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The Oncology Directorate of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, is partnering the Mayo Clinic of Rochester Minnesota in the United States of America (USA), to strengthen cancer treatment and management in the West Africa sub-region. The objective of the partnership is to provide training on cancer management …

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has started distributing food items to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) across the country. The items include; Ghana Rice (50kg), Cooking Oil (25 litres), Tin Tomatoes and Texturized Soy Protein (TSP), which are all sourced from local farmers …

The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the Fisheries Commission says it is putting in place measures to boost fish production in the Region this year. As part of the measures, the Commission seeks to establish hatcheries and train interested fish farmers to set up nurseries for fingerlings in the districts of …

The Eastern Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited has recovered GH¢949,116 from customers engaged in illegal connection of power. The amount represents penalties and surcharges levelled against customers in the Region, who were caught using electricity without lawful authority in 2019. Those caught in the illegal …

The Ghana Water Company Limited has begun rationing water supply to Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality. This is due to the onset of the dry season which has resulted in inadequate water supply to the treatment plant at Inchaban. Nana Yaw Barima-Barnie, Western Regional Communications Manager of the Ghana …

The Gbi Traditional Council in the Volta Region has officially announced the demise of His Royal Highness Togbega Gabusu VI, Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area. Togbe Keh XII, Divisional Chief of Gbi Wegbe and Left-wing Chief of the Gbi Traditional Area on behalf of Togbe Worde IV, Acting Paramount …

The medical bills of all accident victims of the Dompoase car crash including mortuary bills would be settled by the government, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has said. He made this known over the weekend when a team of government delegation including Mr Kwaku Ofori-Asiamah, the …

Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of state in charge of Tertiary Education, has observed that Volta Region was gradually becoming the hub for formal education. He said the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) and the Ho Technical University were repositioning the Region, which had the highest number of Colleges …

Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Minister at the Office of the President, has called for a renewed mindset among citizens if the country is to realise its Ghana Beyond Aid objective and attain national development. The Minister said the country’s high rate of corruption coupled with the seemingly lack of respect …

Mr Samuel Abasiba, the Talensi District Manager of World Vision Ghana in charge of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), has called on government to adopt FMNR as the best land restoration approach especially in the northern parts of the country. He said the FMNR method of rejuvenating land would improve …