Newmont Ghana Limited has commissioned an independent investigation into claims by the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) that it has spilled cyanide in and around Kenyase in the Brong Ahafo Region. WACAM this week alleged cyanide spillage by Newmont, which it claimed has caused water pollution in communities such as Ntᴐtorᴐso, Yamfo, … Read more
The Associate Executive Director of the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) has called for full disclosure in the controversial MCC Power Compact II agreement between the government of Ghana and the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA). Grace Hannah Korateng is not fully impressed with the details of the review of the compact provided … Read more
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), a mining sector pressure group has advised government to create employment avenues to absorb the affected illegal miners for a more sustained fight against galamsey. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has said security forces will subsequently be deployed to the illegal … Read more
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining, an environmental advocacy organisation, has asked the Government to suspend all mining activities in forest reserves and withdraw the leases of mining companies who conduct their activities in the reserves. In a resolution adopted at the end of its Fifth National Conference, held in Kumasi, WACAM expressed … Read more
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining, an environmental advocacy organisation, has asked the Government to suspend all mining activities in forest reserves and withdraw the leases of mining companies who conduct their activities in the reserves. In a resolution adopted at the end of its Fifth National Conference, held in Kumasi, WACAM expressed … Read more
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), an environmental advocacy organisation, has asked the Government to suspend all mining activities in forest reserves and withdraw the leases of mining companies who conduct their activities in the reserves. In a resolution adopted at the end of its Fifth National Conference, held in Kumasi, WACAM … Read more
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalize the provisions of the ECOWAS directives on mining in the country. It said the “Free Prior and Informed Consent Principle and the Polluter Pays Principle”, which were provisions of the ECOWAS … Read more
The government has been asked to actively involve people in mining operation communities in the formulation of policies to regulate the industry. Mrs. Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, Associate Executive Director, Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), said this was the way forward to protect their economic, social and environmental rights. The situation, where financial benefit, … Read more
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM),a human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalise the provisions of the ECOWAS directives on mining in Ghana. It said the “Free Prior and Informed Consent Principle and the Polluter Pays Principle”, which were provisions of the ECOWAS directives … Read more
Utility regulator, PURC, is uncertain if its jurisdiction to determine electricity tariffs would be ousted under a new arrangement to leave power distribution in the hands of private firms. The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is demanding an interpretation of a provision in the agreement that seem to restrain and curtail its powers as they … Read more