Nduoms strength lays in his detachment from the blame culture wars that exist today. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Promote the unity of Asante and Ewe Kente weavers - AGI regional boss Feb 2, 2008
Kumasi, Jan 31, GNA - Nana Asante Frimpong, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has suggested to the Ministry of Culture to bring both Asante and Ewe kente weavers together to form a national association in order for them to gain recognition ... Mr. Emmanuel Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, Ashanti Regional Minister, outdoored the cloth made of one design but in four different colours. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
District In Focus: Ahafo Ano North District Jan 31, 2008
The Ahafo Ano north distrct located in the northwestern part of the Ashanti region is strategically located on an entry point serving a gateway to and from the Brong Ahafo region. With a land mass of 576 km2 the district has a population of 85,936 living in over 415 settlement which forms 36 electoral areas and 75 unit committees. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Big Brazilian - will Vale be Queen of the desert? Jan 27, 2008
Cutifani, an Australian who now heads the South African goldminer AngloGold Ashanti, recalls there were some clear cultural differences when the team from Rio de Janeiro first showed up in Ontario. "For some of the conservative Canadians the greatest shock was when Roger (Agnelli) came in and hugged us all. He's larger than life.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Chieftaincy and Democracy Jan 24, 2008
The process continues by selecting a candidate and the sub-chiefs each representing the seven Ashanti clans known as king makers are made to confirm this candidate. All this process is democratic in itself. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
LOC commended for showcasing Ghanaian cultural heritage Jan 23, 2008
Essienimpong, (Ash), Jan 22, GNA - Nana Kwaku Bio, Chief of Essienimpong in the Ejisu-Juaben District of Ashanti Region has commended the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the CAN 2008 soccer tournament for effectively showcasing Ghanaian cultural heritage during the opening ceremony at Accra on Sunday. He expressed happiness at the way and manner some of the major Ghanaian different ethnic groups blended as they drummed and danced to showcase the rich cultural effects of the country to the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
New office building for Ashanti Region Education Directorate Jan 15, 2008
Kumasi, Jan 15, GNA - The Ministry of Education, Science and Sports is putting up an office for the Ashanti Regional Education office at the cost of 380,000 Ghana cedis under its Education Sector Project (ESP). Mrs Belinda Serwaa Addo, Ashanti Regional Director of Education who said this at the review meeting of the Directorate in Kumasi on Monday, said the ministry was also rehabilitating the old three-storey building of the Regional Education Directorate. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kufuor inaugurates refurbished city hotel Jan 13, 2008
Mr Emmanuel Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, Ashanti Regional Minister, challenged the management of the facility to create the necessary environment and avenues for the promotion of domestic tourism, conference tourism and to help to project the rich Ashanti culture. With the refurbishment of the hotel, Kumasi, which is one of the venues for the 2008 African Cup of Nations tournament is now ready to host match officials, footballers and soccer fans of the 2008 African Cups of Nation to be held in the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Don't Beat War Drums -NPP to Mills/NDC Jan 12, 2008
The NPP Presidential candidate whose entry into the region could be described as a triumphant one was first met on arrival at Kodie in the Kwabre West District of the Ashanti Region by the Ashanti Regional minister and his deputy, Messrs. Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah and Osei Assibey Antwi from where the flagbearer stormed the garden city with a fleet of cars and acknowledged cheers from the numerous party supporters who had lined up along the road to welcome him. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Prepare list of royals -Minister Jan 7, 2008
Mr Boafo, who is the MP for Subin in Kumasi, said chiefs in the Ashanti Region had started preparing lists of royals and appealed to other traditional areas to do the same. On the forthcoming general elections, he appealed to people who are 18 years and above to register when the voters' registration exercise opens in March. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Alegeli Yi Suku, Wo Va Sro Agbale Jan 3, 2008
Why would a learned mind call me, anti-Ashanti, for putting on the table history lessons worthy of intellectual discussion. What makes me anti-Ashanti for questioning indigenous cultural practices that are obsolete, and hinder human freedom ... While some would think that the name Osei-Tutu is exclusively Ashanti name, a journey to Matse in the Volta Region (i. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Revitalise culture of reading in public schools Dec 28, 2007
Mr. Foster Gish, said: "studies have shown that the desire and interest to read has declined considerably in Ghanaian pupils and little or nothing at all is being done to revert the situation." Presenting educational materials worth over 10,000 dollars to selected schools in Accra, Ashanti and Central Regions last Friday, Mr. Gish said even though many factors could be cited for the fall in educational standards, poor reading habit stood tall among them ... Similar items of same value were also... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
An Open Letter To NPP Executive Council Dec 20, 2007
From the Greater Accra Region, through to the Northern Region, then to the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, and to Cape Coast in the Central Region, the news is the same: DCEs, MCEs, Regional party Chairmen, and in some instances, MPs and former ministers of state, are passing on and receiving money from certain candidates, so as to influence the delegates selection from those regions ... NPP In Trouble Over Selection Of Delegates In the Ashanti region also, specifically, Offinso South, matters... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Halt Kufuor's Dictatorship: Vote for anyone but Kyeremanten Dec 20, 2007
Meanwhile, Richard Anane, accompanied by Kofi Adjei(JOKAD), is driving around the Ashanti Region with his car trunk loaded with cocoa sacks filled with money to be given to delegates to induce them to vote for Kyerematen. Not to mention Afoko and the castle boys. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The Socio-economic Annihilation of Kumawu Dec 13, 2007
The historical eminence of Kumawu as per the plausible methodical expansion of the then Ashanti Kingdom, and the socio-economic vibrancy that became the norm of the day, have sadly been trampled on, wiped out completely since the reign of the late Barima Asumadu Sakyi II, the paramount Chief. Kumawuman under the reign of the late Barima Asumadu Sakyi II saw not a single step taken forward in tentative initiation of development but a catalogue of chronic catastrophes. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Identifying the Right Man for the Ghanaian Presidency Dec 12, 2007
Atta Mills can win the presidency if he garners at least 35% of the votes in the Ashanti Region, and wins the Central, Greater-Accra, Northern, Upper West and Upper East Regions. Winning half of the votes in the Ashanti Region is actually possible, but only if Atta Mills assures the NPP loyalists that he will treat the current president with utmost respect once the incumbent leaves office. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Africa: Our Tradition Upholds Free Speech, Democracy Dec 10, 2007
In his book Ashanti Law and Constitution, R. S. Rattray explains that one was hardly sanctioned for defaming an office bearer if one told an unpleasant truth one could prove. Thus, private morality that derives from our traditions was not confused with the constitutional powers that underpin governance. (allAfrica.com)
Put some twinkle into your home for the holidays Dec 7, 2007
She dressed up the setting with kente cloth, a hand-woven ceremonial cloth of the Ashanti people. For the table, she put three straw place mats together as a runner to symbolize the foundation on which the African culture builds. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Jamaicans Call On Ghanaian Community In France Nov 30, 2007
In Jamaica there is still a landmark of the Ashanti tribe with footprints of its culture and even many words are directly derived from the Akan languages. The food is similar and the people amuse themselves in the same way as we do in Ghana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Akufo-Addo Splashes 640m Nov 28, 2007
Last Friday, the former Foreign Affairs Minister met 30 out of the 39 constituency chairmen in Ashanti region richer by GH1,000 when he met these selected chairmen and four of their executives ... Those not invited are believed to be in the camp of Alan Cash and therefore not in the good books of the Akim Abuakwa MP. Nana Oppong, the Ashanti regional campaign coordiantor for Nana Akufo Addo has confirmed that there was a meeting of selected and "dependable"constituency chairmen and that there... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The Asanthene and Confidence Engineering Nov 14, 2007
Historian Jim Jones The British in West Africa (2004) reports that the British fought the Ashanti in 1826, 1873, 1893-1894 and 1895-1896, and quelled a final uprising in 1900 and that the first Anglo-Ashanti War began in 1823 after the Ashanti defeated a small British force under Sir Charles McCarthy and converted his skull into a drinking cup. Despite various defeats, and loose of over 3000 Asantes deaths, in the years that followed, the Asantes recovered from years of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The "Dirt" in Ghana Nov 14, 2007
We have so soon forgotten the stir and effect created Colonel Baidoo, a once Regional Commissioner for Ashanti Region, who used to visit the Ministries and other government institutions un-announced. This conforms to the Hawthorne on human behavior, which simply implies that people work better when they feel that their productivity is under surveillance. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Osafo urges CPP activists to embark on intensive membership drive Nov 9, 2007
Addressing delegates from various constituencies in the Ashanti Region in Kumasi on Wednesday to brief them on his vision and solicit their votes at the Party's National Delegates Conference this month, he said CPP was the vehicle for the total transformation of the country. He said "through national self-reliance and mass mobilization, the Party could harness talents of Ghanaians to provide for the basic needs and eliminate poverty, squalor and diseases from the society". (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Aggudey's Tantrum Typifies CPP Tradition ... Nov 6, 2007
The last non-CPP privately-owned newspaper of record to be summarily banned by a presidential edict was the celebrated Ashanti Pioneer, for which Mr. Krobo Edusei had, ironically, worked prior to opportunistically hitching up with the African Show Boy. And the shameful and summary shuttering of the Ashanti Pioneer would occur somewhere between 1961 and 1963. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Angloplat advert won't earn any platinum awards Nov 5, 2007
And on Friday, Angloplat's sister company, Anglogold Ashanti, suspended operations at Tautona mine near Carletonville after its second fatal accident in a week, bringing the death toll on South African mines to 180 this year. Open source software. (Business Report, South Africa)
Minister of Chieftaincy cautions Ghanaians Nov 2, 2007
Mr Emmanuel Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, Ashanti Regional. Minister, lauded the late Dr Alexander Atta Yaw Kyerematen. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Arthur Kennedy's Employment-Creation Policy Oct 31, 2007
For example, the 200,000 mechanics of Suame Magazine in the Ashanti region have decreasing productivity because most of the vehicles being produced are computerized. A program that will partner the mechanics with KNUST or K-Poly and provide them with basic computer training combined with infrastructure and loans for expansion will make them the back-bone of our vehicle-maintenance industry for years to come. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Sampson Boafo: Unlikely Patron of Change Oct 28, 2007
The magician who has set loose these forces of reconfiguring Ghanas development process is a faithful member of the ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP), charismatic politician, hard-driven visionary, a thinker, and impresario of the calculated scheme aimed at awakening the long-suppressed Ghanaian traditional values in its development process is Sampson Kwaku Boafo, a former Ashanti Regional Minister. His aim is not only to showcase the culture, of which his Kumasi base is a remarkable... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Florida women initiated into Akan priesthood Oct 27, 2007
The stool is said to hold the souls of the Ashanti people, explained Nana Mena Yaa of Pembroke Pines, who serves as chief priest for the Nana Adade Shrine in South Florida ... The Akom religion has existed from the beginning of time, but it was during the seventeenth or eighteenth century that a priest is said to have conjured the stool from the heavens for one of the Ashanti kings, according to the Jamaican-born Nana Yaa. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
NAFAC and Cultural Awareness month launched Oct 18, 2007
" The Minister said the Jubilee NAFAC 2007, which would take place in Kumasi from November 1-10 under the theme: "50 years of Cultural Integration and National Development," would feature activities including inventors' exhibition, sector ministerial exhibition, women and children's day, regional day as well as national durbar of chiefs. He explained that the festival, which was adopted by the Arts Council of Ghana in 1967 as a national event, had gone through various changes, both in structure... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Marcus Shelby marries lyrical life of Harriet Tubman with jazz Oct 17, 2007
Shelby set another section, "Ashanti Stomp" - Tubman's family came from the West African Ashanti tribe - as a sort of Afro-Latin waltz. The purely instrumental "Stampede of Slaves" pulses with drama and shifting tempos. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ne-Yo afterparty Oct 16, 2007
Other star sightings include David Banner, Nelly, Ashanti, Busta Rhymes and Chingy. QUOTE OF THE DAY. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
South Africa to crack down on old mines Oct 5, 2007
The Elandsrand mine is about three decades old and was bought by Harmony in 2001 from AngloGold Ashanti, which had planned to close it. Gold mine operations have come under scrutiny over the past few months after a series of accidents. (National Post)
The Traditional Leader, An Agent of Growth and Dev't Oct 5, 2007
For instance, among the Ewes of Ghana, the queen does not enjoy full public recognition and power as her counterparts in the Ashanti. This is because the Akans practice matrilineal system of inheritance and governance and the queen also performs the all-important role of nominating or selecting a chief. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kufuor Weeps Over 'Cash' Oct 5, 2007
In that story, His Excellency compromised his neutrality and told constituency executives of the party in the Ashanti Region not to vote for any of those aspirants who he had dismissed as Ministers of State. Source:Chronicle. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
NPP delegates urged not to abuse powers Sep 24, 2007
Nana Akufo-Addo said out of the 39 constituencies in the Ashanti Region, the party already had 36 of them and there was the need to woo the remaining three to its fold, while the 74 per cent of the votes obtained in the 2004 General Election should also be increased. He said President John Agyekum Kufuor had built a solid foundation for the party and the nation and " we have parliamentary majority and the people are also solidly behind us". (Ghana Web, Ghana)
80,604 Women in Ashanti Employed in the Tourism sector Sep 22, 2007
Kumasi, Sept 21, GNA - Mr Ekwow Sampson, acting Ashanti Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), has said 80,604 women were employed in the tourism sector in the region last year. He said the figure represented 44 per cent of the total that stands at 497,129 people employed in the sector nationwide within the same period. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Beyond a dance - the Asantehene and ex-president Rawlings. Sep 20, 2007
There is one thing about the Ashanti culture that still resonates in the minds of all those who cherish culture as a means through which the true identity of a nation is defined -it is unique ... But once again, through a great King, the Ashanti Kingdoms rich culture has been amplified, beautifully showcased as a force that has been permanently kept as part of the Ghanaian culture ... For the records, I am also not an Ashanti. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Sweet tooths get satisfaction on Main Sep 17, 2007
Cosme is joined by Serwaa Anokye, who creates the West African-inspired Ashanti Chocalat line. Each chocolate is inspired by an aspect of West African culture and includes an Okyeame Poma Pretzel stick. (Middletown Press, CT)
Battle of the bands: a preview of fall CD releases Sep 9, 2007
Ashanti "The Declaration," Oct. 23. The thin-voiced beauty's third release. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Ashanti Chiefs are Confused, Dazed & Hypocrites Aug 30, 2007
Ashanti Chiefs are Confused, Dazed rites ... The once great Ashanti chieftaincy institution, the envy of the White colonialists and the other tribal enclaves in Ghana, has come under scrutiny ... Now, the Ashanti chiefs have realised the indebtedness resulting in economic hardships to some families after funerals. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ghana, Democracy Stability, Development, and the Survival of The Nation Aug 23, 2007
In the 1969 elections, Dr. Busia, an Akan and his Progress Party won all the seats in the Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, and Central regions and most of the seats in the Eastern and Western regions, all akan speaking areas, while K. A. Gbedema,an Ewe, and his National Alliance of Liberals won all but one of the seats in the Volta region and some few seats in the Eastern region among the Krobos ... The fact that the Popular Front Party won 19 of the then 22 seats in the Ashanti region points to the fact... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
