Tag: Western Region
Woman confesses eating dead fishes washed ashore at Osu Beach
Madam Mercy Nortey, a resident of Osu Anohor in the Korley Klottey Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, has confessed to eating some...
Ghana Chamber of Mines cuts sod for Mineral Resource Block at UMaT
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has cut the sod for the construction of the Mineral Resource Block at the University of Mines and Technology...
Dolphins and other fishes washed ashore Brawie beach
A mixture of dolphins and different species of fish, with some dead, have been washed ashore the coast of Brawire and Ankobra, both in...
GRASAG-UMaT shows love to Angles of Hope centre
The Graduate Students Association (GRASAG) of University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) has donated assorted items to the Angles of Hope centre at Low-Cost...
Three schools receive support after heavy downpour
Three schools at Tarkwa in the Western Region that were displaced on Tuesday after a heavy downpour have received support from the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal...
CoST Sekondi-Takoradi launches second Assurance Report
The Sekondi /Takoradi chapter of the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, (CoST) has launched a second Assurance Report on eight projects within the Western Region.
The project...
Peace returns to Dixcove after disturbances
The chieftaincy agitation which seemed to have been settled has rekindled by a fresh clash and brutality by some irate members of the Upper...
More investments recorded in Western Region despite COVID-19
A series of studies conducted by the Research Department of the Sekondi-Takoradi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (STCCI) reveal that capital injection in businesses...
A 21-year-old man stabbed to death at Effia
What began as a mere exchange of words between two friends has cost the life of a 21-year-old Emmanuel Ato Simpson at Effia in...
Pupils of Gwira Ehyiam cry for maintenance of their school
Some pupils of Gwira Ehyiam Methodist school in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region have called on the Ghana Education Service and...
Chief of Gwira Ehyiam lauds government for fixing roads
The Chief and people of Gwira Ehyiam in the Nzema East District of the Western Region have lauded the President for awarding many of...
Zakat Sadaqa Trust Fund awards 25 personalities in Western Region
Twenty-Five persons, including traders, dressmakers, students and others with health-related problems in the Western Region, have benefitted from the Zakat and Sadaqa Trust Fund...
Investment in Western Region will forestall insurgencies-Okyere-Darko
Mr Kwabena Okyere-Darko, Minister Designate for Western Region has suggested to the Government to continue to engage the people and invest in the region...
Farmers and other stakeholders trained on Agroecology in Western Region
Mr Patrick Kowuah, the Western Regional Director of Agriculture, has called for an innovative approach to farming due to decreasing yields in farm produce,...
Business owners in Western Region urged to go online
Mr Isaac Charles Acquah, Vice President of the Chartered Global Investment Analysts Institute (CGIA) Network Ghana, has urged business owners in the Western Region...
Western Region elects Council of State Member
Mrs Eunice Jacqueline Buah has been elected as the Council of State Member for the Western Regional.
After an unsuccessful Council election last...
Ethiopian military to train 10,000 militiamen to stem deadly violence in western region
The Ethiopian army will train around 10,000 militiamen in the coming days to help stem violence in the country's western Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, a...
Six persons in WR to contest Council of State election
Six candidates have presented themselves for election in the upcoming Council of State polls slated for Friday, February 12, 2021, in the Western Region.
The...
The new COVID variant is in Western Region – Dr Gbene
Dr Simon Gbene, the Western Regional Director of the Veterinary Service, has confirmed the existence of the new COVID variant in the Western Region.
He...
Western Region records a decrease in road crashes deaths
The Western Region recorded a significant decline in the number of deaths caused by road accidents in 2020 as compared to 2019.
According to the...
Weeds takeover basic schools in Western Region
Weeds have now taken over the compounds of some basic schools in the Western Region following the long closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile,...
Mixed reactions of Shama residents on relevance of Constitution Day
A cross-section of residents in the Shama District of the Western Region have expressed varied views on the relevance of celebrating the Constitution Day...
Dressmakers in Shama bemoan low patronage during yuletide
Dressmakers in the Shama District of the Western Region have lamented the low patronage of their services during this year’s yuletide.
They attributed the situation...
Use ICT tools to grow businesses-Women Entrepreneurs advised
Some women entrepreneurs within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) have been encouraged to use ICT and other social media tools to advertise their businesses.
The...
Sekondi Diocesan Guild donates items to hospitals Ellembelle District
The Sekondi Diocese of the Methodist Guild Ghana has presented items worth over GHC4000 to three health facilities in the Ellembelle District of the...
Western Region has only one female in the House of Legislature
Out of nine females in the Western Region who contested the parliamentary elections in the just ended general election, only Madam Docas Affo-Toffey of...
NaCCA Boss wins Kwesimintsim seat massively
Dr Prince Hamid Armah, Executive Secretary for the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has secured his seat in Ghana’s next Parliament on...
Registration for Sekondi-Takoradi Marathon opens
The organisers of the Sekondi-Takoradi Marathon has announced that registration for the competition has opened at all centres in the Western Region.
According to a...
EU Chief Observer visits Western Region
Mr Javier Nart, the Chief Observer, leading the European Union Election Observation Mission, has interacted with the Takoradi Office of the Electoral Commission to...
Western Region records 78 deaths through road crashes
A total of 78 people died through road crashes in the Western Region between January and September this year.
The figure,...