Tag: Upper East
COVID-19 vaccine: Mixed feelings among nurses in Upper East
Some nurses in various health facilities in the Upper East Region have expressed mixed feelings about the COVID-19 vaccines scheduled to be rolled out...
Tong-Raan retains Council of State seat in Upper East
Tong-Raan Kugbilsong Nalebegtang, the Paramount Chief of the Talensi Traditional Area has beaten four contestants to retain his seat as the Upper East Regional...
Stakeholders in Upper East resolve to end child marriage
Stakeholders in selected districts of the Upper East Region have resolved to end teenage pregnancies and child marriages in their jurisdictions.
They said...
Special Voting starts in Ernest in Upper East
Voting at Garu district has started with all Covid-19 protocols followed without challenges at various polling stations.
Mr. David Amoah, District E.C Officer...
Journalists advised to be circumspect in projecting election results
Journalists have been advised to be prudent in putting out results of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections to ensure members of the public...
We want the development of the North-Veep
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says the development of the Upper East, North East, Northern, Savannah and Upper West Regions are cardinal...
Fifty-One Parliamentary Aspirants file nominations in Upper East
A total of 51 Parliamentary Candidates have filed their nomination forms to contest the 15 parliamentary seats in the Upper East Region in the...
GNAT supports flood victims in the Upper East and Northern Regions
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has presented quantities of relief items to flood victims in the Upper East and Northern Regions.
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AstroTurf will solve infrastructure deficit in Upper East – Overlord
Tongraan Naab Kugbilson Nalebegtang the Overlord of Talensi Traditional area, in the Upper East Region, has said the construction of an...
GHS to administer anti-malaria drugs to 244,199 children in Upper East
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Upper East Region on Saturday began administering the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) therapy to children aged three...
Tertiary institutions in Upper East preparing to re-open
As part of preparations to re-open tertiary institutions in the Upper East Region, Zoomlion Ghana, over the weekend started fumigating and disinfecting all campuses,...
EC registers 125 persons during pilot exercise in Upper East
The Electoral Commission (EC) has successfully registered 125 Ghanaians in the Upper East Region during the two-day piloting exercise of the New Voters’ Registration.
Speaking...
Upper East records 10 new COVID-19 cases
The Upper East Region has recorded ten new COVID-19 cases from three Districts, bringing the total number of cases to 18 and one death.
The...
MMDAs asked to close markets for disinfection exercise
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has directed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the North-East, Savannah, Upper East and...
Health facilities in Upper East have no face masks
Public health facilities in the Upper East Region have no disposable face masks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect frontline healthcare providers...
Fire guts Buipe BOST depot truck park
There was an incident of fire at the truck park of the Buipe Depot of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST),...
Upper East records 16 rabies related deaths in four years
Sixteen rabies-related deaths in the Upper East Region, have been recorded by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the past four years.
Mr Baba...
Voting has been smooth and peaceful in the Upper East
Voting in the District Level Elections (DLEs) has been smooth and peaceful in the Upper East Region.
Voters were seen standing in queues, waiting patiently...
MBFHI project aids in maternal mortality reduction in Upper East
The Mother Baby Friendly Health Initiative (MBFHI) programme in the Upper East Region has contributed to the reduction of maternal mortality in the Region,...
Thirty aspirants to contest in the NPP primaries in Upper East
Thirty Parliamentary aspirants of the New Patriotic Party, in the Upper East Region, have been vetted and qualify to contest in the parliamentary primary...
Ghana Building Code Unveiled in Upper East
The Ghana Building Code has been launched in Navorongo, Upper East Region, by the Ghana Standards Authority to provide key specifications for building and...
Upper East Women Gets Empowered by a Foundation
The Light of Hope Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working at Sumbrungu-Asoegoom in the Bolgatanga Municipality has set up poverty reduction scheme to empower...
Pentecost Church rollout environmental campaign in Upper East
The Church of Pentecost in the Bolgatanga Municipality has launched an environmental campaign to rid the municipality of filth and encourage proper sanitation and...
Four Districts in Upper East Reach 2018 NHIS Premium Targets
Out of the nine District Offices of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Upper East Region, four have exceeded their premium targets...
Upper East Records Abnormal Cases of Teenage Pregnancy
Madam Rofina Asuru, the Upper East Regional Deputy Director of Nursing Services (DDNS) in charge of Public Health activities says the region has exceeded...
Launching of GNG Held in Upper East Region
Madam Paulina Patience Abayage, the Upper East Regional Minister, at the weekend inaugurated the Greening Northern Ghana (GNG) Project in the Region.
The GNG is...
Upper East Fire Cases Drop
Statistics from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has revealed that fire outbreaks in the Upper East Region reduced by 24 cases in 2018...
Only One Inspecting Pharmacist Exists in Upper East
Mr Benjamin Kwarteng Frimpong, the Upper East Regional Manager of the Pharmacy Council of Ghana has attributed the increasing rate of tramadol abuse among...
Upper East: National Year of Reading Unveiled
Madam Paulina Patience Abayage, the Upper East Regional Minister has launched the region’s version of ‘National Year of Reading’ with a call on stakeholders...
Upper East Adhering to Excise Tax Stamp Order
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has described as “impressive” the level of Excise Tax Stamp compliance by retailers in the Upper East Region.
It said...