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Western Region honours Akufo-Addo with a towering statue
Add a CommentA towering statue has been unveiled at Sekondi in the Western Region to honor President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, recognizing his administration’s contributions to region’s development. The monument, prominently placed in front of the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital, was revealed during … Read more →
NDC Running mate begins Western Region tour today
Add a CommentThe running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana OpokuAgyemang, will on Tuesday September 3 start a campaign tour of Western Region. The three-day campaign tour will focus on constituencies where the NDC does not have a … Read more →
Western Regional branch of GPRTU suspends fare increase
Add a CommentThe Western regional branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended a planned increment in transport fares in the region. The suspension comes after the GPRTU’s national body issued an order to all its regional branches to … Read more →
Works and Housing Minister tours Western Region
Add a CommentThe newly appointed Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has ended his 2-day tour in the Western Region. On his tour, the minister inspected some ongoing projects by the ministry and some completed ones in deplorable conditions. On … Read more →
Western Region records decline in Institutional Maternal Mortality ratio
Add a CommentThe Western Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service Dr Yaw Ofori Yeboah says the Institutional Maternal mortality Ratio declined from 119/100,000 in 2021 to 84/100,000 LBs in 2023, almost 30%. The region also recorded an institutional neonatal mortality rate … Read more →
All major road projects in Western Region will be completed in 2024 – Regional Minister
Add a CommentThe Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is assuring residents in the region that issues relating to roads will be a thing of the past after 2024. Speaking on Skyy Power FM’s Jolly Breakfast Show today, the Regional Minister indicated … Read more →
GHS sets up 225 HIV/AIDS counselling and testing sites in Western Region
Add a CommentTo increase access to HIV testing, the Ghana Health Service’s Western Regional Health Directorate has established 225 Testing and Counselling Sites around the area in partnership with stakeholders and health partners. Furthermore, 364 healthcare facilities are actively offering counselling and … Read more →
Mahama set to go on a 2 day tour of the Western Region
Add a Comment“Former President Mahama would end his 2-day tour of the Region in the Shama Constituency, where he is expected to engage the fishing community in Anlo Beach”, Mr John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) … Read more →
Western Region records highest inflation in month of November
Add a CommentFor the fourth conservative time, inflation has dropped, recording a rate of 26.4% in November. This represents an 8.8 percentage point decrease from the 35.2 per cent recorded in October 2023. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released … Read more →
Hook up, intergenerational sex blamed for HIV infections in Western Region
Add a CommentThe Western Regional Technical Coordinator for HIV and AIDS, Mr. Dramani Yakubu, reports that intergenerational sex and hookups have emerged as a significant source of new infections in the region. There are now 1,101 new infections in the Region, 23,004 … Read more →
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