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The Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF), a corporate social responsibility arm of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, Ahafo South Mine, has supported 813 community members with GhC1,996,400.00 business capital to empower them economically. The support was through the Micro-credit Scheme, a project under the Economic Empowerment thematic area of the Foundation…
Traditional Authorities in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region have expressed concern about the delay in the construction of the five-kilometre Kenyasi Number Two-Kenyasi Number One-Hwidiem stretch.
The Paramount Chief of Kenyasi Number One in Ahafo Region, Nana Osei Kofi Abiri II, has warned his sub-chiefs and residents of his community to stay away from illegal mining (galamsey) in order to avoid incurring his wrath.
Addressing the sub-chiefs, clergy, assembly members, youth leaders and residents at a meeting at his palace, he stated that any sub-chief or resident found guilty of the said practice would be de-stooled and handed over to the law enforcement agencies.
According to Nana Osei Kofi Abiri II, who is also the Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs Vice President, he had visited parts of his traditional area where illegal mining was still rampant and was shocked to see the massive way the environment had been degraded.