Tag: Koforidua
NCCE rolls out sensitization exercise on the duties of parliamentarians
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) as part of its first quarter activities for 2021 is engaging organized groups in the Eastern Region...
Malaria, the bitter experiences and the realities
A GNA feature by Bertha Badu-Agyei
Many children in Ghana die before the age of five, due to complications from malaria, the story of Madam...
SWAG builds capacity of sports journalists in Eastern Region
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) in partnership with BETWAY, a sports betting company has organized a training program for sports journalists in...
GHA wants government support to make its membership mandatory
The Ghana Hotels Association (GHA) has called on government to support the Association to make it mandatory for every hotel or hospitality facility to...
Mr Paa Kofi Ansong elected as council of State member for Eastern Region
Mr Paa Kofi Ansong, a 60-year old business executive has been elected as the council of State member for the Eastern Region.
He was unanimously...
NCCE Director calls for more enforcement of COVID-19 preventive measures
Mr Alex Sackey, Eastern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called for the enforcement of the COVID-19 prevention directives...
GSS sensitise MDAs on the upcoming census in the ER
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has sensitised Coordinating Directors of Municipal and District Assemblies and Heads of decentralised department and agencies in the Eastern...
Drinking bars and pubs remain open in some areas in Koforidua
Drinking bars and pubs remain open in some areas in koforidua despite the ban on such facilities by government, as part of measures to...
India High Commissioner to Ghana meets members of AGI in E/R
Mr Sugandh Rajaram, Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, has met members of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) in the Eastern Region.
The meeting enabled...
Four file nomination to contest council of state elections in E/R
Four persons have filed nomination to contest in the upcoming council of state elections in the Eastern Region, as at the close of nominations...
Eastern Regional library to improve reading capabilities of 50,000 children
The Ghana Library Authority (GLA) has targeted to reach out to more than 50,000 school children in the Eastern Region through its “Yenko Library”...
Koforidua Regional Hospital to establish a kidney dialysis centre
Dr Arko Akoto-Ampaw, Medical Director of the Eastern Regional Hospital, has stressed the need for the establishment of a kidney dialysis centre to expand...
Koforidua Regional hospital to establish a kidney dialysis centre
Dr Arko Akoto-Ampaw, Medical Director of the Eastern Regional Hospital, has stressed the need for a kidney dialysis centre to be established at the...
Covid-19 protocols disregarded at funerals in Koforidua
A cross section of the public in Koforidua have appealed to government to ban funerals and all other social gathering activities as a measure...
FDA destroys 5 tonnes of unwholesome products in Koforidua
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) have destroyed 5 tonnes of unwholesome products which posed risk to the health of consumers, in Koforidua.
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85 people arrested for not wearing nose masks in Koforidua
Eighty–five persons have been arrested in Koforidua for failing to wear the mandatory nose mask.
They were arrested within...
E/R Police directs lorry stations to enforce the wearing of nose-masks
The Eastern Regional Police command has directed all commercial lorry stations including; the GPRTU, Protoa and others to enforce the wearing of nose masks...
Koforidua Regional hospital offers free cataract surgery
The Koforidua Regional Hospital, in collaboration with Himalayan Cataract Project of the USA and the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has begun a free cataract...
Registration ongoing smoothly at KTU despite TEWU strike
The Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has started registering first year and continuing students despite the nationwide strike by members of the Teachers and Educational...
DVLA registered 360 vehicles in E/R
The Eastern Regional office of the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA), has registered 360 vehicles between January 4 and 13, 2021.
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Eastern region records 425 road accident deaths
An overall of 425 lives got lost through road accidents in Eastern Region in 2020 as against 289 deaths recorded in 2019.
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Parents express worry over class sizes as schools re-open
Some parents in Koforidua have expressed worry over the usually large number of children who study in a class, especially in public schools.
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“Let’s forgive and live at peace with others” – Rev. Amfo-Akonnor
Reverend Dr Kofi Amfo-Akonnor, Koforidua District Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has urged all Ghanaians to forgive and live in peace...
FDA cautions public against expired goods during the yuletide
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged consumers to take manufacturing and expiring details of food items and medicines seriously to guard against...
ITC and AGI partner to build the capacity of members on standards
The Eastern, Volta and Oti branch of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is collaborating with the International Trade Centre(ITC) to equip members with...
Scrap dealers sensitized on E-waste disposal project
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has sensitised scrap dealers on the dangers of the manual gathering and disposal of used...
Okyenhene wants state to stop interference in chieftaincy matters
Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori-Panin, Okyenhene and immediate past President of Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, has said state interference in traditional matters is not helping...
Ghanass old students build cafeteria for school
The Ghana Secondary School (Ghanass) Old Students Association (GOSA) 2000 year group has cut the sod for the construction of a Gh120,000 multi-purpose cafeteria...
ICDP appeals for votes for women contestants
Mrs Joyce Larnyoh, country Director of the International Child Development Program (ICDP), Non-Governmental organization with focus on girls, has appealed to the electorate in...
5,992 security personnel deployed in Eastern Region
About 5,992 security personnel have been deployed across the 33 constituencies in the Eastern Region ahead of Monday’s polls.
The personnel...