Ghana Water reduces water production in Central Region following illegal mining activities
By Kingsley Nana Buadu The Management of Ghana Water Company in the Central Region says it has been compelled by illegal mining activities upstream of the Pra River to cut down production of water at its Sekyere Hemang Treatment Plant by 30 per cent. According to the company, the heavy siltation at the intake arriving […]
Stem-Novation Centre in Central Region to be named after King of Ancient Mali Empire, Mansa Musa
By Kingsley Nana Buadu The Former Vice President of the National House of Chiefs, Daasebre Kwebu-Ewusi, has cut the sod for the construction of an Ultra-Modern STEM-Novation Centre for students in the Central Region at Abeadze Dominase. The facility will be named after the legendary King of the Ancient Malian Empire, King Mansa Musa. The […]
Central Region will become West Africa’s financial services centre under my presidency – Alan Kyerematen
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The leader and founder of the Movement for Change, Mr. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has pledged to make the Central Region West Africa’s financial services centre if he becomes president. According to him, the central region has much greater potential that can be harnessed, and therefore pledged to make the region the […]
Central Region accelerates action to improve maternal and newborn survival
The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has launched a strategic move towards an Accelerated Action to Improve Maternal and Newborn Survival (AAIMNS) health outcomes. The AAIMNS project seeks to advance in full range, maternal and newborn health service indicators in reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health, and Nutrition (ReMNCAHN) services. To […]
Central Region records 664 fire cases in 2023, no fatalities
The Central Region recorded 664 fire incidents in 2023 as against 570 in 2022, the regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said. This means that the region experienced 94 more fire cases than it did in 2022, representing an increase of 16.5 per cent. However, none of the incidents was fatal […]
C/R: Adolescents petition Minister to halt Early Child Marriage and Teenage pregnancies
By Kingsley Nana Boadu More than a thousand adolescent girls from Mfantsiman, Cape Coast, and Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipalities of the Central Region have presented a petition to the Central Regional Minister to assist in ending child marriage and teenage pregnancies in the region. The girls, who are from 20 communities, are being supported […]
Central Region: 29 expectant mothers died during child birth in first six months of 2023
Twenty-nine expectant mothers in the Central Region died during childbirth from January to June this year. The deaths were mostly caused, among others, by excessive bleeding after birth (Postpartum haemorrhage) and high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy and Sepsis. Dr Agnes Achiamaa Anane, the Deputy Director, Clinical Care at the Central Regional Health Directorate, gave […]
Central Region records 222 pregnant girls, 81 nursing mothers in 2023 BECE
A total of 222 pregnant girls and 81 nursing mothers across various districts were among the candidates who wrote the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Central Region. Majority of the cases were recorded in Kasoa, which presented 60 per cent of the total candidates in the region. The region also recorded 318 […]
We need experienced people to lead NDC and nation – Mahama
By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampong Former President and aspiring flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has mentioned that, what the party needs going into the 2024 general election is an experienced person and not a newbie. He made this statement when he took his campaign tour to Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) Constituency in the Central […]
Fufu pounders threaten to strike over ¢15 wage
Fufu pounders in the Central Region have threatened to embark on strike if their wages are not increased. In a report, the workers called on their employers to increase their wages else they will boycott the work in the coming days. “The work is hard but the pay is not good. So right now, we […]
