The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphasized that building a united Ghana with equal opportunities for all Ghanaians remains his top priority if elected President. During a courtesy call on the Chief of the Ashaiman Ewe Community and his elders, as part of his campaign tour […]
The Volta Region has recorded eight confirmed cases of measles this year. Although this is below the epidemic threshold, it is cause for worry, the Regional Deputy Director of Health in charge of Public Health, Dr Kwesi Senanu Djokoto, has said. He said sustained efforts were needed to strengthen immunisation programmes in the region and […]
The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Hodo IV, has expressed confidence in the vision and policies of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to transform Ghana. Reacting to Dr. Bawumia’s presentation to the Volta Regional House of Chiefs on Thursday during a meeting in Ho, Togbe Hodo IV, who is also the […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) lost GH¢2.4 million for unserved energy as a result of the disastrous floods which hit Tongu and other parts of the Volta Region last year. The floods prompted the shutting down of the Sogakope power substation of the company. Further, the power network of the region had to be […]
Takla is one of the towns in the Asogli State. The others are Ho, Kpenoe and Akoefe. The people of Takla are direct descendants of Togbe Klakla from Notsie in present-day Republic of Togo. Togbe Klakla had three sons, Kakla Akoe, Kakla Lestu, and Kakla Asor; and a daughter, Kala Saa. The descendants of Letsu […]
The Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC) has launched a disaster relief fund with a seed amount of GH¢50,000 to support victims of the floods caused by the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams. “This is in line with our role as leaders to map out strategies to help the afflicted,” the President of […]
Four of the initial seven fishermen, who went missing following the canoe disaster at Ada last Thursday, have been found at the various communities along the coast of Ada and the neighbouring Volta Region. Three of them are alive. The four were found yesterday morning and the search and rescue teams are racing against time […]
Power has been restored at the Keta Municipal Health Directorate which houses the vaccine store of the municipality. This comes hours after the Daily Graphic published a story on how vaccines for routine immunisation, including recent deliveries, risked getting expired at the directorate because the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) had disconnected power supply to […]
Vaccines for routine immunisation, including new deliveries received last week, risk going waste at the Keta Municipal Health Directorate because the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected power supply to the facility for the non-payment of bills. This is in spite of the government classifying some health facilities, including vaccine stores, operating theatres, medical […]
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted 119 bags filled with compressed dried substance suspected to be Indian Hemp at Wute, near Akatsi, in the Volta Region. The contraband item was being transported to an unknown location on a Ford Transit van and a truck that broke down along the way. […]
The government is rolling out a GH¢10-billion package over three years as support for start-up businesses and youth entrepreneurship ventures in the country. In line with this, the government, through the E-Levy, proposes to use GH¢1 billion each year to catalyse an ecosystem to create one million jobs. In partnership with its development partners, the […]
Two regions – Volta and Bono – kicked off their vaccination against COVID-19 Thursday. The exercise started with health workers at the frontline in the fight against the pandemic. Volta Region In the Volta Region, about 14,450 health workers will receive the vaccines, reports Graphic Online’s Mary Anane-Amponsah. The exercise is expected to cover staff […]
