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The Jasikan District has emerged as the overall best among the Municipal and Districts in the Oti region on the 2021 District League Table (DTL) with a score of 70.45 and placed 62nd nationwide. The DTL since its inception in 2014, has served as one of the important tools for measuring the status of development at the subnational level. The 2021 DLT Report ranked all 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts (MMDs) on the wellbeing of its citizens based on seven sectors and 22 indicators with a focus on the survival and development of children. The selected indicators incorporate both the…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given assurance that the government is on the path to rescue the ailing economy to bring relief to the suffering masses. It admitted that the Ghanaian economy was in a difficulty but urged Ghanaians in general and the youth to have confidence in the government to stabilise and restore it to normalcy. Mr Richard Takyi Mensah, the Central Regional Secretary of NPP, speaking at the launch of the party’s youth wing in the Ekumfi Constituency, said the President recognised the hardships and appealed to Ghanaians to bear with the government. “Times are hard, we…

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) has developed improved climate smart rice varieties using biotechnological tools. Dr Maxwell Asante, Principal Research Scientist and Rice Breeder at CSIR-CRI, said the improved rice varieties were disease and pest resistant and had short maturity period of 90 to 100 days. He announced this in an interview with Ghana News Agency in Tamale.He said over the years, rice production had been a major challenge to farmers due to the difficulties they faced in acquiring suitable land and maturity period for rice. Dr Asante said the improved rice varieties could…

Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, a former Minister for Youth and Sport during the John Mahama Administration, has implored delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to elect candidates capable of leading the party to victory.   He said they must choose competence over wealth because the work on the ground went beyond who had the ability to influence delegates financially.   Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at the Kumasi Sports Stadium where the Ashanti Regional Executive elections of the NDC was held, Mr. Ankrah underscored the need for delegates to prioritise the interest of the party ahead of individuals.   He said it was…

Stormzy has said he has made a conscious decision to promote his black peers and predecessors, to combat prejudice in the music industry. “I’ve always understood I’m the black act. Maybe the token black act,” the superstar British rapper told DJ Trevor Nelson in a one-off BBC special. “I want to kill that where it stands.” That’s why, the star explained, he paused his historic Glastonbury Festival set to read a list of 52 rappers who influenced him. It also prompted him to populate the video for his recent single, Mel Made Me Do It, with musicians Little Simz, Dave and Gabrielle;…

The secular musicians are however the ones seen more with the cameras with their high fashion sense. But some gospel musicians aren’t lying low, they are definitely promoting their music with bold fashion statements. Gospel musician, Diana Asamoah aside from her touching souls with her powerful songs, she is inspiring us with her elegant fashion sense. She graces our screens with nothing but simple and classy ensembles. Thumbs up to her team including the stylist, makeup artists and photographers for promoting her brand. The superwoman always chooses simple but classy hairstyles to match her stunning looks and great personality. Makeup…

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH¢70,000.00 bail with two sureties to a self-employed man who allegedly took GH¢70,000.00 from a woman under the pretext of helping her make her ex-lover impotent. Prudence Osabutey, the complainant, who said she could not share her ex-lover with other women, sought help from Modesto Seddoh, the accused person, to put a spell on her ex-lover’s manhood. The Court ordered that one of the sureties be justified with land title deed. Seddoh denied the charge of defrauding by false pretense. He is to return to the Court on December 8, 2022. The police told…

Beginning January 1, 2023 all used vehicles imported into the country need to be accompanied by a valid Certificate of Conformance (CoC) from an approved body, the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) said on Wednesday. In a statement, the GSA said the certificate must demonstrate conformance of the used vehicle to requirements of the Ghana Standard for used vehicles GS 4510:2022 Road vehicles — Requirements for imported used motor vehicles. This is in line with the Customs (Amendment) Act 2020, Section 61 of Act 891 amended and related legislation. “Enforcement of this aspect of the law shall ensure improved safety, quality…

The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, got very emotional this morning as he announced the impending exit of the indefatigable General Secretary of the Church, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, at the opening session of the ongoing November Heads’ Meeting at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh. Apostle Nyamekye threw the entire participants into a state of weeping when he sobbed and virtually became speechless when announcing the exit of the chief scribe of the church. He stated this when he finally put himself together: “This Heads’ Meeting happens to be the last that Apostle…

The Upper East Region recorded an overall inflation of 33.6 per cent in the Month of October with food inflation topping the chart of all commodities in the Region with 34.9 per cent. According to data from the Ghana Statistical Service on the Consumer Price Index, it is the region with the second highest rate of inflation in the Northern part of Ghana after the Savannah Region. The Savannah Region recorded the highest rate of inflation with 47.6 per cent, the North East recorded 33.1 per cent, the Northern Region recorded 27.3 per cent and the Upper West recorded 27…