John Mahama hosts 2024 NDC Policy Dialogue in Eastern Region
By Celestine Avi The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), H.E John Dramani Mahama, the NDC leadership and the NDC Social Democracy LAB, an NDC Policy think tank, are organising a National Policy Dialogue, to deliberate on NDC’s Policy Priorities for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana. The Policy Dialogue will be […]
NPP Vetting: 84 aspiring MPs face vetting committee in Eastern Region
Eighty-four aspiring Members of Parliament including ten women are facing the Laud Commey, Dr. Charles Dwamena and Haruna Mohammed led Vetting Committee, in their bid to represent twenty-two Constituencies in the Eastern Region. That number, together with Abetifi, represented by Food and Agriculture Minister, Bryan Yaw Acheampong, Upper West Akim, represented by Deputy Transport Minister, […]
EC reschedules Assembly Elections in selected areas in Ashanti and Eastern Regions, citing technical concerns
By Antionette Abbah The Electoral Commission (EC), has rescheduled the district-level elections in some electoral areas in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions. In a statement signed by the Acting Head of Public Relations for the EC, Michael Boadu, the Commission said the affected areas are scheduled to participate in the exercise on Thursday, December 21, […]
Minister for Local Government tours GSCSP Municipalities in Eastern Region
By: Michael Kofi Kenetey The Minister for Local Government, Decentralization & Rural Development, Dan Kweku Botwe as part of inspecting the progress of work of the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Projects, GSCSP has toured three Municipalities under the programme in the Eastern Region. He revealed that as part the programme, over 582 projects are ongoing […]
We need to win 2024 elections to hold NPP accountable – Mahama
By: Emmanuel Oti Emmanuel Former president of Ghana and 2024 flagbearer hopeful for the National Democratic Congress, NDC, John Dramani Mahama, says the NDC needs to be voted into power in order to hold the New Patriotic Party, NPP, accountable for their eight years stay in power. Former President, Mahama who was in the Fanteakwa–South […]
Koforidua SECTECH: POS Foundation sensitizes students on substance abuse
By Michael Kofi Kenetey Perfector of Sentiments, POS Foundation, a non-governmental organization which is into human rights advocacy in collaboration with the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council and the Ghana Education Service has organized a day’s seminar on prevention of the use of illicit drugs for students of Koforidua Senior High Technical School, SECTECH in Koforidua, […]
E/R: Malaria cases reduced drastically in New Juaben South Municipality
By Michael Kofi Kenetey The New Juaben South Municipal Health Director, Eunice Abuaku has revealed that shortage of critical staff such as midwives, technical officers, laboratory technicians, and dispensary officers, among others have been some of the major challenges that confront the New Juaben South Municipal Health Directorate in the Eastern Region. Mrs. Abuaku who […]
ECG removes more than four hundred fake meters in Eastern Region
The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, has appealed for public support to arrest individuals and groups selling fake meters to households. The Company is losing millions of Cedis in revenue due to the activities of fake meter syndicates. A Revenue Protection Manager of ECG, Dr. Mark Owusu Ansah, said this during an exercise to remove […]
Dagombas home and abroad urged to unite to contribute to development of Dagbon
By: Michael Teye Amartey Dagomba descendants in the Eastern Region have climaxed their annual Damba festival in Koforidua with a call on indigenes, both home and abroad to form a formidable body to bring more developments to the Dagbon State. The Eastern Regional Dagomba Chief, Naa Usman Adam, who made the call urged all Dagombas […]
Aboabo Kabote Landlords kick against evacuation attempt by quarry company
By: Caleb Agyekum Aidoo More than two hundred land lords at Aboabo Kabote in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region have kicked against the attempt by a quarry Company, Franklore Mining Company to evacuate them from their current residence without paying the appropriate compensation. Speaking to GBC reporter after an engagement section with […]
