A Rocha scientists are calling on government to help protect the habitat of one of the world’s most endangered species discovered in the Atiwa Forest in the Eastern Region. The rare terrestrial monkey in the Atiwa Forest of the Eastern Region was said to have been discovered by the A Rocha scientists through the use … Read more
A former Deputy Minister of Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has called on the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service not to use the restoration of the environment caused by illegal mining activities as vengeance on the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama. The NDC man said “while we make efforts to restore the environment, … Read more
Atiwa Youth Association has called on the police to undertake thorough investigation to fish out the cause of death of four men found in a galamsey pit in Akukuso, a suburb of Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. A member of the Association, Kudjo Okyere, who spoke on Onua FM’s morning … Read more
Four persons have allegedly been murdered at a galamsey site in Akukuso, near Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. The bodies of the four were found Sunday morning in a pool of stagnant galamsey water at the site with marks of assault all over their bodies, eyewitnesses told 3News. “It appears … Read more
A coalition of environmental groups has asked government to as a matter of urgency take out the Atiwa Range Forest in Kyebi from the Ghana-China deal. In a press statement jointly signed on Wednesday, July 5, the group expresses disbelief as to why government will leverage “priceless assets” as part of its international financial bargaining … Read more
The Minority in Parliament wants the government to immediately table before the House, the memoranda, and agreements covering the $19 billion facility contracted from China. The leader of the caucus, Haruna Idrissu, at a press conference on Wednesday, said the constitution demands that any such agreement between Ghana and other countries must be subject to … Read more
The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, has downplayed degradation concerns with the Atiwa rainforest reserve in Kyebi, stemming from Ghana’s decision to leverage bauxite deposits on a deal with China, that could see $15 billion pumped into the economy. Critics have warned that the deal to exploit the about-$460 billion worth of bauxite in the area could potentially pollute … Read more
Bernard Opoku, a final-year candidate of Akyem Panning Junior High School in the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region, reportedly went blind immediately he opened the Integrated Science question paper to read through the instructions before attempting to write it at the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination. His predicament was believed to be spiritual as … Read more
play videoAccording to Obour, Illegal mining at the Atiwa forest bodes ill for the country The President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffuor has teamed up with Arocha Ghana and Greenbeat in Netherlands, to do a music video as part their fight against environmental degradation. The music video titled ‘Atiwa Till … Read more
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), in collaboration with Arocha Ghana, Family Tree Entertainment and Greenbeat in Netherlands, has launched a music video titled ‘Atiwa Till Eternity’ to save the Atiwa forest from galamsey activities. The video which was launched at the Netherlands Embassy in Accra features Obour, MzVee, Sherifa Gunu, Nero X, Heleen Den … Read more
The US Government has announced its readiness to support government’s efforts to protect the Atiwa Forest reserve and improve the quality of life of residents who depend on the resource. The Forestry Commission is expected to present its plan on converting the Atiwa forest reserve into a national park to cabinet soon. The plan when … Read more
A group calling itself Concerned Youth of Atiwa in the Eastern Region on Tuesday April 25, 2017 held a demonstration demanding that the President, Nana Akufo-Addo appoints a District Chief Executive (DCE) from Atiwa East to represent the region. According to the group, they will resist any appointment from Atiwa West. With placards, the group … Read more
A group calling itself the Concerned Youth of Atiwa, has held a demonstration to put pressure on President Akufo-Addo, to appoint a District Chief Executive (DCE) from Atiwa East, to represent the Atiwa District in the Eastern Region. The group, numbering about 200, marched through the principal streets of Anyinam, with placards indicating their unpreparedness … Read more
Members of the Concerned Food Vendors in Akyem Abuakwa in the Atiwa East district of the Eastern Region have vowed to stop paying the Medical Levy imposed on them by the assembly after it was increased from GHS20 to GH25. According to the vendors, although they have paid the levy for years, no benefit has … Read more
The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panyin II, has reiterated his commitment to protect the Atiwa forest from the activities of illegal miners and chainsaw operators. He said this when the President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, and some musicians paid a courtesy call on him at his palace … Read more
The president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffuor, popularly known as Obuor and other players in Ghana’s entertainment industry including Richie Mensah of Lynx Entertainment have joined the fight against illegal mining activities in the country. The artists and a local NGO, A-Rocha Ghana have partnered to undertake advocacy and education … Read more
A group of traditional rulers of Atiwa under the umbrella, Concerned Chiefs of Atiwa have thrown their support behind the Presiding Member of the Atiwa District Assembly, Ernest Adade Wiredu to be appointed as District Chief Executive. Speaking to Citi News, a representative of the chiefs, Nana Ampem Darko I, urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to … Read more
The Presiding Member of the Atiwa District Assembly, Ernest Adade Wiredu has been backed by three groups as the right man for the appointment of a District Chief Executive for the area. The Concerned Assembly Members of Atiwa, Concerned Chiefs of Atiwa and some members of the New Patriotic Party in the Atiwa East have … Read more
A statement made in parliament yesterday by Abena Osei-Asare, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Atiwa East in the Eastern Region, on the 180th anniversary of Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast, Central Region – which falls today – evoked a lot of strong emotions amongst MPs. It ignited a debate … Read more
The Koforidua Circuit Court B was compelled to adjourn hearing of the case involving twenty- Nine(29) foreign illegal miners arrested for invading the Atiwa Forest. The suspects having agreed en-bloc to use Hausa as the Language of communication in court when they made their initial appearance however were divided over the language to use in … Read more