The year 2016 which we have just kissed ‘bye bye’ to was generally a good year for the budding radio industry in Ho, the Volta Regional capital. The industry has seen significant growth in terms of competition with a new radio station, Global FM, joining the fray in August. This has obviously intensified competition among … Read more
Former Chief Executive of Ejisu-Juabeng Municipal Assembly, Yamoah Afrifa Ponkoh, says supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) should look no further than within for their loss in last Wednesday’s general elections. According to him, the umbrella family was in pole position to retain power for President John Dramani Mahama to continue with his … Read more
Mr Ibrahim Baidoo, the Ashaiman Municipal Chief Executive, has said government would continue to put in place right policies to ensure that the agriculture sector grows. He said by so doing, the government would be raising productive income and create more jobs for the teaming youthful population. Mr Baidoo gave the assurance when he addressed … Read more
The Konor (Paramount Chief) of the Manya-Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sakite II, has expressed grave concern over the inability of the Lower Manya-Krobo Municipal Assembly to make funds available for development projects in the area. According to the Chief, the leadership of the Assembly has always been giving excuses that there are no funds available … Read more
Last week I stated that the interdiction of St Augustine’s Headmaster was arbitrary, and in a manner that lacked due process. I have received a few reactions from some of my readers who think that it is because the interdiction has to do with St Augustine’s College, that is why people are screaming, that if … Read more
The Obuasi police have invited the leadership of the Artisanal Miners Association for questioning after members of the group went on a rampage Wednesday. a joint police-military reinforcement fired several warning shots to disperse the illegal miners who attacked the Municipal Assembly, political parties offices and destroyed party paraphernalia and other property. The miners have … Read more
No hotel, guest house or garden facility has been registered to celebrate marriages in the Volta Region capital of Ho, according to the Marriage Registry at the Ho Municipal Assembly. Consequently, all marriages celebrated at those premises are illegal and “void ab initio”. In recent times, hotels and gardens in Ho and other parts of … Read more
Atlanta, GA (September 2016) – On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, the Ghanaian Women’s Association of Georgia (GWAG) commissioned the refurbished maternity ward of the Elmina Urban Health Center. The event which was coordinated by GWAG, in collaboration with the Rotary Clubs of Cape-Coast, Accra Airport, and Accra-Airport City, was held in the forecourt of the … Read more
Chiefs and elders of Kpenoe, Takla and Hodzo near Ho in the Volta Region, are threatening to barricade the roads to their communities for three months in protest of their deplorable roads. Political activities in the area, according to the chiefs, would be banned during that period, until work on the roads is completed. Addressing … Read more
A heavy storm along the coast of Accra has destroyed scores of canoes and other fishing equipment. The incident which occurred around 5:30PM on Saturday, is said to have affected fishing activities along the coastline between Jamestown and the Osu Castle. Joy News’ Jennifer Akuamoah was in the community and reports that fishermen have been … Read more
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under its five year project to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country’s cocoa landscape, has in the past two years supplied 800,000 economic tree seedlings to more than 6,000 farmers in growing areas of the cash crop. The project named the “Environment Sustainability and Policy for … Read more
High waves have once again destroyed homes and properties of Fuveme residents in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region. The waves which swept through the whole community destroyed the only school in the area. According to a resident of Fuveme, Bright Agbeko, the temporal structure which is used by pupils has also been washed … Read more