The Upper West Regional Secretariat of National Youth Authority harvested 1,022 bags of maize last year under the Youth in Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJs) programme introduced to ensure food security and boost job creation. The National Youth Authority (NYA) supported 120 youth in the region in a pilot project under the PFJs in…
Sissala East Municipal Hospital in Tumu has recorded increased cases of blood pressure and diabetes over the past three years which health officials attribute to growing sedentary lifestyle among the populace. Cases of diabetes started rising from 2016 with 37 reports, according to the hospital staff, but the figure went up, more than double to…
The business community in Hamile in the Lambussie District of the Upper West Region have been schooled on some of the ways they can contribute to enhance the fight against corruption in society. These include; resisting, taking and giving bribe, stopping others from taking or giving bribe, joining others in the crusade against corruption and…
A Senior Lecturer of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw has bemoaned the slow pace of development in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region, especially in the last two years of the Akufo-Addo led government. Dr. Jasaw, who was also the Deputy Campaign Manager for Former President Mahama’s…
Imagine a community without an electricity supply in this modern era. Consider one living the entire life in darkness. How would the individual cope? Well, the answers point out to exactly how residents within the Tuggoh electoral area in the Jirapa Municipality in the Upper West region of Ghana had been living their lives. Checks…
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has distributed copies of maiden Ghana Building Code to Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in Upper West Region to begin implementation and enforcement of essential requirement for building and structural regulations. Presentation of the Code to the local assemblies seeks to mark the beginning of halting emerging bad public buildings…
Dr Hafiz Bin-Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, has promised heavy infrastructural investment that will see massive construction and rehabilitation of roads and completion of projects initiated by the previous administration to improve livelihoods. He said his leadership would ensure the completion and operationalization of the Upper West Regional Hospital, which was stalled over the…
A youth group called BigVisions that is based in Nadowli Kaleo as part of its Easter holiday activities, has today. Friday, 19th April, 2019, donated a number of items including soap, drinks, rice, assorted drinks among others to the Jirapa St. Joseph orphanage. The management of the St. Joseph orphanage was very happy by…
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation has constructed and handed over 10 boreholes with hand-pumps to communities and schools in three Municipal and District Assemblies in the Upper West Region. Five of the boreholes are located in Sissala East Municipal, three in Wa Municipal and two in Nandom District to supply potable water to…
Ghana’s democratic credentials have been praised as one of the best in Sub- sahara Africa and Africa at large. Despite the significant gains Ghana have recorded in the decades in terms of advancing her democratic gains, the youth of Ghana could be described as ‘a shame’ as most of them engaged in politics of insult…
The District Chief Executive for Wa West, Hon Edward Sabo Laabiir was on Friday 12th April, 2019 joined the Lobi chiefs and people of Bouna in the Buonkani Region in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire to celebrate this year’s Djokabina festival. Djokabina festival is celebrated to mark the end of the farming season each…
Newly Appointed Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih has become the talk of town after he quoted a Bible verse from the Book of Hebrews. This post was on his Facebook timeline and has been met with varied reactions from several people within Upper West. Dr. Bin Salih’s Post ‘But without faith it is impossible…
Mr. Dangana Mahama, Babile Agricultural Station Manager, has advised seed producers to produce quality, high yielding and certified seeds for framers to boost crop yield and ensure food security. They should maintain the quality of seeds through proper agronomic practices and storage at the appropriate temperature. He reminded them that “seed quality depends upon the…
Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, the Minister Designate of the Upper West Region, has said the people of Wa and the Upper West Region in general knew him as a principled person. He said he had been dealing with different ethnic groups without any interference or religious bias. Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament for…
On one fateful Saturday morning in Wa, the Upper West Regional Capital, this writer was on his retinue jogging exercise on the Wa-Kumasi road. His aim is to reduce some kilogrammes and burn out some calories in the system to keep him fit and healthy. Issues at stake However, on several occasions, he came across…
