JASIKAN: Boost for ginger production-processing factory soon

For many Ghanaian farmers, lack of value addition has been a major challenge to their business and the effects of it have always been very expensive. 

In times that there are glut, there are very few options left for the farmer to manage to break even not even to talk about profit as middle men take advantage of the situation to robe the farmers of their produce at ridiculous prices. 

But for ginger farmers in the Jasikan district in the Volta Region, luck might soon shine on their business as measures are being instituted to permanently address the issue of glut and lack of market for their produce.

AKATSI N: Assembly on course to exceed IGF again-DCE

DCE James Gunu

The Akatsi North District Assembly looks forward to achieving yet another impressive performance in revenue mobilization this year far better than it did last year.

It is already looking glorious just half way through the year and if statistics are anything to go by, then the Assembly will for the second consecutive year be exceeding its revenue target by way of internally generated fund (IGF).

Speaking to ghanadistricts.com at the Regional Budget Hearing of MMDAs in Ho on Wednesday, District Chief Executive for Akatsi North, James Gunu disclosed that as at June 30th, the assembly collected GHs67, 292.32 out of the targeted GHs88, 358.00 of its IGF representing 76.2%.

JASIKAN: Stakeholders improve education to avoid cholera

The Jasikan District Assembly in collaboration with the District Health directorate has intensified its sensitization efforts to create awareness to prevent cholera outbreaks in the district.

Mr. Killian Abrampah Kwame, District Chief Executive said residents in the district have existing practice of organizing communal labour to clean their environments once every month and with the outbreak of cholera in many other MMDAs, the assembly has intensified this practice to make it more effective.

DA JHOSA donates to Ave Dakpa D/A JHS

Dakpa Junior High Old Students Association (DA JHOSA) has donated sign post to the Ave Dakpa D/A Junior High School in the Akatsi North District in the Volta Region to make the school easily recognizable.

This and other contributions to the school are the association’s way of giving back to the school that started it all for them to get to where they are today.

At the commissioning of the sign post, Mr. James Gunu, District Chief Executive urged students to lead decent and exemplary lives in school and pursue their academic work with determination and focus in order to create better opportunities for the future.

Nzema East Municipal Landing beaches assist communities

Landing beach Committees in the Nzema East Municipality in the Western Region have been called upon to serve the people well without discrimination.

The Municipal Chief Executive, James Atta Kakra Baidoe in an interview with Ghanadistricts.com rated the performance of the four landing beach committees in the municipality including Apewosika, Lower Axim, Upper Axim and Brawire Landing Beaches as satisfactory, but noted that there were times that people complain about mode of distribution.