Tag Archives: REGION

40 people have been quarantined in the Savannah Region after one more person died of a suspected case of the Marburg virus. The patient who died last Thursday was a relative of one of the two people who died from the virus in June. The two people died days apart …

Taxi drivers in Asankragwa, Manso Amenfi, Bogoso and Wasa Akropong Municipality of the Western Region have declared a 3-day sit-down strike. The drivers disclosed that they have declared the strike action over bad road networks in the area. According to them, the poor nature of the roads is affecting their …

Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye, Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore Constituency, is unhappy about the political development of the Ashanti region and how gradually, voters are turning against those that they have voted for to represent them in Parliament. According to him, those who are to decide the development are the Ministers …

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has shut down six hotels and other hospitality facilities in the Ahafo Region for operating without licences. The affected facilities included pubs, and catering services among others at Sankore, Mim, Mehame Nkwanta, Goaso, and Kenyasi. The Ahafo, Bono and Bono East Regional Director of Authority, …

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed the presence of two cases of Marburg virus disease in Ghana. The cases were first identified in the Ashanti Region on July 7, 2022. A statement signed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said the cases were confirmed after …

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) as part of its routine exercises, has clamped down on some fuel stations that have tampered with their fuel pumps in Western Region. The exercise, which is being spearheaded by the Consumer Services department at the Head office and the Western regional office of the …

A suspected thief has been allegedly beaten to death by a mob after they caught him sneaking into an area in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) John Nchor, Public Relations Officer of the Oti Police Command, confirmed the incident to the Ghana …

Residents in parts of the Ashanti Region who have been hit with power cuts are without water, as well. Authorities at the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), say the Barekese Water Treatment Plant which supplies water to many households in the Greater Kumasi areas, has been affected by the blackout. …

An ongoing Zone C Inter-Schools Football Competition in the Bono Region between Suma Senior High School and Nafana Presbyterian Senior High School turned into a near brawl on Friday, July 8, 2022. The confusion erupted after Suma Senior High won the penalty shootout after a goalless draw in regulation time. …

After 14 years of shutdown, Coastal Groves Limited, a wholly owned Ghanaian organic orange juice processing factory in the Central Region of Ghana, was on Tuesday, re-inaugurated by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The ceremony took on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and …