The 4-day Agricultural exhibition preceding the 38th Edition of the National Farmers’ Day on Friday, 2nd December 2022 was officially opened. The fair offers various stakeholders in the agricultural value chain the opportunity to showcase the potential of agriculture in the regions. The fair also shows the successes chalked under the major agricultural flagship programs […]
The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong has urged MMDAs in the region to strengthen the sub-structures; Urban/ Area Zonal Councils which are set up by law to deliver delegated functions on behalf of the District Assembly for efficient revenue mobilisation in their respective districts. “There is the need to operationalise and strengthen these […]
As part of the activities celebrating this year’s 2022 Cocoa Day, a four-day exhibition was opened in Suhum to create a platform for the stakeholders to showcase their various products to the people in the municipality and the entire Eastern Region. Speaking on the theme, “COCOBOD @ 75; Sustaining our Environment, Wealth and Health” the […]
The Paramount Queen mother of Akwamu Traditional Area, Nana Afrakoma II has been honoured by the National Peace Council in the Eastern Region for her significant contributions to the resolution of the Akwamu chieftaincy dispute which lasted for over thirty years. The National Peace Council used the celebration of this year’s International Peace Day to […]
The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon Seth Kwame Acheampong has paid a working visit to some selected agricultural sites in the Akuapem North Municipal and the Yilo Krobo Municipal on Wednesday 31st August 2022. The purpose of the field visit was to assess the level of implementation of government agricultural flagship programmes in the Eastern Region, […]
The Eastern Regional Council of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has been inaugurated on the 10th of August 2022 at Koforidua, the regional capital to steer the affairs of the chamber in the next calendar period. The Chamber, by its legislative mandate, LI 611 of 1968 (ACT 232) […]
His Excellency Ibas Ibok-Ete Ekwe, the Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana has paid a working visit to the Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong at his office in Koforidua, the regional capital on Thursday 28th July 2022. The purpose of the visit was to interact with the regional minister, the Nigerian community in the […]
A Delegation from Senegal visited the Regional Coordinating council on Thursday June 30 and were accompanied by Mr. Henry K. Crentsil Jnr., the Eastern Regional Agriculture Director. The purpose of their visit was to study Ghana’s experience and success story in the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme and the nationwide fertilizer subsidy component […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye and his entourage paid a courtesy call on Hon Seth Acheampong as part of their 3-Day visit to the region. He outlined his 5-Point Vision for the NHIS and urged the public to keep their NHIS membership active by dialing […]
The Director-General, Internal Audit Agency, Dr Oduro Osae has inaugurated the Eastern Regional Districts Audit Committees to commence their two-year turner of ensuring effective accountability and efficient use of state resources in their respective Municipal/District Assemblies on Monday 13th June 2022 at Koforidua, the regional capital. All 27 District Audit Committees whose tenure has expired […]