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  The Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) has organized an extensive training programme for small-scale miners in Nkawkaw, in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region, as part of government efforts to formalize and strengthen Ghana's small-scale mining sector. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Municipal Chief Executive for Kwahu West, Hon. Tamimu Halidu, said the training is aimed at curbing illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, by transitioning local miners into safe and legal mining operations. Under the initiative, selected miners will be granted access to mine on part of the large-scale concession of Akroma Gold Mining Company Limited, a site believed to contain significant mineral deposits. The development follows a series of negotiations led by Hon. Halidu with Akroma Gold Mining Company Limited to secure the concession for community-based mining. He noted that his office is working closely with regulatory agencies to...

.                        Mr. J. B. Quarshie Rockson   The Korowura of Akyem Quarshie, Mr. J.B. Quarshie Rockson, has raised concerns over what he describes as an attempt by some elders from Asamankese to interfere in the traditional affairs of Akyem Quarshie, as well as alleged intimidation and unprofessional conduct by some police officers. Speaking at a press conference held at the funeral grounds in Akyem Quarshie on Sunday, August 30, 2026, Mr. Quarshie Rockson maintained that the community forms part of the Quarshie Estates and was legally acquired by the Quarshie family in 1916, with relevant documentation dating back to 1922. According to him, the traditional authority to enstool a chief for Akyem Quarshie rests with the Quarshie family. He therefore described the recent enstoolment of one Kofi Badu as chief by some elders from Asamankese as illegal, null and void.               ...