‘Mahama’s’ Hospital At Garu-Tempane Abandoned; Thieves Stealing Materials

One of the six district hospitals started by the John Mahama government to eliminate disparities in healthcare delivery in the country has been abandoned at the Garu Tempane in the Upper East Region. In August 2013 the then Health Minister Sherry Ayitey cut sod for construction work to begin on the hospitals under the 175 … Read more

U/E: 1,000 School Dropouts Get Complementary Basic Education

A total of 1,000 children who either dropped out of school or have never been in a classroom before have undergone a nine-month training in complementary basic education in Garu Tempane District of the Upper East. Aged between eight and 14 years, the children were taken through basic literacy and numeracy skills in their mother … Read more

Articulated Truck Hangs As Steel Bridge Collapses In Garu

An articulated truck carrying about 1,000 bags of soya beans and other foodstuff dangerously tilted on its side when a steel bridge it was plying on collapsed at Garu Tempane district of the Upper East Region on Friday. According to the District Chief Executive of Garu Tempane,  Emmanuel Asore Avoka  who visited the place with … Read more

Upper East Region Confirms Seven Out of Thirteen MMDCES

Seven out of the thirteen Municipal and District Chief Executives nominated by the President Nana Addo, in the Upper East region have been confirmed so far whilst the fate of three others is in the balance as they await a second round of voting. In Nabdam, Garu-Tempane, Pusiga, Builsa North and South, Zebilla and Kassena … Read more

Teacher Confirmed DCE For Garu-Tempane

President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the District Chief Executive for Garu-Tempane in the Upper East Region, Emmanuel Asore Avoka, has been given an overwhelming confirmation by the Assembly. Mr Avoka, a teacher, polled 36 out of the 43 votes, representing 86 per cent, the Electoral Commission announced at Tuesday’s confirmation election. He called for peaceful co-existence … Read more

Garu-Tempane Youth Commend President Akufo-Addo

Some concerned Youth of the Garu-Tempane district in the Upper East Region on Thursday commended President Akufo-Addo for appointing Mr Mustapha Hamid as Minister for Information and nominating Mr Emmanuel Asore as the District Chief Executive for the area. The Youth said the appointments of the two people was in the right direction and geared … Read more

Retain Me To Complete Eastern Corridor Road – Mahama

President John Mahama has asked the electorate to renew his mandate at the polls in order to complete projects he has started including the Eastern corridor road. According to the President, the project which connects the North to the South through the Volta region will open the country and stimulate economic activities. The project which … Read more