Minister calls for end to exporting raw agricultural commodities

By Philip Tengzu Nandom, (UW/R), Dec. 4, GNA – Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, has stressed the need for actors in…

981 parcels of Marijuana busted at Liero in Sissala West

By Mohammed Balu Fielmuoh (UW/R), Dec. 4, GNA – A combined team of security personnel has retrieved 981 parcels of compressed substances, suspected to…

Security issues are issues for all – Minister 

By Bajin D. Pobia  Wa, Nov30, GNA – Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister has appealed to people in the region…

Smallholder farmers to practice soil fertility management for improved yield

By Philip Tengzu Yeliyiri (UW/R), Nov. 28, GNA – Smallholder farmers have been advised to practice Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) to maximise productivity…

I will not turn my back on NDC — Alhaji Adams 

By Philip Tengzu  Bamahu, (UW/R), Nov 25, GNA – Alhaji Alhassan Adams Randy, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart in the Upper West Region,…

Forestry Commission trains Fire Volunteer Squads in UWR 

By Philip Tengzu  Joliyiri, (UW/R), Nov. 21, GNA – The Lawra Forest District has trained 64 fire volunteers in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (DBI) and Wa…

European Union injects EUR 2.5 million into Ghana’s agricultural sector

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, Nov. 21, GNA – The European Union (EU), has injected EUR2.5 million into Ghana’s agricultural sector to help increase farmers’…

We urgently need funding – Surgical Team 

By Godfred A. Polkuu  Sandema (U/E), Nov. 20, GNA –The Team of Hope, a community-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) at Sandema, has appealed to individuals,…

Report Sexual harassment to the Police

By Mohammed Balu Tumu, (UWR), Nov. 19, GNA – Superintendent Kumpe Teiku Gbele, the Sissala East Municipal Police Commander, has advised victims of sexual…

EU supports agriculture extension services with 57 motorbikes

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, Nov. 18, GNA – The European Union (EU)-Ghana has donated 57 motorbikes worth over Gh₵800,000 to the Ministry of Food…

NHIA goes digital to facilitate access to its services 

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, Nov. 17, GNA – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is maximizing technology through the development of Mobile Application (MyNHIS…

Azumah Resources committed to promoting community development  

By Philip Tengzu Nadwoli, (UW/R), Nov. 17, GNA – The Azumah Resources Ghana Limited, a gold mining company in the Upper West Region pledged…

FDA arrests illegal traditional medicine producer in Wa  

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, Nov. 14, GNA- The Upper West Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), at the weekend, arrested one…

Incumbent Chairman and Secretary retained in UWR NDC elections

 By Bajin D. Pobia/Philip Tengzu Wa, Nov. 13, GNA – The incumbent Upper West Regional Chairman, Mr Abdul Nasir Saani, and Secretary, Mr Charles…

NDC Regional Congress: Five incumbents go unopposed in UER 

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo  Bolgatanga, Nov 11, GNA – Five contestants are going unopposed out of the 36 aspiring candidates in the upcoming Regional Congress…

Pregnant women dying at Woloteng due to lack of health facility

By Philip Tengzu Woloteng, (UW/R), Nov. 11, GNA – The residents of Woloteng community in the Wa West District say pregnant women in the…

Hikes in transport fares reduce the rate of travel in Bolgatanga 

By Gilbert Azeem Tiroog  Bolgatanga, Nov.10, GNA–Increasing transport fares has reduced the rate at which people used to travel from Bolgatanga, the regional capital…

Economic hardship: Dog meat patrons lament price hikes 

By Godfred A. Polkuu  Wiaga (U/E), Nov. 10, GNA – The current economic hardship in the country has forced the price of dog meat,…

Decentralise post-graduate medical education to address doctor maldistribution – GMA 

 By Anthony Adongo Apubeo  Bolgatanga, Nov 07, GNA -The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has advocated the decentralisation of post-graduate medical education as a long-term…

Upper West: 161 educational infrastructure projects completed

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, Nov. 06, GNA – The Government, has, since 2017, completed 161 educational infrastructure projects in the Upper West Region. These…