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GOV’T ACKNOWLEDGES DEV’T EFFORTS OF CHURCHES May 05, 2011 BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM ISD-BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL The Upper East regional minister, Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo has acknowledged that the long-standing partnership between government and the various churches has impacted significantly in Ghana’s development especially in the education and health sectors. The regional minister gave the acknowledgement in an address read for him by his deputy, Hon. Lucy Awuni to open the 50th Annual Synod of the Northern Ghana Diocese of the Methodist church being held at the Ebenezer Methodist church in Bolgatanga in the Upper East region. He singled out the Methodist church for commendation for her efforts in educational development citing the Wesley Girls Senior High school and Mfantsipim College as excellent institutions established by the church. In the Upper East region for instance, the Methodist Church is drilling four boreholes for four communities in the Talensi-Nabdam district

MEDIA IS CENTRAL IN CONST. WEEK CELEBRATION May 3, 2011 BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM ISD-BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL The Upper East regional directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education [NCCE] has held an interface meeting with media personnel in the region to solicit their assistance in highlighting and disseminating planned activities in all districts of the region to mark this year’s National Constitution Week celebration. It will be recalled that the NCCE in 2001 introduced and institutionalised the Constitution Week Celebration for the country to reflect on its developmental agenda annually and forge the way forward with the constitution as the reference point. This year’s celebration is the eleventh in the series and is themed “The State of Ghana’s Democracy, 2011”. The regional director of the NCCE, Mr. P.H Mensah who spoke extensively both on regional and national events to mark the celebrations noted that, the 1992 constitution has cre