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Newmont Ghana Reaffirms its Commitment to Respecting the Culture of its Host Communities

Newmont Golden Ridge 9Newmont Ghana b says it will continue to respect and work with traditional authorities to follow established cultural norms and practices for dealing with the issues of cemeteries located within Yayaaso community. The company, which has come under attack recently for allegedly disrespecting the norms and values of the Birem traditional area said in a statement issued last week that it has not exhumed any human remains, relocated any mausoleum or culturally significant sites within its concession area, assuring its host communities that, it will continue to transparently and collaboratively engage with them with honesty, trust and respect.

Vice President commends Goldfields international

H. E. John Mahama - Vice President of the Republic of Ghana Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday commended Goldfields International for their capacity building programmes for all indigenous companies engaged in the gold industry. “We are also grateful for your immense contribution towards the success story of Ghana Black Stars in global football.”

Vice President Mahama gave this commendation when three Board members of Goldfield International called on him at the Castle, Osu. The members, who are currently holding their international board meeting in Accra, took time to interact with government officials and to fine-tune some of their business engagements with Ghanaian companies.

Oil production will not alter Ghana’s foreign policies-President

Ghana became an oil producing country seven months ago, and concerns have been raised as to how the production of the black gold would influence Ghana's foreign interest and its relations with its development partners. However, President John Evans Atta Mills has assured the world that, Ghana's status as an oil producing country would not lead to a shift in its foreign policy but would continue to be guided by the provisions of the 1992 Constitution.

New Meter Flow Installed On The FPSO Kwame Nkrumah

The Ultrasonic Meter (flow meter) on the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah has been successfully installed by a team of engineers of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Tullow Ghana, one of the operators of the Jubilee Field.
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REIK-Hub builds CSO’s capacity in natural resources governance

Mineral exports have for many years played an important role in the economy of Ghana and the sector has over the last two decades been one of the key targets of policy reforms in the country. The policy reforms have been predicated on a growing contention about the contribution of the natural resource sector to national economic development. On the one hand, the natural resource sector has been hailed as the key pillar to Ghana's economic recovery and growth.

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