Tag: Upper East
LRC trains group on Case Tracking System in Upper East
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has trained members of a Citizen Monitoring Group (CMG) in the Upper East Region to monitor the Integrated Criminal...
The Upper East Uncompleted Theatre: A setback to the region’s cultural heritage
A GNA Feature by Anthony Adongo Apubeo
The Upper East Region is one of the few regions in Ghana that has a lot of cultural...
Ghana Army must be prepared against threat of terrorism – CDS
Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), has noted that the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions are very critical...
The Upper East and North East Rice Valleys: The Hub of Food Basket of...
Despite the huge agricultural potentials of Ghana, there has never been a year without the country facing food and nutritional insecurity problems.
In fact, research...
LG sponsors three poverty reduction projects in two regions
LG Electronics, a South Korean Multinational Electronics Company, has awarded GHS150,000.00 to three communities in the Upper East and North East Regions to implement...
Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese launches conflict prevention project
The Catholic Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga has launched a project, dubbed: “Sahel Peace Initiative” to contribute to preventing conflicts and promoting peaceful coexistence in the...
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...