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Mr Francis Kwadwo Oppong, the Dormaa West District Chief Executive, on Friday visited four basic schools in the district to welcome and inspire fresh school-going children in school for the first time The schools visited included Aboaboso District Assembly Primary, Yaakrom District Assembly Primary, Yaakrom Presbyterian Primary and Diabaa District…

Illegal mining Task Force seizes 8 pump action guns from Kingsperp Mining A section of the excavators at the GHEL premises The Environmental Sustainability Taskforce instituted by the Inter Ministerial  Committee on illegal mining (IMCIM) by the previous administration last Monday strayed into parts of the Ashanti region and confiscated 10 excavators, in what is suspected to an illegal operation under the pretext of saving the forests from illegal miners. The Taskforce was officially bound for...

  The Environmental Sustainability Taskforce of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) last Monday strayed into a duly registered mining site and confiscated excavators and several other items. The Taskforce, which is charged to save the forest from illegal mining operations was said to be officially bound for parts of the Western Region, but managed to invade the concession of Kingsperp Mining Limited in an unauthorized operation. A Director of the Mining firm, who asked no...

  A reputable licensed mining firm, Kingsperp Mining Limited has made available documents signed by relevant government appointees to rubbished claims that it is engaged in illegal mining, also known as ‘Galamsey’.   The firm was given authorization by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for “Prospecting for gold” in a concession area in Oda River Forest reserve near Aboaboso in Bekwai Forest District in the Ashanti Region.     The clarification follows a report by Multimedia...