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Calm returns to Tuobodom
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 23:15    PDF Print E-mail
Tuobodom (B/A), March, 8 GNA - A contingent of 92 military and police personnel have moved in to halt sporadic shootings and maintain peace and order at Tuobodom in Techiman Municipality of the Brong-Ahafo Region.

Three persons are confirmed dead whilst unconfirmed reports put the death toll at eight in the bloody clash that erupted last Friday night between supporters of the two traditional factions in the area.
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Acute water shortage threatens lives at Tema General Hospital
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 20:00    PDF Print E-mail
The problem of water shortage which has engulfed the country in recent times, without any meaningful solution from the authorities responsible in sight, has finally hit the Tema General Hospital, rendering the efforts of health professionals in saving lives useless.
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Immigration personnel interact with Chinese residents in Tema
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 20:00    PDF Print E-mail
Personnel from the Tema regional office of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) last Thursday had an interactive meeting with Chinese nationals living within the metropolis, to educate them on the immigration laws, including requirements for working permits and residential permits among others.
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Rival Juaso chiefs stopped from attending Independence anniversary
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 17:15    PDF Print E-mail
Juaso (Ash), March 8, GNA - The confusion and chaotic scenes that had for the past decade characterized the Independence Day celebration in the Asante-Akim South District was absent last Saturday as the two rival chiefs of Juaso were banned from attending.
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Independence Day parade held in Bosomtwe District
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 17:15    PDF Print E-mail
Kuntanase (Ash) March 7, GNA-A little over 500 children from 13 schools in the Bosomtwe District took part in a parade at Kuntanase to commemorate the nation's 53rd Independence Day anniversary celebration.

After an impressive march past by the schools, Joy Standard School was adjudged the overall winner and as a prize, took home a set of jersey donated by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe, Mr.
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Mpohor Wassa East District commemorate Anniversary with parade
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 17:15    PDF Print E-mail
Daboase, (W/R) March 7, GNA - About 20 Primary, Junior High and Senior High Schools participated in a parade to mark the 53rd Independence Anniversary, under the theme, "Investing in the Youth for a Better Ghana," at Daboase, in the Mpohor Wassa East District.
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Government to address Conflict in Bawku, other areas
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 17:15    PDF Print E-mail
Bolgatanga, March 7, GNA- Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, has stated that the Government would soon address the 'Bawku Conflict' and other pockets of conflicts in the Region with some pragmatic measures.

Mr. Woyongo announced this when he addressed the 53rd Independence Day Celebration in Bolgatanga.
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NGO wants local professionals to be engaged in Upper East
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 17:15    PDF Print E-mail
Bolgatanga, March 7, GNA - A Civil Society Organization, Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy, (NORPRA) has said the services of medical officers in the Upper East Region should be used for medical examinations required for school admissions.
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Pastor Attacked In Renewed Bawku Clashes
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:45    PDF Print E-mail
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A group of Mamprusi and Kusasi youth once again clashed a few days ago at Bawku in the Upper East Region, in what is beginning to look like an intractable ethnic conflict, leaving in its trail five dead and many other injured persons.
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500 displaced at Tuobodom
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:45    PDF Print E-mail
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Five hundred residents of Tuobodom in the Brong Ahafo Region have been displaced as a result of the clashes that claimed three lives in the town.

Members of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) who visited the area to assess the situation on the ground also discovered that apart from the internally displaced persons, most able-bodied men, women and children had fled the town for fear of further reprisals.
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Three dead in renewed chieftaincy dispute at Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:45    PDF Print E-mail
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Three persons are confirmed dead at Temaa in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District, in a renewed chieftaincy conflict on Sunday.

The conflict was between two Konkomba rival clans - the Binyami clan of Biarug and Biyambo clan of Temaa.

The
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Bloody Night At Tuobodom
Monday, 08 March 2010 15:00    PDF Print E-mail
A Protracted chieftaincy dispute at Tuobodom in the Brong Ahafo Region turned rather bloody last Friday night when three persons were shot dead, with four others, including a policeman, critically wounded in a shoot-out.

In the wake of the disturbances, a contingent of 60 policemen and military men was deployed to the town to maintain law and order.
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Independence Day parade held in Bosomtwe District
Monday, 08 March 2010 13:00    PDF Print E-mail
A little over 500 children from 13 schools in the Bosomtwe District took part in a parade at Kuntanase to commemorate the nation's 53rd Independence Day anniversary celebration.

After an impressive march past by the schools, Joy Standard School was adjudged the overall winner and as a prize, took home a set of jersey donated by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosomtwe, Mr.
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AVRL gives Zaare community 43,000 Ghana- cedi water system
Sunday, 07 March 2010 09:45    PDF Print E-mail
Zaare (U/E), March 6, GNA - Management of Aqua Vitens Rand Limited (AVRL) has provided the Avutubisi community in Zaare near Bolgatanga with a mechanised water facility valued at about 43,400 Ghana cedis.

It is part of the social responsibility of the company to reach out to pro-poor communities, which cannot afford the cost of urban water supply.
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Upper East Region launches 50th anniversary celebration
Sunday, 07 March 2010 09:45    PDF Print E-mail
Bolgatanga, March 6, GNA - The Upper East Regional Co-ordinating Council on Friday launched the 50th anniversary celebration of the region slated for September 20.

Launching the anniversary, the Regional Minister, Mr. Mark Woyongo said it would offer the region the opportunity to take stock of its achievements, challenges and chart a way forward for effective development.
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Sunyani marks 53rd independence anniversay
Sunday, 07 March 2010 09:45    PDF Print E-mail
Sunyani, Mar. 6, GNA - More than 1,500 selected students and pupils in the Sunyani municipality on Saturday converged at the Kwame Nkrumah Jubilee Park in Sunyani to mark the 53rd anniversary celebration of Ghana's Independence.
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