Day: July 30, 2025

Accra: The Volta River Authority (VRA) has organised a workshop for stakeholders on the Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) modules to mitigate any future emergencies. The workshop took place at the Regional Coordinating Council Office in Accra and gathered representatives from key organisations such as the Regional Security Council, some District Chief Executives, and others. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Linda Akweley Ocloo, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, highlighted the workshop’s importance in developing strategies and coordinating the work of various institutions in case of an emergency. She emphasized the EPP as a vital blueprint

Adiembra: Friends of the Nation (FoN), in collaboration with Pro Sea Marine Education, a Dutch NGO, successfully conducted a one-day safety training workshop for small-scale fishers and stakeholders in the fishing industry. This initiative, part of the Marine Safe Net Ghana project, was funded by The International Fund for Fishing Safety (IFFS) and aimed at enhancing the safety, well-being, and sustainability of small-scale fisheries in Ghana. According to Ghana News Agency, the training module is currently being piloted in the Shama, Dixcove, and Axim districts of the Western Region. The workshop adhered to global safety standards, such as those set

Keta: The Keta Municipal Health Directorate in the Volta Region engaged the public in educational activities to raise awareness about hepatitis during World Hepatitis Day, observed on Monday, July 28, 2025. The initiative aimed to inform the community about the causes, types, prevention methods, and effects of hepatitis on individuals and communities. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Dora Kugbonu, the Public Health Promotion Officer at Keta Health Directorate, highlighted the seriousness of hepatitis, which is characterized by liver inflammation, often resulting from viral infections. She identified the five main types of hepatitis viruses-A, B, C, D, and E-each with

Kpone: The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA) has held a public hearing for stakeholders within the municipality on the 2026-2029 Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP). Madam Zubaida Damago, a Senior Development Planning Officer, speaking at the engagement, noted that the public hearing was on the municipality’s draft Medium Term Development Plan for the years 2026-2029, which is in line with the Development Planning System Act 1994 (Act 480) and the Local Governance Act 2016 (Act 936). According to Ghana News Agency, the Assembly presented the drafted Medium-Term Plan to stakeholders and the public to solicit feedback, inputs, and recommendations for improvement.

Somanya: Mrs. Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, Eastern Regional Minister, has brokered a temporary truce with youth groups in the Krobo area following the suspension of a planned protest over the deteriorating condition of the Somanya-Kpong road. The demonstration, initially scheduled to pressure authorities into addressing the long-neglected road, was called off after a high-level meeting between the Minister and leaders of the advocacy groups Kloma Gbi and Kloma Hengme. According to Ghana News Agency, the meeting also included Municipal Chief Executives (MCEs) from Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo, and district security officials. Speaking to the media after the meeting held

Accra: A peacebuilding and governance initiative is yielding positive results, empowering local communities, fostering social cohesion, and deepening trust and local governance in parts of the Upper East Region. As a result of the project, some community members and local representatives in the Garu, Bongo, and Bawku West Districts have reported renewed trust in local authorities, improved citizen engagement, and strengthened social ties. According to Ghana News Agency, the project, ‘Enhancing social cohesion and social contract through the empowerment of women and youth in three Northern Regions of Ghana,’ is jointly implemented by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana),

Agona swedru: Tension is mounting in Agona Swedru as members of the Asafo company have fiercely protested the chiefs and the 2025 Home Coming planning committee’s planned entry into a sacred forest to perform rituals. According to Ghana News Agency, the Asafo Company protested because Agona Swedru currently has no substantive chief following the death of Nana Kobena Botwe II. The company emphasized that the upcoming Home Coming celebration is not a festival but a program aimed at entertaining the youth and uniting the people, and as such, no one opposed the event itself. Addressing a press conference in Swedru,