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The Municipal Chief Executive for the Kintampo North Municipality Hon. Isaac Baffoe Ameyaw has on this day, 26th March, 2024 commissioned a six unit classroom block at New Longoro a community under the Kintampo North Municipality.

The six unit classroom block at New Longoro is fully funded by the Getfund.

Commissioning the classroom block, Hon Isaac Baffoe Ameyaw asked Nananom and the entire community to show appreciation to the NPP government under Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and Dr. Alhaji Bawumia for providing them with such a befitting classroom block.

He remarked that, the NPP government will continue to prioritize education so that ones family, ethnicity or financial background does not become a barrier to education. He therefore advised parents to send their wards to school so they can have a brighter future and desist from engaging them in other activities during school hours.

He charged the community and the teachers of the school to help maintain the structure attached to the six unit classroom block was a mechanized borehole, toilet facility and a library.

Hon. Isaac Baffoe Ameyaw acknowledged the role played by the Member of Parliament in bringing the Getfund project to Kintampo.

The Municipal Director of Education Mr. Sylvester Opoku speaking on behalf of the Director General and the Regional Director of GES thanked the NPP government for providing the classroom block since students used to study under a shed. He charged the school authorities and the entire community to put the building into a good use.

Hon. Charles Gyinde a representative of the Member of Parliament also spoked and thanked the contractor for expediting the work ahead of scheduled.

The Kintampo Municipal Assembly in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has on today 14th February, 2024 marked the Regional Celebration of the National Chocolate Day.

The theme for this year’s celebration is, “Eat Chocolate, Stay Healthy, Grow Ghana”. The Municipal Chief Executive addressing the students advised them to recognise the pivotal role Education plays in shaping our future and advancing the interest of our nation. He charged them to use their unique opportunity to blend their education with the cultivation and promotion of Ghanaian products. He advised them to let their classrooms be laboratories of innovation where they can explore new ideas, develop new skills and create value-added products that showcase the excellence of Ghanaian goods to the world.

He used the occasion to thank the Ghana Tourism Authority for giving the Kintampo Mighty waterfalls a new face look making it the only Waterfalls in Ghana with a Canopy walk and an entirely pavement blocks coupled with a serene environment.

He encouraged tourists and every Ghanaian to make Kintampo Waterfalls a place to visit.

Students that graced the occasion were drawn from Techiman SHS, Abrafi SHS , Nkoranza SHS and Kintampo SHS.

Together, we can all help build a better Kintampo

2023 National Farmers day in Bono East was celebrated in a different way. All the 11districts were brought to Kintampo for the celebration. Inter Districts celebration of National Farmers Day at Kintampo.

Kintampo Municipal Department of Agriculture hosted Oyster Agribusiness Farmer’s Awards in a short but colorful durbar to recognize the remarkable achievements of our farmers who played an integral role in customer satisfaction.

Oyster Agribusiness Company Limited started in Ghana and Kintampo Municipality 2018 with the vision of uplifting lives of farmers and communities to bring sustainable agriculture practices to the forefront and to foster a future where every smallholder farmer would thrive.

Their main aim of the project was for local consumption and export but now, Oyster Agribusiness is into the cultivation of Rice, Soya Beans, and Sorghum and in six (6) Regions in the Country, Kintampo Bono East Region being the first and five other Regions in the Northern Sector of Ghana.

Oyster Agribusiness would be introducing, maize farming, Cassava farming with its processing factory, poultry , fish and pig farming very soon.

In a speech read on behalf of the Founder of Oyster Agribusiness Mr. Edmond Kombat “they have seen the impact of that vision manifesting in the lives of over 3000 farmers and still counting and they are not just producers of crops, but the backbone of our nation” he stated.

He added that, the various initiatives of inputs supply of organic fertilizer, improved seeds, agricultural mechanization services, extension services, and access to markets for out farmers’ produce, have strived to empower our farmers with knowledge, resources and support to adapt and mitigate to climate change by embracing smart agricultural and climate friendly farming practice.

In conclusion, he asked all to support farmers in times of need, to champion their Cause, and that, “they work tirelessly towards building a brighter and more sustainable future for all and sow the seeds of progress and prosperity, ensuring a bountiful harvest for generations to come.” He said.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kintampo Municipality, Mr. Isaac Baffoe Ameyaw in his address was very grateful to Oyster Agribusiness for selecting the Municipal as the first district to invest in agribusinesses and having taken their time to come appreciate framers for their outstanding performance.

The MCE complimented the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for his support in the Agricultural sector in the country at large and that the Kintampo Municipal Assembly will also work hard to partner with them anytime the need arises.

He said all farmers in the Municipality should hold on to Oyster Ghana for their outstanding technologies to support them in cultivating their food crops and that, most of their challenges such as limited access to market, land tenure, financial service, low returns on investment, postharvest losses and high cost inputs etc. would be the thing of the past.

Mr. Simon Yambor, Director for the Department of Agric in his message was very happy to host this very important program at his outfit. He stated Oyster Agribusiness has come to improve the livelihood of most farmers in the Municipality such as giving them income, and ready market to most farmers and other benefits.

He added that “despite its coming for their good some challenges to farmers are cattle destruction on their farms but plans are under way in dealing with it.

He ended by informing farmers to be faithful in patronizing imputes given to them to sustain the good seeds and try to always pay for them.

The Catholic Bishop of Techiman Diocese, Most Reverend Dominic Yeboah Nyarko has dedicated the ‘Our Lady of Peace Grotto’ at the Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Kintampo.

The facility which is a donation from the Balkono family of Kaleo in the Upper West region is in memory of their late mother Elizabeth Mwin-Zimbu Balkono who passed away on December 12, 2021.

Mother Elizabeth as she was affectionately called was a devout catholic who served the church for several years culminating in her initiation into the Christian Mothers Association on the 7th day of June 1986.

The woman of faith also encouraged one of his sons, Reverend Father Samuel Balkono Nabare now based in Austria to take up priesthood in the church.`

Delivering the mass, the Most Reverend Yeboah Nyarko lauded the Balkono family for the gesture adding that God will reward them appropriately.

He urged others to emulate their example by supporting God’s work in whichever way they can.

The parish priest, Reverend Father Alex Chandy admonished the parishioners to go beyond taking pictures at the grotto and make it a place of prayer so God will meet their needs.

Present were members of the Balkono family as well as other associate priests.

A parishioner from Austria and a friend to the Balkono family Mrs. Regina Heitzinger graced the occasion