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Diamond Cement resumes production in Aflao

Diamond Cement Ghana Limited (DCGL) at Aflao resumed normal production of cement on Tuesday May 22 after a three-week shut down due to lack of electricity. Power to the factory was cut as a result of the destruction of a transformer at the…

Local staple grains phasing out in Upper East

Long maturing local varieties of staple grains consumed in the Upper East Region, are gradually phasing out in favour of improved short maturing varieties. Farmers in the Tariganga, in Garu-Tempane District in the region, said that for the…

ECG acquires two cable fault testing vans

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has acquired two cable fault testing vans to identify faults within cables as well as boost electricity supply to customers. The vans which were inaugurated in Accra on Thursday would in addition,…

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Upper East drops

The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the Upper East Region has seen a remarkable drop from 2.4 per cent in 2010 to 1.5 per cent in 2011. Navrongo maintained a consistency rate of 2.2 per cent in 2010 and 2011, whiles the Bawku sentinel site…