Journalistic Works - News Articles, Features And More of P. ATOGEWE WEDAM

The outgoing Board Chairman of the Navrongo Teachers Cooperative Credit Union [NATCCU] Mr. Isaac Amuriyaga, has made a passionate appeal to members of the Union not to indulge in panic withdrawals as such tendencies may shake the solid foundation of the Union. Mr. Isaac Amuriyaga, outgoing Board Chairman giving his report Mr. Amuriyaga made the appeal in his Board of directors’ report at the 20 th Annual General Meeting [AGM] of the Union held in the capital of the Kassena-Nankana Municipality, Navrongo over the weekend. The AGM was themed “Local Service, Global Reach”. He gave a firm assurance to the members and the general public that, the Union had remained resilient in the face of all the turbulence in the financial sector during the 2018/2019 financial year mainly because of its strict adherence to the rules of engagement and gained experience over time. The period in question it will be recalled, witnessed the collapse of seven universal banks and 23 micro finance comp

The Ghana Red Cross Society [GCRS] has presented assorted relief items to some 42 victims across four communities in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region. The communities included Tindonmologo, Sorkabisi, Tanzui and Zorbisi. These recipients were mostly persons that suffered in the devastating floods in the just-ended 2019 rainy season.   Red Cross Sec.-General, Mr. Addo [in while lacoste] presenting items to a beneficiary Speaking at a brief ceremony held this Tuesday in Tanzui, Secretary-General of the GRCS, Mr. Samuel Kofi Addo revealed that, funding for the procurement of the relief items came from the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund [DREF] at the International Federation in Geneva valued at about 150 thousand Swiss Francs. He mentioned kitchen sets, blankets, hygiene kits, water jericans and mats among others as the package of items given out per beneficiary.  The Secretary-General apologised to the affected families for the late arrival of the relief

District Chief Executive [DCE] for Bongo in the Upper East Region Hon. Peter Ayinbisa Ayamga has given the strongest indication that government will continue to enhance interventions in the agric sector and also, roll out  new  ones to help farmers increase their yields. Bongo DCE, Hon. Ayinbisa [in blue top] presenting the ultimate prize Hon. Ayamga gave the indication in his keynote address this Friday to mark the 35 th National Farmers’ Day event held in Namoo, a surburb of the Bongo District. The year’s event was themed “Enhancing Small Scale Agricultutre Towards Agribusiness Development”.   He gave the assurance that a warehouse being constructed under 1-District 1-Warehouse policy in the Bogrigo community, would be completed and handed over for use within the first quarter of 2020 as the current works on the facility had reached 90 completion rate. According to him government’s flagship farming intervention – the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme had increased f