Dunkwa (Ghana)

Type: City

Name: Dunkwa (Ghana)

Country: Ghana

Latitude: 5.96

Longitude: -1.79

population: 25,410

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

World Malaria Day held at Ayanfuri

Ghana News pluginsPeople in mining communities have been advised by the Managing Director of Perseus Mining (Ghana) Limited, Mr Wayne Nicoletto, to support the fight against malaria by ensuring that their environments are clean.He said even though the ... [Published Graphic Ghana - May 20 2013]

Entities: World Malaria Day, Malaria, Perseus Mining Ltd

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Ghana team to clamp down on illegal mining

A boy sits beside the pit of an illegal gold mine collapsed at Dunkwa on-Offin in central region, Ghana, on June 27, 2010. Illegal mining in the resource-rich country is blamed for increasing crime and the loss of revenue, forcing President John Mahama ... [Published Africa Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ghana, Illegal, Mining

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

'Gov, NASSAM Partnership Needed To Curb Illegal Mining '

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, has observed that escalating illegalities in the small scale mining sector calls for a stronger partnership between the government and the National Association of Small Scale Miners ... [Published Modern Ghana - May 13 2013]

Entities: Mining, Mineral, Dunkwa (Ghana), Illegal, Ghana

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 2 reports

Portsmouth bishop strengthens links Ghana

The Bishop of Portsmouth flew out to Ghana on Friday to build closer relationships with the Anglican churches there.The Right Reverend Christopher Foster will be in Ghana until 1 May for his second trip to the country in two years.In 2011, he spent 10 ... [Published Christian Today - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Ghana, Christopher Foster, The Bishop

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Ghana gold mine collapse leaves 17 illegal workers dead

A gold mine has collapsed in central Ghana, killing 17 people who were working illegally and had been told to leave, say police and an official.A boy sits beside the pit after the roof of an illegal gold mine collapsed at Dunkwa on-Offin in central region ... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Ghana, Illegal, Mining

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 3 reports

At least 17 illegal miners killed in pit collapse

ACCRA, April 15 -- Sixteen illegal Ghanaian miners including two women were killed in a mine pit collapse and another one died at hospital Monday near the gold mining town Dunkwa in Ghana's central region.Ghana's state media Ghana News Agency reported ... [Published Eastday.com - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Mineral, Dunkwa (Ghana), Illegal, Ghana, Mining

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Ghana mining land caves in, 17 persons confirmed dead

Sixteen galamsey operators including two women who defied warnings to stay away from a mining landsite at Kyekyewere a suburb of Dunkwa which was currently being reclaimed, have been confirmed death when a portion of the land caved in on them.Six others ... [Published Ghana Business News - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Mining, Ghana, Dunkwa (Ghana), Kwame Anthony Appiah

Quotes

"In the interim, I will urge you to involve the district/regional security agencies to enable you intensify monitoring of artisanal miners to ensure that every miner is duly licensed and operating in accordance with approved environmental standards" the Minister declared

'Gov, NASSAM Partnership Needed To Curb Illegal Mining ' [Published Modern Ghana - May 13 2013]

"This trip will be a great opportunity to build on the strong relationships developed over many years of this link with the dioceses in Ghana" he said

Portsmouth bishop strengthens links Ghana [Published Christian Today - Apr 19 2013]

Not long after, "the operator got information that the mine caved in and covered the people" the police commander said

Ghana gold mine collapse leaves 17 illegal workers dead [Published Mail & Guardian Online - Apr 16 2013]

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Support Government To Eradicate Galamsey [Published Daily Guide Ghana - May 13 2013]
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Portsmouth bishop strengthens links Ghana [Published Christian Today - Apr 19 2013]
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Ghana gold mine collapse leaves 17 illegal work... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - Apr 16 2013]
At least 17 illegal miners killed in pit collapse [Published Eastday.com - Apr 16 2013]
Ghana mining land caves in, 17 persons confirme... [Published Ghana Business News - Apr 16 2013]
17 illegal Ghanaian miners killed in pit collapse [Published Xinhua News Agency - Apr 16 2013]
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