Mines apprenticeship programme for youth in Obuasi
Forty youth drawn from the host communities of AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine have been enrolled into the Mines apprenticeship programme for one-year. The programme was designed to train Mine’s host community youth in vocations identified as gaps in industry and society. The skills gap includes heavy duty machine operation (ADT, dump truck), electrical and mechanical […]
79 more illegal miners handed over to Obuasi Police for prosecution
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Obuasi East District Chief Executive, Madam Faustina Amissah, has emphasised that nobody has the right to enter the legal concession of AngloGold Ashanti for any reason. Speaking to GBC News via telephone, the DCE admitted that even though times are hard owing to low employment opportunities for particularly the youth in […]
Obuasi Municipal Assembly to support GRA meet property rate target
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has announced its readiness to support the Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, in the collection of property rates within the Municipality. The Assembly is already providing the needed assistance to the GRA to meet its revenue targets in terms of property rate collection. The Municipal Chief Executive, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, stated this to […]
OBUASI: Indoor residual spraying, key to managing Malaria elimination- Experts
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu Health experts in the Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti region say there is marked progress in the effort to meet the target of eliminating malaria by the 2030 national target. They report a consistent reduction in both reported and confirmed cases across all registered healthcare facilities since 2018. Data from major hospitals […]
Obuasi: All trapped miners rescued
By: Nicholas Osei-Wusu All the miners who got trapped inside one of the pits belonging to Anglogold Ashanti’s Obuasi in the Ashanti region have been rescued. The Assembly Member for the Anwiam-Ahansony3wodea Electoral Area, Vincent Donkor, told GBC News that, there were 11 suspected illegal persons who were trapped in the Cote D’or Pit of […]
