Volta Region’s Council of State aspirant, Dr. David Kofi Wuaku, has revealed ambitious plans for the establishment of the country’s largest shopping mall, alongside several other development projects. The initiative is being spearheaded by a group of Turkish investors who visited Ghana last week for high-level meetings and feasibility studies. Dr. Wuaku, who has close...
The White Volta River, which flows near the town of Yapei, has been severely polluted due to illegal mining activities in the Banda Nkwanta areas. The river, which is a vital source of water for the local community, has been contaminated, posing a significant threat to the health and livelihoods of those who depend on...
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday assured the chiefs and people of the Volta Region of their fair share of the national cake. He said the agriculture and agribusiness sector of the Region would be a number one priority of the Government. “And I assure you Volta Region will receive its fair share. One project...
The Volta Regional Peace Council, in collaboration with political parties, government institutions, and civil society organizations, organized a peace walk through the principal streets of Ho on Saturday The initiative aimed at promoting peace before, during, and after Ghana’s parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for December 7, 2024. With special voting set to begin on...
Kosmos Energy Ghana (KEG), a prominent international oil and gas company operating in the country’s deep waters, has reinforced its commitment to social responsibility with a generous donation of 3,200 student mono desks to several Senior High Schools (SHS) across Ghana. This initiative is part of KEG’s broader social investment programme for 2024, which aims...
Orphans, and pupils at ‘In My Father’s House Children’s Village at Abor in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have expressed joy after receiving several food items worth thousands of cedis. The donation, championed by Mr. Francis Sokpoli, Chief Executive of Elshadai Enterprise at Akatsi, included some assorted drinks, cartons of biscuits, rice, maize,...
Learners of the Adaklu Avelebe District Assembly Basic School in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region continue to bear the brunt of harsh weather conditions as they study under trees. Two out of three thatch structures constructed by the community folks to accommodate learners of the Junior High School department were destroyed by a...
A specialist pediatrician at the Volta Regional Hospital, Hohoe, Dr. Edem Sarbah, has said new-born jaundice cases in the Volta Region have been increasing tremendously in the past four years. For instance, he said, the cases rose from 720 in 2019 to 879 in 2020. In 2021, a total of 997 cases were reported and...
Ghanaian-British athlete and activist Yvette Tetteh has made history as the first person to swim across the Volta River. The agribusiness entrepreneur started her swimming journey from Buipe to Ada, a distance that stretched 450 kilometers. This marks the longest recorded swim in Ghanaian history, and it might take years to be overtaken by anyone....