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RTI COMMISSION ANNOUNCES RIGHT INFORMATION MONTH 2026 27th AUG. 2026

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The Right to Information Commission has announced the commencement of Right to Information (RTI) Month 2026 which is an annual commemoration, dedicated to promoting the effective implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989). As an integral component of its mandate under Act 989, the Commission observes the RTI Month each year to help deepen public awareness and understanding of the right of access to information. This fundamental right, it must be noted, enables every person to seek and receive information, subject only to the limitations prescribed by law. The announcement which was contained in a press release dated, 27 th August, 2026 and signed by the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Ms. Genevieve Shirley Lartey Esq. , explained that, t he commemoration provides an important platform for engaging citizens and key stakeholders on the critical role of access to information in promoting transparency, accountability, inclusive participation and good governance. Ms...
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION BY THE PACESETTERS, SLATED FOR DEC.24, 2026 30/08/26

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A vibrant and community development-focused Navrongo youth group, the Pacesetters Parliament has earmarked Thursday, 24 th December, 2026 for its Annual Science and Technology Exhibition which is scheduled to take place at the COS Park in the Navrongo township. Dr. Valentine K. Akulpwa,  PRESIDENT  PACESETTERS PARLIAMENT  In the recent past, the Pacesetters has been widely known and readily remembered in both the Kassena-Nankana Municipality and the Kassena-Nankana West District for its health outreach interventions in communities across the two districts. The group has for instance, collaborated with the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital and the Paga district hospital as well as the Nayagenia Development Association for such free health exercises for the poor and rural folks. In an interaction wedamBu TV had with the President of the Pacesetters Parliament, Dr.   Valentine K. Akulpwa, it came to light that, the Annual Science & Technology Show is designed and ...
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REDUCING HIV INFECTIONS - BOLGATANGA MUN. ASSEMBLY & GHS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN AUGUST 20, 2026

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The Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Roland Atanga Ayoo has stated that, issues relating to HIV/AIDS constitute a serious matter to the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly and that, the Assembly will continue to collaborate with the Ghana Health Service and contribute in both financial and other forms, to help reduce the rate of infections in the Municipality. Hon. Roland A. Ayoo, Bolga MCE The MCE commended residents who voluntarily come forward and present themselves to the health workers to undergo testing to ascertain their HIV status. He remarked, “Those who will know their status will also know the direction to go and if you test positive, that is not the end of life, there are drugs you will take to sustain your life”. He was addressing members of the public this Thursday (August 20, 2026) at the Bolgatanga main lorry station, where he launched some carefully-produced HIV/AIDS public awareness radio jingles as part of strategies adopted by the Assembly and the Municipal He...
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TWO ISD SATFF MAKE LIST OF DISTINGUISHED CIVIL SERVANTS – 2025 SERVICE YEAR 14/08/2026

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 ISD DIR. (Middle), With Awardees Some two (2) members of staff from the Information Services Department (ISD), made the list of some 100 distinguished hardworking civil and public servants who received awards last Friday, August 14, 2026 at the Civil Service Awards night in Accra for the 2025 service year. The annual awards scheme is purposed to reward officers who exhibit sterling performance and commitment at the duties assigned them during a particular service year which not only serves as encouragement to the awardees but also, to tickle and challenge other officers to strive for excellence in the overall discharge of the mandate of the various civil service institutions in Ghana.  The annual awards scheme, is under the auspices of the Office of Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) with the 2025 awards ceremony themed; “The Resetting Agenda For Sustainable Development In Ghana: The Civil Service’s Responsibilities”. During a brief interaction with the awardees at her offi...
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MCE TO STAFF − CULTIVATE AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO WORK 23/06/2026

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The Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive [MCE], Hon. Roland Atanga Ayoo has called on staff of the Assembly to build and maintain a positive attitude to work as he noted that any wrong or awful attitude of even a single staff could present a bad image for the Assembly in the eyes of the public. He further charged the staff and various departments not to abdicate their core functions to the Assembly’s committees but rather, remain up-to-the-beat and take full discharge of their duties. He emphasized; “the Committees are only complementing your work for which you get paid at the end of every month”. Hon. Ayoo was addressing a Management Meeting this Tuesday morning (June 23, 2026) at the Assembly’s conference hall. The meeting was a convergence of all Heads of Department as well as, other Unit Heads of decentralized state institutions. He said for instance the fact that sanitation and revenue task forces or committees exist within the Assembly’s framework, should not be the main yardst...
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MODERN INFROMATION VANS DELIVERED TO THE ISD IN UPPER EAST 9th APRIL, 2026

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The Upper East Regional Minister, Hon. Donatus Akamugri Atanga says the Government of Ghana  has procured and distributed some 40 multipurpose information vans to several regional and district offices of the Information Services Department (ISD) across the country; a move he explained is to strengthen public education and effective information dissemination throughout Ghana Hon. Donatus Akamugri (middle) .  “This intervention to the ISD is not an isolated effort but forms part of Government’s broad reform efforts hinged on the Resetting Ghana Agenda and aimed at repositioning the ISD from a traditional civil service organization into a modern , dynamic and technology-driven institution; capable of effectively communicating Government’s policies and programmes to the people”.  Hon. Akamugri was speaking this Thursday morning at the forefront of the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council to present three of the information vans to the ISD in the region. He said as par...
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NCCE EMPOWERS CITIZENS TO ENHANCE SOCIAL AUDITING 24th FEBRUARY, 2026

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Participants At The Engagement The Kassena-Nankana West District Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has engaged stakeholders at a social auditing committee meeting in Paga this Tuesday morning.   This is in tandem with the NCCE’s civic engagements on the Rule of Law and the fight against corruption under the Participation, Accountability and Integrity for a Resilient Democracy (PAIReD) Programme. It is geared at improving local governance, accountability and transparency. PAIReD is primarily funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It is co-financed by the European Union and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). GIZ Ghana, is implementing the programme in consonance with Ghana’s Ministry of Finance, while the NCCE is one of the leading local implementing agencies. Gangu Paul Kwame, Ag. Dir., NCCE Acting District Director for the NCCE, Mr. Ganvu Paul Kwame said the engagement was to empo...
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