A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-Scale Mining Industry
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LOCATIONS for 2020 SSNIT MOBILE SERVICE the Annual SSNIT Mobile Service Comes Off Frommonday, 26Th October to Friday, 30Th October, 2020
SOCIAL SECURITY AND NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST (SSNIT) LOCATIONS FOR 2020 SSNIT MOBILE SERVICE The annual SSNIT Mobile Service comes off fromMonday, 26th October to Friday, 30th October, 2020. Major activities to be undertaken at the SSNIT Mobile Service locations include: • Statement issuance • Benefits Processing Initiation andbenefit status verification • Resolution of Compliance Concerns • Contribution collection • Biometric Registration • SSNIT cards activation and distribution • Student Loan Payment Issues • Employer Registration • Submission and validation of contribution report • General enquiries about the business and operations of SSNIT During this period, SSNIT will bring its services closer to you at the following vantage locations: AREA BRANCH LOCATION AREA BRANCH LOCATION 1. Forecourt of St. John Ambulance Service Accra Central (Ghana Ambulance Service) near the Ministry Akim Oda 1. Opposite Kenop pharmacy, Liberty of Agriculture on the Accra High Street. Adabraka 1. Forecourt of old Globe Cinema 1. Frontage of the Volta Regional Education Office HO Accra 1. St. Michael’s Garrison Catholic Church, Block - Ministries Airport South 37 Military Hospital 1. Forecourt of the old Hohoe Municipal Assembly 1. Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, in front of the Hohoe Korle-Bu Hall (behind the taxi rank) Administration block 1. St. Dominic’s Hospital, Akwatia from 26th to Pension House 1. Frontage of the Oxford Street Mall (Shoprite) 28th Oct., 2020 Achimota 1. Premises of Mecham House, Papaye, Lapaz Kade 2. Ghana Oil Palm Development Corporation, Agona Swedru 1. Shell Fuel Station, Texaco Okumaning from 29th to 30th October, 2020 1. Jinlet Pharmacy, opposite Fanmilk Ltd, North Koforidua AIA Industrial Area 1. The Premises of Regional Co-ordinating Council K o k o m l e m l e 1. -
The Composite Budget of the Denkyembour District Assembly For
REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE COMPOSITE BUDGET OF THE DENKYEMBOUR DISTRICT ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2016 FISCAL YEAR DENKYEMBOUR DISTRICT ASSEMBLY, AKWATIA Page 1 Table of Contents 1.1 Name Of District .......................................................................................................................... 4 L2 Establishing The District ............................................................................................................. 4 1.3 The Assembly Structure ............................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Population .................................................................................................................................... 4 1.5 The District Economy ................................................................................................................. 4 1.6 Agriculture ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Roads ............................................................................................................................................ 5 1.8 Education ..................................................................................................................................... 5 1.9 Health ........................................................................................................................................... 5 1.10 Environment ............................................................................................................................. -
Name Phone Number Location Certification Class 1 Abayah Joseph Tetteh 0244814202 Somanya, Krobo,Eastern Region Domestic 2 Abdall
NAME PHONE NUMBER LOCATION CERTIFICATION CLASS 1 ABAYAH JOSEPH TETTEH 0244814202 SOMANYA, KROBO,EASTERN REGION DOMESTIC 2 ABDALLAH MOHAMMED 0246837670 KANTUDU, EASTERN REGION DOMESTIC 3 ABLORH SOWAH EMMANUEL 0209114424 AKIM-ODA, EASTERN COMMERCIAL 4 ABOAGYE ‘DANKWA BENJAMIN 0243045450 AKUAPIM DOMESTIC 5 ABURAM JEHOSAPHAT 0540594543 AKIM AYIREDI,EASTERN REGION DOMESTIC 6 ACHEAMPONG BISMARK 0266814518 SORODAE, EASTERN REGION DOMESTIC 7 ACHEAMPONG ERNEST 0209294941 KOFORIDUA, EASTERN REGION COMMERCIAL 8 ACHEAMPONG ERNEST KWABENA 0208589610 KOFORIDUA, EASTERN REGION DOMESTIC 9 ACHEAMPONG KOFI 0208321461 AKIM ODA,EASTERN REGION DOMESTIC 10 ACHEAMPONG OFORI CHARLES 0247578581 OYOKO,KOFORIDUA, EASTERN REGIO COMMERCIAL 11 ADAMS LUKEMAN 0243005800 KWAHDESCO BUS STOP DOMESTIC 12 ADAMU FRANCIS 0207423555 ADOAGYIRI-NKAWKAW, EASTERN REG DOMESTIC 13 ADANE PETER 0546664481 KOFORIDUA,EASTERN REGION DOMESTIC 14 ADDO-TETEBO KWAME 0208166017 SODIE, KOFORIDUA INDUSTRIAL 15 ADJEI SAMUEL OFORI 0243872431/0204425237 KOFORIDUA COMMERCIAL 16 ADONGO ROBERT ATOA 0244525155/0209209330 AKIM ODA COMMERCIAL 17 ADONGO ROBERT ATOA 0244525155 AKIM,ODA,EASTERN REGIONS INDUSTRIAL 18 ADRI WINFRED KWABLA 0246638316 AKOSOMBO COMMERCIAL 19 ADU BROBBEY 0202017110 AKOSOMBO,E/R DOMESTIC 20 ADU HENAKU WILLIAM KOFORIDUA DOMESTIC 21 ADUAMAH SAMPSON ODAME 0246343753 SUHUM, EASTERN REGION DOMESTIC 22 ADU-GYAMFI FREDERICK 0243247891/0207752885 AKIM ODA COMMERCIAL 23 AFFUL ABEDNEGO 0245805682 ODA AYIREBI COMMERCIAL 24 AFFUL KWABENA RICHARD 0242634300 MARKET NKWATIA DOMESTIC 25 AFFUL -
From Conflict to Collaboration: Atewa Forest Governance
From conflict to collaboration: Atewa Forest governance by Victor Mawutor Agbo A thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Environmental Studies in Geography Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2019 ©Victor Mawutor Agbo 2019 Author's Declaration I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be made electronically available to the public. ii Abstract Many countries are addressing the problem of deforestation through sustainable ecosystem management collaborations. Successful ones have recognized local participation as being essential to any conservation effort. In Ghana, forests and their ecotourism attributes have served as a pull to many international adventure and eco-tourists but unfortunately, the country’s forest cover has experienced significant exploitation over the years leading to the less desirability of these nature-based attractions. Despite its designation as a protected area for biodiversity and watershed services, the Atewa Forest in Ghana has been significantly impacted by humans. The problem of forest degradation has increased over the years. This is mainly due to the many tree and livelihood conflicts in most forest communities. The Government of Ghana has outlined its plans to mine the Atewa Range Forest Reserve as part of a national infrastructure development programme which has received a lot of opposition from many civil society groups, NGOs and professional institutions, stating that to mine the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, the entire forest would have to be removed. -
Mapping the Expansion of Galamsey Gold Mines in the Cocoa Growing Area of Ghana Using Optical Remote Sensing
Mapping the expansion of galamsey gold mines in the cocoa growing area of Ghana using optical Remote Sensing B. Snapira, D.M. Simmsa, T.W. Wainea,∗ aCranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, UK Abstract Artisanal gold mining (galamsey) and cocoa farming are essential sources of income for local populations in Ghana. Unfortunately the former poses serious threats to the environment and human health, and conflicts with cocoa farm- ing and other livelihoods. Timely and spatially referenced information on the extent of galamsey is needed to understand and limit the negative impacts of mining. To address this, we use multi-date UK-DMC2 satellite images to map the extent and expansion of galamsey from 2011 to 2015. We map the total area of galamsey in 2013 over the cocoa growing area, using k-means clustering on a cloud-free 2013 image with strong spectral contrast between galamsey and the surrounding vegetation. We also process a pair of hazy images from 2011 and 2015 with Multivariate Alteration Detection to map the 2011{2015 galamsey expansion in a subset, labelled the change area. We use a set of visually inter- preted random sample points to compute bias-corrected area estimates. We also delineate an indicative impact zone of pollution proportional to the density of galamsey, assuming a maximum radius of 10 km. In the cocoa growing area of Ghana, the estimated total area of galamsey in 2013 is 27,839 ha with an impact zone of 551,496 ha. In the change area, galamsey has more than tripled between 2011 and 2015, resulting in 603 ha of direct encroachment into protected forest reserves. -
Atiwa District Assembly
MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT &RURAL DEVELOPMENT ATIWA DISTRICT ASSEMBLY ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT, 2014 PREPARED BY: DPCU, atiwa district assembly KwabenG FEBRUARY, 2015 1 TABLE OF CONTENT 1.1 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………… 3 1.2 Processes Involved and Difficulties Encountered ……………………………….. 3 2.1 Status of Implementing of DMTP ……………………………………………….. 4 2.2 Monitoring and Evaluation Report ………………………………………………. 5 3.1 Updates on Indicators and Targets ……………………………………………………… 13 3.2 Update on Funding by Sources…………………………………………………………. 18 3.3 Update on Revenue Disbursements……………………………………………………… 20 4.0 Update on Critical Development and Poverty Issues…………………………………….. 21 4.1 The School Feeding Programme …………………………………………………………. 21 4.2 Ghana Youth Employment Entrepreneurial Development Agency ………………..22 4.3 Land under Irrigation ……………………………………………………………… 24 4.4 Guinea Worm Infestations…………………………………………………………. 24 4.5 Maternal Mortality………………………………………………………………….. 24 4.6 Atiwa District Health Insurance Scheme Membership ……………………………. 24 4.7 The Capitation Grant ………………………………………………………………….25 4.8 The supply Free School Uniform and Exercise Books……………………………………..26 4.9 The Ghana Social opportunities project…………………………………………………….26 TABLES Table 2.1: Implementation Status of the 2013 Annual Action Plan ………………………... 5 Table 3.1: Summary of the Status of the Indicators under the Thematic Areas …………… 14 Table 3.2: Update on revenue inflow and funding Sources in 2013…………………………19 Table 3.3: Expenditure Pattern for the Year, 2013………………………………………… 20 Table 4.1: List -
Mining and Conflict in the Akyem Abuakwa Kingdom in the Eastern
The Extractive Industries and Society 2 (2015) 480–490 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect The Extractive Industries and Society journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/exis Original Article Mining and conflict in the Akyem Abuakwa Kingdom in the Eastern Region of Ghana, 1919–1938 Emmanuel[8_TD$IF]Ababio Ofosu-Mensah *[1_TD$IF] Department of History, P.O. Box LG 12, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: This paper provides an overview of the conflict involving the Okyenhene Ofori Atta I and two of his Received 5 December 2014 subordinate chiefs, Kwaku Amoah of Asamankese and Odikro Kwame Kuma of Akwatia, in colonial Received in revised form 7 April 2015 Ghana. Popularly referred to in Ghanaian historiography as the ‘‘Asamankese Crisis’’, this conflict was Available online 11 May 2015 triggered by the discovery and subsequent exploitation of diamonds in the township of Akwatia. It is argued that the quest for resource control in the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area proved to be a major Keywords: driver of social conflicts in Ghana during the period under study. Mining ß 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Conflict Akyem Abuakwa Asamankese Ghana 1. Introduction Atta (the paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa) and Kwaku Amoah, the chief of Asamankese, who at the time served under Ofori Atta in Ghana one of the few countries in West Africa perceived to be the colonial hierarchy. Both Ofori Atta and Amoah claimed the an oasis of peace in a region otherwise characterised by civil wars, right to grant concessions and extract royalties arising from the rebel activities and general instability. -
Northern Volta Ashanti Brong Ahafo Western Eastern Upper West
GWCL/AVRL Systems, Service Areas and Towns and Cities Served *# (!BAWKU BAWKU *# Legend Legend (! Upper East Water use in GWCL/AVRL Service Areas (AVRL 2007) NAVRONGO *#!(*# GWCL/AVRL system (AVRL 2007) NAVRONGO Upp(!er East Design plant capacity BOLGATANGA *# < 2000 m^3/day *# 2000 - 5000 m^3/day water use, tanker 5000 - 10000 m^3/day *# water use, domestic connection Upper West water use, commercial connections Upper West *# 10000 - 50000 m^3/day water use, industrial connections water use, industrial connections > 50000 m^3/day *# water use, sachet producers *# water use, unmetered standpipes Served town / city (!WA WA water use, metered standpipes Population (GSS 2000) Main road !( 1000 - 5000 Water body (! 5001 - 15,000 Region *# (! 15,001 - 30,000 !*# (! 30,001 - 50,000 (YENDI Northern YENDI TAMALE Norther(!nTAMALE (!50,001 - 100,000 (!*# DAMONGO (!> 100,000 Link between system and served town Main road Water body Region Brong Ahafo Brong Ahafo *# *# *# *# (!TECHIMAN (! TECHIMAN WORAWORA ! (!*# (BEREKUM *# JASIKAN BEREKUM (!SUNYANI Volta SUNYANI Volta !(*# *# DWOMMO !(*# *# NKONYA AHENKRO! HOHOE (HOHOE (! DWOMMO BIASO *# *# BIASO *# (! M(!AMPONG *# !( TEPA # (!*# MAMPONG ACHERENSUA * !( KPANDU (! SO*#VIE KPANDU AGONA !( TEPA (!*# ANFOEGA DZANA (!*# ACHERENSUA *# (!ASOKORE KPEDZE As*#hanti *# Ashanti *# KUMASI (!KUMASI (! KONONGO *# *# *# *# (! (!HO KONONGO HO ! !( TSITO Eastern N(KAWKAW ANUM NKAWKAW *# *# E(!a*#stern ANYINAM !( (! (! OSINOBEGORO *# KWABENG *#!( *# (! BUNSO *# (! ASUOM JUAPONG *# *#*# (! NEW TAFO # !( # NEW TAFO * -
Alluvial Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity Assessment of Ghana
Prepared in cooperation with the Geological Survey Department, Minerals Commission, and Precious Minerals Marketing Company of Ghana under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State Alluvial Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity Assessment of Ghana Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5045 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Cover. The Bonsa River flowing west-northwest from the village of Bonsa, March 2009. Alluvial Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity Assessment of Ghana By Peter G. Chirico, Katherine C. Malpeli, Solomon Anum, and Emily C. Phillips Large alluvial diamond mining site at alluvial flat in Wenchi, March 2009 Prepared in cooperation with the Geological Survey Department, Minerals Commission, and Precious Minerals Marketing Company of Ghana under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5045 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior KEN SALAZAR, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Marcia K. McNutt, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2010 For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod To order this and other USGS information products, visit http://store.usgs.gov Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this report. -
Akyemj C. 1700-1874 a STUDY in INTER-STATE RELATIONS in PRE-COLONIAL GOLD COAST Thesis Presented to the University of London
AKYEMj c. 1700-1874 A STUDY IN INTER-STATE RELATIONS IN PRE-COLONIAL GOLD COAST Thesis presented to the University of London for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by STEPHEN FRED AFFRIFAH JANUARY 1976. ProQuest Number: 11010458 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a com plete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. uest ProQuest 11010458 Published by ProQuest LLC(2018). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States C ode Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 ABSTRACT During the first quarter of the eighteenth century and long after, Bosome led a politically unexciting life. In contrast, the other two Akyera states, Abuakwa and Kotoku, pursued an aggressive foreign policy and tightly guarded their independence against hostile neighbours. Between 1730 and 17^2 they acquired imperial domination over the eastern half of the Gold Coast west of the Volta. In 17^> however, Kotoku succumbed to Asante authority. Abuakwa resisted Asante but yielded to that power in 1783* The fall of the Akyem empire increased the area of Asante domination. The Asante yoke proved unbearable; consequently between 1810 and 1831 the Akyem states, as members of an Afro-European alliance, fought a successful war of independence against that power. -
Girls in Mining in Ghana: Surviving Without Flourishing
GIRLS IN MINING IN GHANA: SURVIVING WITHOUT FLOURISHING CSPS TECHNICAL PUBLICATION SERIES No. 2/16 Dan Doh Ellen Bortei-DokuAryeetey William Ahadzie Elaine Tweneboah Lawson UNIVERSITY OF GHANA CENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES December, 2016 GIRLS IN MINING IN GHANA: SURVIVING WITHOUT FLOURISHING CSPS TECHNICAL PUBLICATION SERIES No. 2/16 Dan Doh Ellen Bortei-DokuAryeetey William Ahadzie Elaine Tweneboah Lawson CENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES UNIVERSTY OF GHANA December 2016 CSPS Technical Paper i Published by Centre for Social Policy Studies College of Humanities University of Ghana, Legon Cover Page Image source: http://www.heemskerk.sr.org/CASM/CASM.html ISSN 2026-5905 ©CSPS, 2016 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission from the copyright owners. CSPS Technical Paper ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... v LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... -
"Mpaebo Kuw" (Adoagyiri, Nsawam) the CALL of the PROPHET by K
RESEARCH REPORTS 101 THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER GROUP "Mpaebo Kuw" (Adoagyiri, Nsawam) THE CALL OF THE PROPHET by K . A . Opoku * Currently under study is the "Mpaebo Fekuw", or Universal Prayer Group, founded by the blind O diyifo (prophet) Dompreh in 1950. This is the second in our series of studies of Spiritual Churches. The first study, now completed, was on the Church of the Messiah in M a d in a . The "Mpaebo Kuw", a name revealed to the prophet in his first vision, is not regarded by its members as a church. It is primarily, as the name suggests, a prayer group, in which prayers are offered for the many adherents in their various afflictions. The group isUnter- denominational, and even Muslims are not excluded from membership. Prospective members who have no church affiliation are advised to join existing churches and to attend the group’s worship services on Fridays. The Mpaebo Kuw therefore serves as a "spiritual filling station" for members of other churches and other faiths who may seek membership or seek solutions for their specific problems. The group now has five active branches: Nsawam, Aburi, Teshie, Tesano and Accra New Town. In addition to the above there are moribund branches at Mampong-Akuapem, Asuboi, Coaltar and Dokrokyewa, all in the Eastern Region. Here follows an account of the call of the prophet recorded during an interview: "I, O diyifo Ebenezer Gyekye Dompreh, the founder of the Universal Prayer Group, Adoagyiri, was bom of staunch Presbyterian X3rents on Friday, 28th December, 1928 at Adoagyiri, Nsawam. My father, M r.