The Ghana Health Service (GHS) received 26 Nissan pickup trucks from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on January 4 to support healthcare services delivery in the 3 northern regions. The beneficiary districts include: ▪Upper East: Pusiga Binduri Nabdam Kassena Nankana West Bawku Municipal Bolgatanga Municipal Builsa North Builsa South Bongo District ▪Upper West : […]
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nadowli/Kaleo in the Upper West Region Region, Kate Lankono has been recognized by the Regional Environmental Health Department of the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council for her immense contribution towards improving sanitation in the District. The DCE has been described as a diligent and hardworking person who has significantly […]
The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday 25th November, 2018 joined the Chiefs and people of Nandom Traditional Area to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kakube Festival at Nandom in the Upper West Region. The Kakube festival is celebrated to mark the end of the farming season each year and […]
Residents of the Lawra Constituency in the Upper West Region are highly impressed with the work of their Member of Parliament, Anthony Abayifaa Karbo, just midterm into his tenure. They praise the MP who also doubles as the deputy Minister for Roads and Highways for his employment generation drive, arguing that it is unprecedented in […]
Alhaji Alhassan Sulemana, Upper West Regional Minister has complained about the practice where foreign names were considered the preferred choices of many parents instead of local names. He said that practice did not only segregate such children from their culture, heritage, and identity, but also made such individuals look inferior before others. Alhaji Sulemana urged […]
The ruling New Patriotic Party in the Upper West Region has given a firm assurance to citizens of the region and students of the Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) that government and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo are committed to upgrading the Wa Campus of the University to an autonomous University. […]
The Deputy Secretary General of the Pan African Youth Union, Ahmed Benning has emerged as the most inspirational youth for 2018 at the just ended youth mentors achiever’s awards, upper west regional edition. The Youth and Mentors Achiever’s Awards is an initiative of the National youth Authority to celebrate and award exceptional youth for their […]
The Member of Parliament for Lawra Constituency in the Upper West Region and Deputy Minister for roads and Highways, Anthony Abayifaa Karbo has paid a courtesy call on all hajj pilgrims who undertook the Islamic religious pilgrimage to Mecca recently in his constituency. The MP who was accompanied by the MCE, Bomba-Ire Martin and the […]
The flood victims in the Upper West Region who received support from government recently through the vice president have organized a press conference to say thank you to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and government for the support. They have also lashed out at the Member of Parliament for the Wa Central Constituency, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo for […]
The Zukpire community in the Nadowli/kaleo district of the Upper West Region played host to a team of excursionists who arrived to feast their eyes on the Community resource management of the area which houses several rare plants and animals including the hippopotamuses. Leading the team as Ghana celebrates with the world, United Nations world […]
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has suspended the Upper West Regional Stores Manager of the organization and queried the regional director for the mix up in the donation of some expired cooking oil to some flood victims in the region. Head of Communications at NADMO, George Ayisi announcing the suspension of the two regional […]
The Upper West Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) SB Kangberee escaped unhurt in a ghastly motor accident this evening, 26th September 2018. BestNewsGH.com sources in the region say the accident occurred at at Buoyiri, a suburb of his village, Owlo in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa constituency. Falling short of telling the number of […]
