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GOVERNMENT SPENDS 121 MILLION DOLLARS ON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN UE

GOVERNMENT SPENDS 121 MILLION DOLLARS ON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN UE BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM 28 -02 - 12 ISD – BOLGATANGA The Government of Ghana is spending 121 million US Dollars on a rural electrification programme that will extend the national electricity grid to 500 communities in the Upper East region. This rural electrification programme is one of three projects that President John Evans Atta Mills promised the three Northern regions of Ghana. The Deputy Energy Minister, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini made this known at a brief ceremony held at the Upper East regional minister’s office in Bolgatanga to officially introduce the project contractor, Thengashep [Gh] PTY Limited, a South African contractor. He revealed that the project came to fruition as a result of an assessment done by the Energy Ministry on access to electricity in Ghana. In that assessment, it came to light that the Northern region, Upper East region and Upper West region had accessibility rates of 43.52

MORE STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR IMPROVED TOMATO SEED

MORE STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR IMPROVED TOMATO SEEDS February 27 2012 BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM ISD – BOLGATANGA A farmers’ group in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East region christened Tomato Producers Association of Nyariga [TOPAN] is soliciting the support and authoritative voices of more stakeholders such as the Northern Star Tomato Factory, the Irrigation Company of Upper Regions [ICOUR], the Ministry of Food and Agriculture [MOFA] and others in order to press home the urgent need for government to provide improved seeds for tomato cultivation in the country. In a welcome address at a stakeholders meeting held in Bolgatanga, a trustee to TOPAN Honourable John Akparibo observed that since the liquidation of FASCOM which used to extend tremendous seed and fertilizer support to farmers, no single company in Ghana has taken up that responsibility. Hon. Akparibo said the absence of improved seeds has impoverished many tomato farmers as the crop is attacked by diseases at its early

UEYA AWARDS HARDWORKING PERSONALITIES

Six personalities in the Upper East Region whose individual efforts have impacted on the lives of the underprivileged and also contributed to the development of the region have been awarded by the Upper Youth Association [UEYA]. The awardees who have made tremendous contributions in the health, education and in the business sectors comprised five men and a woman. The UEYA, a non-partisan youth organization organized the awards ceremony as a move to encourage the region’s citizens to become selfless and work hard for the general good. The Deputy Upper East regional minister, Mrs. Lucy Awuni in an address noted that the awardees faced challenges during their working lives but they never gave up and therefore called on the youth to be focused, set goals and work at achieving them. Mrs. Awuni said in today’s fast changing world, only education can speed up the country’s development. She urged parents to send their children to school and ensure that they complete successfully. She expresse