SYDA to build creche to absorb children of apprentices in Sunyani By thefourlens.com Sunyani, September 21, 2023 Discussions are underway for the Sunyani Youth Development Association (SYDA) to build a creche to absorb children of trainees of the Association and apprentices in the Sunyani Municipality. This was announced at theContinue Reading

Manna Foundation GHC60,000 Support By thefoulens.com  Abesim, July 21, 2023 The Manna Education Development Foundation, a non-profit organisation has released GHC60,000 worth of support for young people at Abesim in the Sunyani Municipality to start and improve their microbusinesses. It is a pilot project including physical cash, payment of apprenticeship training fees,Continue Reading

Ecobank Targets Reaching Out To Farmers By thefourlens.com Sunyani, July 13, 2023. The Ecobank Ghana said it has started reaching out to people in the hinterlands to ensure their farming businesses needs are met. The head of Consumer Products, Kate Thompson therefore encouraged the farmers to open accounts with the bank. SheContinue Reading

Let’s Prioritize TVET, STEM and Agricultural Education. By thefourlens.com Sunyani, June 27, 2023  Teachers and Educational Workers of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) schools have been implored to endeavor to make Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), as well as Agricultural Education a ‘Core Priority’ in the SDA schools. Dr.Continue Reading

Sunyani Astro-Turf 2023  By thefourlens.com  Sunyani, June 2023 The Member of Parliament for Sunyani, Mr. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh on Monday cut sod for work to begin on Astro Turf  construction at Penkwase in Sunyani. The soccer pitch construction is a six months project, expected to be ready by December this yearContinue Reading

1600 candidates took the March 2023 NVTI exams By thefourlens.com Sunyani, April 19, 2023 A total of 1600 candidates from Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions sat for the March 2023 National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) Ghana TVET Service Testing Division. Mr. Kingsley Sarpong, the NVTI coordinator in charge of theContinue Reading

By thefourlens.com  Nkonsia (Wenchi), April 12, 2023 Make it a necessity to ensure all laid down processes of the state in determining the efficacy of herbal products are through to enhance confidence in the herbal industry. Mr. Amadu Ibrahim, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IBNADJT enterprise, a registered herbalContinue Reading

Invest in the herbal industry to bolster strength of the economy – IBNADJT CEO By thefourlens.com Nkonsia (Wenchi), April 12, 2023 The Herbal industry has high potential to save Ghana’s economy and particularly earn the nation huge foreign exchange if given the needed support and boost by the government, Mr. AmaduContinue Reading

Catholic University of Ghana signed MoU with HITA to improve health care systems in Bono Region By thefourlens.com Fiapre, near Sunyani, April 02, 2023 The Catholic University of Ghana, at Fiapre near Sunyani and “Health Care Information Technology for Africa (HITA)”, a non profit organization based in Germany have signed a MemorandumContinue Reading

Tailor/Seamstress apprentices laments over high cost of learning materials. By thefourlens.com  Sunyani, March 9, 2023 A section of tailor/seamstress apprentices in Sunyani are lamenting that the cost of learning materials is unbearable to them in recent times. They told thefourlens.com in an interview on Wednesday and pleaded with government and forContinue Reading

City Planning – shared responsibility proof – GIP  By thefourlens.com Sunyani, February 08, 2023 The Sunyani Zone of the Ghana Institute of Planners (GIP) has called for collective actions and activities to protect wetlands and the entire environment.  “City planning is a shared responsibility, let all get involve in activities toContinue Reading

Sunyani MCE, Swiss Embassy, Alternative Livelihoods Improvement Project By thefourlens.com Atronie (Bono region), February 04, 2023 The Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. John Ansu Kumi has commended the Embassy of Switzerland in Ghana for its socioeconomically empowerment support for women farmers in smaller communities in Sunyani. Mr. Kumi, on Thursday, onContinue Reading

By thefourlens.com Wednesday, February 01, 2023 The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) announced on Monday, January 16, 2023 to increase utility tariffs. The increment take effect today, Wednesday, February 01, 2023  despite admitting the present economic challenges. While electricity has been increased by 29.96 percent, water has also seen an upward adjustmentContinue Reading

Women Farmers Gets Alternative Livelihoods Improvement Support By thefourlens.com  Daadom, Thursday, January 12, 2023 Forty-Five (45) women at Daadom, a farming community in the Sunyani Municipality are undergoing Eight-days capacity building and skills training for their livelihoods improvement. The Switzerland Embassy in Ghana is supporting the women farmers in smallerContinue Reading

NDC Women Organizers Determined For Power 2024 By thefourlens.com Sunyani, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Madam Fati Line Lam, the Sunyani East Constituency Women Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday held an entrepreneurship skills workshop for the branch Women Organizers. She told thefourlens.com in an interview that the training was toContinue Reading

Transport Fares Reduced by 15.3%  By thefourlens.com December 17, 2022 The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) of TUC has announced reduction in transportation fares by 15.3%. A Press Release sighted by thefourlens.com stated the new fares would take effect from Monday, December 19th 2022.The release was signed by Mr. Godfred Abulbire, the General Secretary,Continue Reading

InspiNest Sensitized SYDA trainees to change mindset for livelihoods improvement. By thefourlens.com Sunyani, December 11, 2022 InspiNest, a Non-governmental Organizations (NGO) has sensitized and trained trainees of the Sunyani Youth Development Association (SYDA) to change mindset for innovations to become entrepreneurs. InspiNest is an NGO into empowering young people, particularlyContinue Reading

Traders unhappy with hazardous roads in Yilo-Krobo enclave  By thefourlens.com Nkurakan (Eastern Region), Friday, December 09, 2022 Traders and residents of the Yilo-Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region are not happy with the abandoned road construction works in area. They bemoaned the hazardous state of their roads in recent years is negatively affecting theContinue Reading

Over 22,000 people are living with HIV in Bono Region – Ghana AIDS CommissionBy thefourlens.com Friday, December 02, 2022 The Bono region is leading in the country with over 22,000 people living with HIV in the region, the Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed. The Commission worried the figure represents 2.61 perContinue Reading

Disability support organization raises concern about the use of children as guide for PWDs By thefourlens.com Goaso, December 01, 2022 A disability support focused organization has expressed dislike and totally discouraged the use of children of school-going-age as guide, personal aid and assistance to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The organization described theContinue Reading

Needs of PWDs to be assessed by Social Welfare  By thefourlens.com Goaso, December 01,2022 Officials of the Social Welfare have been tasked to undertake thorough assessment of needs and profile of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The move, according to the new guidelines documents for the management and disbursements of District Assemblies CommonContinue Reading

Integrate informal sector activities into mainstream land use planning processes. By thefourlens.com  Odumase, November 29, 2022 The Physical Development Planning Director at the Sunyani West Municipal Assembly, Ms Gifty Nyarko has called for integration of the informal sector activities into the mainstream land use planning processes to facilitate the achievement of theContinue Reading

PWDs In Ahafo Region Welcomed New Edition Of Guidelines For Their Common Fund Disbursement/ Management By thefourlens.com Goaso, Nov. 29, 2022 Persons living with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Ahafo region have welcomed the new guidelines documents for the management and disbursements of the District Assembly Common Fund for the disables. TheyContinue Reading

PWDs In Ahafo Region Welcomed New Edition Of Guidelines For Their Common Fund Disbursement/ Management By thefourlens.com  Goaso, Nov. 28, 2022 Persons living with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Ahafo region have welcomed the new guidelines documents for the management and disbursements of the District Assembly Common Fund for the disables.Continue Reading

Vice President Launched Youth Development Skills and Job Creation Program in Ahafo By thefourlens.com Goaso, November 23, 2022 A youth development skills and job creation program has been launched at Goaso, the Ahafo regional capital for employable skills training in the region. Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia jointly launched the programContinue Reading

NSS Persons for National Farms for food production By thefourlens.com Sunyani, Wednesday, November 23, 2022  Oboa-Aman Bofotia Boa- Amponsem II, the suspended Krontihene of Sunyani has suggested to government to make the National Service policy agriculture oriented for food production to boost and sustain the nation’s economy. He said theContinue Reading

Entrepreneural innovation and financial management skills training By thefourlens.com Sunyani, November 20, 2022 Skills trainees of the Sunyani Youth Development Association (SYDA) have been economically empowered and prepared ready for entrepreneurship.  The intensive economic empowerment and financial literacy training on Thursday, at the SYDA skills training center in Sunyani acquainted the participants withContinue Reading

Journalists training on fact-checking digital tools.  By thefourlens.com Sunyani, Friday, November 18, 2022 Journalists and Officials of the Information Service Department (ISD) are undergoing fact-checking training to avoid misinformation in their reportage. It’s a two-day capacity building workshop for writers and publishers of news items to produce and report factual andContinue Reading

GIZ Business Idea Pitching Reversed Decisions Of Identified Potential Migrant, Returnee.  By thefourlens.com Duayaw Nkwanta, November 15, 2022 A female potential migrant spotted in the Tano North enclave of the Ahafo region has reversed decision and eagerness to travel through what she called “connection man” to seek greener pastures abroad. She, togetherContinue Reading

GIZ innovative business support in Ahafo region, 51 pitched. By thefourlens.com Duayaw Nkwanta, November 14, 2022 A total of 51 young men and women with innovative entrepreneurship Idea in the Ahafo region have pitched to compete for the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) business support project.  They comprises 80 per centContinue Reading