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  • Over 2,000 residents displaced by floods at Nsawam

    Flood waters from River Densu and other tributaries in the Eastern Region have displaced over 2,000 residents of Nsawam with the Zongo community being the worst affected.

    Other affected areas include Gyankrom, Lanteh, Adoagyiri, Okobeyeyie, Owireku, and the lorry station among others.

    The rains which started on Saturday through to Sunday caused the River Densu to overflow its banks, forcing residents in the area to abandon their houses, livestock, and other properties.

    The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh who was in Accra at the time of the incident quickly rushed to the scene to solidarize with the victims and see how best he can help them.

     

  • 50-year-old man allegedly rapes class 6 pupil

    A 16-year-old class six pupil, name withheld, allegedly was raped by a 50-year-old Opanin Kwame Nkrumah.

    Maame Pokua and Mr Kwaku Osei, aka Dwen Wo Daakye, mother and father of the victim, narrating the incident to Class 91.3 FM’s correspondent said upon seeing the signs of rape, they interrogated their daughter and she disclosed that she had indeed been raped by the suspect.

    The case was forwarded to the chief’s palace for the necessary actions to be taken, while he, Nana Abredu Somuah II, the chief of town, had travelled.

    Nana Osei Wiafe, one of the chief’s elders who stood in his stead, settled the rape case and awarded a GHS 1,000 cost for the suspect to pay for allegedly raping the class 6 pupil.

    Nana Somuah Abredu upon hearing this after returning from his journey was very angry with his elders for mishandling the case.

    He has therefore called on the police to intervene and make the necessary arrests to deter others in the area from such actions.

    The suspect has taken to heels upon hearing of the recent decision by the chief.

  • It is the profit of galamsey – Kyebi residents bemoan as Circuit Court floods

    Some residents of Kyebi in the Eastern Region have lamented the impact of illegal mining activities in the area which has recently resulted in flooding in the Kyebi township.

    Following days of heavy rain, the Birim River which has been badly affected by galamsey had its banks overflowing and flooding the Kyebi township.

    Some of the areas affected by the flooding included the Kyebi Circuit Court.

    In a video sighted by GhanaWeb, some residents of Kyebi are heard lamenting the effects of galamsey in area.

    “This is Kyebi and there is the court which has been entirely flooded. The fire service are on their way to rescue people. The Birim River has flooded the entire town,” a man is heard saying amidst blaring siren in the background.

    “Our people get angry when we complain about galamsey. They claim galamsey has benefits, when Nana (Amoatia Ofori Panin II) talks about it they complain and claim it is their source of livelihood. Now see what galamsey has done to us,” a woman is also heard in the video saying.
    Meanwhile, there is a renewed public conversation about the impact of illegal mining on Ghana’s water and forest reserves.

    Currently, several water bodies are under threat from the galamsey activities while forest covers are being depleted by the day.

  • Eastern Region: Six persons trapped in galamsey pit

    The six are still missing after becoming caught during the town’s Wednesday (September 28) torrential rainstorm.

    According to eyewitness accounts, at least six people are trapped in a galamsey hole in Twepiase near Kibi in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region.

    The six got trapped as a result of a heavy rainstorm that hit the town on Wednesday (28 September) and is yet to be retrieved.

    Unconfirmed reports say one of the alleged illegal miners was retrieved dead and deposited at the Kyebi government hospital morgue by a joint rescue team of police and residents.

    The police have been at the scene Wednesday to assess the situation. The police are yet to comment on the situation.

    Although Ghana requires permits to mine on a small scale, it is estimated that about 70% of small-scale miners are unregistered and operate illegally.

    They are known locally as galamsey, meaning to “gather and sell”. While illegal mining supports livelihoods, it has caused severe damage to the environment, especially water bodies across the country.

  • Tricycle rider dies in collision with ambulance

    A tricycle rider has met his untimely death following a collission with an ambulance in Koforidua  in the Eastern Region.

    According to reports, the New Juaben North constituency embossed ambulance was en route to St. Joseph hospital to pick up an emergency case to Accra when the unfortunate incident occurred.

    Sources say the tricycle rider recklessly crossed the ambulance driver while other cars had given way to the ambulance resulting in a side-impact collision.

    The impact of the crash ejected the rider and a passenger aboard the tricycle on the road under the ambulance which crushed them.

    The victims were removed into the accident ambulance and were rushed to the hospital but the rider died shortly after arrival.

    The injured passenger is however responding to treatment.

    Personnel from the motor traffic and transport department of the Police visited the scene and after taking inventories towed the Pragya tricycle to the Regional Police Headquarters for further investigation.

    The family of the deceased in Accra has been informed.

    The Eastern Regional Director of the Ghana Ambulance Service, Michael Gaani told Starr News “It happened Friday, September 23, 2022. The ambulance was going for an emergency to Accra for a CT scan. So other cars stopped giving him the way and this rider thought he could be fast and go. So the Pragya grazed the side of the ambulance and it hit him on the chest. So he died.”

    Michael Gaani, a driver of an ambulance vehicle in the region lamented how drivers are facing serious obstruction from facing reckless riding of tricycle riders in parts of the region.

    “On Tuesday one of the Pragya hit the back of our ambulance at Aburi and destroyed all the lights. They are crashing our ambulances and killing themselves. The riders do not know the regulations on the road and they are just riding anyhow”.

  • 150 Yilo residents undergo health screening at Somanya

    More than 150 individuals from Somanya and neighboring towns in the Yilo-Krobo district of the Eastern region, including children, adults, and seniors, showed up to get examined for various health-related ailments yesterday, September 21.

    Traditional leaders from the town and other nearby communities weren’t left out either, as they alternately went through the vetting procedure.

    The event, which was sponsored by the National Lottery Authority’s (NLA) Good Causes Foundation in collaboration with the Lafiya Clinic, involved screenings for conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, hepatitis B, and hypertension.

    The screening began at 10 am with the people seated patiently under tents waiting to take turns to go through the screening process and also receive medical attention as well as advice from medical officers present.

    Medical officers took the opportunity to educate the people who had turned up for the health screening on health issues using the blend of the English language and the local dialect for better understanding.

    A Physician Assistant at the Lafiya Clinic, Ms Clara Nyarko, said she realised during the screening process that some of the people were suffering from hypertension and were resorting to the use of herbal medicine for treatment.

    She was of the view that resorting to herbal medicine was not a bad idea but it becomes problematic when the herbal treatment are received from unlicenced herbal clinics.

    Additionally, Ms Nyarko said “most of them had the impression that the orthodox medicine have side effect so they want to take the herbal medication because those ones do not have side effects.”

    Ms Nyarko, therefore, implored the people to visit a licenced or authorised medical centre at least twice a month for regular medical check-ups.

    The Coordinator of the Good Courses Foundation, NLA, Ms Amma Frimpong said the health screening was the second of many nationwide health screening exercise to be organised under the mandate of the Director-General of the NLA, Mr Sammy Awuku.

    She further added that it also afforded the NLA the opportunity to improve its relations with the community and educate them on its activities and operations while advising parents to ensure that their children below 18 years did not get involved.

    According to Ms Frimpong, the Foundation budgeted an estimated amount of GH¢80, 000for the exercise which included the payment of medical staff, medications and other expenses.

    The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Yilo-Krobo, Mr Eric Tetteh, lauded the NLAfor the exercise saying it was important for the improvement of health among people living in the 33 municipalities in the Yilo-Krobo district.

    The Assembly, he opined, was committed to ensuring that the health of the people in the district was improved through consistent education on sanitation leading to attitudinal change.

    He, therefore, advised the people to observe good sanitation practices such as constant cleaning of the environment, regular exercising and the taking in of healthy diet.

  • Churches hold prayer meeting over Krobo, ECG stand-off

    A coalition of religious bodies under the auspices of the municipal council of churches in Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo in Eastern Region has been formed to mediate the impasse between the Electricity Company of Ghana and Krobo residents.

    The mediation committee was formed by religious organizations in the two municipalities after noticing division among traditional and political leadership in Krobo land on the matter and lack of trust between the feuding parties ECG and the Krobo residents.

    Members of the Coalition of Religious Bodies mediation committee are Apostle Samuel Gakpetor, Agormanya Area Head of The Church of Pentecost (Chairman), Chairman of Dangme-Tongu Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana ,Rev. Abraham Okai is Secretary)m to the committee.

    Other members are Rev. Dr. Stephen Ohipeni Narh, Rev. Father Moses Huadji, Rev. Stephen Narteh, Rev. Joshua Akanyork, Alhaji Innusah (Chief Imam).

    The terms of reference for the mediation committee is to among other things work as neutral arbiters, ensure compromises to facilitate resolution processes taken into consideration the interest of the nation and Kroboland, and ensure peace and tranquility in the municipality.

    At a prayer meeting attended by Church leaders in the two municipalities Sunday evening of August 28,2022 at Zimmermann Presbyterian Church, the chairman of the mediation committee Apostle Samuel Gakpetor briefed the church leaders on the work done so far by the committee constituted on August 7,2022 .

    According to him, the committee has met all Ministers of the gospel in the two municipalities to unite the Pastorate front to support the committee. They have also had engagements with traditional rulers, political leadership including Eastern Regional Minister Seth Kwame Acheampong, influential individuals, various groups in Krobo area and visited victims of the recent military brutality.

    The mediation committee is expected to meet management of ECG, military high Command, and possibly hold durbar in Nuaso and Kpongunor communities.

    Rev. Abraham Okai, Secretary to the committee appealed for withdrawal of the armed military personnel to deescalate the tension in the community to facilitate mediation.

    The impasse between ECG and Krobo residents has existed for many years and led to deadly clashes.

    In a renewed feud, ECG cut power supply to the Yilo and Manya Krobo area on July 27,2022 after residents resisted prepaid meter installation and allegedly tampered with transformers.

    However, power was restored on August 19,2022 with exclusion of Nuaso community.The military invaded the community brutalised and shot some residents over alleged provocative attacks

    Source: Graphiconline

  • Eastern Region: Businessman jailed 9 years over acid attack on ex-girlfriend and mother

    The Koforidua Circuit Court “B” presided by her Honour Mercy Addei Kotei has sentenced a 54-year-old businessman to a jail term of 9 years and five months for throwing acid on his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend and her mother at Awukugua-Akuapem in the Okere District in the Eastern region.

    The convict Nana Yaw Mante who is the biological father of the District Chief Executive for Okere in December 2020 attacked the victims with acid while in their room at Awukugua.

    They both sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized, treated, and discharged.

    The convict committed the act few months after Koforidua Magistrate Court “A” found him guilty and convicted him to a fine of Ghc1,200 and ordered him to pay a compensation of Gh1000 to the 22-year-old ex-girlfriend for filming and circulating her sexually explicit videos and pictures.

    He entered a warrant of good behavior and to stay away from the victim.

    Before delivering the judgment Wednesday, July 28, 2021, the Presiding Judge of Koforidua Circuit Court “B” her Honor Mercy Addie Kotei took into consideration the previous conviction to apply the highest sentencing.

    The convict pleaded for clemency and begged to be sent to either Nsawam Prison or Ankaful Prison to begin his jail term.

    Previous case

    The 54-year-old Businessman was put before a Koforidua Magistrate Court for filming and circulating nude videos of his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend.

    He was charged for obscenity contrary to section 281(i) B of the Criminal Offence Act,29/60.

    The Prosecutor, Sergeant George Defia told the Court presided over by His Worship Nana Osei Assibey on Tuesday, May 19 that the convict and the victim, a Senior High School dropout are both natives of Awukugua in the Okere District of the Eastern Region.

    According to the prosecuting officer, four years ago, Nana Yaw Mante met the victim who was then 18 years and had dropped out of school due to financial challenges.

    Under the pretense of assisting her financially to go back to school, took undue advantage and entered into a sexual relationship with her.

    Family of the victim became suspicious and confronted the accused person but he denied having sexual relations with the victim. The relationship hit the rocks due to disapproval and pestering by the family. However, in 2019, the convict convinced the victim and they reunited.

    Nana Yaw Mante, for fear of losing the victim again, told her that he had taken her to a shrine and the gods were demanding to see her nakedness.

    In November 2019, he lured the victim to Dawu, near Adukrom-Akuapem where he recorded series of sexually explicit videos of themselves.

    He later circulated the videos of the victim to her Aunty and two other men he alleged were also dating the victim. The videos went viral on social media in February 2020.

    The victim reported the incident to the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit(DOVVSU) at the Regional Police Headquarters in Koforidua.

    He was arrested on February 7, 2020 and in his caution statement admitted recording the sexually explicit videos of the victim and sharing same.

    The receivers of the videos confirmed to Police during interrogation that the accused sent it to them but denied circulating on social media

    Source: kasapafmonline.com.

  • Election 2020: NDC boycotts collation in Eastern Region

    The NDC have boycotted the collation of results exercise currently ongoing at the premises of the Electoral Commission in Eastern Region.

    The NDC executives in Eastern Region expressed strong unhappiness with the Eastern Regional EC for delaying with results.

    As at 2pm on December 8, Baba Jamal who is a member of the NDC National Election Committee, led the Regional executives to run down the EC who had declared results of only 13 constituencies out of the 33 in the region.

    The EC in the morning declared results of five constituencies and took more than four hours to come and declare seven more results which didn’t sit well with the NDC.

    The NDC’s argument was that the Regional EC did not give them the opportunity to see the results to compare with their own collation and therefore declared their own results to the EC.

    Baba Jamal announced that no matter what figure the EC brings out, the NDC had polled 38.53% in the Presidential results.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Eastern Region records 317 deaths through accidents in 2020

    Three-hundred and seventeen people have been killed in road accidents in the Eastern Region between January-October 2020 and 1,925 were injured within the same period.

    The accidents involved 1,243 vehicles comprising 585 commercial vehicles, 465 private vehicles, and 213 tricycles/motorcycles

    According to police reports, the commercial vehicles accounted for 142 deaths, the private vehicles accounted for 84 deaths while tricycles/motocycles also accounted for 91 deaths.

    Briefing the GNA, Police Chief Superintendent Mr. Stephen Kofi Ahiatafu, Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), said the figure indicated a slight increase as compared to 2019 figures, within the same period under review.

    He expressed worry at the spate of road accidents, particularly that of the triclyes/motocycles and the resultant deaths, and advised all road users especially drivers to obey the road traffic regulations.

    He said their checks and reports indicated that most of the drivers on the roads had no valid licenses and flout the road traffic regulations and cautioned people who had no license to desist from driving.

    The Police Chief indicated that due to Covid-19, police personnel were no longer conducting road checks as it used to be, however, his outfit had fashioned out plans to engage the various private road transport unions to deliberate on how to make the roads safe for all as Christmas approached.

    Source: GNA

  • Freddie Blay rallies support for NPP in Eastern Region

    The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has asked party faithful to avoid unnecessary friction in the conduct of their campaigns and the electoral process.

    He was at Koforidua to meet the rank and file of the party.

    Political parties are expected to return to active campaign, after the one-week national mourning of the death of former President Flight Lieutenant (rtd) Jerry John Rawlings.

    “To be confident and vigilant, yes, but not to be combative unnecessarily. We need peace in this country.”

    He, however, took a jab at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for what he described as incessant levelling of “false” and “alarmist” accusations against the government.

    “What the NDC now seem to be doing is taking refuge in urging some institutions and the media to be levelling accusations of corruption against government incessantly.”

    He explained, “there are issues that are coming up, once you are in government they will come up. Your activities would draw tension in some cases and criticism. We are in government and we are taking it in our strides, coping with challenges every day.

    “But Ghanaians know much. They know what Nana Addo has done for almost four years. He is a man of integrity, government is doing what must be done.”

    Campaigns are running into its final weeks.

    The NPP National Chairman admits Covid-19 protocols have affected the traditional rallies for campaigning but remains resolute of an overwhelming victory for the NPP and its parliamentary candidates.

    “We are very confident of winning convincingly and overwhelming majority in Parliament.”

    President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to tour the Eastern Region by next week.

    The Eastern Region is his home region, and he and the NPP are hoping to record a convincing win after the December 7 polls.

    Source: 3 News

  • Eastern Regional Minister Commissions a 92-unit Stores at Asamankese

    Mr Eric Kwakye Darfour, Eastern Regional Minister, has commissioned two-storey-92-Unit stores at Asamankese to enhance local economics in the municipality.

    The Minister, whiles commending the Assembly for the project, tasked the Municipal Chief Executive to ensure that the stores were allocated to the deserved traders to avoid any agitation.

    Mr. Seth Oduro-Boadu, Lower West Akyem Municipal Chief Executive, said the facility funded from the Internally Generated Fund and the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) at a cost of Ghc 6,200,000, would be christened “Nana Hemaa Market Square”.

    Osabarima Adu Darko, Chief of Asamankese, thanked the Assembly for the project and assured that the facility would be put to good use to achieve the intended purpose.

    Source: GNA

  • 4 must-visit tourists sites in the Eastern Region

    Ghana has for years gained foreign exchange earnings from international tourists who visit the motherland annually to experience all the spectacular sites, in this West African State.

    Tourism is the fourth largest foreign exchange earning in the country as more and more people are enthusiastic to visit the beautiful and talked-about attractions in the country.

    However, must indigenes miss out on this life time experience as just a handful of people get to tour the numerous tourist sites which are spread across all the 16 regions of Ghana.

    GhanaWeb has put together a list of tourist centers which can be found in the Eastern Region.

    You can add it to your plans to experience the rich and serene places which are worth visiting.




    This might be your first time hearing about the Asenema Water Falls which is located in the hearts of the Akuapem Hills.

    It is located a few minutes from Akropong in the Eastern region of Ghana.

    The Asenema Falls is located in a scenic environment, away from town. It has become a favourite spot for hikers and also doubles as a cool hangout for indigenous around the Akuapem range on public holidays.

    You can sure add this tourist site to your list of places to visit when you are in the Eastern Region.


    Aburi Gardens



    Next is the famous Aburi Gardens, it is by far one of the most visited sites in the Eastern Region.

    The garden which serves as a home to numerous trees and flowers is a haven away from all the stress as most families and company workers visit the gardens to take a break from all the stress.

    One remarkable feature of Aburi Gardens is the lined-up royal palm trees that greet you right at the entrance.

    With time, it has become a favourite spot for photo lovers and videographers have who featured the gardens in a tall list of music videos and documentaries.


    Boti Water Falls



    Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region is where the Boti Water Falls is located.

    Some people call it the Twin Falls as there are two falls (male and female) located at the spot.

    It consists of upper and lower falls. The Boti Water Falls remains one of the most sought after destinations during excursions and fun trips for basic and secondary school students.


    Akaa Water Falls



    The Akaa Water Falls is located 7km from the Boti Falls in a village called Akyeremateng in the Eastern Region.

    You can kill two birds with one stone and experience both waterfalls when you decide to take a trip to the Eastern Region.

    The beautiful rocks at the Akaa Falls is a sight to behold. This region can boast of quite a good number of Waterfalls.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Igbo King meets Eastern Regional Minister over closure of Nigerian shops

    The King of the Nigerian Igbo Community in Ghana, His Majesty Eze Dr Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu and His Royal Majesty Eze Chuba, King of Igbos in Darfo and their entourage have dashed to the office of the Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour to beg for his intervention to avert plans to lock down retail shops of Nigerians.

    The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has served notice it will storm the Eastern Region with Taskforce to close down all illegal retail shops of Nigerians.

    Members of GUTA in Eastern Region are agitating over influx of foreigners mostly Nigerians in retail business contrary to the laws of Ghana.

    The local GUTA Chapter has therefore issued an ultimatum demanding closure of retail shops of the Nigerians by August 31, 2020 threatening to unleash thugs to forcefully eject the Nigerians from the local market if their calls are not heeded

    The Igbo King appealed to the Eastern Regional Minster to talk to GUTA, Eastern Region branch to temper justice with mercy and suspend their intended action.

    Mr. Darfour said, Ghana has had a long standing trade relationship with Nigeria and that government would not do anything that would destroy the good relationship between the two countries.

    The Minister said, he was aware that government through the Ministry of Trade and Industry has formed a committee to look into the matter and offer directions.

    He, however, called on the King to advice his people to live within the laws of the country, given the assurance that the Regional Coordinating Council would do everything to protect everybody in the region including foreigners.

    Source: Starr FM

  • Two children reportedly found dead in Eastern Region

    Two children have been found dead separately in the Eastern Region.

    The two incidents happened in the Atewa West District and Lower Manya Krobo.

    In Akyem Kwabeng, the body of a 10-year-old identified as Kwabena Emmanuel was found in an abandoned mining pit filled with water having gone missing the previous day.

    The body was retrieved by Police Tuesday, July 7, 2020 and deposited at the Kibi Government Hospital morgue for preservation and Autopsy.

    In the other incident, a four-year-old yet to be identified boy was also found dead with blood from the nostrils Wednesday morning at Atua Manya in Lower Krobo Municipality.

    He was found shrouded in millennial pink cloth and deposited in the bush.

    Odumase Police have conveyed the body to the morgue for Identification an autopsy.

    Source: Starr FM

  • People & Places: Hidden truths about the settlement of the Akuapem people

    Located on the Eastern part of Ghana, they are noted for their hospitality and homeliness.

    The Akuapems, like other tribes, have a unique story behind their existence and heritage.

    Their name which means ‘1000 groups’, from the Akan words “Kuw Apem” emanates from the history of how thousands of them, together with the help of the Akyems, defeated their then rivals; the Akwamus, to gain Independence.

    Today, they have 17 traditional towns, divided into 5 divisions, with 5 sub-chiefs and overlords from the Akyem line; the Okuapehene.

    In the first episode of this edition of People and Places, we learn all about the origin, leadership, settlements, and clan systems of the Akuapems.

    Below is the full video:

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • E/R: Majority of COVID-19 patients are youth, eight are children

    A total of 108 out of 166 persons who have tested Positive for Covid-19 in the Eastern Region are youth between the ages of 15 to 39.

    Persons with ages above 40 tested who have positive are forty-six in number.

    Children with ages between 0-14 years tested Positive are eight( 8).

    The minimum age of persons tested positive is a 5-month-old baby with the maximum age been 91years.

    The young age group are mostly asymptomatic, according to report sent to Ghana Health Service-Headquarters by the Eastern Regional Health Directorate intercepted by Starr News.

    According to the report dated June 6, 2020, 84%of the cases recorded in the region are asymptomatic.

    Meanwhile, 31 health workers in the Eastern Region have tested positive for Covid-19.

    The affected health workers are a mixture of those conducting contact tracing and those working in hospitals and other health facilities.

    About eight (8) out of the total number have, however, recovered.

    Spike in Koforidua cases.

    The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in New Juaben South Municipality (Koforidua) have jumped from 2 to twenty-four(28) within two weeks.

    Out of the total number, only one(1) has recovered with one death being a Senior Police Officer who died May 29,2020.

    The four new confirmed cases in New Juaben South Municipality-Koforidua have increased the Eastern Regional case count from to 166 with about 100 recoveries as of June 6, 2020.

    Fifteen (15) out of thirty-three (33) Municipalities/Districts in the Eastern Region have recorded confirmed cases of Covid-19.

    The Districts and Municipalities are Lower Manya Krobo, Asuogyaman, Akauapem North, New Juaben South, Denkyembuor, Nsawam- Adoagyiri, Fanteakwa North, Kwahu West, Birim Central, Achiase, Suhum, West Akyem, Birim North, Upper Manya Krobo, and Akauapem North.

     

    Source: Starrfm.com.gh

  • 95 persons recover from Coronavirus in Eastern Region Health Director

    95 persons out of a total of 134 who tested positive for COVID-19 in the Eastern Region have fully recovered from the disease.

    This was announced by the Eastern Regional Health Directorate on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.

    Regional Health Director,  Dr. Alberta Biritwum Nyarko made this known at the official reopening of the Afcon Construction Camp B site at Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality.

    She indicated that seven out of 21 health workers who contracted the virus in line of duty have also fully recovered.

    “For the Eastern Region, we have 134 cases so far. But I must also say that 95 out of these 134 have fully recovered which means that we have at least 70 percent recovery as at now. Unfortunately, we have some of our health workers also infected some of them in line of duty or because of community spread. We have 21 of our health workers who have so far been infected and seven of them have also recovered.”

    Dr. Nyarko mentioned that there is ongoing surveillance by health professionals to make sure that further infections are reduced and contained.

    “We had all the cooperation of the company, the local government authority, security and also from the indefatigable health staff who had to work 24 hours every day for the past 10 weeks to ensure that we can proudly say, the outbreak is over, here in Kpong and Afcon camp B. We assure you of the fact that surveillance is still going on. We are not out of the woods yet because the infection is still in Ghana. We have to put our best foot forward so that when we have another infection, we will able to immediately find it and do the needful by containing It,” she added.

    On his part,  Eric Kwakye Darfour the Eastern Regional Minister was impressed with the 100 percent recovery rate of all infected engineers working on the Tema to Mpakadan Railway project at the AFCON camp B.

    The camp was where the Eastern Region recorded its first case of COVID-19.

    Mr. Darfour, therefore, charged the workers to observe all the safety protocols as they resume work on the project.

    “Today, we are all grateful that we have all gathered for a good purpose not to grief over the passing of anyone. We were faced with an obstacle but due to the hard work of the health service, the corporation from the company, and the front line workers, all of those who were affected by the virus have recovered.”

     

    Source: citinewsroom 

  • NIA to resume registration in Akufo-Addos home region from 7th June

    The National Identification Authority has set June 7, 2020 to resume the Ghana Card registration exercise in the Eastern Region.

    According to reliable sources, the NIA’s decision  to continue the registration is because the institution had fore knowledge of the lockdown relief.

    President Nana Akufo-Addo’s last address saw an extension of the ban on social gathering until the end of May.

    NIA is already mobilizing and servicing equipment for the continuation of the exercise since it’s suspension on March 21 2020.

    Source: operanewsapp.com

  • Coronavirus: Contact tracing begins in Akuapem North after two confirmed cases

    Contact tracing for two newly confirmed cases of Coronavirus has commenced in the Akuapem North Municipality.

    According to health officials in the area, twelve persons have already been contacted while the results of some 400 samples taken are yet to be received.

    The Eastern Region has so far recorded 51 positive cases becoming the region with the third-highest number of cases after the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions.

    However speaking on Pulse on Joy News, the Eastern Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Alberta Britwum Nyarko said samples of immediate contacts have already been taken to Noguchi for testing.

    “We have also started rounding up their immediate contacts, samples have been taken to Noguchi. As at the end of yesterday, we had taken a total of 819 samples and we have results for about 50% of them. So every now and then as the results are ready we would receive some negative results and some positive results. Our team is always ready to do the needful.”

     

    Source: Kasapafmonline.com

  • Eastern Regional Health Director allays fears of coronavirus spread at Akuapim North

    The Eastern Regional Health Director, Dr. Alberta Biritwum Nyarko has allayed fears of a possible spread of COVID-19 in Akwapim North Municipal area.

    Her comments come after two women who return from Holland and London respectively tested positive for COVID-19.

    The two returned to Ghana in March this year and there are fears they could have infected more people in the Akuapim North area.

    The identities of the two women has not been revealed, but the health directorate in the Eastern Region says immediately the two arrived, they were able to trace and quarantine them.

    Their samples were taken and the results came out positive. Persons who are said to have come in contact with the two have also been quarantined and are awaiting their test results.

    The Eastern Region has recorded 51 positive cases becoming the region with the third-highest number of COVID-19 cases after Greater Accra and the Ashanti Region.

    Ghana’s COVID-19 cases as of April 19, 2020, stands at 1,042 with 9 deaths and 99 recoveries.

    Greater Accra has the highest number of cases 882 with, the Ashanti Region following suit with 62.

    The Western Region is the least affected region so far with regards to the case count has they have only recorded 1.

    In all 10 out of the 16 regions have so far recorded COVID-19 cases.

     

    Source: primenewsghana.com

  • Akuapem North records two confirmed cases of coronavirus

    The Akuapem North Municipality has recorded two positive cases of Coronavirus as of April 20, 2020.

    The two cases are part of the 51 cases recorded in total.

    In a statement signed by the Municipal Chief Executive, who doubles as the Chairman of the Municipal Public Health Emergency Committee, Denise Miracle Aboagye, both cases were imported.

    The cases are:

    1. A 59-year-old woman who returned to the country on 20th March 2020 and resides in Amanokrom.

    2. A 45-year-old lady who returned to the country on 19th March 2020 and resides in Akropong.

    The statement said contact tracing of the two cases, isolation and testing are underway.

    The statement reiterates that the joint directive signed on the 30th March 2020 by the four Municipal Assemblies was still in force and that it would be extended for another two weeks.

    The statement also advised residents to adhere strictly to the directives to curb further spread of the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic.

    “As we fight the COVID-19 in our Municipality, it is important we take our personal precautionary measures very seriously.

    We encourage us all to stay home if we have nothing urgent to do outside.

    “Wash your hands frequently, observe social distancing protocols and wear your mask if you have to go out,” the statement emphasized.

     

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • NGOs in health calls for partial lockdown of Eastern Region

    The Eastern Regional branch of Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health (GCNH) is calling for partial lockdown of the region to help contain the spread of Coronavirus disease in the region.

    The Coalition maintains in spite of the spread of the disease to the region many people seems careless and doing businesses, as usual, increasing the risk of spread in the region.

    The GCNH is, therefore, proposing that the Krobo enclave, Fanteakwa North, and other major cities in the region such as Koforidua, Nsawam, Nkawkaw must be lockdown for enhanced mass testing.

    Eastern Region has recorded 41 cases of Coronavirus as of April 13, 2020. Most of the confirmed cases are from among some railway construction workers in Lower Manya Krobo while one case has been recorded in Fanteakwa North District.

    The Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfour has downplayed calls for immediate lockdown arguing the cases have not spread in communities but said Regional Security Council has been assessing and closely monitoring the situation to recommend for lockdown if the need arises.

    However addressing the media in Koforidua Tuesday April 14, 2020, the Eastern Regional Chairman of Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health, Emmanuel Kwafo Minta said delay in announcing a lockdown would be injurious to effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

    GCNH also highlighted that stigmatization, low education, lack of Personal Protective Equipment(PPEs), lack of isolation centers in health facilities, misconceptions and beliefs among others as some debilitating challenges identified as hindrances to the fight against the coronavirus in the region.

    It is, therefore, calling on Government to allocate funds to Health CSOs to support the fight against COVID-19 to enhanced community level education.

    The NGOs also recommended that, adequate PPEs should be provided for all Hospitals, Health Centres and CHPS zones in the region and training conducted for the health workers, entreat the region to immediately allocate and equip isolation centres in the region.

     

    Source: Kasapafmonline.com

  • None of our field staff has tested positive for COVID-19 in Eastern Region NIA

    The National Identification Authority (NIA) has denied claims that its field officers in the Eastern Region have tested positive for COVID-19.

    According to the Authority, information circulating on social media which indicates that three NIA officials in the Eastern Region have tested positive for the disease is false.

    “NIA checks with JoyNews (Multimedia Group) indicate that the story is not authentic and has not been reported by any outlet of the Multimedia Group,” the Head of Corporate Affairs of the NIA, Francis Palmdeti noted in a statement.

    Backing its claims with facts concerning the situation in the region, the Authority said out of the 32 persons who have tested positive for the disease in the region, “31 are Indians working for AFCON” and the remaining one is a local farmer who has “no connection to the NIA as a staff, registration official or any other capacity whatsoever”.

    The NIA further urged the general public to disregard any information that goes contrary to the actual details on the ground.

    Case count in the Eastern Region

    As of Monday, April 13, 2020, the total number of cases in the Eastern Region stands at 32.

    The number increased from 23 to 32 after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases on Sunday, April 12, 2020, making the national total 566, a part of which nine were from the Eastern Region.

    Apart from the 65-year-old mango farmer at Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District of the region, who was initially admitted at the Begoro Governmental Hospital for tuberculosis but later developed other symptoms, the remaining 31 cases are workers of AFCON Company, a construction company with ties to an Indian business conglomerate.

    Meanwhile, some 58 staff of the Begoro Government Hospital believed to have come into contact with the farmer are currently under quarantine.

    Their samples have been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) for testing.

     

     

    Minister disagrees to lock down region

    There are calls for the government to extend the lockdown imposed on Accra and Kumasi to other regions in the country, as the novel coronavirus keeps spreading across the country.

    So far, 10 out of the 16 regions have confirmed cases of the disease.

    After the Eastern Region recorded its first case, the Minority Caucus on the Health Committee on Friday, April 3, 2020, called for a nationwide lockdown.

    But the Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Samuel Nuertey Ayertey insisted it was unnecessary for the government to impose a partial lockdown on the Eastern Region because of one case.

     

    Source: citinewsroom 

  • E/R: 65-year-old mango farmer tests positive for COVID-19 in Fanteakwa

    A 65-year-old mango farmer at Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region has tested positive for COVID-19.

    He is part of the 32 cases so far recorded in the Eastern Region.

    A letter from the Eastern Regional Directorate, addressed to the National Headquarters of the Ghana Health Service and sighted by citinewsroom.com said the mango farmer was initially admitted at the Begoro Governmental Hospital for tuberculosis but later developed other symptoms.

    Subsequent tests proved that he was COVID-19 positive, the Health Directorate explained in the letter.

    “On 5th April,2020 a 65-year-old mango farmer was admitted to the male ward of Begoro Government Hospital in Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region on account of query Tuberculosis. On 6th April 2020, he developed dyspnoea and a fever of above 40oC and was thought to have COVID-19 as well. His sample was sent to the lab on 7th April 2020. Results received on the night of 11th April 2020 indicated he was POSITIVE for COVID-19 disease.” the letter added.

    58 health officials quarantined 

    Meanwhile, some 58 staff of the Begoro Government Hospital believed to have come into contact with the patient are currently under quarantine.

    Their samples have been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) for testing.

    The letter also noted that further contact tracing has also begun.

    At the national level, 566 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Ghana with eight deaths and four recoveries.

    Ten regions out of 16 regions in Ghana have recorded cases of COVID-19.

    Source: citinewsroom 

     

     

  • Lower Manya Krobo Assembly announces restrictions over new COVID-19 cases

    The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly has imposed some restrictions on its residents after 23 COVID-19 cases were detected in its municipality.

    In a statement, the assembly, for example, said only persons in the food value chain will be allowed at the Agormanya market.

    “All non-food sellers…would not be allowed access to Agormanya market for the next two weeks starting from Saturday 11th April to 25th April 2020 subject to review. Abolo sellers at Kpong to be regulated to the minimal level and social distancing protocol should be strictly adhered to,” the statement added.

    Children under 15 will also be banned from the markets.

    All drinking pubs in the municipality have also been ordered to close by 8:00pm

    Security checkpoints will also be mounted at all entry points to the municipality.

    “During this period, the police and the emergency response team of the assembly will step up patrol operations to ensure that these measures are complied with.”

    Aside from these measures, the assembly urged residents to adhere to other preventing measures like regular handwashing and social distancing.

    More than 240 people had been quarantined in the Lower Manya Krobo district at a camp known as AFCON Camp B.

    According to the Eastern Regional Health Directorate, there is no report of infection outside the quarantine camp.

    Ghana currently has 378 cases of the virus with the Eastern Region accounting for 23 of these cases.

    Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi are currently under lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.

    So far eight regions out of 16 have recorded COVID-19 cases in Ghana.

    Find below the full statement

     

    Source: citinewsroom 

  • Seven more cases push COVID-19 count in Eastern Region to 23

    Seven more persons have tested positive for the coronavirus disease in the Eastern Region raising the count to 23.

    These persons are under quarantine in the Lower Manya Krobo and 22 of them are Indians with one other being Ghanaian.

    “On 10th April 2020, additional 7 positive results were received such that the total positive cases at AFCON camp B are 23,” a statement from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate said.

    Indications are that there is some “heightened tension and anxiety at the camp” because the persons on quarantine are still not aware of the persons among them who are negative or positive.

    The directorate also noted that “it is impossible to know what proportion of the 244 samples sent have been tested to yield the 22 positive results so far received.”

     

    Source: citinewsroom 

  • Man has penis bitten in roadside attack

    The penis of a man has been bitten in a roadside attack at Oyoko in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern region.

    The victim, Eric Kwadwo, has suffered deep cuts on his penis.

    Starr News has gathered on April 6, 2020, the victim- Eric Kwadwo, was returning from town and met an 11-year-old son of the suspect at the roadside peeling sugar cane.

    The boy pleaded the victim to assist him in peeling his sugar cane but suddenly the suspect-Atta Kwaku appeared at the scene furious and angrily queried the victim why he was standing with his son around 8:00pm.

    According to the victim, to avoid an altercation, he decided to walk away from the scene but the suspect followed him casting aspersions, then violently pushed him to the ground which he fell facedown resulting in injuries below the nostrils, on the face and on the right hand.

    Suspect not satisfied pounced on him grabbed and bit his penis resulting in a deep cut.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh confirmed the incident to Starr News. He said the incident was reported on April 8, 2020, and medical forms issued to the victim.

    He added that the suspect has since gone into hiding but Police has however launched a manhunt for his arrest to assist in the investigation.

     

    Source: starrfm.com.gh

  • Eastern region records first coronavirus case in Lower Manya Krobo

    A first case of Covid-19 has been recorded in the Eastern region at the Lower Manya Krobo municipality.

    The patient, who is an Indian working with the construction company building the railway from Akosombo to Tema, returned to the country a few days ago after he visited his home country.

    He has since been quarantined and receiving treatment at an isolated facility at Kpong.

    Health authorities have begun tracing people who may have interacted with the patient.

    The Lower Manya Municipal Health Director, Bismark Sarkodie who confirmed the case to JoyNews said, persons who had come in contact with the victim will be quarantined and monitored to curb a potential spread.

    The Health Minister has disclosed that as of Wednesday, April 1, 195 cases of Covid-19 has been recorded in the country.

    Kwaku Agyeman-Manu who made the disclosure as he addressed the media at a press briefing, did not give further details on the new cases but said the death toll is still five.

    Seven more Covid-19 patients have been discharged. This brings the total number to 38.

     

    Source: myjoyonline 

  • 40-year-old man found dead in Eastern Region

    A 40-year-old man has been found dead at Subi a farming community in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region.

    The body of the deceased Francis Ahiadzro has been retrieved by Police and kept at Kade Government Hospital Mortuary.

    According to the bereaved family, the deceased left home to farm on Monday, March 30, 2020 but did not return creating anxiety among family members only for his lifeless body to be found along a dusty road at the outskirt of the community the following morning.

    The cause of death has not been established, however, it is highly suspected the deceased might have been killed by a hit and run driver.

    Meanwhile, the Local Police have commenced investigations into the incident.

     

    Source: Kasapafmonline.com

  • 28 suspected coronavirus cases in the Eastern Region test negative

    About 28 clinical suspected COVID-19 cases in the Eastern Region, have tested negative at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR).

    According to a statement issued by the Regional Emergency Health committee, a total of 33 individuals were identified to have returned from various regions since Saturday.

    However, only three of these returnees were from the Greater Accra Region, Kumasi, and Kasoa and have all tested negative.

    Also, the cases of seven nurses, a physician assistant, a pharmacist and a record staff of the St Joseph Hospital in Koforidua, who were quarantined after attending to a suspected carrier on Sunday, have also tested negative.

    The suspected carrier of the virus is said to be a rotational nurse at the hospital who showed symptoms after receiving a parcel from China two weeks ago.

    But the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Kupualor revealed that the results from the Noguchi proved that the suspected person was not infected.

     

    Source: myjoyonlineÂ