The Municipal Chief Executive for Wenchi Dr. Prince Kwakye Afriyie has called on the people, home and abroad, far and near, to join the fiercely rolled out development agenda for the Wenchi Municipality to put the area in an enviable position that all has been yearning for. Dr. Prince Kwakye Afriyie bemoaned the seeming unquenchable […]
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WENCHI FARM INSTITUTE TO BE CONVERTED INTO UNIVERSITY
Stakeholder engagements and technical academic arrangements have begun to convert and upgrade the Wenchi Farm Institute into a fully fledged Public University for Wenchi. The proposed University School would be affiliated to the University of Energy & Natural Resources (UENR), Fiapre – Sunyani of the Bono Region, has been earmarked to serve Greater Wenchi and […]
Continue readingWENCHI ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TRAINED IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
The Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (MLGRD) in collaboration with the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) has organized an Orientation and Training Workshop for the members of the 1st Session of the 8th Assembly of the Wenchi Municipal Assembly. The two-day capacity building programme was to amongst other objectives; introduce the newly […]
Continue readingNBSSI/BAC INTRODUCES MASTERCARD YOUNG AFRICA WORKS SUPPORT SCHEME
The National Board for Small Scale Industries/Business Advisory Centre (NBSSI/BAC) has introduced another entrepreneurship support scheme in partnership with a UK based organization to help youth entrepreneurs and start-ups to train and equip the locals in entrepreneurship. The Municipal Head of the NBSSI/BAC Wenchi, Miss Evelyn Yangnuu disclosed this at a ceremony to give certificates […]
Continue readingMCE HANDS OVER COMPLETED PROJECTS TO ISTIQAAMA, KOASE SHSs
Two 6-Seater Toilet facilities and 6-Unit Classroom Block has been completed and handed over to Istiqaama and Koase Senior Schools respectively, for use. The projects, constructed by Sweet Mat Company Limited as the Contractor and Consultant DAOVTECH, were the initiatives of the Member of Parliament and Minister for Planning as part of his Educational Developments […]
Continue reading“BE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOUR PEOPLE” – PM TASKS ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
The Presiding Member of the Wenchi Municipal Assembly Hon Samuel Mensah has tasked members of the 1st Session of the 8th Assembly to be mindful of the fact that they do not represent their own interests but the indispensable interests of their electorates, hence the indisputable need to be accountable to their people. He emphasized […]
Continue readingMCE ADDRESSES 1ST SESSION OF THE 8TH ASSEMBLY
In his Sessional Address to Assembly Members at the maiden meeting of the 1st Session of the 8th Assembly, the Municipal Chief Executive Dr Prince Kwakye Afriyie gave vivid account of activities and measures implemented in the Municipality during the outbreak of the novel Corona virus pandemic recorded in Ghana, to prevent and contain its […]
Continue readingWENCHI MARKETS, PUBLIC PLACES DISINFECTED
Over dozens of markets and public places in the Wenchi Municipality have been disinfected in the second phase of the National Disinfection Exercise, after the first phase in March this year. This is part of efforts to fight the novel coronavirus and other related diseases. Public places like toilet facilities, lorry parks, stores/shops, streets, channels/drains, […]
Continue readingWENCHI GETS ANOTHER FM STATION
A newly established FM station Radio West Africa 92.5 in Wenchi with the slogan “Feel The Difference”, has been commissioned into operation, taking the oomph of the airwaves to another level. The vision of the station is to be the most valued, vital and vibrant service; one that inspires people to look at the world […]
Continue reading1, 000 AGED, CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM ALHAJI PMC’s FREE NHIS PACKAGE
Over one thousand vulnerable people in Wenchi Municipality and Banda District are to benefit from a free national health insurance package fully sponsored by a Philanthropist Alhaji Abdallah Ahmed-Abdallah popularly known as Alhaji PMC, Wenchi based Businessman. The aged 60 years and above as well as persons under 18 years would be registered under the […]
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