Eastern Region

Stories from Eastern Region

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3,500 students benefit from Vodafone STEM station

October 19, 2022
GNA

By Gifty Amofa Okroase (E/R), Oct.19, GNA – Some 3,500 pupils and students in the Okroase Community of the Akuapem North in the Eastern…

Education

Eastern Region hosts 52,639 BECE candidates for 2022  

October 18, 2022
GNA

By Naa Shormei Odonkor   Koforidua, Oct. 18, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Acheampong, the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) Eastern Regional Public Relations Officer, says 52,639…

Social

St. Dominic Parish at Adweso gets parish rectory 

October 18, 2022
GNA

By Emelia B. Addae  Adweso (E/R) Oct. 18, GNA – Most Reverend Joseph Afrifah-Agyekum, Catholic Bishop of Koforidua Diocese, has concluded his four-day pastoral…

Economy

Cassava farmers in Asuboi receive new processing pavilion

October 17, 2022
GNA

By D.I. Laary  Asuboi (E/R), Oct. 17, GNA – Hundreds of farmers in Asuboi, Ayensuano District, have benefited from the installation of a new…

Education

CHASS reflects Ghana’s secondary education after six decades of operation   

October 17, 2022
GNA

By Naa Shormei Odonkor Koforidua, Oct. 17, GNA – Over 700 heads of Senior High Schools (SHS) has convened for the 60th anniversary of…

Health

Inter-school Blood Donation Tracker App launched 

October 16, 2022
GNA

By Emelia B. Addae, GNA  Koforidua Oct. 16, GNA – The National Blood Service of Ghana, in conjunction with the Kwaaba Foundation, a non-governmental…

Social

UNICEF hosts football tournament for children with disability 

October 16, 2022
GNA

By Emelia B. Addae Akropong (E/R), Oct. 16, GNA – UNICEF, a global humanitarian relief organisation, has organised a football competition among schools of…

Education

Teacher of Aburi Girls SHS selected for Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Programme

October 14, 2022
GNA

By Bertha Badu-Agyei   Akuapem-Aburi, Oct. 14, GNA- Madam Theodosia Larteley Oppong, a teacher at Aburi Girls’ Senior High School, has been selected for the…

Education

Tamed head teachers cannot train assertive students – GNAT 

October 14, 2022
GNA

By Naa Shormei Odonkor  Koforidua, Oct. 14, GNA-Rev Dr Isaac Owusu, the National President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has bemoaned…

Social

2021 Overall WASSCE best student donates to Akropong School for the Blind

October 14, 2022
GNA

Akropong, Oct.14, GNA – Mr Kwame Brako Asante, the overall best student in the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and second…

Headline Health

Breast Cancer: Over 70 per cent diagnoses in advanced stages 

October 13, 2022
GNA

By Muniratu Akweley Issah  Akosombo, E/R, Oct. 13, GNA – Over 70 per cent of breast cancer cases diagnosed are in advanced stages, resulting…

Social

Dome-Kitase Road: We will deliver project in 14 months — Contractor assures

October 13, 2022
GNA

By Benjamin A. Commey Kitase (E/R), Oct 13, GNA – The contractor working on the 23-kilometre Dome-Kitase road project has  given the assurance to…

Social

Nsawam-Adoagyiri MCE appeals for relief items for flood victims 

October 12, 2022
GNA

By Alex Ofori Agyekum  Nsawam (E/R), Oct. 12, GNA – Mr Isaac Kwadwo Buabeng, the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipal Chief Executive, has appealed to non-government organisations,…

Social

Healthy religious, traditional, political leadership partnership, key to national development   

October 12, 2022
GNA

By Bertha Badu-Agyei    Krobo-Odumase, Oct. 12, GNA-A healthy partnership among religious, traditional and political institutions in Ghana is critical for good governance and national…

Economics Economy

Cocoa farmers’ expectations for higher prices fall short 

October 12, 2022
GNA

By Emelia B. Addae Akim Asene (E/R) Oct. 12, GNA – Cocoa growers in Asene Manso Akroso District say their expectations for a better…

Business

GRA Koforidua Area Office cracks down on VAT invoice offenders 

October 12, 2022
GNA

By Emelia B. Addae  Koforidua, Oct. 12, GNA – The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Koforidua Area Office has warned registered businesses against their failure…

Social

Bible Society releases updated edition of Akuapem-Twi Bible 

October 10, 2022
GNA

By Naa Shormei Odonkor Akropong (E/R), Oct 10, GNA – The Bible Society of Ghana (BSG) has released a revised edition of the Akuapem-Twi…

Education Social

Newmont Akyem Foundation assists 150 artisans improve their employability 

October 9, 2022
GNA

By Eunice Tekie Tei New Abirem (E/R), Oct. 9, GNA – Newmont Akyem Development Foundation has trained over 150 master craftsmen as apprentices to…

Social

Asamang Tamfoe community demand IGP to investigate shooting incident 

October 6, 2022
GNA

By Emelia B. Addae  Asamang Tamfoe (E/R) Oct. 6, GNA – The people of Asamang Tamfoe in the Eastern Region have asked the Inspector…

Economy

Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry elects new executive officers

October 6, 2022
GNA

By Bertha Badu-Agyei   Koforidua, Oct. 6, GNA – The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry (GhCCI) has elected new executive officers for a three-year mandate…