Volta Region

Stories from Volta Region

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Keta MP commissions second phase of electrification project in hard-to-reach communities 

January 22, 2026
GNA

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu, GNA  Wenyagor (VR), Jan. 22, GNA – Mr Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, Keta Member of Parliament (MP), in the Volta Region, has commissioned the second phase of an electrification…

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Reevaluation of LEAP crucial to ensure its impact on beneficiaries — Mrs Akortia  

January 22, 2026
GNA

By Emmanuel Nyatsikor  Adaklu Waya (V/R), Jan. 22, GNA – Mrs Susan Termley Akortia, the Adaklu District Director of the Department of Social Welfare, has called for periodic re-evaluation of the Livelihood…

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Kalakpa Resource Reserve needs support, collaboration – Park Manager 

January 22, 2026
GNA

By Ewoenam Kpodo Ho, Jan. 22, GNA- Mr John Parker Atingah, Park Manager, Kalakpa Resource Reserve has called for support and collaboration of all stakeholders to surmount hurdles in protecting and conserving…

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Ghana Water begins customer migration exercise in Volta Region

January 22, 2026
GNA

By Michael Foli Jackidy  Ho (V/R), Jan. 22, GNA – Management of Ghana Water Limited (GWL) in the Volta Region has commenced a region-wide customer migration exercise…

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Three arrested in Ketu South for illegal fishing 

January 22, 2026
GNA

By Michael Pepsin Avorgah  Agavedzi (V/R), Jan. 22, GNA – Three persons have been arrested at Agavedzi in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region for their…

Sports

Gunu honours Team Volta after historic TVET athletics triumph win

January 22, 2026
GNA

By Frank Kwame Abbor Ho (V/R), Jan 22, GNA – Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister, has received Team Volta after their emergence…

Social

Bees swarm kills farmer at Wudzedeke

January 22, 2026
GNA

By Daniel Agbesi Latsu Ho (V/R), Jan. 22, GNA – A middle-aged man, has died after being attacked by a swarm of bees at…

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Volta Chiefs seek The Interior Ministry’s intervention over misconducts at border checkpoint  

January 22, 2026
GNA

By Frank Kwame Abbor, GNA   Ho, Jan. 22, GNA – Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister has led a delegation of Volta Chiefs to Accra, to seek reforms over alleged abuses at inland border checkpoints…

Sports

2025 AFCON: Sports enthusiasts express worry over likely FIFA disciplinary action on Senegal 

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu  Keta (VR), Jan 21, GNA-Some sports enthusiasts, in Keta Municipality of the Volta Region, have expressed diverging opinions and worry about the…

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JHS teachers receive subject-based training to boost learning

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Benard Worlali Awumee  Anloga (V/R), Jan 21, GNA – Core subject teachers in Junior High Schools in the Anloga District are undergoing a four-day subject-based training to strengthen…

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Hohoe Environmental Health and Sanitation Department destroys unwholesome products   

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Edward Williams, GNA    Hohoe (V/R), Jan. 21, GNA – The Hohoe Municipal Environmental Health and Sanitation Department has destroyed expired food products seized from sellers in…

Science

Stakeholders shape future of okra as VACS conducts PVS in Adaklu-Waya 

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Michael Foli Jackidy  Adaklu-Waya (V/R), Jan 21, GNA — The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research–Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) has conducted a Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS)…

Health

Keta: Social Welfare Department engages stakeholders on HIV/AIDS prevention

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu  Keta (V/R), Jan 21, GNA — The Keta Municipal Social Welfare Department has engaged stakeholders to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS prevention and…

Health

Mumps outbreak hits Keta, causes concern among residents 

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu  Keta (VR), Jan 21, GNA – The Keta Municipal Health Directorate in the Volta Region has reported a surge in mumps cases, sparking concerns…

Entertainment

Jonilar advocates fair compensation and creative ownership amid AI music booms

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Benard Worlali Awumee, GNA  Anloga (V/R), Jan 21, GNA – Mr. Jonathan Nii Laryea, widely known in the showbiz space as Jonilar, has called on musicians to be more strategic…

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Funeral for late NDC’s Nicholas Yao Aklorbortu announced  

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu  Sogakope (VR), Jan 20, GNA- A pre-burial service of the late or late Nicholas Yao Aklorbortu, former Communication Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the South Tongu Constituency, is…

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Anlo citizens express mixed reactions over exclusion of Awomefia from 100 Most Powerful People list 

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu  Keta (VR), Jan 20, GNA – Some citizens of Anlo in the Volta Region have expressed mixed reactions following the exclusion of…

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Illegal fishing on the rise along the Volta coast

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu,  Keta (VR) Jan. 20, GNA – Some communities along the coast of the Volta Region, including Keta, Anloga, Kedzi, Vodza, Amutsinu, and Anyanyui, are witnessing a surge in illegal fishing activities, raising concerns among local fishermen and stakeholders.  Some of the methods being deployed in…

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Keta MP, MCE inspect ongoing water project at Anyako 

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu  Anyako (VR), Jan. 20, GNA – Mr Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta, and Mr Wisdom Seade, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), have inspected the ongoing water mechanisation project at Anyako in the Keta Municipality. …

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Leaders inspect Weta Irrigation Dam; government announces rehabilitation plan 

January 21, 2026
GNA

By Michael Foli Jackidy  Weta (V/R), Jan 21, GNA — The Volta Regional Minister, Mr James Gunu, has led a team to inspect the Weta Irrigation Dam, also…