More than ten mud houses in three communities in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region have collapsed as a result of heavy rains and flooding, leading to over one thousand residents being displaced and currently seeking shelter in school buildings in the communities. The Assemblyman for Kalaasa-Nyandema-Daburis who presented cement to victims called on the government and …
Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has urged the newly inaugurated Minerals Development Fund Board (MDF) to come up with innovative ways of generating funds to help develop the various mining communities in the country. Addressing the board at the inaugural ceremony, today, 20th September, 2021, the Honorable Minister reiterated the importance and purpose of …
Zoleka Mandela reflects on her visit to Kopanang Senior Secondary School in Witbank, warning them about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. She scooped snaps of herself with the students on social media and captioned it with some things she’s discovered about drugs and alcohol. She also talked about her win over drug abuse. “DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE is …
Some residents of the Sagnarigu Municipality in the Northern Region have appealed to the Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly to help address the poor sanitation situation in the area. They said open defecation, lack of sanitation facilities as well as indiscriminate disposable of waste remained a challenge in the area exposing them to health hazards. They made the appeal at a town …
Flood yesterday inundated most communities in Accra after about an hour of downpour in the national capital. The rains flooded many homes in areas such as Adabraka and surrounding communities, the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Kaneshie, Avenor, Alajo, Legon and Okponglo. Even though the downpour was without the characteristic force that had occasioned many flood situations in the country, it rendered …
The Bosome Freho District Directorate of Health Services, has consistently recorded higher teenage pregnancy incidences in the communities, over the past five years. Mr Clement Nti Boateng, District Director of Health Services who stated this, said the incidence represented between 17-20 per cent of teenage pregnancies recorded annually, within the period under review. Speaking at a community outreach education campaign …
The Zongo Chief of Kpedze in the Volta region, Alhaji Iddrisu Eliasu has praised President Akufo-Addo and his government for the far-reaching policies that address the basic living needs of the ordinary Ghanaian. Alhaji Iddrisu Eliasu has indicated that he is pleased with the manner in which the government is trying to lessen the burdens of the Zongo people by …
The people of Gyakiti, Adumasa and Adjena in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region have been cut off from the main Akosombo road as a result of a heavy downpour on Saturday. The three farming communities, part of the Volta River Authority (VRA) resettlement communities, have had the major road linking them to Akosombo washed off and rendered impassable …
One person is feared dead in a fresh attack on three communities in the western part of Chereponi in the Northern Region where ethnic clashes have been raging since Monday. The communities – Shidoti, Tigenga, and Kunajiku – which are currently under curfew due to the renewed clashes between Konkombas and Chokosis were alleged to have been torched by …
Government has imposed a curfew on the Chereponi and Saboba communities in the Northern Region following the raging tribal conflict between the Konkombas and Chokosis. The curfew which takes effect from today January 3, 2019, will last between 4 pm and 7 am each day, a statement from the Interior Ministry said. The statement said the decision was on …
