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We were overwhelmed by 400 illegal miners during operation – Eastern Regional Minister reveals
In a revealing interview on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday, Eastern Regional Minister Seth Acheampong highlighted the escalating challenges in the region’s fight against...
Eastern region hosts 2nd edition of 2024 Regional Town halls
The Eastern Region will host the second edition of the 2024 Regional Town Hall Meetings and Exhibitions on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at the...
DRIP will improve our roads – Eastern Regional Minister
The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Achaempong has touted the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) as a significant milestone that will improve the road...
Okyenhene’s decision to elevate chief sparks tensions in Eastern Region
There is tension and uneasy calm at Asamankese and Anum in the Eastern Region following the recent elevation of the Asamankese-Anum Chief by Okyenhene,...
Dengue Fever: Two more cases recorded in Eastern region
Two more cases of Dengue Fever have been recorded in the Eastern region bringing the total number to 11.
The Eastern Regional Health Directorate of...
Dr. Bryan Acheampong urges Eastern Region to maintain its relevance in NPP
The Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament for the Abetifi constituency in the Eastern Region, Dr Bryan Acheampong, held a significant engagement with...
NSMQ2024: Pope John are through to Eastern Regional Championship semis
Defending Champions, Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary are through to the semifinals of the GOIL PLC Eastern Regional Championship.
They have qualified...
NSMQ2024: First Eastern Regional contest produces 3 schools to national championship
Three schools have qualified to the national competition of the 2024 National Science and Math Quiz on the first day and first contest of...
Task force impounds 400 bags of cocoa and arrests 12 suspects in Eastern Region
The National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Task Force has impounded 400 bags of cocoa and arrested twelve suspects who offered a bribe of GHC 80,000.
The National...
GRIDCo explains ‘dumsor’ in parts of Eastern region
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the power outage experienced by residents in Akwatia and some parts of the Eastern region resulted from...
2024 election: Eastern region to be a battleground – Sammy Awuku [Audio]
A key member of the Bawumia campaign team, Sammy Awuku, has said Eastern Region, although traditionally a stronghold of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),...
Motor rider, pillion killed in ghastly accident in Eastern region
A motor rider and his pillion have met their untimely death after a tipper truck transporting sand run over them.
The accident occurred on Saturday,...
BECE Revision Project begins in Ashanti and Eastern Regions
The Samira Empowerment Humanitarian Projects (SEHP) teams have commenced the BECE Revision Project in the Eastern and Ashanti Regions to embark on our BECE...
Eastern region’s reception given to Bawumia depicts victory – Jeff Konadu
The Eastern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party is convinced the euphoria that greeted the party's presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia's visit to the...
Alan pledges to make Eastern Region scientific research hub in the sub-region
Founder and leader of the Movement for Change, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform the Eastern Region into the...
Eastern Region: Alan Kyerematen storms market; promises traders bank
Founder and leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is promising what he describes as a retail markets infrastructure across the country...
Power outages in parts of Eastern Region due to GRIDCo technical challenges – ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified the situation that has led to power outages in parts of the Eastern Region.
The power distributor...
Eastern Region Customs office seizes 150 vehicles
The Eastern Regional Office of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) last year impounded 110 uncustomed vehicles in the region.
Within two...
Three dead after ‘galamsey’ pit collapses in Eastern region
Three people have died in a 'galamsey' pit collapse incident at Kobriso Romanmu in the Denkyembuor District in the Eastern Region.
The victims have been...
Stroke the leading cause of death at Eastern Regional Hospital – Dr. Ampaw
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), popularly called stroke, has been identified as the leading cause of death at the Eastern Regional Hospital for the past three...
Stroke leading cause of deaths at Eastern Regional Hospital
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), popularly called stroke, was last year identified as the major cause of death at the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua.
It was followed...
Maggie Wealthy Foundation partners with Love Your Menses to sensitise girls on menstruation in...
A non-governmental organization, Maggie Wealthy Foundation, together with Love Your Menses, an NGO in the USA have taken to the Eastern region to sensitise...
Eastern Regional Minister visits Kwahu Bepong
The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong has paid a courtesy call to chiefs and family members of the victims in Kwawu Bepong.
The visit...
Mahama takes ‘Building Ghana’ tour to Eastern region today
Former President John Dramani Mahama is scheduled to embark on a two-day 'Building Ghana' tour of the Eastern Region on January 30, 2024.
The National...
NPP polls: Help me to become a better MP – Aspirant tells Eastern Regional...
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirant in the New Juaben North constituency of the Eastern Region is optimistic he will emerge victorious in Saturday's...
Fire outbreaks in Eastern Region decline in 2023
Annual fire outbreak statistics of the Eastern Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in 2022/2023 show a 10.77 per cent decrease...
NPP parliamentary primaries: Two disqualified in Eastern region
Two persons have been disqualified from contesting the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries set for January 27, 2024.
The two are Yaa Ansah...
REAP provides free vocational training to selected individuals in Eastern region
The Rural Empowerment Advocacy Project LBG (REAP), a non-profit organization that seek to empower and support rural communities with livelihood programs has launched its...
Eastern Regional library rewards staff
The Eastern Regional Library Directorate at the annual end of year meeting in Koforidua honoured the best performing libraries and staff in the region.
The...
Royal Couture CEO, Irene Giacobbe donates uniforms, supplies to schools in Eastern region
In a heartwarming demonstration of benevolence, Irene Giacobbe, the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Couture has donated to two schools in the Eastern Region.
Accompanied...
Residents chase goat thieves, impound vehicle and rescue ten in the Eastern region
Some vigilant residents of Akyem Asuom in the Kwaebibirim district in the Eastern region have impounded a private Toyota Camry Car and rescued ten...
32-year-old delivers quadruplet at Eastern Regional Hospital, appeals for help
32-year-old Sabina Acheampong has given birth to quadruplet at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua.
The babies were 33 weeks old in the womb and...
Anti-galamsey taskforce commander shot in Eastern region
The Commander of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners Task Force, Patrick Don-Chebe has survived gunshots by galamsey operators during their routine...
Chief builds GHȼ7m NICU complex for Eastern Regional Hospital
A multipurpose Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) complex to help save newborns and reduce maternal deaths at the Eastern Regional Hospital has been commissioned...
One dead in gas explosion at Eastern Regional Hospital
A gas explosion which occurred Thursday evening at the oxygen unit of the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua has led to the death of...
Bawumia has what it takes to send us to the promised land – Eastern...
“Between all the aspirants vying for the flagbearership position, nobody can say he knows any of them more than me. I have had interactions...
ECG experiencing transformer thefts in Eastern Region
Three Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) districts in the Eastern Region, namely Koforidua, Suhum and Kyebi, have been battling with transformer thefts, the company...
Lady killed by boyfriend in the Eastern region identified
Police have revealed the identity of a young lady allegedly killed by her boyfriend at Trom, a suburb of New Juaben South municipality in...
15 patients ‘detained’ at Eastern regional hospital released
Fifteen (15) patients who were detained at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua following their inability to pay their medical bills have been released...
Five arrested for attacking ECG staff in Eastern Region
The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested five persons for allegedly attacking some officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) when they were...