KWAHU EAST: Nana Antwi Siaw confirmed DCE

Nana Antwi Siaw, DCE

The Kwahu East District Assembly finally got District Chief Executive having gone almost a year without one to spearhead activities of the district.

This time, the President’s nominee, Nana Antwi Siaw (aka Hayford Quaye) has been approved one touch by the assembly members during voting.

Out of the 32 assembly members present, Mr. Siaw polled 25 votes representing 78.12% as against 7 no representing 21.88% to be confirmed the new DCE.

Rehabilitation of Kwabenya-Abom Junction road underway

The contractor has mobilized and is currently on site working seriously with bulldozers to get the road back in shape to ensure motorists have smooth journey on that road.

Assemblyman for Atomic Electoral Area, Cornelius Addo said the rehabilitation work was long overdue, adding that though contract for the project was awarded three years ago, the project could not take off because of lack of funds.

AKATSI N: Over 500 residents undergo free health screen/treatment

Over five hundred (500) residents from Agormor, Avevee, and Ave-Dakpa communities in the in the Akatsi North District in the Volta Region have received free medical screening and treatment. 

The screening was made possible through the kind courtesy of the district assembly and the Disaster Volunteers Organisation of Ghana (DIVOG). 

It brought a team of 10 medical students and 2 medical doctors from Tempo University Medical School, Philadelphia-USA led by Dr. Oakland Morgan.

Lower Manya Krobo confirms Jacob Frederick Acolatse as MCE

Assembly Members at the Lower Manya Krobo District Assembly have endorsed the President’s nominee for the Municipal Chief Executive, Jacob Frederick Kwame Acolatse. 

Mr. Acolatse who until his appointment was the Acting Managing Director of the Ghanaian Times News Paper polled 30 votes out of 45 assembly members present with 14 against and one rejected vote to get the nod to superintend over the affairs of the Municipality. 

He replaces Mr. Isaac Agbo-Tetteh was recently relieved of his post as the Municipal Chief Executive for the area.

Ketu North Assembly among best performing districts in revenue mobilization

DCE, Claver Kofi Lawson

The Ketu North District is one of only eleven districts in the Volta Region that have performed well in revenue mobilization in 2013.

This was disclosed by Mr. William Akoto, Chief Local Government Inspector in the Volta Region at a function in Ave-Dakpa.

The district shares this honour with the Ho, Hohoe, Keta, Ketu North, Adaklu, Krachi West, North Tongu, South Tongu, Ho West, and Afadjato South Municipal/District Assemblies.

When Ghanadistricts.com contacted the District Chief Executive, Mr. Claver Kofi Lawson said the assembly looks forward to doing even far better this year and initial performance shows they are on course.

How safe are we in the days ahead

Cars struggling to make their way through the flood

Per the weather forecast from the Meteorological Service Department, the country should expect more rains this June and perhaps in July.

The worry as a country is not the rain per say, because we need the rain for a number of things especially to boost crop production and more importantly our energy requirements as the two major energy sources, Bui Dam and Akosombo Hydro-Electric Power all depend on rain to function effectively, but the aftermath of each downpour.

In the capital city of Accra, some communities cannot contain 30 minutes of heavy downpour. It becomes headache and a matter of life and death, and as such any change in weather means seeking where to find safety until the rain subsides if it really falls.

Abura DCE hands over land for construction of fish market

A more suitable and convenient fish market is to be constructed at Moree in the Abura Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central Region to enhance the sale of fish in the area.

District Chief Executive for the area, William Atta-Mends who handed over a one acre land for the construction of the market underscore the importance of the market, adding that being a fishing community, it is the hope of the assembly to liaise with   other stakeholders to improve infrastructure that will boost trading activities of their people. He said the market is in line with measure to reduce poverty in the area by empowering the people economically.

DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.

Talensi Assembly camps students ahead of BECE

About two thousand final year students due for Basic Education Certificate Examination in the Talensi District in the Upper East Region are in camp for the next two weeks until they commence final exams.

The students camped in seven different clusters across the district will have the privilege to be taught by qualified examiners especially in English, Mathematics and Science. Apart from content, they will also be guided to be able to answer questions correctly in the exams.

Anti-smuggling team intercepts 91 bags of cocoa bean in Juaboso district

Ninety-one bags of cocoa beans being smuggled into Ivory Coast have been intercepted by the Anti-smuggling team in the Juaboso District in the Western Region.

The 91 bags of cocoa beans were intercepted in two separate operations within three days intervals.