The Kunka Market in the Obuasi Municipality is set to undergo a major transformation, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi, Honourable Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has announced. According to the MCE, the redevelopment will be driven by the Government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy Markets Project, aimed at modernizing trading centres across the country. She revealed that […]

Last Wednesday, 22nd November 2025, a motor accident occurred at Adaase involving five officers of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), resulting in the death of one military officer. Although the identities of the officers remain undisclosed for security reasons, confirmed details indicate that the pickup vehicle involved was transporting two military officers, two […]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi, Honourable Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has called for a stronger alignment between society’s expectations of teachers and the level of recognition and reward they receive. Delivering her message to teachers in the Municipality as part of the 2025 Annual Teachers’ Prize Day, the MCE highlighted the enormous sacrifices teachers […]

As part of its corporate social responsibility, AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has donated 2,000 doses of anti-rabies vaccines to the Obuasi Municipal Assembly to help protect both animals and residents from the deadly disease. The initiative aims to vaccinate cats and dogs across the Municipality at no cost to residents, in line with ongoing […]

The Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Faustilove Appiah Kannin, once again demonstrated exemplary leadership by actively participating in this month’s National Sanitation Day exercise organized by the Obuasi Municipal Assembly. The October edition, held at Anyinam and Gausu, saw the MCE personally involved in various cleanup activities — from clearing refuse heaps to desilting […]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, Hon. Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has cut sod for the commencement of eight development projects across six communities in the municipality. Valued at GH₵2.8 million, the projects range from the renovation of school blocks and construction of washroom facilities to building of new kindergarten blocks, school […]

Assembly targets GH₵17 million from property rate as part of drive to enhance local revenue mobilisation The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has approved its 2026 Annual Budget, with a projected GH₵23 million expected to be raised as Internally Generated Funds (IGF) for the coming fiscal year. The approval was given during the Assembly’s sittings held on […]

GRA’s health support initiative boosts community healthcare in Obuasi In August 2025, the people of Ntonsua received good news when the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) renovated the community’s main health facility — the Ntonsua CHPS Compound — in the Obuasi Municipality. The renovation, which forms part of the GRA’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, aims […]

The Management of FC AshantiGold 04 has unveiled the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Obuasi, Hon. Faustilove Appiah Kannin, as the club’s Number One Supporter, in recognition of her unwavering commitment and contribution to sports development in Obuasi. At a brief but colourful ceremony held at her office, the club’s management presented two customized jerseys […]

In a decisive move to combat the growing threat of illegal mining in Obuasi, the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has led a special taskforce to inspect areas severely affected by galamsey activities. The inspection team visited three heavily impacted communities — Adaase, Nyamebekyere, and Nhyirayeso — where the MCE witnessed firsthand the […]