A group calling itself Strategic Initiative for Peace Building (SIPEB), has initiated moves to ensure lasting peace in Nanung. The group is made up of students from Nanung who are studying outside the Nanung traditional area in the various institutions across the country. SIPEB bemoaned the negative effects of the violence in Nanung traditional area, and … Read more
The name Prestea sounds familiar right? Yea, it’s a long known town in Ghana for obvious reasons. It’s a land rich in gold. In this town and its environs are large scale mining companies such as [Golden Star Resources – Prestea]; small scale mining companies, and several youths engaged in illegal small scale mining. It’s … Read more
Stakeholders in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region, have urged the Supreme Court to expedite action on the Bimbilla Chieftaincy dispute, which has become a major hindrance to development in the district. The stakeholders made the appeal at a three-day district medium-term development plan review workshop in the district. The workshop brought together … Read more
Security officers in charge of Ghana’s border towns in the Upper East region have expressed frustrations at the persistent disclosure of classified information in public by drunk informants, saying the lapses are aiding smugglers to run down the country’s economy. The anomaly, which the senior security officers described as a threat to anti-smuggling efforts, came … Read more
37 maternal deaths were recorded in the Upper East Region in 2016, according to the regional health directorate. The region recorded 37 maternal deaths in 2011, 38 deaths in 2012, and 34 in 2013. In 2014 and 2015, the region recorded 47 and 30 maternal deaths respectively. Even though the maternal mortality ratio stands at … Read more
Popular Kumawood actor, Kwaku Manu has expressed his displeasure over the bad road network at Suhum leading to Linda Dor hostel. The actor who also doubles as a social commentator did not a wait second before slamming the government and the road managers. Kwaku Manu in a video spotted driving on the said road, lamented … Read more
Cocobod has encouraged the youth to venture into cocoa growing to sustain the industry which has over the years kept the national economy going. Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), said it was rewarding and rallied the young people to increasingly take to that. He was speaking at this year’s International Cocoa … Read more
Over one thousand homes at Kaase and environs in the Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region affected by unhygienic atmosphere created by the Kaase landfill site in the area have been earmarked for fumigation. Residents last week demonstrated against the pervasive stench landfill site. The locals in the communities complained about the health challenges emanating from … Read more