Eastern regional minister Eric Kwakye Darfour has asked police in the region to arrest and put before court all illegal miners without delay. The regional minister expressed worry that graders outnumber tractors in the region due to galamsey which has destroyed natural resources, costing the nation heavily. Speaking at the 2017 police get-together (WASSA) at … Read more
The Eastern regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfour has expressed fear the Palace of the Okyenhene will soon be invaded by illegal miners, if nothing is done about their activities at Kyebi. According to the regional Minister, the damaged inflicted on the Birim River by the illegal miners has led to the total shut down of … Read more
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Eric Kwakye Darfour has called on the management of schools to desist from prohibiting the speaking of local languages in their schools. According to him, the prohibition made it difficult for students and pupils to learn and appreciate their own language adding that most times they were prevented from speaking … Read more
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Obed Akwa, has donated military training boots and uniforms to Mpraeso Senior High School at Kwahu Mpraeso in the Eastern Region. The items; 60 pairs of military training boots and 60 set of uniforms are to support the school’s cadet. The Chief of Defence Staff, who is the … Read more
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Obed Akwa, has donated military training boots and uniforms to Mpraeso Senior High School at Kwahu Mpraeso in the Eastern Region. The items; 60 pairs of military training boots and 60 set of uniforms are to support the school’s cadet. The Chief of Defence Staff, who is the … Read more
Eric Darfour Kwakye, the Eastern Regional Minister, has indicated plans to deploy security personnel to Kwahu East District to flush out Fulani herdsmen who are terrorizing residents in the area. The Regional Education Directorate last week closed down six schools in 15 communities owing the nefarious activities of Fulani herdsmen. Over 1,000 pupils, including final-year … Read more
Water in the Birim River is fast becoming untreatable for human consumption as a result of high levels of pollution by operations of illegal miners popularly known as galamsey, the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Eric Kwakye Daffour has warned. “The water that is in the Birim River now even if you can treat it, by … Read more
The fight against ‘galamsey’, he noted is a collective responsibility of everyone The Eastern regional Minister, Hon. Eric Kwakye Daffour has bemoaned the negative impact of ‘galamsey’ especially on water bodies. According to him, the main water body in the Eastern Region, Birim, has been polluted. He said plants in Kyebi which were meant for … Read more
The activities of nomadic herdsmen have led to the closure of about six basic schools in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region. Tensions had erupted after the nomads started encroaching on some school lands to graze their cattle, leading to students and teachers abandoning their schools in fear of possible attacks. The Eastern … Read more
Teachers and pupils of six basic schools within the Kwaku East municipality of the Eastern Region have abandoned their classrooms for the past one month for fear of being attacked by some nomadic herdsmen. The herdsmen who have been grazing their cows on the premises of the schools during school hours, are said to have … Read more
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo joined thousands of Ghanaians across the nation to mark the country’s 60th independence from Britain with parades. While a national parade was held at the Black Stars Square where Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, declared the country’s independence, similar event took place at the regional and district capitals. … Read more
The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Kwakye Darffuor has lamented over inadequate vehicles at the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council to perform official duties. According to Hon. Kwakye Darfour, the situation is dire hence the Presidency has been informed and a team has been sent by the President to make assessment of the situation for earnest intervention. … Read more
The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has promised to ensure that the University of Environment and Sustainable Development at Somanya in the Eastern Region, is completed by the Akufo-Addo government. He said “the university is a very good initiative that will benefit people of the Eastern region and other regions in the country as … Read more
Parliament Friday evening approved President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 10 nominees for regional minister portfolios following their vetting this past week. The nominees were approved by consensus. President Akufo-Addo is yet to name deputy ministers for the various ministerial portfolios. Find below profiles of the 10 regional ministers Archibald Yao Letsa is 59 years old and hails from … Read more
According to WHO and UICC, cancer is a growing public health concern. In 2012, there were 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. The number of new cases is projected to increase to 21.7 million annually by 2030. The greatest impact is in low- and middle-income countries, many of which are ill-equipped … Read more
Archibald Yao Letsa – Volta Region Archibald Yao Letsa is 59 years old and hails from Klefe Achatime in the Ho Central Constituency. He is a medical doctor by profession, with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Ghana Medical School. In 1990, he obtained a Master of … Read more
The list includes Simon Osei-Mensah for the Ashanti Region, Ishmael Ashittey for the Greater Accra Region, and Salifu Saeed for the Northern Region. Below is a profile of all the ten regional minister-nominees. Archibald Yao Letsa is 59 years old and hails from Klefe Achatime in the Ho Central Constituency. He is a medical doctor … Read more
Residents in Anlo Town have embarked on several demonstrations over the location of the station. Despite a stop work order from the Eastern Regional Disaster Management Committee to Dukes Petroleum limited over construction works on a filling station in a densely populated area at Anlo Town, a suburb of Koforidua, the company has defied the … Read more
The New Patriotic Party has served notice it will not hesitate to cancel last-minute contract renewals of caterers of the School feeding program in the Eastern region, when the party assumes power on January 7. Speaking to Starr News’ Kojo Ansah, the Eastern regional 1st Vice Chairman of the party Alhaji Omar Bodinga explained that … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces has announced its readiness to deal with any form of violence that erupts in the upcoming December 7 polls. According to the Commanding Officer of the First Infantary Batallion of the First Garrison of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Albert Ogaja, even though the Military High Command do not anticipate … Read more