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Residents of Sakai, a farming community in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region, are reminding politicians about their unresolved Telephone Network issue that has remained a major burden for them for the past 12 years. According to residents, both past and current governments have always neglected them …
Read More »Mahama Attends Episcopal Ordination of New Catholic Bishop for Wa
Former President John Dramani Mahama participated on Friday in the episcopal and ordination ceremony of the Most Reverend Francis Bomansaan, M, AFR, as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa on 2nd August, 2024 at the Sports Stadium The current Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa Bishop …
Read More »Tricycle drivers in Wa municipality express frustration over low earnings
Some tricycle drivers in the municipality have express their frustrations as they continue to get low earnings in their business rounds. Speaking to radio progress news, some of the drivers said, they no longer make money due to the recent increase in fuel prices. According to them they have been …
Read More »GH¢112,209 lost through 226 online blackmail cases recorded so far in 2024 – CSA
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has revealed that a total of GH¢112,209 has been lost through two hundred and twenty-six (226) online blackmail/sextortion cases recorded so far in 2024. According to the authority, following the March 2024 alert, which noted a 254% year-on-year increase in online blackmail cases for the …
Read More »Wechiau Hippos Sanctuary at Risk as Galamseyers Takeover
The Wechiau Hippos Sanctuary, which established in 1998 by a community-based initiative born from the collaborative efforts of local chiefs, landlords, queen mothers, and the people of over 40 communities in the Wa West District is now facing a dire threat from illegal mining activities. The serene Hippos sanctuary, nestled …
Read More »WA MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONATES TO BAHASS FOUNDATION TO ACCOMMODATE MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE
The Wa Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Tahiru Issahaku Moomin, has on Wednesday 31st July,2024 presented a cheque of GHC25,000.00 to support Bahass to acquire a temporal accommodation for the mentally retarded persons within the wa municipality. Bahasa Foundation, an NGO in the Wa municipality that is into supporting and caring …
Read More »Ghana Education Service rewards teacher with a car for outstanding performance
Terkpetey Michael, a dedicated tutor at Abuakwa State College, has been named the overall best teacher at the Ghana Education Service (GES) Outstanding Achievement Awards held in Koforidua. The 40-year-old Economics teacher, who has devoted 15 years to education, was celebrated for his hard work and creativity.Michael received a brand-new …
Read More »FDA ordered to pay over GH¢93m to Tobinco Pharmaceuticals for unlawful destruction of drugs
The High Court in Accra (General Jurisdiction) on July 29, 2024, ordered the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to pay a total of GH¢93,905,760.79 million to Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Ltd for the unlawful destruction of unexpired drugs belonging to Tobinco. In 2014, the FDA confiscated pharmaceutical products imported to Ghana by …
Read More »Mpox declared public health emergency in Africa
Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a public health emergency in Africa by the continent’s top health body. Scientists from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) say they are alarmed by the speed at which a new strain …
Read More »ECG disconnects Kejetia Market again over GH¢7m debt
The Kumasi City Market, also known as the New Kejetia Market, has been disconnected from the power grid by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) due to outstanding arrears of over GH¢7 million. Despite a previous agreement to clear the debt, ECG claims the market has defaulted on the payment …
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