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At least 23 people arrested by some armed soldiers for trespassing on a mining concession belonging to AngloGold Ashanti at  Obuasi in Ashanti Region have been remanded in police custody, MyNewsGH.com reports The 23 people were remanded for two weeks. It would be recalled that this website reported, that some military men …

Obuasi residents are up in arms against managers of AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi mine over the company’s refusal to cede part of its mining concessions to community members. Some held placards which read: “We are tired of the joblessness”, Enough is Enough, AngloGold keeps failing us”, We are tired”, as they …

The Obuasi Fire tender accident recorded on June 6, 2022, has resulted in the death of a young firefighter, the Ghana National Fire Service has announced. Some officers who were responding to a distress call got involved in an accident. Five of them sustained serious injuries and were rushed to …

The Ghana Police Service says four robbery suspects have been arrested in connection with the attacked on a mining site at Fenaso Ketewa near Obuasi, Tuesday, June 2, 2022. “The robbers, armed with pump-action guns attempted to rob the miners of some gold ore but they were unsuccessful. They, however, …

Businessman and Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, has stated that mining communities in South Africa are more developed than those in Ghana because the mines there belong to South Africans. He explained that because the mines belong to South Africans, they re-invest revenues they …

Three persons are currently battling for their lives after they sustained machete injuries in a clash following chieftaincy disputes at Sanso, a suburb of Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region. The chieftaincy clash, according to some residents, was between Chief of Sanso Okatakyie Bawuah Okyere Darko and Chief of Adumanu Nana …

Works on the 83.5-kilometre standard gauge railway line from Kumasi to Obuasi in the Ashanti Region is suffering a major setback as some squatters and residents have placed an interim injunction on the ongoing project. Asokwa Municipal Chief Executive Akwanuasa Gyimah, speaking on Akoma FM’s weekend political show Wonsom, explained …

A 17-year-old boy at Anyinam in Obuasi Municipal of the Ashanti Region, with the name Captain, had been mercilessly stabbed to death. Captain is a student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SEC_TECH). Information coming out indicates the victim was hanging out with friends at a night club during a …

A Police operation has foiled an intended robbery attack on passengers and motorists on the feeder road between Nyamebekyere-Kokotenten which is robbery prone in Obuasi. The operation has led to the shooting of one of the suspected robbers. Four other suspected robbers who were not within the range of the …

Fire has gutted a storey building at new Biakoyeden in the Obuasi Municipality. The property which is owned by a chinese national got torched this morning. The cause of inferno on Thursday dawn is yet to be established. However several unquantifiable properties have been destroyed. Source: 3news.com